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0🎙 ️ On Location with Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli
Event: Making Vinyl | Guest: Larry Jaffee & Kevin Da Costa
🎶 ✨ Vinyl Is Not Just Back—It Never Really Left
Show Notes Blog:
In this On Location pre-event conversation, Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli sit down with Larry Jaffee—co-founder and conference director of Making Vinyl—and engineer and vinyl advocate Kevin Da Costa to talk about the past, present, and future of record pressing.
From Larry’s moment of “vinyl madness” (yes, he sold his entire collection—and spent 12 years rebuilding it), to Kevin’s journey from Tesla engineer to global vinyl plant consultant, this episode captures the spirit behind the event: passion, craftsmanship, and a deep respect for the analog experience.
Now in its eighth year, Making Vinyl isn’t just an event—it’s a global meeting point for everyone in the record production ecosystem: pressing plants, designers, engineers, record labels, and artists. It’s B2B, it’s hands-on, and it’s growing fast—just like the industry itself, which has gone from around 35 pressing plants in 2017 to nearly 200 today.
We also touch on something exciting: the emergence of new factories in regions that haven’t pressed records in decades—from India to Africa to the Balkans. As Kevin notes, this isn’t just about nostalgia. It’s about expanding music culture, supporting local creativity, and creating space for new voices.
This year’s event also dives into innovation—from sustainable materials to smart vinyl—and yes, even a brand-new session on cybersecurity for pressing plants (because even physical formats have digital vulnerabilities now).
Whether you’re a vinyl lover, a producer, or part of the production chain, this episode sets the tone for what promises to be another unforgettable Making Vinyl experience.
🗓 ️ Event Dates: June 2–4, 2025
📍 Location: Renasant Convention Center, Memphis, TN
🌐 More infhttps://www.makingvinyl.com/com
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Keywords: vinyl manufacturing, record pressing, music industry, analog revival, pressing plants, vinyl records, sustainability in music, record production, vinyl culture, Making Vinyl conference