Since 2012, the vinyl record industry has exploded and become so saturated, that the very customers keeping it alive over the past 30 years are being pushed out of queues by major record labels.
This bottleneck has presented an opportunity to create a plant designed to cater directly to independent labels and artists, near and far.
Illustrations by Rivka Ravede
MEET THE FOUNDERS
Federico R. Casanova
Michael J. Wodnicki
Dan Greathouse
FEDERICO R. CASANOVA
FOUNDER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Ever since his move to Philadelphia 10 years ago, Mr. Casanova has been curating artist all across America and even overseas, bringing them in from Canada, South America and Europe. He has been a helping hand in several independent record labels based out of Philadelphia as well as in his hometown of Miami Beach.
Federico has also participated in several touring bands and traveled with his music seeing first hand how the production of vinyl seriously needs to make its way into Philadelphia and into the hands of independent artists.
MICHAEL J. WODNICKI
FOUNDER, CHIEF TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL OFFICER
Now based in LA, Michael lives for his crafts. As a mechanical design consultant by day, he spends nights in the corner bedroom studio of his apartment making music, helping other musicians make their art physical is only a natural mode.
Manufacturing, operations, and design run in his blood and he's made it his mission to take his experiences from the high-volume, high-tech, and product development engineering worlds and apply the lessons learned to helping artists spread their art and good vibes.
DAN GREATHOUSE
FOUNDER, PLANT OPERATIONS MANAGER
With over 30 years of machine building and design experience prior to jumping head first into the vinyl resurgence, Dan’s passion for making things runs deep. Dan was heading plant operations at 3 major vinyl record pressing plants over the past 13 years.
Whether its commercial hot air balloon piloting, almost getting caught up in illegal street racing down in Mexico, or running a pirate radio station, Dan does it all. Dan is our Plant Operations Manager. Dan is also really good at hacking. We love Dan.