Published in 2024
227 pages
Jenn D’Eugenio is the founder and president of the nonprofit organization Women In Vinyl, as well as co-host of The Women in Vinyl Podcast. A vinyl enthusiast for over two decades, her background spans designing for Fortune 500 fashion companies to career advising for one of the top art colleges in the United States. Jenn’s passion for vinyl has led her to a career in helping to manufacture the physical product for bands, and both major to independent record labels in high level positions at pressing plants. In launching Women in Vinyl in 2018 she sought to combine her love of vinyl and education to empower women and underrepresented people in this industry to achieve their goals and find a career path here on purpose and not by chance. Dedicated to the art and creation of vinyl she works to continue to educate, demystify and diversify the vinyl industry.
What is this book about?
Women in Vinyl: The Art of Making Vinyl provides a comprehensive guide to the world of vinyl, with a focus on empowerment, diversity, and inclusion, designed to both demystify the vinyl community and highlight the vital role women and minority groups play in shaping the industry.
Divided into each step of the process, the book provides a detailed overview of the vinyl manufacturing process, from lacquer cutting, electroplating, and record pressing, to the roles of record labels, distribution, DJs, and more. With interviews and profiles from global professionals throughout, the book is a first-of-its-kind guide to the vinyl industry and the women who are blazing trails within it.
Women in Vinyl is an essential resource for professionals, hobbyists, and students interested in the process of making vinyl, including those who want to deepen their understanding of the vinyl medium and its role in shaping the music industry, as well as for those interested in the work of the organization Women in Vinyl.
