Episode Twelve - Tech Talk - State of the Industry with Katy Clove, Merge Records

On this week’s episode, Jenn and Robyn welcome Katy Clove, friend of Women in Vinyl, and Production Manager for Merge Records. Merge has been the home of The Mountain Goats, Spoon, Arcade Fire, M. Ward, Superchunk and Dinosaur Jr (just to name a few). Hot on the heels of some tweets from Tyler the Creator, we thought it might be time to have a realistic chat about the state of the vinyl industry. Why are we seeing longer than usual turnaround times, how many processes are involved, and ultimately how one of the most diverse labels is handling it! If you’re looking to put out a vinyl release right now don’t miss some tips and tricks we provide, and if you’re a vinyl enthusiast we hope this sheds some light on what is really going on. Check out the Women in Vinyl blog post featuring Katy: https://womeninvinyl.com/2018/10/06/katy-clove-merge-records/ Thank you to our friends at Thirty Tigers and Liz Cooper for the use of her song Hot Sass!https://www.thirtytigers.com/https://lizcoopermusic.com/ Thanks again to Katy and the wonderful people of Merge Records.https://www.mergerecords.com/ PODCAST SPONSOR ALERT!We want to send a huge thank you to Other Record Labels - they’ve gifted us and our listeners (that’s YOU!) a 50% code (CODE = WIV50) in their store for the myriad of resources Scott has compiled there!https://www.otherrecordlabels.com/store = CODE WIV50 at checkout! As always, join the conversations on Instagram or send us a note at [email protected] Check out www.womeninvinyl.com for past episodes, the store, job board, and the library of resources! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and give us a review on your favorite podcast delivery method!You can also contribute to furthering our mission at https://www.patreon.com/womeninvinylWhere you’ll find all of the B-Sides, Deep Cuts and amazing extras, and help us start a not for profit to further the demystification, education and infiltration of more Women and Non-Binary identifying humans into the Vinyl Making Space!