Name: CUTTING, MASTERING & QC MATTERS
Start: 2025-06-04T12:00:00-0500
End: 2025-06-04T12:45:00-0500

Wednesday June 4, 2025 12:00pm - 12:45pm CDT

As anyone in the vinyl manufacturing industry knows, a hiccup can impair a record at any point in the complicated process, including mastering, lacquer cutting, plating, and pressing — to name just four. Our all-star panel will trade war stories and the latest trends, such as supply chain issues, test pressings, and quality control.

Moderators

Andreas Kohl

Conference Director MV Europe/ European Operations Manager, Making Vinyl/ Key Production

Growing up behind the Iron Curtain but in a household with a deep admiration for rock ’n’ roll, my earliest memories date back to my father turning up the volume of a Gene Vincent tape after my mom claimed the boy was listening to too much music. The effect might have lead to... Read More →

Speakers

Gary Salstrom

Plant Manager, Paramount Pressing

Gary Salstrom is Co-Owner of Paramount Pressing in Denver, CO. Previously he was General Manager of Quality Record Pressings in Salina, KS where he oversees the plating, quality control and pressing departments. His first gig in 1979 was as a stamper finisher at Wakefield Manufacturing... Read More →

Piper Payne

Partner / Operator, Physical Music Products

Dave Rawlings

Co-Owner & Recording Artist, Paramount Pressing

David Rawlings is a Grammy-winning guitarist, singer, and record producerknown for his partnership with singer and songwriter Gillian Welch. Dave co-founded Paramount Pressing & Plating with Gary Salstrom to provide a home for one of the industry's true masters of vinyl production... Read More →

Jeff Powell

Vinyl Mastering Engineer, Vinyl Masters

Since starting my studio career in Memphis TN in 1987, I started to learn how to cut vinyl masters on the original STAX lathe that was housed in Larry Nix' mastering room at Ardent Studios in 2008. While learning the craft, I never thought that it would take me over completely and... Read More →

John Town

SVP, Technology/Quality/Compliance, CONECTIV

John Town leads Vantiva’s Technology, Quality and Environmental Compliance activities. “I still have my first vinyl record from the 1960s (Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby Double-A-side!) and have been a lifelong music appreciation fan. After spending way too much time (and money... Read More →

Wednesday June 4, 2025 12:00pm - 12:45pm CDT
Renasant Convention Center

PANEL SESSION, PRESSING MATTERS: MASTERING QUALITY CONTROL

Making Vinyl Memphis