Indie VS Major Record Label: The Major Differences
What truly sets the indie record label apart from the major record label? Here’s a list of differences from money, creative control, to focus. DEFINITION Record label artist: You are signed with the big companies which include: Universal, Sony-BMG, and Warner. Record labels are global in scale and are under the control of a corporate umbrella organization. […]
How to Significantly Cut Down Vinyl Pressing Cost
Vinyl pressing could be really expensive especially if you compare it to digital distribution. BUT it is totally worth it. Selling vinyl doesn’t only make you look absolutely LEGIT, it also helps in marketing your band. It automatically adds instant cool points and personality, doesn’t it?! Of course, you don’t need any convincing. Who doesn’t […]
VINYL MASTERING: Everything you need to know to get it right
Before we start with specific steps and hacks for vinyl mastering, the #1 tip we can give you for a seamless vinyl mastering and manufacturing is this: HIRE A PROFESSIONAL MASTERING ENGINEER! And not just a regular mastering engineer, but a mastering engineer that has a lot of experience in vinyl mastering because mastering […]
Are Vinyl Records Making a Comeback?
Now that CDs are slowly becoming extinct thanks to Spotify and other streaming services, are custom vinyl records rising from the ashes? Vinyl was first overshadowed by tapes and then by CDs because these digital formats were much easier to access and therefore more convenient and much cheaper. And later in the millennium era, CDs […]
21 Vinyl Box Sets That Are as Awesome As The Music
We all love good music but what seals the deal when it comes to album purchase is a really good-looking vinyl packaging especially for vinyl box sets. That’s what makes it worth it. Otherwise, might as well download the album, right? A good box set makes us feel like we own a treasure so the […]
K-pop Idols and Their Beautiful Vinyl Records
K-pop is a genre of popular music originating in South Korea. Modern K-pop has been around since the 90s but it’s only as of late that the world has got infested by the Kpop bug. Everyone’s crazy about Kpop. Last year, BTS was at the Grammys. They’ve been famous in Asia for almost a decade […]
Vinyl Package: Ivy Sole – Overgrown Splatter Vinyl
We saw this beautiful vinyl cover at Vinyl Me Please and just had to share. This one is a split light blue and clear record with a yellow splatter, to complement the cover. The stencil says “Overgrown” with some flowers around it. The artwork on the cover is truly…a work of art, isn’t it? Beautiful colors, […]
Vinyl Packaging: Warp 10-year Anniversary Vinyl
Design: Carosello Lab Project Type: Produced Client: Dim Mak (Steve Aoki & The Bloody Beetroots) Location: Milan, Italy Packaging Contents: Vinyl Packaging Substrate / Materials: paper Printing Process: Offset, blind embossing, cold foil A physical and digital experience designed for a celebrative, limited edition album by DJs Steve Aoki and The Bloody Beetroots. CAROSELLO worked […]
Grammy Nominees for Best Record Package 2019
Be the Cowboy, Mitski The record is on clear red vinyl in an spot-UV gatefold (the letters are hidden), and features an exclusive lyrics and photo book. It has plenty of cool pictures and a mini-essay. ________________________________________________________ Love Yourself: Tear, BTS ________________________________________________________ Masseduction, St. Vincent _________________________________________________________ The Offering, The Chairman Special limited edition packaging designed […]
Elaborate Black and White Vinyl Packaging Designs
There are so many creative ways to release your vinyl today. You can have colored vinyl, splattered vinyl, metallic vinyl, vinyl with crazy stuff in them and picture discs. That is why it’s also a good idea to come up with a black and white vinyl. It will not only stand out, it is also […]