Lucas MacFadden  aka DJ Cut Chemist

Lucas MacFadden
aka DJ Cut Chemist

​As well as being one of the ablest solo turntablists on the globe, American DJ and producer Cut Chemist (born Lucas MacFadden) was also a member of two highly rated crews: underground rap kings Jurassic 5 and the Los Angeles Latin funk band Ozomatli. His tracks have...
ASHBY BAUM  Product Manager  Westlake Chemical

ASHBY BAUM
Product Manager
Westlake Chemical

​Ashby is currently the product manager for the Vinyl Records – North America business at Westlake Chemical in Houston, TX.  He has been working for the Vinyl Compounds business at Westlake for over 5 years with previous jobs ranging from distribution, marketing,...
JOSEPH ABAJIAN (DJ Jab)  Founder  Fat Beats

JOSEPH ABAJIAN (DJ Jab)
Founder
Fat Beats

​Joseph Abajian (DJ Jab) founded Fat Beats in 1994 with nothing more than a shoestring budget and an earnest obsession with the music, the culture, and the brotherhood of New York’s burgeoning Hip Hop scene. What began as a simple vinyl shop in Manhattan’s Lower East...
CAREN KELLEHER  Founder & President  Gold Rush Vinyl

CAREN KELLEHER
Founder & President
Gold Rush Vinyl

​When Caren Kelleher was thirteen, she had her first music startup idea: a Beatles-themed restaurant called The Octopus’ Garden. It was such a good idea that the band’s lawyers threatened to sue her over it, which only went to further her interest in the music...