JUSTIN KRISTAL  President  Copycats Media

JUSTIN KRISTAL
President
Copycats Media

Justin Kristal, president of Copycats Media in Minneapolis, has been passionate about music his entire life. His background in music spans from a degree in music business, managing a record store, concert venue promotions, major label marketing rep, and eventually...
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...