STANDOUTS 013 with Craig Evans
On STANDOUTS 013 we have the pleasure of chatting to a very smart man behind a bit of a musical revolution, Craig Evans, who is the head honcho and founder of Flying Vinyl; a super- disruptive (in a good way) musical startup that curates limited edition records and ships them to music-mega-fan around the globe. And the best part of this is, that the subscribers of Flying Vinyl never know what tracks their going to get, they never have any idea about the bands that will feature and they can’t request certain items - it’s all curated by the tastemaker team at Flying Vinyl and the brand is, well, to coin a phrase, flying because of it! Thousands of fans across the planet get these beautifully designed, unique, loving-crafted boxes each month and emerging acts get the chance to reach the turntables of a huge new audience… talk about a win/win! In the show we talk about the rise of vinyl, how commercial requirements of the old music industry is killing creativity of bands and acts, what digital music is doing to the establishment, how Flying Vinyl has not just got customers but raving fans and how this tribe of fans is enabling them to curate and create in an entirely new way. Craig also discusses how important passion for your product is, how they had to have faith in the brand despite 17 (yes, 17!) industry experts telling him this would be a failure and how it is easier than ever to get your idea to market. Check out Flying Vinyl HERE Take a look at their stunning vinyls HERE Join their tribe of musical mega fans HERE … and check out Black Honey who Craig cites as his One To Watch HERE Thanks as always for taking the time to listen, join the STANDOUTS community via the dedicated podcast Facebook Group where you can interact with the guests, network with likeminded Standout'ers and keep up to date with upcoming episodes.