

Second Line Vinyl
We are modernizing the vinyl manufacturing experience with technology, process, and passion.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Media and Entertainment
- Location Oakland, CA, US
- Currency USD
- Founded March 2016
- Employees 6
- Incorporation Type C-corp
- Website secondlinevinyl.com
Company Summary
Second Line Vinyl will be the first modern music industry manufacturer of vinyl records; Including new custom built machinery, lean/JIT manufacturing process, collaborative relationships with customers, and consumer-centric product innovation.
Team
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Founder, CEO
The team visionary and leader, translating a decade of experience and success in managing manufacturing cross-functional teams to disrupt the vinyl manufacturing industry. With experience from concept to shelf with major national brands, including Milk-Bone and Columbus.
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Co-Founder
Michael is our resident recording artist, songwriter, record label partner and millennial. He pivoted a musical career as a member of The Novellos and SONS Records label into the vinyl music industry while completing his studies at Columbia University. He is bringing his successful vinyl startup, 45s Club, to Second Line Vinyl.
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Co-Founder
Piper is a seasoned mastering engineer with album credits from independent artists to major labels. She is the President of the SF Chapter of the Recording Academy, committee member of the AES SF Chapter and active member of the Women’s Audio Mission. She brings a passionate commitment to quality and equality in audio.
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Lyz LukeCo-Founder
Lyz has been a staple in the East Bay music scene for more than a decade. She is bringing her extensive experience in music production and community engagement to our team. With this, she will lead our community outreach and bay area artists relationship initiatives.
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Chief Financial Officer
Strategic, hands-on, operating executive whose career includes 30 interim CFO positions at mostly venture capital funded emerging technology companies. Able to quickly identify underperforming financial operations, expeditiously determine corrective strategies and rapidly implement solutions. Resourceful, senior executive provides strategic, hands-on financial leadership and immediate integration into clients’ operations to produce results.
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Chief Technology Officer
Technology Evangelist lighting the path to an Evolution for the Vinyl Record manufacturing industry. Responsible for all aspects of technical excellence in-house at Second Line Vinyl from the implementation of our retail point of sale solutions, deployment of our industry defining Plant Management systems, to a Revolution in enabling best path routing to drive efficiency in employment of our global enterprise resources.
Advisors
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Josh LangenthalUnconfirmed
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