Remember record stores? Spending days on end crate digging for your fave vinyl album? Listening to a special in-store concert - with a limited edition vinyl release party afterwords?  Meet Michael Kurtz, co-founder behind Record Store Day, an annual event of independent record store owners who celebrate this unique culture of music listening worldwide. The Billboard Magazine's Executive of the Week talks about putting his ideas in motion for the first Record Store Day with Metallica (at their  neighborhood record store, Rasputin Music);his start in North Carolina and his own brush with fame with the band "Three Hits"; how a passion for music led to his being knighted in France; and his future goals for helping local musicians and their communities. Bring along those headphones and tune in!

About the Spotlight Conversations podcast:

Join me as I invite friends inside my cozy linoleum free recording studio to talk all about media. Could be radio, television, audiobooks, music, film, voiceovers - if they've worked in media, we're talkin'! Unscripted and nearly always entertaining, each guest gets real about their careers in the entertainment biz; from where they started to how it's going. Join us in the studio where drinks are always on ice; music + media are the conversation starters. New episodes every other Tuesday. Thanks so much for listening! - Donna

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Behind the scenes:

A very special thank you to friends who helped bring the Spotlight Conversations podcast together:
Booth Announcer: Joe Szymanski ('Joe The Voice Guy')
Theme Song Composer: Mark Sparrow, SongBird Studios
Photo: Al Torres Photography
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Radio Free Raleigh
Houston Radio Platinum