By Lynn Fuston Nashville's storied RCA Studio A on Music Row caught the public's eye in recent months as it narrowly escaped demolition, but the situation highlighted the need to preserve not just one facility but an entire district intrinsically tied to the city's cultural history. That dream took another step towards reality on January 12, 2015 at a press conference held inside Studio A, when the National Trust for Historic Preservation named Music Row a National Treasure.
By Clive Young Left for dead in the early Nineties as consumers switched to compact discs, the lowly vinyl LP has bounced back in recent times, adopted by many Millennials and hipsters as the only format worth listening to. Consumers bought 9.2 million vinyl records in 2014a 52 percent increase over 2013's 6.1 million. In the wake of such explosive growth, is the Vinyl Revival finally no longer a fad?
"We are still manufacturing the majority of our products in Liechtenstein, a high-wage country, due to the fact that we have excellent business conditions in Liechtenstein. In addition, we bear social responsibility in the sense of offering jobs for the people living in this area. Last, but not least, we are absolutely convinced that Neutrik's highly motivated engineers and staff in general are supported to have innovative ideas, to create best-quality products, and to perform at a high level in perfect surroundings like the one Liechtenstein is able to offer in the midst of the Alps." Neutrik CEO Werner Bachmann on his company's commitment to being "a reliable partner for our employees."