Matt Fiedler is the CEO of Vinyl Me, Please (VMP.) But what is Vinyl Me, Please? It is a combination of a record retailer, a reissue label, and a music distributor. But more than anything, Vinyl Me, Please is a brand that represents music appreciation. Its mission is to bring the world together through a love of music.   But why is Modern Drummer talking to Matt? When it’s at its best, drums and modern drumming lives within music, one might say that music is the vessel that delivers great drumming to us. Without music to contextualize it, drumming just “chops around” and impresses (some of) us without much meaning.   The people at VMP are trying to improve the experience of listening to music by manufacturing high-quality vinyl pressings of classic and forgotten music. VMP curates the music listening experience for people who LOVE music and educates listeners and musicians alike […]

September 2024 Issue