Brooklyn Factory Still Spinning Vinyl Records

In today's digital age, the vinyl record is slowly fading.

That hasn't deterred music lover Thomas Bernich, who's always had a passion for putting needle to the plastic.

He's turned his hobby into a business, setting up his own record-pressing company, Brooklynphono.

[Thomas Bernic, Brooklynphono]:

"I started with two machines and everyone got really angry at me that I could not make records fast enough."

Brooklynphono now has five pressing machines and churns out more than 10 thousand records a month.

Clients range from indie-rock to European dance labels, who are eager to have their music played in nightclubs and at specialist radio stations where turntables are still the norm.

Academy Records store owner Joseph Ganun says among his customers, there's been a revival of vinyl.

[Joseph Ganun, Academy Records]:             

"Over the last couple of years I've seen a greater interest in records now, especially among younger people. I see more and more new faces coming in and shopping for records where there was a time when it was mostly the white-haired people looking for and buying records." 

For vinyl fans, the sound is like no other.

[Steve Stickney, Vinyl Enthusiast]:             

"There's more warmth in vinyl records, CDs sound more like data somehow, more freeze-dried or something."

[Rich Schwartz, Vinyl Enthusiast]:           

"You can't go wrong when you have ones for $1 from the '70s. I love music from that time so it just, and I play the guitar too so I love everything about it."

Bernich says he doesn't expect to get rich in this business. It's all about keeping music lovers happy and the turntables spinning.