Music has always been a part of my life. I started playing drums in secondary school and then went on to study popular music in college, drumming in cover bands and spending weekends playing in grubby pubs covered in years of pasted posters over the walls. It was great!When I left college, I did not know what I wanted to do but still kept music in the background. My stepdad is a massive vinyl freak, so I feel like I was subconsciously pushed towards vinyl. Before ASOV began I found myself in a job I hated – I wanted to see what I could do working for myself, so I started a local market stall monthly.With the help of good friends and family karting 100’s of records to our town centre on a Saturday morning, I got started selling vinyl. I realised I needed to open a store once the monthly stalls became fortnightly, then weekly and finally twice a week. I knew the demand for good music was there! I quit my job and went into it full time and have not looked back since. I always struggled getting up in the morning in my 9 to 5 office job, but I can honestly say that is not a problem anymore. Being able to share music from all over the world from my little shop is pretty special.
