EP/12: HD VINYL

Future of Vinyl with HD Vinyl’s Guenter Loibl

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In this episode we discuss the future of the Vinyl record with the CEO of Rebeat, Guenter Loibl. Guenter has been working at the intersection of music and technology throughout his career. He runs a music label, a digital distribution company and is now working on re-inventing the vinyl record. 

We reached Guenter in Vienna, Austria to discuss the surprising comeback of the vinyl record, and learn about new technologies enabling HD Vinyl and what benefits it could bring to record collectors. 

If you want to find out more about Guenter’s work and HD Vinyl, check it out at HDvinyl.org

About Güenter

Born and raised in Tulln, a small town near Vienna, Austria, Guenter Loibl is the CEO of Rebeat and founder of HD Vinyl. Loibl founded Rebeat back in 2001. Originally, Rebeat was a distributor for CDs and DVDs in Germany and Austria. In 2006, Guenter started Rebeat Digital, a digital music distributor with a focus on artist accounting.  Rebeat Digital recognized early that digital accounting would become a critical part of the music business, due to the sheer amount of reporting data generated by streaming platforms.

In 2012, Rebeat launched MES, the first integrated distribution and accounting software solution for labels and content owners.  MES is currently the only integrated solution addressing all aspects of running a modern music label: distribution, digital accounting, mechanicals, physical accounting, analytics, etc.

In 2013, Guenter acquired Preiser Records, one of Austria’s most traditional music labels. The first release on Preiser under Rebeat was Seiler & Speer, the most successful Austrian production in decades.

Guenter has always been focused on technology and the possibilities it provides.  Accordingly, his latest venture is HD Vinyl, a next general vinyl technology that offers a universal improvement to the industry’s most classic format.