Wax & Stamp - UK Vinyl Subscription | Meet The Maker

This is part of uOpen’s ‘Meet The Maker’ interview series - your exclusive opportunity to get to know the real people and personalities behind the subscription boxes you know and love, and the ones you will soon come to!

As the high-street record shop struggles to survive, a vinyl; subscription offers a great solution for collectors and vinyl enthusiasts to discover new and essential reissues from all genres. Let's hear from Mike to tell us more about it and how it all got started :

What sparked your decision to start up your box and how did you get started?
I've always been a fan of music on vinyl. Some of my earliest memories are of music playing in the house, & I've worked with music my entire life, running club nights and DJing all around Europe.

When the chance to do Wax and Stamp came along, it was a natural progression from recommending music within my friend group to sending new and obscure vinyl to a larger audience.

Describe your box in three words? 
Joyful music discovery

Where did your box name come from?
Vinyl is sometimes referred to as "Wax," we put a stamp on it and send it to you!

Are you a creator or curator?
Curator for the moment.

What was your most popular box?
Our May 20202 box was very popular.  We're were honoured to have the legend snooker player and DJ Steve Davis, who guest selected Bottled Out Of Eden by Knifeworld.

How many people are involved with producing your subscription box?
Between 3 and 5 depending on whether we have a guest selector each month.

Which subscription boxes do you subscribe to?
Oddbox for fruit and veg. I'm also looking at a new one - Loststock, which helps fashion workers in Bangladesh.

Name a celebrity subscriber you’d love to have as a customer?
Action Bronson, or Alchemist the producer.

If you could put anything in your box, with money or scarcity no object, what would it be?
We are looking to put together our own compilation album in the future. It would be great to have an unlimited budget for licensing and artwork!

What do you love about uOpen?
The team are really lovely, and it's a great place to find new boxes.

A massive thank you to Mike for being part of the interview.  I'm sure Wax and Stamp will be a popular box for both gifting and an ongoing subscription experience for uOpen customers and we look forward to hearing what people think of it across the next few months.

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