Fidelity Record Pressing Hosting Open House At New Oxnard Facility

To celebrate its recent opening, Fidelity Record Pressing is inviting the members of the music industry to an open house on May 17 that will give attendees a tour of the facility as well as a glimpse of how records are made.

Following a two-year process of being built from the ground up, Fidelity Record Pressing opened in January as the pressing plant for Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs in Oxnard, California, and is accepting vinyl orders from outside clients. The 28,000-square-foot facility is the first of its kind to be built from the ground up in California in 40 years.

The open house on May 17 is by invitation only, and those who work in the industry can RSVP by contacting Todd Curtis via email at [email protected]. Those attending the event will not only be able to tour the building but also be treated to craft beer and tacos.

With its state-of-the-art machinery, Fidelity Record Pressing is capable of pressing up to 10,000 records daily with the finest sound and craftsmanship. The company is co-founded by Music Direct President Jim Davis in partnership with father-and-son team Rick and Edward Hashimoto, who collectively boast more than 70 years of collective pressing plant experience. Rick Hashimoto oversaw plating and pressing departments at Record Technolig Inc. in the ’70s, and his son Edward shadowed him for years before pursuing his career in vinyl manufacturing.