About Us

Hi guys, I am James Williamson, the person behind turntablewave.com.

James Williamson's Life Story:

Well, it all started when I was a kid. As a kid, I didn't usually listen to music much because I liked playing, bicycling, and doing much more fun activities with friends. However, I still remember, that when I was around 10 or maybe 11, it was raining outside so my plan to play outside got canceled and I was forced to stay at home.

At that time, my grandfather had a Gramophone and he used to listen to rock and pop music in the evening at a slow volume while doing his regular work.

As it was raining outside, I was forced to sit beside him and help him with his work. The "Dreaming by Blondie" song was playing on the Gramophone and I still remember the question I asked and the smile he gave me. Well, I asked my grandpa why do you listen to music all day? He smiled and asked me to sit on the couch, close my eyes, and try to listen to music.

Honestly, the first 2 minutes were quite awkward but after that, I started enjoying the music. Starting from that moment, music has become a huge part of my life and due to this, I also built my career in music. So, after completing high school, I started working in local music stores and slowly, I started my music store where I am selling record players and turntables along with vinyl, CDs, and much more.

Now, let me share the story behind the launch of TurntableWave.

Story Behind the Launch of TurntableWave:

In recent years, the vinyl trend started booming again and a lot of new people want to enter the vinyl world.

Well, a lot of beginners enter my shop and ask me what are the best and most affordable types of equipment through which they can start their vinyl journey. Well, I guide them but the problem is when people who have educated themselves with online information enter my shop.

I have seen many sites where they are pitching high-end turntables and their components like external phono preamp, a stereo receiver, or powered amplifiers and speakers that are not necessary for beginners to buy to start their vinyl journey.

Secondly, I have also seen some threads and sites where people are recommending beginners to buy suitcase record players and telling them to upgrade after some time. Well, this is fine but I don't recommend anyone to buy a suitcase record player even when they are just newbies because they can get a good quality turntable with an in-built phono preamp and a pair of active speakers by spending a few bucks extra.

Even if I leave the recommendation part, there are a lot of topics regarding turntables, cartridges, phono preamp, complete turntable setup, and many problems with turntables and records that aren't answered properly or answered in complex language and technical words or terms which are difficult for people with no prior knowledge to understand.

These problems and my urge to resolve these problems forced me to launch turntablewave.com.

On turntablewave.com, I have shared my years of experience with people through the medium of articles. You will find articles on multiple concepts like cartridges, cartridge alignment, grounding and much more explained in simple words. I have also shared the working solutions to many common problems like record skipping, warped records, distorted sound, and much more.

Our First Achievement:

We are thrilled to announce that we have achieved our previous goal, i.e., converting our website into an e-commerce platform where we will be selling turntables, phono cartridges, cleaning kits, and much more. Along with music equipment, we have launched our own product, i.e., Lofi vinyl records. This single achievement was a huge milestone for us, but we made it possible. The credit for this achievement goes to Turntablewave's team, especially Bruce.

Second First Achievement:

Finally, we have launched our YouTube channel, which will be a goldmine for you. You will find information related to vinyl, turntable, common problems, and their solutions, and much more.

Turntablewave's New Phase:

I am very happy to inform you that my close friend Jaspreet Singh (Jaypee) has joined TurntableWave as a new COO (Chief Operating Officer). From now on, he will be responsible for all the advertising and promotions of Turntablewave, along with content creation.

He is an Indian guy who prefers old Punjabi music more than English. We first met at my shop when he randomly visited and asked for Punjabi folk songs on vinyl. I had never heard anything about the Punjabi vinyl and the music genre he was looking for, so I started asking about the vinyl and what's Punjabi folk music.

He seemed very humble but his knowledge about music, and different genres- its equipment, like turntables, DJ mixers, amplifiers, etc., along with basic knowledge of music production- just blew my mind.

He has shared in-depth information about Punjabi vinyl and some other facts about Punjab, the origin of the Punjabi music industry, and its popularity in North India. After that, I listened to Punjabi music on his iPod, and honestly speaking, I didn't understand a single word due to the language barrier, but I liked the music and vibe of the songs. The vibes are festive and put you in high spirits in a moment.

Later, he asked me if I could arrange them, so I tried and made some phone calls and in the next few weeks, I arranged the vinyl he was looking for. Since then, my shop has become his first choice whenever he is looking for old Punjabi vinyl.

After a few months, we became very good friends and started hanging out on holidays or after working hours. We visited thrift stores and multiple US record shops to explore old-school vinyl and learn about vinyl and turntables.

Recently, I told him about Turntablewave, and after looking at my work, he appreciated me and told me all the places I could help the users better. That just made me realize that having him in the project will make things easier for me. With that, with two people’s time, we will be able to grow more.

He also studied digital marketing in college and has amazing knowledge about advertising and promotions in the online world. So, it's a win-win situation for both of us. With his amazing knowledge of music and digital marketing, we can make Turntablewave a leading brand for all vinyl and turntable needs.

Now, let's hear some words from Jaypee:

Hello everyone. I am Jaspreet Singh (Jaypee), a guy from Punjab who loves music a lot. My passion and love for music developed from the countless DJ night parties we had at our home.

Well, you might know that India is known as the "Land of Festivals". And, it's very common to have a DJ night at home where we play songs on the DJ, eat delicious dishes, and dance along with friends and family. It's just our way to celebrate the festivals.

And, I have been a part of all these activities from my childhood, and it is also one of the main reasons behind my interest in music. Being a DJ guy at each party, I learned about music equipment like DJs, amplifiers, preamps, mixers, and a lot of other things. We also had some party nights where we played music through Cassette decks, CD or DVD players, gramophones, and record players.

Well, all these activities made me a passionate music lover who loves to collect old-school music in old-school playback mediums like vinyl, CDs, DVDs, cassettes, etc. I also tried learning music production and joined the course in India, but in between the courses, I relocated to the US and started my digital marketing course. Now, I am living in the US and working as a freelancer.

In TurntableWave, I will be responsible for creating engaging content for social media channels, managing promotions/advertising, and contributing to the articles.

Along with that, I will source turntables, speakers, phono preamp, headphones, and other music equipment for James, so that he can use and test them personally for a couple of weeks and share his genuine recommendations with you.

I hope to serve the community on turntablewave with my interest and love for music & turntables.

Goal:

Our current goal is to help users find their way to the vinyl world within their budget and help them by providing solutions to the problems that they might face while setting up their turntable setup or while playing the vinyl.

If you have any questions then you can contact us.