We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/vinyl-300-copy-run-tariffs-break-even-2026 Vinyl in 2026: tariffs on inputs, small-run pricing and the break-even maths for a 300-copy indie pressing https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/vinyl-300-copy-run-tariffs-break-even-2026 US vinyl passed $1 billion in wholesale value in 2025, but the US tariff system still taxes the inputs a pressing plant buys more than the finished records it competes with. We set out what a 300-copy run costs on published price lists, and an illustrative worksheet showing where an independent artist breaks even. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industryvinyltariffsphysical-mediaindependent-artists