Hi! We are the owners of Rock This Town Records! I’m Jenn, and that handsome fella next to me is Mal. We created this space to take you along on our journey as we open our first brick and mortar record store in Gilbert, AZ.

We have both been music fans for most of our lives, as both of us come from families of various musical abilities. Sadly, we really didn’t inherit any of that talent. But a passion for music? We have heaps of that! Music is the thing that brought us together - we met on a Def Leppard online mailing list way, way way back in 1999, when internet dating was really new and taboo.

We got married in 2001, and started a business developing video games in 2007. That business has been through several iterations over the years, and like most small businesses, we have been blessed with surprising successes and frustrating failures. Then came the not-so-great pandemic of 2020.

A year like that will really make you think about what's working for you in your life and career, won’t it? While it was a very difficult year for our small business, the downtime allowed us to jump in and rediscover a significant source of joy for us - collecting and listening to music on vinyl. We had bought an all-in-one turntable in 2014, but didn't collect too many records. When we moved to the Phoenix area in 2016 we started to participate in Record Store Day, enjoying the hopeful hunt for the latest RSD release from our favorite artists. Once 2020 rolled around, we could no longer go to concerts, so we began to build our dream record collection in earnest with the money we were saving!

Once the shutdowns were behind us, we spent most of our free time driving hundreds of miles on the weekend to visit our favorite record stores. We consumed hours of video on YouTube produced by indie record shops and vinyl collectors. We chatted with local record store owners, who are some of the most interesting, and most AWESOME people you will ever meet! We found ourselves fully obsessed with the art of vinyl, and realized we want to spend our days sharing it with the world, too... starting with the southeast Valley of the Sun!

We invite you to follow along here as we share our favorite albums, both vintage and new. We will also share as we buy collections and inventory for the new store, which we opened on May 27, 2022! We look forward to getting to know our fellow local vinyl enthusiasts, and welcome input and suggestions from you as we strive to build a store with a little something for everyone who loves music. There are no guilty pleasures on our playlist!

We will continue to sell new vinyl here online, as we have built a hella cool and loyal customer base around the USA and Canada since we launched in March of 2021. If you love vinyl like we do, we hope you’ll support us here at rockthistownrecords.com and at our new shop located at 732 E Warner Rd, #101, Gilbert, AZ 85296.

Rock This Town Records, Gilbert AZ