CONTACT
General information
Day: 305.342.0953
Evening: 305.758.5862 ext.5
info [at] sweatrecordsmiami [dot] com

Lauren Reskin, Owner
lolo [at] sweatrecordsmiami [dot] com
Email for inquiries regarding: music buying, advertising, special orders, volunteer opportunities

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ABOUT SWEAT RECORDS
music, culture + 305 style

Sweat Records is a full-service indie music store in the heart of Miami bringing you CDs, LPs, DVDs, magazines, accessories, Japanese toys, unique gifts, local art, music + other random merch. We are located inside of Miami's legendary Churchill's Pub (est.1979).

Sweat Records has a unique selection of CDs and LPs geared toward the independent/eclectic/underground/aesthetic musical tastes of South Florida. The store features a high-end community DJ setup where anyone from novices to pros can come in and spin, a book club, an entertainment center and so much more - Sweat is here for YOU.

About the owner:
LAUREN RESKIN (24) is a Miami native and proud of it, bro. Music is in Lauren’s blood – her late grandmother, Joan Field, was a concert violinist who released records on Deutsch Gramophone. Her late grandfather, Alan Reskin, opened Allegro Music House in 1961 making Lauren the second Reskin to open a music store in South Florida. Her father Charles is a Julliard graduate and professional trumpet player. It's also worth mentioning that Lauren is the great-niece of Alan Freed, the famous/infamous 1950’s radio DJ and music promoter who coined the phrase “rock and roll.”

By day, Lauren (or Lolo as she's known to most) spent 5+ years as a sales associate at the Miami Virgin Megastore and gleefully sold her last Linkin Park CD ever in January 2005 when she quit to pursue Sweat full-time. By night, Lauren is well-known locally as a DJ and club promoter. She was one of the founding DJs at Miami staple Revolver, created the popular 80s night VICE, and has promoted for long-running indie weekly Poplife, among others. Currently, she is 1/2 of the popular roller skating party "ROLL OUT at Rainbow Sk8" Tuesdays at the Gold Coast Roller Rink in Ft. Lauderdale. Now that Sweat is up and running, Lolo has started a variety of other projects including a 'zine called The Sweater, a SoFla-centric record label called Sutro, as well as working as a writer, graphic designer and event coordinator.

About the co-founder at large:
SARA YOUSUF's (26) parents came to America from Pakistan with hopes of having a daughter who would overlook medicine to pursue a career in independent music retail. Sara moved to Miami from Detroit, MI in 1998. In that time, Miami has enchanted her with its shady charm. She spent 5 years (1999-2004) as a disc jockey for the University of Miami’s college radio station, WVUM 90.5 FM. For the last 3 years of her tenure at WVUM, Sara hosted the popular drive-time “All Request Show," which inspired her to provide Miami with a local music source worthy of its inhabitants. Sara graduated from UM Law in May of 2005, passed the frickin' bar exam, and now works at the Miami Public Defender's Office keeping our city's residents out of jail and off the pipe. Sara is also a member of Emerge Miami, an organization that works to create a social network for
activists.

Sweat Records would like to thank the following people for helping Sweat
come together:

Caryn Hodes, Chas Reskin, Dr. M.S. Yousuf, Dr. Zahra Yousuf, Ed McClure, Collin Worth, Saba Haq, Jarah Blum, Tatiana Hernandez, Adam Schachner, Dr. Larry Schachner, Dominic Sirianni, Jordan Gross, Aramis Lorie, Barbara Basti, Wendi Adelson, Rev. Skip Colon, Gloria Colon, JJ Garcia, Bryan C, Ben + Liz, Kerry McLaney, Steve Carrera, Marcia Mur, CB Brent + Micro-Business USA, James Hush, Matt Cash, Whitney Irvine, Daniel Reskin, Sohail, Melissa Calla, Chuck Loose @ Snap-e-chuck.com, Otto Von Schirach, Kristine Flook, Janet, Kees, Angela, Sebastian + everyone @ Tree of Zion, Rue, Anna Maria Diaz-Balart, Gabe @ Ohev Records, Rico @ Designs 2000, Claudio Picasso, Louis, Blue Note Records, Omar Qureshy, Vic Escala, Ryan Smith, Suzanne Fischer