Ep295: Katon W. De Pena of Hirax - Record Collector
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2021
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Katon De Pena lives and breathes vinyl records, whether through his band Hirax, through his various DJ gigs at locations like Hollywood's Rainbow Bar & Grill or simply collecting. Today we talk about Katon's collection, how he builds, curates and manages his vinyl and hear stories of his metal roots.
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Hirax Website: https://hirax.org/
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Hirax Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hirax_official
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If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Caten here on the Vinyl Guide talking records. |
| 0:05.2 | Make sure you check out this episode. |
| 0:07.0 | We had a good time doing it. |
| 0:08.5 | Enjoy. |
| 0:09.5 | Caten from Hirex. |
| 0:11.1 | Metal. |
| 0:11.8 | Metal. |
| 0:13.2 | Hey, everyone. |
| 0:13.9 | It's Nate here. |
| 0:14.7 | Welcome to episode 295 of the Vinyl Guide, |
| 0:18.3 | the podcast for record collectors and music nerds. |
| 0:22.3 | And guess what? Today we are talking with the very serious record collector, musician, DJ, and more, Mr. Caten DePena, |
| 0:28.4 | most known from the band Hirax. However, he is also the DJ for the Rainbow Bar and Grill in |
| 0:34.0 | Hollywood and an insane record collector. Today we get a bit nerdy. I got to warn you, |
| 0:38.6 | but that's all good. Caten takes us through his philosophy for record collecting, his approach, |
| 0:43.5 | his stories, his prize possessions, his technique for managing and growing his collection, |
| 0:48.7 | his history and thrash metal, some stories of the early days with Metallica and many more. |
| 0:56.0 | And with parts of the world coming out of COVID lockdowns, I am happy to share that |
| 1:00.9 | Hyrax is back playing live starting this weekend Friday, August 20th and Saturday, August 21st, |
| 1:07.9 | with Evil Dead at the Whiskeyagogo in Hollywood. I think the Friday show is sold out, |
| 1:13.1 | but there's still tickets for Saturday, I think. Check it out at Whiskeyagogo.com. Do not miss it, |
| 1:18.9 | you lucky, lucky people living in the Los Angeles area. That's Hirax and Evil Dead this weekend |
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