Kassem

Music saved his live. Then he saved the music.

Chad Kassem's obsessions have taken him from the depths of addiction to the heights of the music industry. In 1982, a drug-related arrest gave him a choice: prison or a halfway house in Kansas. Leaving the bayou behind, he replaced dealing drugs with dealing vinyl records. His obsessive personality kicked in and laid the foundation for a music empire. Today he records, remasters, and manufactures what many consider the best-sounding music on the planet, all from a small town in the middle of the country.