A to Z Media

11/13/2024

Congratulations to our clients on their 2025 Grammy nominations! 🎉

It’s been an honor to partner with so many talented artists and labels this past year, helping bring their musical visions to life through our high-quality vinyl records, CDs, books, and more. We’re proud that our products have played a small part in supporting the creative work of these outstanding artists. 💓

Wishing the best of luck to all the nominees. We can’t wait to celebrate your achievements on the night of the big show! 🏆

Best Bluegrass Album
I Built A World — Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

Best Rock Album
Romance — Fontaines D.C.

Best Alternative Music Performance
“Starburster” — Fontaines D.C.

Best Alternative Music Album:
The Collective — Kim Gordon

Best Dance Pop Recording
“Von dutch” — Charli xcx

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Twisters: The Album — (Various Artists)
The Color Purple — (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
American Fiction — Laura Karpman, composer
Shōgun — Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers

Best New Artist
Khruangbin

Best Progressive R&B Album
Why Lawd? — NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
i/o — Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)

Best Immersive Audio Album
i/o (In-Side Mix) — Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
We Blame Chicago — 90 Day Men

11/11/2024

Made for our friends at , this is a new repress of ’s 1999 self-titled debut album. 🇺🇸 🏈 🎸 Widely considered one of the most important Midwest emo / Math rock albums of the 1990s, we’re proud to have worked on many editions of this album, including this one! The vinyl features a smoke/marble effect using a light blue base with opaque white and includes a full-color uncoated insert, download card, and 12” LP jacket. 🩵✨

11/07/2024

What can we say, WE LOVE DOLLY PARTON. 💖

And lucky for us, we’ve had the pleasure of working on dozens of Dolly Parton albums and merch items via our friends at . Saddle up, pardner, and take a gander at it all! 🤠🎸

For this VMP series (which was titled Vinyl Me, Parton 🙌), Dolly wrote: “I love listening to records, and to know that fans around the world are discovering music on vinyl is wonderful.” We couldn’t agree more, Dolly!

What’s your favorite Dolly song or album?

11/04/2024

We make merch for artists and labels every day, but did you know we also make workwear for other industries? Case in point, here’s some of the gear we made for , a small business in the PNW specializing in land surveying and remote sensing. 👷‍♂️ For this client, we made stickers, beanies, black tee, trucker hats, dad hats, and items in safety colors too, all featuring their logo.

Whether you need actual workwear or workwear inspired merch, shoot us a message today. 🦺👕

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween! 👻🎃

We put together a little playlist featuring songs from some of the spooky soundtracks we’ve worked on. 🎶🎧☠️ What’s your favorite scary film soundtrack?

Click the Spotify Mixtapes link in our bio!

Riding Around In The Dark - Florist
Lips Like Sugar - Echo & the Bunnymen
Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf) - Pixies
Graeme Revell - Yardstick
Slayer - Human Disease
Bled for Days - Static-X
You Can’t Hide From The Beast Inside - Lex Lüger
Red Red Red - Disasterpeace
A Bicycle And An Axe - Tyler Bates, Timothy Williams
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult
Eyes Without A Face - The Flesh Eaters
Surfin’ Dead - The Cramps
What’s This? - Danny Elfman
Tales from the Crypt - Danny Elfman
Moon Dance - Danny Elfman
The Demon’s Shadow - John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies

10/28/2024

🎃 ‘Tis the season to celebrate the master of the horror genre—John Carpenter! Over the last 10 years, we’ve worked on countless classic Carpenter soundtracks, new albums, and killer merch, all made for our friends at . Swipe through for a sample of this work and check the link in our bio for a special John Carpenter playlist we put together. 💀 🔪

Want to get started on your next dream—or nightmare—project? 😈 Get in touch today!

10/22/2024

We've been working on this special project for quite some time. Announced today, this is the Hearthian Lander Model Kit from the "Outer Wilds" video game! 🚀🎮

Manufactured by A to Z Media and created by Annapurna Interactive and Mobius Digital, the Hearthian Lander Model Kit is now available to order on Fangamer.com. Fans of the critically acclaimed first-person space mystery game can now build their very own spaceship! The Hearthian Lander Model Kit has 131 pieces of hard plastic and rubber components and is a game-accurate model with the complete model measuring about 7.9 inches tall and 10.6 inches wide.

This project includes 10-piece sprue sheets with molded plastic parts in a custom Pantone color, a closed box with full-color printing, an instruction book, and a label sheet.

Available now https://www.fangamer.com/

10/22/2024

👋 You can find us this week at the Label Hang in Hillsborough, North Carolina!

Are you attending? We hope to see you there! 🤝

10/21/2024

👀 Are you looking to add an instant vibe to your next project? Think newsprint!

Available in several standard sizes and stock weights, newsprint is a great option for posters (broadsheet) or inserts (standard newspaper & multi-page tabloid newspaper). Consider newsprint for a tour, an event, or even to include in your next vinyl release.

Here are some classic newsprint examples from our archive. Want to learn more? Reach out to us today. 🗞️

https://www.atozmedia.com/

10/17/2024

Label Manager, Cameron Dean (on the left, our own Andy Siraco on the right), stopped by our NYC office this week to pickup some releases for this year’s . Mondo always goes all out for Comin Con, so you’ll want to make sure you stop by their booth (number 1000) and check out the slipmat and other releases we’ve made for Mondo over the years. 💥

Also—don’t miss the panel “Bear McCreary: Musical World-Building” which will take place on the Main Stage at the Javits Center on Friday, October 18th from 2:30-3:30pm EDT. is the celebrated composer of projects such as The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Walking Dead, God of War, Outlander, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Battlestar Galactica, among others. Over the years we’ve manufactured several releases of his scores, as well as his recent concept album, The Singularity!

10/14/2024

Here’s a recent project we made for our friends at and .

“Abandoned Mansion” is the 2017 album by Philadelphia-based psychedelic rock band Dr. Dog. With original copies commanding $$$ on the second-hand market, this new reissue is welcomed by fans looking for a copy on vinyl. The reissue is pressed on high-quality black vinyl with the original album artwork reproduced. 😎

Looking to get a catalog title back in print? Reach out to us today to start the conversation! 💫

10/11/2024

What’s the best way to unwind during the weekend? 🤔

😃 Try lounging around in one of the Unwound shirts we made for our friends at . For the band’s current tour (NOT TO BE MISSED), we printed this t shirt collection featuring their classic designs.

1991-2091 T-Shirt
🎨 Sport Grey Gildan 5000 shirt printed with three custom PMS colors.

Leaves T-Shirt
🎨 Black Gildan 5000 shirt printed with black ink.

Future of What T-Shirt
🎨 Black Gildan 5000 shirt printed with white ink.

Repetition T-Shirt
🎨 Military Green Gildan 5000 shirt printed with black ink on the front and back.

Looking to make merch? Send us a DM or reach out to your sales rep today. 💫⚡️

10/08/2024

🇳🇱 We had a great time in Haarlem, NL for and the . Ryan Weitzel, our VP of Operations, gave a talk at the .alliance Meet The Experts session (thanks for the 📸 Ryan Mitrovich!). Later in the week on the main stage at Making Vinyl, Ryan also presented findings from the first comprehensive Carbon Footprint Report, a groundbreaking report, authored by Peter Frings of . Did you miss out? You can read the full report at the link in our bio.

Thanks to the festival organizers and the staff for putting on a great conference. See you next year! 🙌

10/07/2024

👀 Check out the Record Club July 2024 - Vol. 107 Light The Way. Recently, we shared a video of the matchbooks included in this package, but here’s a closer look at the release’s entire packaging. We love the creative design and artwork, created by ! 👩‍🎨

The release features a custom “Matchbook” style jacket (flips open!), printed full color on heavy board stock with a gloss finish. The vinyl comes in two color variants, one in mustard yellow with heavy black splatter and another in mustard yellow with heavy splatter of black, red, blue, and pink. The package has a full-color 8-panel LP insert and cool oversized matchbooks! 💫

10/01/2024

Manufactured for our friends at , Repertoire is the latest album by guitarist Shane Parish (). Recorded by at The Glow in Athens, GA, Repertoire is based on Parish’s intention to “expand the canon of solo guitar repertoire and approach.” Parish’s exploratory and curious (P.S., self-taught,) musicianship shines through on Repertoire, which was released in May of this year.

, a fellow composer and improviser, said Parish’s “virtuosity is homegrown, born of human work rather than some abstract or divine touch [...] This guy can play anything, and for you, for this record, which sounds intimate and as present as a transmission from a time-traveler, he chooses to.”

More info at shaneparish.bandcamp.com.

09/26/2024

Lacquer vs. DMM

💡 What’s a Lacquer?
A lacquer is created by coating a silver metal disc with nitrocellulose. The audio from your master is cut into the lacquer master disc by a vinyl lathe.

To press a vinyl record, you need to create a physical etching on electroplated stampers that will press each of your records. The lacquer is the first step in this process.

💡 What’s DMM?
The alternative method to create a vinyl master is DMM (Direct Metal Mastering). In this process, a vinyl lathe cuts the audio directly into a copper-plated master disc.

Once a DMM master is created, the stampers can be made straight from the metal master disc, allowing you to skip a step that is otherwise required when stampers are created from lacquer masters.

💡 Which should I choose?
DMM and Lacquer mastering processes have unique advantages, and the choice between them is ultimately subjective. We regularly work with both technologies to meet our clients' diverse needs.

While DMM offers a streamlined process that is often more cost-effective, lacquer mastering has its own merits. We recommend discussing your project with our team to determine the best approach for your vinyl pressing needs.

🙋‍♂️ Have more questions? Vist us at https://www.atozmedia.com/

09/25/2024

Heading to Europe for Making Vinyl and the Haarlem Vinyl Festival? Catch Ryan Weitzel, our VP Operations, at two exciting events during and the . See you there!

🟢 Sunday, September 29 @ 11AM CEST
Event: Vinyl Alliance presents: Meet the Experts
Location: PHIL, Van Beinumzaal
Details: The Vinyl Alliance, the leading association for the global vinyl record industry, is again set to bring knowledge and insight to the festival with a unique showcase illustrating the several steps of record manufacturing. This session will dig deep into how an original audio source translates onto a pressed record, as heard through the successive stages of production. Associated Vinyl Alliance members such as pressing plant representatives, cutting engineers, turntable and cartridge manufacturers, and quality control managers will be on hand to walk visitors through this unique session, present their craft, and answer all your burning questions about the vinyl format! Catch Ryan's presentation promptly at 11AM CEST. For more info: https://www.haarlemvinylfestival.com/program-dev2/Vinyl-Alliance-presents:-Meet-the-Experts

🟢 Wednesday, October 2 @ 9:20AM CEST
Event: The Vinyl Alliance & VRMA Sustainability Working Group
Location: Kleine Zaal @ Philharmonie Haarlem
Details: A to Z Media's Ryan Weitzel will present findings from the first comprehensive Carbon Footprint Report, a groundbreaking report, authored by Peter Frings of Stamper Discs in the U.K., representing a significant milestone in the industry’s commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. More info at makingvinyl.com

Haarlem Vinyl Festival - The annual gathering for vinyl culture - 29 September - 1 October 2023

09/23/2024

It’s always a delight to see artists perform songs from records we’ve pressed. This year at Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, NC, we got to see Hour, whose record Ease The Work we manufactured, perform live at .parlour. 💥

Ease The Work, available via in opaque red and black vinyl, features an insert poster and a double-sided postcard with a poem by , who also wrote Hour’s bio. To him, this record is comprised of “twelve songs that walk steadily between longing and contentment, sentimentality and subtlety, the lift of harmony and the compulsion of a melody you wish would play forever.” took the meditative photos and designed the package.

Catch Hour at their upcoming shows: 
10/25: Philadelphia opening for at
10/26: DC opening for at
11/2: Philadelphia opening for and at the  

We have manufactured other lovely records for Dear Life, including ’ record something we once knew, ’s Natural Science, and ’s S/T vinyl reissue. Check them out too!