Matthew Chojnacki (born January 4, 1975) is an American writer on film and music. Chojnacki's company, 1984 Publishing, releases pop culture books and soundtracks LPs.[1]
Matthew Chojnacki | |
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| Born | January 4, 1975 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Education | Baldwin-Wallace College (MBA) |
| Genre | Music, Pop Culture |
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His books include Put the Needle on the Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions Per Minute, a collection of vinyl single record sleeves from the 1980s, coupled with original commentary from over 125 musicians, graphic designers, and photographers.[2][3] Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters wrote the book's foreword, and Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran the afterword. Put the Needle on the Record won several awards, including overall second prize in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards,.[4]
Chojnacki's follow-up book, Alternative Movie Posters: Film Art from the Underground was released in October, 2013, and illustrated the underground film poster movement through 200 one-sheets from 100+ designers.[5] A sequel, Alternative Movie Posters II: More Film Art from the Underground was published in December, 2015. Both volumes made several year-end "best of" lists, including The Daily Beast, The A.V. Club, Under the Radar, and The Verge, among others.
Chojnacki is Executive Producer of several films, including Scream Queen, My Nightmare on Elm Street, the poster art documentary Twenty-Four by Thirty-Six as well as the counter-culture art documentary 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story.
References
edit- ^ "Collector Matthew Chojnacki's passion is his profession". Jan 10, 2012. Retrieved Jun 14, 2019.
- ^ Piepenburg, Erik (Oct 13, 2011). "New Book Covers the Covers of the 1980s". Retrieved Jun 14, 2019.
- ^ "BOOK REVIEW: Put The Needle On The Record by Matthew Chojnacki". CoolCleveland. Nov 7, 2011. Retrieved Jun 14, 2019.
- ^ "2012 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winners List". Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Alternative Movie Posters: Film Art from the Underground". Retrieved 16 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
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