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.
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 designer
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s, and photographers.
of
Scissor Sisters wrote the book's foreword, and
Nick Rhodes of
Duran Duran
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the afterword. ''Put the Needle on the Record'' won several awards, including overall second prize in the
Next Generation Indie Book Awards,.
Chojnacki's follow-up book, ''Alternative Movie Posters: Film Art from the Underground'' was released in October, 2013, and illustrated the underground
film poster
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movement through 200
one-sheet
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Cinema
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s from 100+ designers.
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
External links
Official site
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American music journalists
American music critics
American entertainment industry businesspeople
Writers from Cleveland
1975 births
Living people
Journalists from Ohio
American male journalists
21st-century American journalists
21st-century American male writers