Unchained Music partners with Sonic Wax for vinyl manufacturing and distribution

19 May 2025 - Press release

Partnership will see artists on Web3 platform effortlessly gain a physical presence in record stores

 

Pioneering distribution and services company Unchained Music has agreed a manufacturing and distribution partnership with respected vinyl pressing plant Sonic Wax.

The innovative partnership will see select artists on Unchained's Web3 services platform effortlessly gain a physical presence in record stores globally, with the entire process, from selection to fulfilment, taking less than 10 clicks.    

Founded in 2022, Sonic Wax is a boutique vinyl pressing plant with worldwide distribution to record stores including HMV, Rough Trade, Phonica Records and Juno. It has served numerous high profile artists to date including Raye, Swedish House Mafia, Boy George, Masters At Work and Chase & Status. 

Unchained Music is an artist and label services company that has distributed music for more than 70,000 artists to date, as well offering marketing, strategic planning, vinyl pressing, physical distribution, playlist pitching, royalty advances and catalogue monetisation to both label and artist clients.

Unchained Music is an artist and label services and distribution company with offices in the US and UK. Its pioneering Web3-powered infrastructure means greater speed, accuracy and transparency for clients across the whole product pipeline, from catalogue management to distribution to royalty collection and payment. Meanwhile, the company provides a range of services to rights-holders including marketing, strategic planning, vinyl pressing, physical distribution, playlist pitching, royalty advances and catalogue monetisation to both label and artist clients.

This partnership with Sonic Wax comes after Unchained Music recently announced an alignment with blockchain network Sei and wallet-based authentication and identity solutions company Dynamic to power its innovative on-chain administration and payout infrastructure.

Sonic Wax founder Lee Jeffries said: "This partnership between Unchained Music and Sonic Wax provides a conduit from the digital world to the physical world, opening the door to artists who wouldn't normally have access to physical shelves in record stores all over the world. Vinyl product helps digital releases get further traction and, let's not forget, a 300 run of vinyl delivers the same revenue as 1 million streams! Both digital and physical are really important in today's music business eco-system, and it's great to see a digital-first company recognising the importance of physical product."

Unchained Music CMO Scott Ashby said: "Unchained was built on the belief that we could supercharge artist and rights-holder businesses, and tackle many of the industry's legacy issues, with bleeding-edge Web3 technology. But, we are a holistic, full service company, and recognise that our clients' businesses are multi-faceted, with great physical product still a significant part of their offering. This partnership with Sonic Wax allows our clients to benefit from frictionless vinyl production and fulfillment where we feel it will benefit their campaigns. We're looking forward to working with Lee and the Sonic Wax team."