Wax & Tracks Fest 2026
Our Partners
The people who make this possible.
Audio-Technica
Every needle drop, mic and monitor on that stage runs through Audio-Technica this year.
Audio-Technica started in the early 1960s when curator Hideo Matsushita hosted LP listening concerts at Tokyo's Bridgestone Museum of Art, watching guests light up over records played through serious equipment. He wanted that experience within reach for everyone, so in 1962 he founded Audio-Technica out of a small Shinjuku flat and built the AT-1, the first truly affordable phono cartridge. Six decades on, the family business has grown into a global leader in headphones, turntables and microphones, holding tight to that original idea: high-quality audio for everyone. This year they're bringing the same commitment to Wax & Tracks on the last day of summer, supplying the entire audio setup for the fest, sound system, backline and stage, so every needle drop and live set hits exactly the way it should.
Bacardi
Do What Moves You. Around here that means chasing a record from side A to side B.
Bacardi started in 1862 in Santiago de Cuba and is still family owned today, now the largest privately held spirits company in the world with a lineup that spans rum, vodka, gin and more. Their global campaign, Do What Moves You, is built around chasing whatever pulls you in, whether that's a favorite record, a dance floor or a Saturday with nowhere else to be. Bacardi is pouring in support of Wax & Tracks this year, right alongside a crowd that already knows how to follow the music.
Gotta Groove Records
Cleveland's own pressing plant. Vinyl made here.
Gotta Groove Records opened in 2009 as one of the first new pressing plants to launch in the United States in decades. Now in their 17th year, they've pressed over 20,000 releases and built a vertically integrated operation covering lacquer cutting, plating, pressing, printing, fulfillment and distribution. Several of their original employees are still with them today.
Pepsi
The Brew Kettle
Panza Foundation
Jukebox
Old Brooklyn
Sterling Event Services
Superior Sanitary Services