CD Duplication Services
Morphius Records was founded in 1993 by David Andler as an independent record label in
Los Angeles. Shortly thereafter, the company relocated to Baltimore and became an
independent music distributor in addition to record label. In 1996, after some
opportunities to benefit the music community presented themselves to David, he decided
to expand into assisting musicians and independent record labels with finding music
manufacturing at a decent rate. After some initial success, MorphiusDisc Mfg, the
manufacturing division of Morphius Records, was born. Since that time, MorphiusDisc Mfg
has helped thousands of independent artists and record labels make their own CDs, vinyl
records, and cassettes. In 2000, we also began offering DVDs and specialty shaped discs, in
response to interest in our services from a variety of area businesses who had heard about
our affordable pricing and exceptional quality control in the printing process.
Along with the vast majority of his staff, David is an active performer, having played drums
with a wide variety of bands since 1983. From the beginning, Morphius has employed
almost entirely musicians (including our accountants and attorneys). Overall, more than
90% of all Morphius employees since 1993 have been musicians, booking agents, music
promoters, or involved in radio broadcasting. It’s always been our philosophy that people
involved with music are better qualified to function in this sort of environment.
Morphiusdisc Manufacturing:
Compact Discs - Welcome to MorphiusDisc, the manufacturing division of Morphius
Records, Inc. We offer a huge variety of services to the entire music industry, specializing in
CD MANUFACTURING, and we can reliably handle your next project, whether you are an
independent band that needs 1000 CDs or an internationally known artist who needs
200,000 CDs.
Printing and Packaging - We offer a full spectrum of printing & packaging services and can
help you complete any project from the design phase to its completion. A vast array of
packaging styles are available, including specialized jewel case colors, numerous cardboard
and alternative eco-conscious packaging styles, digipacs, envelopes, UPC bar coding and
top spine labeling, jewel case stickering and more.
DVD, Vinyl, Cassettes - In addition to our full service line of CD Manufacturing, we duplicate
high quality audio cassettes, and we recently began offering DVD replication as well. And of
course we also press vinyl records (both standard grade and audiophile, black or color
vinyl, including custom shaped discs and picture discs, in 5", 7", 10", 12" or any size in
between). We also print all different types of inserts and jacket packaging for cassettes,
vinyl records and DVDs.
Pricing And Customer Service:
Low Price Philosophy - Our pricing structure is designed to satisfy the needs of all of our
clients by starting with great prices on low quantities to make replication affordable for
everyone, and offering even lower prices on higher quantity replication projects. Higher
volume clients who manufacture a substantial number of projects with us each year are
entitled to additional discounts and incentives.
Our Pricing Guarantee - Not only is all of our product pricing extremely affordable, our CD
replication prices are actually Guaranteed To Be The Lowest In The U.S. If you find a better
advertised price on CD manufacturing, we will match or beat it!* And that even includes
specials offered by other companies. (*subject to certain limitations detailed in both the
products section of this site and our printed catalog).
Superior Customer Service - Our service is personable and extremely effective, and it's quite
possible the most important reason that our customers stick with us year after year.
Because Morphius Records began as a record label and continues to be one, we care about
you as a customer, we understand what your needs are, and we realize that this industry is
about working together with people (not about fast-talking people in fancy offices who
don't listen to music).
Smoothing the Ride - Our web pages are designed to help guide you through the process.
Using them can make doing your first CD much easier--and can even help to answer
complicated questions for companies who are very familiar with the process. Take some
time to read the stuff on the information pages here. Hopefully you'll find useful info that
will help make the manufacturing experience a smooth and easy one, whether it's your first
time or you're a seasoned pro.
Convenient Options - If you have an upcoming project, send us an email, or fill out one of
our extremely easy to use quote request forms. We'll get back to you promptly with good
advice, a variety of options, and a budget that you'll like, no matter what your situation. Or
if you have to know right now, it's OK to just call us. We'll make time to answer your
questions on whatever services you are interested in. The number here is (410) 662-0112.
Our normal business hours are 10-6 EST. We're also available by appointment on
weekends and after hours
Our Mission - Rest assured that at MorphiusDisc Mfg, we pride ourselves on two main
things: *Making sure your order looks great, sounds great, and is ready when you need it,
and *Making sure that you get the best possible pricing in the industry. We offer the
complete line of products for audio manufacturing. So you can rest assured with the
knowledge that if it exists.....we can get it for you. That's how we keep our customers!
Services:
Mastering
Graphic Design
Web Hosting
Print & Packaging
Recording
Mastering
Morphius Records offers world class mastering options for your audio project, at pricing
lower than most other mastering studios in our state-of-the-art in-house mastering facility
Lord Baltimore Recording. With more than 50 years of combined experience, our mastering
engineers will ensure that your project sounds its best.
If you're interested in our mastering services, you can upload your project to us here at no
charge. We'll let you know how much it can benefit from the mastering process and give
you specific advice on how to make sure that your finished product sound its best.
The information will be provided to you at no charge, and you will be under no obligation
whatsoever. Please direct any further questions about mastering to us by Mastering Quote
Form or phone us at 410-929-3786 during business hours.
Graphic Design, Layout and Custom Illustration
One of the reasons that Morphius is a favorite choice for replication and printing services is
our talented staff of designers. Record Labels, promotional Companies, bands, and solo
artists that we work with know that if they need someone to create a great layout design
for an art project we can do it, or finish it for them if they run out of time. And they also
know that when someone gives us a layout & design deadline, we're nearly always able to
meet that deadline.
Another reason people love to work with us is that when we're done with the graphic
design for your cd layout, you know that it's been done right. Since nine times out of ten
when people submit artwork to us it's not sized or set up properly, that's a big deal.
Click here to find out more about our graphic design services for printed products & web
layouts. You can see samples of printed cardboard jackets & digipaks, stickers, posters,
catalogs, fanzines, promotional packages, and t-shirts.
Web Site Design & Art, Ecommerce, and Website Hosting
Our talented staff of web designers, developers, and programmers have spent years
creating many affordable web sites for our music-industry customers and other
international companies. Everything from informational sites to complicated professional
ecommerce sites to promotional band web sites. Everything from mp3 streaming to flash to
custom scripts and cold fusion programming, to banner advertising, secure commerce
transactions and search engine optimization.
Is your site the best it can be? If the answer is no, why not let us design a high tech site for
your company today...and once the site is created, we can host it for you on our state-of-
the-art servers, including sophisticated UPS power backup systems and redundant T3
connectivity.
Contact us for an eportfolio of web sites we have worked on and programming
accomplishments. We can create a site to help you promote and sell your products, your
music, or whatever else you have in mind.
Click here to find out more about our graphic design services for printed products. You can
see samples of printed cardboard jackets & digipaks, stickers, posters, catalogs, fanzines,
promotional packages, and t-shirts.
Digipak / Digipack / Digipac Printing and Cardboard Packaging
Set your releases apart from the crowd with the slickest and most professional CD
packaging available! Because they cost a bit more, a CD
presented in a digipak is sure to get your project the
attention it deserves. Digipaks are printed on thick 15 point
stock (or optionally on 18 point chipboard stock), full color
print inside and out, with an acqueous, matte, or high gloss
finish, using your choice of black, white, or clear trays. If
you’re feeling like going even more deluxe, add up to 4
additional panels. For even more flash, add an insert inside,
or add additional trays and create a multidisc set. Choose
from most any insert size: any of them can be inserted into your digipak, using one of our
special pockets or diagonal flaps, or the booklet can even be glued in if you like.
Another advantage of the digipak is that while it is more eco-conscious and
environmentally friendly than jewel case packaging, it is one of the few other practical and
acceptable retail packaging styles.
Testimonials:
A belated Thank You to all of you for helping us, the Brearley B-Naturals, with our
CD, "Supernatural." We're absolutely thrilled with the way it turned out. I wish you
could see how excited these high school girls have been about it! — Karyn Joaquino,
Director, Brearley B-Naturals
I just have to say that you, Martha, are so helpful and a pleasure to work with. I have
to say thank you so much for all your help. I can't wait to see the CDs, I know you
guys do a wonderful job. I'll let you know when they arrive. — Nick Van Bremen,
Star 69 Records.
For more information please visit http://www.morphius.com