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Bringing the venue to you through filmic portraiture both archived & live. 

The idea of the "one take" is held in high regards where an artist is not enhanced with editing - the goal with this body of work is to make portraits.

Sonic signatures are welcomed in the often live sound style of recording on location.

 New films will appear organically about every 4-6 weeks adding to over 100 episodes in this archive.

Live events are realized periodically throughout the year as pop ups combining :  

Music • Craft Food & Drink • Circus Arts • Varieté

Thank you to MASS MoCA  , the  FreshGrass Festival, the Library of Congress FolkLife Division created by Alan Lomax,  Ear Trumpet Labs, Bolex Digital, Nikon,  Apple, Sennhieser & Universal Audio , for the inspiration and in the field reliable tools that shape the sound & feel of this work.

This body of work is not funded by any of the above mentioned institutions or companies and is a labor of love.

J. Elon Goodman / www.jgood.info

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More good news this morning an Alice 828 mixer created by Ted Fletcher in the 70s used by artists like Michael Kiwanuka / Cat Stevens /Speedometer has been rebuilt to beyond low noise spec by Ted Fletcher himself. Now with balanced output transformers as well as vintage Sowter input transformers like on Neve boards of Abbey Road Studios back in the day. This is a great asset to the Salt Stage Live events as well as field recordings ! Looking forward to making some films this year and beyond! Thanks crunch studios uk for the source Alice. This mixer was rebuilt almost 40 years to the day that it was originally built !
A talk to benefit the Archive work of Salt Stage this week in Sao Paulo . Thanks @jasonlsilva for setting this up amongst Brazils art community, a huge honor !
Techno/electro dance party August 2nd @fogrockland
Great to get a lunch with Archivist Jason Verlinde @ Fretboard Journal. Archiving is so important and his work has always inspired the Salt Stage on its path : The task of archiving was once entrusted only to museums, libraries, and other institutions that acted as repositories of culture in material form. But with the rise of digital networked media, a multitude of self-designated archivists—fans, pirates, hackers—have become practitioners of cultural preservation on the Internet ( and other platforms) . These nonprofessional archivists have democratized cultural memory, building freely accessible online (and print) archives of whatever content they consider suitable for digital preservation- Rouge Archive MIT press
A new shadow puppet piece by Molly Gawler & Droplet Dance @mollyfaye8 viewable at www.saltstage.com & https://vimeo.com/265016593
A trip to Tunisia exploring traditional Cuisine of the Berber people. Travel through ancient Carthaginian Temples of Olive Oil making as well as modern markets in central Tunis. This trip was sponsored by @rogerseats & #LesMoulinsMahjoub Check out the 10 minute documentary @ https://vimeo.com/258231713
Shake off the Nor’ Easters tonight FOG Bar ! An Electro-Acoustic set followed by Late Night Rhythm & beats by Eastern Puma & Mosart212! Salt Stage Live is thrilled to welcome acclaimed Portland-based beat maker Mosart 212 and Bill Giordano’s latest wildcrafted electroacoustic project Eastern Puma to the new and improved stage at FOG Bar & Cafe at 328 Main St, Rockland. The event is celebratory return after FOG’s winter break and will take place Saturday March 17th- St Patrick's Day. There will be sets from each artist and they will join each other for a not-to-be-missed 3rd set. The music will start at 8:30 and you'll hear everything from poignant songcraft, to post-modern beat styled symphonies, to cut-the-rug electronic dance gooves. Come early, come late, come for the while night but don't miss this rare treat! Enter through the Oak St. door. Tickets are limited and are currently on sale for $10! For Ticket Information please visit www.saltstage.com/live/ Mosart212 (aka Maria JoséButter, aka Boston Blackie) is a prolific creator of bad-ass funky symphonies for the post-modern era. While he’s a DJ’s DJ, he’s also so much more: composer, rabblerouser, crate-digger, beatsmith, Baseball Fury, teacher, curator, writer, bargain-hunter, philosopher, boogaloo shrimp, hep cat, and all-around artiste. Mosart212 will keep you front and center, tapping on that music stand and waving his conductor’s baton and his wild-ass hair. Listen Here: http://brooklynradio.com/symphony-sessions-age-of-prosperity/ Eastern Puma is the electro/acoustic musical project of Bill Giordano. Long time Maine songwriter, and provocateur in Maine arts and agriculture world, Giordano has been performing throughout the Northeast under his folk moniker William Joseph Jiordan. He writes for the cultural coming of age in America - for an elusive yet omnipresent language of emotional intelligence. Eastern Puma is his long-in-the-works project that combines his love of songcraft and composing with rhythms, beats and dance music. Listen Here: https://soundcloud.com/billgiordano
Saturday 03.17.18! Come hear electro acoustic live & late night Rythm & beats with Eastern Puma & Mosart212 FOG BAR & CAFE @mosart212 @overjiordan @fogrockland