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Hi there, 

Here are a few updates on the book publication. 

Book publication status

I am still working super hard to make this book even better and more interesting than I planned in the first place. Every day that passes by enables me to get some more interesting collectors on board. The kickstarter campaign gave the project a great boost and now I'm negotiating with a few publishers and traveling around the world (not just the US) to get even more interesting profiles. Patience is key here. The new book due day is during record store day 2014 (April 2014). Rest assured, the book will be amazing.

New collectors added

I decided to extend the reach of Dust & Grooves and took a trip to Japan and the UK in order to profile some really interesting collectors. In the next month I will also be traveling to Portugal to profile Joaquim Paolo, writer "Jazz Covers" and "Funk Covers", published by Taschen. 

Japan

Shuya Okino of Kyoto Jazz Massive

DJ Muro

UK

Strictly Kev (DJ Food - Ninja Tunes)

Ollie Teeba ( The Herbaliser - Ninja Tunes)

Mr. Scruff (Ninja Tune)

Dom Servini (Wah Wah Records)

Colleen Murphy (Classic Albums Sundays)

Coming up....

I now have confirmation from some really exciting names in the world of record collecting.

In June I will be visiting Gilles Peterson in London, along with Four Tet and Andy Votel. 

Also working on getting Ed Mota, the legendary Brazilian collector from Rio.

Who's next on Dust & Grooves??

In an effort to reach out to some known vinyl collectors, I am now dedcating a page on the Dust & Grooves website to a special poll which will give the readers a chance to determine who will be profiled next. The page is still under construction, but you can have a preview look here.

Please subscribe to our mail list (to get updates on the book progress. Look for the Connect widget on the sidebar. 

http://www.dustandgrooves.com

Thanks for your patience and ongoing support.

Eilon

Hello dear friends and backers,

It's been a while since our last update. lots of things happened since. some are really exciting.

WEST COAST TRIP:

I have just recently came back from a very productive visit to LA. Been working hard on photographing more collectors and spreading the gospel of Dust & Grooves on the west coast. Here are a few of the new collectors profiled:

Cut Chemist (needs no introduction):

Egon (Now-Again records):

Mario Caldato jr. (Music producer for The Beastie Boys):

Oliver Wang (O-Dub) :

Jeff Gold:

Joe Altruda:

A VISIT TO THIRD MAN RECORDS, NASHVILLE, TN

On the way back to Brooklyn, I made a stop in Nashville to meet the fabulous people at Third Man Records. I had a blast and also had a chance to profile Ben Blackwell who's also known as the White Stripes' official archivist.

Ben then took me for a ride at the Third man headquarters and I witnessed the completion of their "Novelties Lounge" (sorry, no photos here) and then we went on a tour at their impressive old school pressing plant, United Record Pressing.

BOOK AND ROAD TRIP UPDATE

Since the great success of our Kickstarter campaign, Dust & Grooves has gained populaity among broader audience and managed to reach out to some interesting people in the music industry.
There are now talks of having a publisher to the Dust & Grooves book, and we couldn't be more excited about it (more info to come soon).
I have decided not to make a rush move and pospone the roadtrip to spring 2013. This extra time will allow me to conduct a thorough research on intersting collectors and music related subjects, and will eventualy lead to a better, more insighful book. I also teamed up with some top notch music and vinyl experts to help me map out and reveal this hidden world of vinyl collectors.
The road trip will take place on May/June 2013 and the estimated book publishing date is now end of summer 2013.

DUST & GROOVES IN THE MEDIA:

I was recently interviewed for a short episode about retro media on PBS Off Book.

We also got featured on KCET website with a great article by Oliver Wang about my recent visit to LA. Read it here.

and another small appearance on Fast Company magazine:

I thank you for your patience and continuing support!

Keep digging,
Eilon

Hello everyone.

Here is a link to download the desktop wallpapers.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3496887/DG_Wallpapers.zip

Enjoy it

Eilon

WE MADE IT!! HUGE HUGE THANK!!!!

Updates coming soon ;-))

With 2 hours to go, all I wanna do is give back! for all the support, love and belief.

Here is a little something for you all,  a desktop wallpaper designed by Jess Smart Smiley.

You can download it here.

Thanks, Eilon

P.S. - another quick reminder. If you are international backer (living outside of the US), and pledged for a reward that needs to be shipped, please make sure you added the shipping cost to the pledge! (it will be hard to collect shipping costs after the campaign is done)