Dust and Grooves Introduction.mov

Dust & Grooves is a photography and interview project documenting vinyl collectors while digging into their most personal spaces: their record collections. D & G helps preserve the integrity and history of vinyl, as well as the musical heritage that goes along with every record in these collections.
This summer, Eilon Paz of Dust & Grooves will embark on a two-month, 11,000-mile, 30-interview Americana journey. This cross-country road trip will hit major music heritage hubs like New Orleans, birthplace of Jazz, and Los Angeles, home of the Chicano Punk Rock scene of the '80s, plus less likely enclaves like Walla Walla, WA. These culture-rich areas will connect D&G with an expansive variety of music meccas and record fans to reveal lost collections and musical oddities. Professional country music archivists in Nashville, basement-dwelling punks on the outskirts of Omaha, and college town record store owners in the southwest will all be documented by Eilon's camera. This exciting road trip will capture the spirit of vinyl enthusiasts and the importance of their collections from coast to coast.
Profiles from both the website and road trip will be hand-selected for inclusion in a future book project. Dust & Grooves: The Book will be the culmination of five years of D&G research and records. Photographs and interviews chosen from the site will be interspersed with an expanded subject pool from the trip covering the secret vinyl goldmines of political figures, athletes, fashion moguls, and everyday Joes. Framed by insightful essays and Q & As, and packed with sharp photography, the book will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers, crossing over from die-hard vinyl enthusiasts to also reach fans of pop culture, portrait photography, creative interviews, and music history.
Dust & Grooves is the only project of its kind that documents vinyl lovers and their collections in this most intimate way. The project will continue to help preserve the integrity of vinyl records as well as the many colorful personalities that collect them. As technology moves forward and many music formats go digital, Dust & Grooves helps keep the rich, warm, analog life of vinyl spinning.
Originally from Israel, Eilon Paz has traveled the world, from Australia to Cuba and Argentina to Ghana, in pursuit of intriguing and memorable subjects. In addition to managing his own photography studio in Tel Aviv for eight years, Eilon has shot for Israel's top cultural publications and for the acclaimed cookbook The Book of New Israeli Food (Schocken/Random House). Eilon's work has appeared in worldwide publications such as Wax Poetics, Saveur, Monocle, Conde Nast Traveler, and Delta Airlines Sky magazines, and French music magazine Vibrations. His lifetime of photography experience shines through in his most personal project, Dust & Grooves.

[@connieparra2143]

That was beautiful to bring him happiness in he’s music to hear it and dance to it. Beautiful moment!!

[@astrojazzman]

"Music is the healing force of the Universe" - Albert Ayler 🎷

[@johnsradios484]

Nice that they brought a portable turntable to the last guy

[@UBZUKki]

Vinyl.......its a beautiful thing

[@Chris4127basket]

This is a great project, congratulations!

[@MrFartboy79]

Yes, do check out the Vinyl Community here on KZbin... many, many passionate record collectors! We all make videos showing our collections, latest vinyl finds, etc. There links to some members on my channel. Good luck! I love this idea.

[@sofjias]

Hi! Awesome project! I live in Montevideo Uruguay (South America) . I am looking forward to see more...

[@djtrishm]

Thats a beautiful story about bring the man a portable record player!

[@mphsVinylJim]

Woa. Surely this is important to the Vinyl Community (VC). We are in Memphis and have some great spots to crate dig. Also I will mention this in my next VC video. I've subbed you for further info. Keep groovin. Jim and The Mrs.

[@totheboyelis]

soooo amazing !

[@MrFartboy79]

This is awesome!

[@tbw3100]

Cool project!

[@AndersInStockholm]

Very cool!

[@mrhoffame]

OMG!!! I bet the rare African Lps/ music that Phillip guy have is just BEYOND amazing! That stuff is so hard find in good condition if at all.

[@Metamophisis]

Cool videos man!

[@Anthony-fz7uf]

You should do another book

[@crapitoutjim]

@dustandgrooves you should check the vinyl community out here on youtube, there are literally several hundred collectors all sharing their collections via video posts from all over the states and the world.

[@TheGrecianThunder]

Awesome! I've been reading your stories and looking at your beautiful photography for a couple of years now. Like Alan Lomax for of vinyl collecting! Do check out the Vinyl Community here on the youtube.

[@bobsbigboy_]

Gainsbourg!

[@CollectorOfMusic]

absolutely awesome, please look up youtube user: PUNKTEXAS and watch his video called "the vinyl community record shelves" he put together a video of some of the vinyl community's record collections, after we sent him some still photos. our photos maybe amiture next to your work, however its a great montage of still photos of records and collections and equiptment too. the Vinyl Community here on youtube is a place to marry your love of photography with our love of records. i subbed, take care!

[@dustandgrooves]

Thanks! I am looking for vinyl collectors from all over the US for an upcoming road trip documentary about vinyl. would love it if you could spread the word. Thanks Eilon [e-mail]