Pale Moon’s proprietor, Jared Samuel Elioseff was raised by his grandfather on a steady diet of Steve Reich, Harry Belafonte, Nina Simone and Kurt Weil. starting in his late teens he spent nearly two decades on and off the road, touring and recording with Aldous Harding, Kevin Morby, Karen O, and Yoko Ono, to name a few. along the way he recorded an LP of original music under the moniker Invisible Familiars for Other Music/Fat Possum, whose guests included Nels Cline, Jolie Holland, and Miho Hatori.

sometime later— during peak-pandemic lockdown— he taught himself piano tuning and a bit of saxophone by ear, plus DIY wall-insulation. and so- having already amassed many keyboards, some mics, odd bits of percussion, and several electric basses- it made perfect sense to escape to the North Country of Washington County, NY, just in time to find some land and intertwine life & livelihood with someone not of this world, who nonetheless claims to be from Texas:

Sarah La Puerta is the caretaker of Pale Moon and all its many flora & fauna. an accomplished musician and multimedia artist in her own right, Sarah’s contributions are sometimes ineffable, but always unassailable and inestimable. they may manifest as a passage for vibraphone or tenor recorder, an expertly-cooked Tex-Mex meal, a dreamy vocal part, or even some album art. or likewise it might just be the moment when even the most buttoned-up and otherwise - articulate individual sets foot in our space and comments, slack-jawed, on “what a great vibe” is immediately palpable. this happens every thyme, & that- in a nutshell- is the magic that is Sarah.

keeping the gear well-fed and excercised is an obligatory part of any operating studio. for this, we often utilize the diverse talents of our friend Victor Pacek, hailing from the Wachusett highlands of Massachusetts, this native New Englander maintains gear, helps run sessions and lends upright bass and/or tuba wherever it is necessary.  Victor's passion for music first brought him to Nashville where he began to fulfill his curiosity for the science of acoustics & audio engineering.  now residing in western MA, Victor is often pulling huge fish out of tiny creeks, identifying local trees & fungi, or cruising on his mountain bike. in more suburban settings. when he’s not helping to keep our pinch rollers rollin he works days restoring groovy recording consoles and other vintage audio equipment for the renowned Sonic Circus of VT.

honorable mentions: Pale Moon would otherwise just be a pipe dream without the generosity and ingenuity of those detailed above, plus the following stout-hearted people: Joe Miner, Jason Tavares, Ben Fields, Thor Harris, Christopher Puidokas, Richard Levengood, Matthew Cullen, Ben Fischer, Gerardo Ordonez, Sophie Miner, Dave Lyons, Adam Jones, Nick Kinsey, Shae Meyer, Bay Habshey, Del Montgomery, Sam Houdek, Stephanie Brown, Chris Hefner, Jake Woodruff, Gina Norgard, Carter Bales, Charles Elioseff, John Valesio, Timothy Bright, Brian Hultgren, TJ Hiemel, Frances & David Wiley, Chad Lubertowicz, Kim Craig, Chris Ruggiero, Clemens Poole, Georgia Hourdas, Colby Bird, Stevie Weinstein Foner, Jessica J Milton, Zev Nevo, and weirdos like u.