MOTT MUSIC
Dir. Jarred Alterman

Documentary, USA, 2005, HD, 28 min

SYNOPSIS
Discover a Piano Factory in the Bronx, and the characters that dwell within. Explore the synchronous lives a Piano Voicer, Piano Technician and Piano Dealer.

Once a part of J.L. Mott’s Iron Works in the 1880’s, now, Beethoven Pianos is a place of piano restoration. Spend time with a crew dedicated to a craft on the threat of extinction. Listen to the philosophies of old school belly men and piano voicers who speak out in a world absorbed with technology and electric instruments.

“Mott Music”, filmed on High Definition, blurs the boundaries defining documentary filmmaking. A combination of hand held camera work capturing the raw emotions of factory life with slow moving dolly shots floating through factory walls, “Mott Music”, is a unique interpretation of the documentary format.

CAST
Carl Demler, Marc Wienert, Reinhart Landskron

CREW
Producer & Director: Jarred Alterman

BIOS
Jarred Alterman graduated from Temple University in 1998 with a Bachelors’ Degree in Film and Media Arts. His thesis film, “The Misery Club”, won several Kodak awards as well as a Motion Picture Association Grant.

Jarred has lived in New York the past 6 years working as a documentary Cinematographer & Editor. Recently, he was the Director of Photography for a Charles Atlas/ Merce Cunningham collaboration entitled “View for Camera”, as well as “Speaking with Music”, a documentary about young pianists. As a director, Jarred has concentrated on art installation documentaries, music videos, and short films.

His film Mir 2, a short documentary about the Smack Mellon Installation in DUMBO, Brooklyn, has screened in New York.

Contact: Jarred Alterman - jarred@mottmusic.com
Website: www.mottmusic.com