GOLDEN SALT is the metal, rock, classical and electronic crossover duo based on the violin of Arianna Mazzarese and the electric guitar of Eleonora Loi.
Arianna and Eleonora are also the founders and owners of their independent label Imperatrix, managing Golden Salt and its team of collaborators.
Golden Salt’s counts over 700,000 followers across the official social networks and more than 20 million views on YouTube, Facebook and TikTok, still growing rapidly. Golden Salt’s first album Iron Feathers (2021) is currently selling copies (CD and Vinyls) worldwide from their official store in Rome. The first entirely original Golden Salt Album “Barock” (2022) – and second album ever – is now live on all the digital platforms and at their official Golden Salt Store: https://goldensaltshop.com/
GOLDEN SALT ® is a registered trademark in UE, USA, Brasil, Mexico, Russia and Cina.
ARIANNA MAZZARESE
Arianna Mazzarese is a violinist, author and composer.
She began playing the violin at the age of six. As a child she was admitted to the L. Cherubini Conservatory in Florence, where in 2013 she obtained a ten-year diploma in violin. She also studied composition there. She further honed her skills as a violinist at the Fiesole School of Music with the international concert artist, William Chiquito. She performed in major Italian theaters and was accepted through auditions into youth orchestras such as the National Conservatories Orchestra and the Italian Youth Orchestra. She graduated from a scientific high school with a perfect score of 100/100. In 2018, she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Physics and Astrophysics from the University of Florence.
Then she decided to dedicate herself full-time to the Golden Salt project, alongside Eleonora Loi. Together with Eleonora, she attended specialized courses in recording studios at Labella Studio, earning the title of Sound Technician, and pursued a course in Electronic Production, Mixing, and Mastering, deepening her knowledge of Ableton Live and electronic music production. With the acquired skills, she started producing Golden Salt’s content with the intention of building an international fanbase for the Golden Salt duo from scratch, aiming to perform live for international audiences.
Arianna is also an entrepreneur, producer, and owner of the Golden Salt Store, a videomaker, and a video-colorist. She has produced, edited, and colored the videos of the Golden Salt duo. In her personal life, she regularly practices sports and is a martial arts instructor with a third-dan black belt in Karate.
ELEONORA LOI
Eleonora Loi is a guitarist, singer, DJ, author, composer and producer.
She embarked on her musical journey at the age of seven, taking singing and piano lessons with the Choir Città di Oristano. At the age of 12, she began studying electric guitar, taking lessons in folk-rock and metal guitar. She later founded her first rock band named Sindrome Acustica, which performed in the Sardinian region. After graduating with honors from high school, she moved to Florence to study Physics and Astrophysics. In Florence, she met Arianna, with whom she formed the duo “Violin & Electric Guitar”. Together, they performed throughout Italy with their duo. Thanks to their artistic endeavors, they were able to fund their studies and achieve financial independence while attending university. In 2018, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Physics and Astrophysics and decided to dedicate herself full-time to the Golden Salt duo.
Eleonora and Arianna attended courses in recording studios such as Labella Studio, earning the title of Sound Technicians, and pursued a course in Electronic Production, Mixing, and Mastering, deepening their knowledge of Ableton Live and electronic music production. Eleonora Loi further specialized as a producer by taking advanced music production courses at the MAT Academy, including Producer Academy, Luca Pretolesi Advanced Club Mix, Luca Pretolesi Advanced Techniques, Ableton Masterclass (Ableton Live 11), and Giuliano Radiciotti Excellence Mastering. Eleonora Loi handled the mixing and mastering of all Golden Salt tracks and both Golden Salt albums, including the vinyl versions. She has practiced martial arts since childhood and is now a karate instructor with a fourth-degree black belt.
