Sal Cataldi is a former entertainment publicist and current-day musician and music journalist whose writing can be found in the New York Times, PopMatters, Rolling Stone, and various other publications. His prime musical venture, Spaghetti Eastern, marries acid-jazz- and world-beat-fueled guitar instrumentals, ambient soundscapes, and bare-bones acoustic ballads. The project has received acclaim from the media, including the New York Times, Jazz Times, Huffington Post, and many others.