Cassini: A Musical Tribute is a 15 track album. The project honors the efforts of the Cassini-Huygens team for the 20-year 4 billion-mile journey to explore Saturn and its moons.  The project also pays homage to the pioneers of electronic music.

This was an immense passion project geared toward getting people interested in the history of the Cassini Mission as well as curious about space exploration.  It was a year-long independent endeavor.  The webpage https://www.cassinitribute.com/ is a companion to the album as it explains how all the music correlates to each Cassini Mission milestone (and how much of the music was made)

Cassini: A Musical Tribute

14 - The Grand Finale

11 - The Great Storm

09 - Enceladus

08 - Huygens Lands On Titan

07 - The Arrival

06 - Phoebe

05 - Winter At Jupiter

04 - Into The Asteroid Belt

03 - Rendezvous With Venus

02 - The Journey Begins

01 - Prelude

A funny thing happens when someone asks you “Do you play an instrument?” and you answer “Yes, a synthesizer!”, you are often met with an expression that suggests that is not the answer they hoped for. As a lifelong fan of synthesizers, I always found this a bit bewildering as these instruments not only can create so many wonderful sounds, you can compose with them in so many ways.

In light of this, I decided to compose this duet-style sonata between a grand piano ( UVI Model D) and an emulation of the 1983 Yamaha DX1 synthesizer ( UVI FMX1) played in the most traditional of ways.

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Jesse James Allen is a 9-time internationally award-winning experiential media artist and composer.  

At heart, he is a sound designer and synthesist. His affinity for classical styles and choral music came from his early years recording for the prestigious Denver Center for the Performing Arts and National Theater Conservatory.


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