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The Mission:

Starting around December of 2010 and lasting about a year, a truly awe-inspiring mega-storm formed in the northern hemisphere of Saturn. It grew to 9,000 miles wide and eventually circled the entire planet. Since Saturn is a gas planet, there is no surface interference to diffuse such a storm, they just gain more and more momentum.

In December 2013, a massive hurricane became visible as well, it covered the entire north pole and resulted in an eerily beautiful hexagon shape.

The Music:

“The Great Storm” starts as an underscored mysterious theme using sounds from the Arturia CS-80 wrapped around Hindustani vocalizations. It might seem odd to blend exotic vocals with sci-fi style electronic music especially with the variances of pitch and tuning, but I absolutely love the result. These two sounds paint a beautifully wild image like the storm it represents in colors, movements, textures, and patterns, unlike anything we typically experience. People have told me I seem to have synesthesia as I often explain composing like this. In this case, the Cassini image of the great storm on Saturn was like sheet music to me.

The ending of course is dramatically different, featuring a lead line from the Arturia Matrix 12, based on the legendary Oberheim Matrix12, my all-time favorite synthesizer.

The percussion is an interesting Reaktor patch called Newscool that is a bizarre electronic drum tool that works by drawing images into the GUI to produce a pattern.

Notable sounds from TheArturia CS-80 & Matrix 12, Native Instruments Reaktor, and Absynth.

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from Cassini: A Musical Tribute, released July 4, 2021

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Jesse James Allen Orlando, Florida

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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