Doors open at 6:00 pm. Advance tickets are available by calling (615) 401-5077.

Contact:

Virginia Crowe
Director of Marketing
(615) 401-5059
vcrowe@adventuresci.com

Tony Gerber
SPACECRAFT
(615) 414-1241
tg@spaceformusic.com

Nashville, TN (Nov 1, 2006) - Music lovers can experience a multi-sensory journey into the cosmos Saturday, Nov. 18, when the Sudekum Planetarium and internationally acclaimed ambient/electronic music recording artist SPACECRAFT join forces for a live performance.

SPACECRAFT, a SpaceForMusic.com artist, will perform their enchanting live music, while planetarium’s 40-foot dome and multimedia capabilities will create visual moods to accompany the entrancing melodies. This is the first joint endeavor between the group and the planetarium, and will be SPACECRAFT’s first appearance in Nashville since their fantastic performance at the Parthenon in 1999. The show will begin at 7 p.m. and tickets are $10. Children age two and under will be admitted free.

SPACECRAFT comprises of Nashville artist and veteran space musician Tony Gerber, Kentucky electronic music pioneer John Rose and vocal synthesist Diane Timmons. The trio has received heavy airplay on NPR’s syndicated Echoes, Hearts of Space, Star’s End and many local radio stations around the U.S. and world. Their music was used in the 2002 motion picture “Vanilla Sky,” starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz.

“The electronic music of SPACECRAFT is at once enticing and challenging,” Public radio host David Devers said. “With each concert, one is easily drawn into the deep infinity of the universe, while simultaneously being reminded of the very tribal nature of our own kind. You will float peacefully on the marvelous, ambient tapestries of sound woven by SPACECRAFT; and, you will be swept away for a futuristic, musical confrontation with the heavens.” SPACECRAFT has performed in churches, festivals, museums, theatres and planetariums throughout the Eastern and Midwestern United States. The group said they are excited to perform as one of the final shows in the Sudekum Planetarium before it is demolished to make way for Adventure Science Center’s new planetarium and Sky & Space Wing, opening in 2008.

About SPACECRAFT
The project "Spacecraft" was born in 1996 after a listening session of NASA image and sound mappings from the Voyager space probe. Tony Gerber and John Rose were so inspired by the recordings, they programmed a new palette of sounds for their synthesizers, triggered from these listening sessions. Next, they called on the talents of Chris Blazen and Diane Timmons to join them for several recording sessions that emerged as their first self-titled CD, "Spacecraft". Spacecraft's music is largely “of the moment” music. Each concert they do is different. The Sudekum Planetarium show will be unique to that venue.

Billboard Magazine Review
“Spacecraft sets the controls for deep space with music recorded live in the Hummel Planetarium in Kentucky. This trio of synthesizers and guitar recalls early '70s Tangerine Dream, when that group was still using live performances as free-form explorations rather than pre-programmed computations. Befitting the planetarium environment, this is music more of design than melody, and it has a pulse more than a rhythm. From the amorphous textures of "Explorations In Space" to the tugging sequencer patterns of the title track, sounds and forms shift and morph through each other, gradually revealing broad chordal structures, gentle pulses, and the interlocking patterns that have long been the hallmark of space music. Spacecraft does it better than many contemporary practitioners, and Tony Gerber's sinuous guitar leads add another dimension to this sound.” John Diliberto (Billboard Magazine)

More information on this concert, upcoming events, CD releases, Space for Music Records and other creative musical artists can be found on the internet at http://spaceformusic.com.

About Adventure Science Center

For 60 years, Adventure Science Center has brought science to life for children in Middle Tennessee, Southern Kentucky, Northern Alabama and beyond. The center offers hands-on, interactive exhibits and engaging programs that encourage children of all ages to explore how science, invention and innovation affect their lives. Adventure Science Center encourages imagination and curiosity, and engages the senses in the fascinating world of science.

Adventure Science Center is located at 800 Fort Negley Boulevard. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $9 for adults; and $7 for children ages 3 to 12, and seniors 65 and older. For more information, call (615) 862-5160 or visit our web site at www.adventuresci.com.