SONGS OF APOLLO

Welcome to "Songs of Apollo," a documentary series that delves into the unique relationship between space exploration and music. Uncover how the vastness of space has inspired musical creativity and how music has played a vital role in space missions.

Join us as we discover the fascinating interplay between art and science. Through extensive research and interviews, "Songs of Apollo" reveals the profound impact of space exploration on music and popular culture.

Prepare to be captivated by stories that harmonize music and the cosmos, showcasing how the arts have inspired and supported the exploration of space.

Stay tuned for an extraordinary journey through sound and space.

Please share your space music stories in the contact section!

About the filmmaker: Kevin White is an educator and creative professional from Nashville, TN, deeply rooted in the music industry and passionate about space exploration. He has been involved in various GRAMMY Advocacy initiatives, such as the Music Modernization Act, and has contributed his musicology knowledge to the NASA Apollo Flight Journal.

From rock arenas to rocket launches, "Concert to Cosmos: The Acoustic Evolution of MSI-DFAT" is a featurette from the Songs of Apollo series, that follows the groundbreaking work of a sound company that reshaped spaceflight testing. Using powerful loudspeakers to expose spacecraft to extreme acoustic forces, MSI revolutionized Direct Field Acoustic Testing. Drawing on years of experience working with legendary musicians (Pink Floyd David Bowie), they transformed their mastery of sound into a critical technology for space exploration, bridging creativity and science in an unexpected way.

The upcoming series "Songs of Apollo" originated in 2019 through a space industry-funded internship initiative to honor the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Celebration. Initially, Kevin White was assigned to explore the connections between Nashville's rich musical heritage and the Apollo space program. Through extensive research and interviews, he revealed a fascinating, ongoing interplay between art and science, highlighting how music and the cosmos have influenced each other throughout human history.

News & Updates

April 11th, 2025 is release day for our first Songs of Apollo Featurette “CONCERT TO COSMOS: The Acoustic Evolution of MSI-DFAT.” Learn how a live sound company evolved from rock arenas to rocket launches. Using powerful loudspeakers to expose spacecraft to extreme acoustic forces, MSI revolutionized Direct Field Acoustic Testing. Drawing on years of experience working with legendary musicians (Pink Floyd, David Bowie), they transformed their mastery of sound into a critical technology for space exploration, bridging creativity and science in an unexpected way.

March 2025, This month has brought a lot of new activity into the Songs of Apollo project. Roadtrips to Detroit, Dayton, Baltimore and Washington DC have produced a lot of great footage and stories.

In Detroit Pal Molnar from Sonus Engineering Uses his expertise in mechanical engineering and acoustics to reduce the noise of spacecraft including the upcoming Halo Gateway space habitat.

Bob Goldstein from MSI-DFAT, Pink Floyd to NASA

In Baltimore the team at MSI-DFAT provided a ton of great insight into the ways that they turned their concert sound expertise in to new field of acousic testing for NASA.

July 20, 2020, Happy Moon Landing Day! It’s been a year since Songs of Apollo premiered at the Adventure Science Center’s Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Celebration. We are looking forward to starting production on the full length documentary in January 2021.

Adventure Science Center premier for the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Celebration.