New Hampshire boasts *six* planetariums. Who knew there were that many? The most well know is the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium. The rest are school related:
Christa McAuliffe Planetarium
3 Institute Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Keene State College Planetarium
229 Main Street
Keene, NH 03435
Nashua Senior High School Planetarium
Riverside Drive
Nashua, NH 03062
Oyster River Planetarium
Oyster River High School
Coe Drive
Durham, NH 03824
Plymouth State College Planetarium
Nat. Science Dept. Boyd Hall
Plymouth, NH 03264
Salem High School Planetarium
Geremonty Drive
Salem, NH 03079
With 6 planetariums, I figured there must be at least 6 ambient or eletronic
musicians in New Hampshire specializing in creating and selling planetarium music even if they are students in High School or College.
I found zero, and I was looking. Now I know that there are many planetariumesque songs from artists out there living in the granite state - I've heard them. But if I were holding a party at a Planetarium and I wanted someone to play planetarium style music, where would I look? If I wanted to commission a new show, where would I go?
It turns out I'm not going to find a New Hampshire artist. I'm going to find an artist from Atlanta, Georgia, and his name is John Serrie. His music (myspace) is definitely for the planetarium. Blast off! But he's also going to get the job because when I look up planeterium music I can actually find him.
Tip of the day: if you've got music that fills a niche, make sure that someone can find it. Electronic and ambient musicians of New Hampshire with space music alert: If you've got some space music laying around, make sure it comes up when you type in "planetarium music". And contact those planeteriums, too!
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