Test Shot Starfish

Test Shot Starfish is an American electronic music production duo formed in 1999 by Kyle Schember and Ryan Stuit.^[1]

Test Shot Starfish
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Ambient, Electronic, IDM
Years active	1999-present
Members	Kyle Schember and Ryan Stuit

History

The duo met on the film set for Forever Fabulous in Los Angeles in the late 90s.^[2] Their first EP was released in 2003 and a self titled full length album in 2005. Their name refers to the Starfish Prime nuclear test from 1962, the largest nuclear detonation in space.^[3]

Music style

Test Shot Starfish "is the sound of space, if it had one – at least in this parsec".^[4] For example, their song "LC-39A" is inspired by the launch pad of the same name which launched Apollo missions, the Space Shuttle, and Falcon Heavy rockets.^[4] Another example is the track "Sputnik" which was named after the first artificial satellite. The song contained samples of news clips and audio from the satellite itself.^[4] Their music is also commonly used in SpaceX's YouTube and X livestreams of rocket launches.^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

• Test Shot Starfish (2005)
• Music for Space (2018)
• Music for Space Sleep (2020)
• Earth Analog (2022)
• Test Flight (2025)

Extended plays

• Test Shot Starfish EP (2003)

Singles

• Mars (2019)
• Cities in Flight (2019)
• The New Astronauts (2020)
• Crew (2020)
• Moon (featuring Everyday Astronaut) (2021)