VLA Stargazing with Deep Energy Orchestra

The US NSF Very Large Array (VLA) is a powerful radio telescope in New Mexico composed of 27 movable antennas that work together as one enormous instrument to observe faint cosmic radio waves. Conceived in the 1960s at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) to complement single-dish telescopes, it was preceded by the Green Bank Interferometer, which helped develop key technologies in communication and signal correlation. Approved by Congress in 1972 and formally dedicated in 1980, the VLA was built on the remote Plains of San Agustin—chosen for its isolation from radio interference and its dry desert climate, which minimizes distortion from atmospheric water vapor. Each 82-foot dish can move on an altitude-azimuth mount and is periodically repositioned along rail tracks forming a Y-shaped array up to 23 miles across, allowing astronomers to adjust resolution and capture extraordinary detail from distant regions of the universe.

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.

Deep Energy Orchestra is the group expression of Jason Everett's musical vision. The coming together of some of the world's most amazing musical talent for the live recording of Playing With Fire in 2016, the group has continued to explore musical new worlds and feature some of the most amazing musicians. Jason's compositional style is influenced by growing up as a classical musician, then embracing jazz and rock. In his late teens he fell in love with Indian and Flamenco music and these styles are very present in his music. Jason was commissioned to score a night of music for the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra in 2018 that featured his compositions as well as those of Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar, and Paco deLucia in a presentation called, From Spain To India. DEO's third record, The Science of Sound has been influenced by Jason's love of astronomy, science, and quantum physics and will be released October 2025.