Hailing from the beating heart of Naredaprimalinne, Neptune's largest city, Starbeat Satellite is a Rocketpop duo beloved throughout the Sol system. Consisting of ST4R, an Android built by Quasar Galactic; Beat, short for Beaterraminzephyleer; and their manager, Roxannabimedileer, Starbeat Satellite has risen to interplanetary fame on the back of their growing catalog of bouncing, melodic music and infectious good vibes. They are good-natured and friendly, frequently selling out stadiums for their shows and happy to meet their fans when they're planetside for a musical tour. They are scheduled to play a show this month in Titan Garden, at the E-District's Imperial Arena. Good luck getting yourself a seat!
Starbeat Satellite has a simple but highly successful formula. Their brand of Rocketpop is a fusion of Pulsewave, Cathode Funk, Terran Disco Revival and Old Plutonian House music backing catchy and easy-to-follow lyrics about living and loving in the year 2389. It's very easy to bounce in your seat to a Starbeat Satellite track, whether that seat is an office on Terra or a starship in Caelian orbit, and the lyrics are easy to pick up on and sing along with, even if it's your first time hearing the chorus. They usually have versions of their songs with lyrics in both Common Terran and Karalese Neptunian languages, and they like to mix up which versions of what songs they sing at their shows. It's easy to pick up on even if you don't speak one language or the other, but superfans like to make sure they know them both by heart. Some of their hit songs include Clean and Serene, 404 Reasons, Tell Me Goodbye, Warp Skip Record Scratch and H.E.A.R.T. Breaker Deluxe. This isn't an exhaustive list, their catalog is huge.
Fans will tell you that ST4R provides the beat and Beat is the vocal star, but the truth is the pair collaborate on all aspects of their work. The pair are always searching for new inspirations for their tracks, often sampling older and lesser-known music and giving it their twist. When they've blended something together into a bouncy new beat the pair will write lyrics to layer overtop of the track- they often want to capture a relatable experience and phrase it in a way that is easy to hear and to repeat, even for people unfamiliar with one of their two performing languages. Beat tends to be the vocal lead with ST4R providing backup singing but occasional ST4R will have his own moments at the front with Beat supporting him. We can do it together! Together! We can sail in any Weather! Together! There ain't any other way.
It makes sense given how much work they put into making their songs catchy and fun, but Starbeat Satellite love their fans and love fan participation in their music. They wouldn't be on top of Sol without their supporters, and they recognize the two-way nature of the connections their music has made. ST4R and Beat will often use their platform to speak out on social issues important to them, particularly those related to Neptunian politics and its influence as one of the only two worlds to try and enforce a military presence in space, alongside Terra. They've built enough interplanetary support that they can fairly safely denounce Neptunian pursuit of the Old Myths, which gets a particular kind of starfarer all sorts of cranky. They've been approached by Alchemist FX to collaborate on a track or two, but the pair recognize his vibe and politely decline.
One of Starbeat Satellite's biggest little fans is Red Raven friend and collaborator, EV3R. She loves these guys! When she's cruising around the Sol system in her personal ship, the Sunfish, she'll put on a Starbeat Satellite playlist and just bop along in her seat, tapping her metal paws on the control yoke, singing along with ST4R and Beat and just overall enjoying her ride. She likes to hum the rhythm to their songs while she's hanging around a starport with her ears up for salvage leads, and when she's got a tune in her metal heart she's got a little spring in her step, it's very cute. She's a friend of the crew, and Red Raven appreciates the work she does for them, so Amy and Haley asked Scarlet if she could do her thing and find a ticket or two to the upcoming Starbeat Satellite concert in the E-District. They're very hard to get a hold of, but Scarlet's very persuasive. EV3R's due to pop back into Titan Garden soon, and long story short, the Red Raven crew's got a little surprise for her the next time they meet up with her at the Ox & Carriage. She's gonna flip a breaker, it's gonna be soooo cute!