"One minute you’re jamming out to a funky, vocoder-heavy tune, and the next you find yourself immersed in a soothing, atmospheric masterpiece. As a debut album, Your Future Awaits is nothing short of spectacular."
- ABSYNTH
"Simply put, damn, this is good. Elegant, classic sounding arrangements, captivating melodies, full, diverse and interesting soundscape. The lead synth work is so, so beautiful."
- The Electroscape
"Your Future Awaits is a synth album that ranges through an auditory landscape that is full of a stunning variety of synth sounds along with a musical sensibility that creates a cohesive expression of emotion. Electron Odyssey’s album is one of my favourites of the year."
- Karl Magi
"The antidote to so much copy-catting and mediocrity in the scene. Very original with a great combination of rock, pop, synthwave and more classic EDM."
- Forever Synth
"Yes there’s plenty of ear pleasing big beats, gargantuan synths and sizzling guitar licks, but there’s also a gentler touch and a hint of melancholy on some tracks, making the album stand out above the usual generic synthwave that often floods the Electronica scene. Highly recommended."
- Homebrew Electronica Show
"Jeff Spoonhower brings his 20 years of experience working in video games to the dazzling synthwave he makes as Electron Odyssey."
- Bandcamp.com
Electron Odyssey is Jeff Spoonhower, an award-winning musician, composer, and producer. His retrowave music is inspired by 80s synth-driven pop, progressive rock, synthwave, and game scores.
Jeff's debut full-length album, Your Future Awaits, was featured on Bandcamp’s front-page "New and Notable" editorial section, reached #2 and #3 on the electro and synthwave sales charts, and earned him the Best Electro Artist of 2021 Award by the popular UK radio station, Radio Wigwam. His sophomore album, Liquid Crystal Daydreams, released in August 2022. Jeff is a featured artist for Cherry Audio (cherryaudio.com) showcasing their software synthesizers through demo tracks and promo videos, a musician for the curated licensing platform Thematic (hellothematic.com), and a freelance composer and sound designer for games and marketing agencies.
Jeff's music has been featured on Astral Throb, The ‘80s Guy, Virtua Waves, Forged in Neon, Synth Zone, Nightride FM, Beyond Synth, Pure Synthwave, Glitch Tape, The Electroscape, Forever Synth, Retrofuturism 101, Revival Synth, The HomeBrew Electronica Show, In The Moog, Radio Wigwam, Indie Radio YFM, Orange Hat Radio, Fresh on the Net, Eagle's Nest Radio, RadioCoolio, and more.
Jeff has spent over 20 years as a professional art director, cinematic designer, animator, and sound designer working in the video game industry on critically-acclaimed titles in the BioShock, Uncharted, Borderlands, Saints Row series, and more. Jeff co-founded the independent game studio, Resonator Interactive, and is art director on the award-winning game, Anew: The Distant Light.