Sat, May 14, 2022
Stuttgart native and internationally acclaimed "deep moods" producer Jens Buchert gets up close and personal with PlaneTones. Episode 3 offers a rare look into the life and times of this solitary, yet outward-looking electronic music artist. Join us as Jens shares the major challenges he faced as a budding young musician and how he turned early misfortune into a successful career and admiration by those most dear.
Sat, May 21, 2022
Former Cafe del Mar resident DJ and original member of the Chilluminati, "Afterlife" (Steve Miller) joins PlaneTones to discuss a range of topics from the use of pseudonyms as a producer and performer to how musicians should protect their compositions. Miller also talks about his work with Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross, Bobby Brown, and former Bob Marley bandmates he played with in Steel Pulse, and how he suggested the name "Chillout" for the evolving new music genre to DJ Mag founding editor Chris Coco whose global influence at the time gave the term prominence around the world.
Sat, May 28, 2022
Los Angeles-based ambient chill artist Ryan Lindberg spent some time with us to discuss how he turned his passion into a career. A guitarist by training, Lindberg has already experienced success as an indie artist with his hit 2016 track, "Bridges," a composition he wrote to help heal the growing divisions in our society. By the end of the episode, you'll likely agree that if you're not always working on "self," it will show in your music.