Tones & Drones

As a tribute to the late Roy Ayers, this is an interview that me and Matt Myers my co-host on the long running KVLU show Space Capsule conducting back in 2014. RIP Roy Ayers Here is a link to the whole show with music included: https://www.mixcloud.com/SpaceCapsule/space-capsule-10-24-14-w-guest-roy-ayers/

My guest on this episode is renowned bassist and composer Michael Manring. For more information about his music visit: https://manthing.com/ Tones & Drones is produced in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU. To stream the station go to kvlu.org

On this episode, the duo of Sean Thorton and John Kallen, who go by the name Ambient AF. You can listen to there music here: https://www.youtube.com/@ambientaf Tones & Drones is hosted in produced in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU. For more information visit: kvlu.org

My guest on this episode is vocalist Lisa Reagan, we talk about her recent album "What We Need Is Here", which is comprised of classic poems by noted poets that she composed songs to along with producer/orchestrator Jamshied Sharifi, whom she worked with on her previous release "Shunia". You can listen to her talk about that album on a previous episode of Tones & Drones. Fo...

My guest on this episode is ambient composer and musician Jj Rey aka Ambiente Solstice. For more about his music visit: https://ambientesol.bandcamp.com/ https://ambientesol.com/ https://www.wayfarerrecords.com/ambiente-solstice.html Tones & Drones is hosted and produced in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU by Jason M. Miller. For more information visit: https://www.lamar.edu/kvlu/index.html

This is an interview from the KVLU archives with keyboard player and composer John Medeski. It originally aired on KVLU in 2014. Tones & Drones is hosted and produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU by Jason M. Miller. For more information visit: 91.3 FM KVLU

Trumpeter Jeff Oster returns to talk about his new Lo-Fi project "Howling Loon". For more information visit: https://howlingloon.com/ https://jeffoster.com/ Tones & Drones is hosted and produced in the studios of KVLU by Jason M. Miller For more information visit: kvlu.org Music featured in this episode was used with the permission of the artist.

My guest on this episode of Tones & Drones is composer Joseph Bertolozzi. He has released unique albums in which he plays and samples sounds from the Hudson River Bridge and the Eiffel Tower and uses those samples to contruct musical compostions. For more information about his music visit: https://josephbertolozzi.com/ Tones & Drones is produced and hosted by Jason M. Miller in the studios...

On this episode of the podcast an archive interview with "Hearts of Space" host and producer Stephen Hill. The interview originally aired on KVLU on November 9th, 2012. excerpts fron the song "Quiet Friend" by Steve Roach from the album: "Hearts of Space Radio Program Series: Starflight 1" were used in this episode for educational purposes only. KVLU has no claim on c...

My guest on this episode is composer and musician Bryan Hughes aka AeTopus. For more information about his music visit: https://www.aetopus.com/ https://spottedpeccary.com/news/spotted-peccary-welcomes-aetopus-with-multi-album-deal/ AeTopus' album "Cup" is scheduled for release on October 20th, 2023 on the Spotted Peccary label. Tones & Drones is hosted and produced in the studio...

Composer and musician Carlos Dengler returns to Tones & Drones to talk about his album "Private Earth". For more information visit: https://www.carlosdengler.com/music You can view the video to "Golden Dawn" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrotkcZYK-M Tones & Drones is hosted and produced in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU by Jason M. Miller. You can stream the statio...

My guest on this episode is pianist and composer Ann Sweeten. For more information about her and her music visit: https://annsweeten.com/ Tones & Drones is produced and hosted in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU by Jason M. Miller. Music in this episode of the podcast was used with the permission of the artist.

My guest on this episode is Canadian composer and muscian Kenneth Newby. You can listen to his music here: https://kennethnewby.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/kenneth.newby https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp6nCU8vlWvGPJJ21QIRzkQ Tones & Drones is produced in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU by Jason M. Miller. Music featured in this episode was used with the permission of the artist.

My guest on this episode is clarinetist, conductor, improviser and cultural meditator Louise Campbell. For more information about her visit: https://louisecampbell.ca/wp/en/home/ You can find her album "Sources" here: https://redshiftmusicsociety.bandcamp.com/album/sources Tones & Drones is produced at 91.3 FM KVLU by Jason M. Miller For more information visit: kvlu.org Music in this...

My guest on this episode is Chicagoland guitarist Billy Denk. For more information about his music visit: https://www.billydenk.com/music Tones & Drones is hosted and produced by Jason M. Miller in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU. For more information visit: kvlu.org Music in this episode was used with the permission of the artist.

My guest on this episode is Loren Nerell, an American composer and performer of ambient music and Balinese gamelan and is known for fusing these two musical styles in a unique and captivating way. You can find his music at https://lorennerell.bandcamp.com/ Tones & Drones is hosted and produced at 91.3 FM KVLU by Jason M. Miller. For more information visit: kvlu.org Music in this epiosde was us...

My guests on this episode are Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen to talk about their latest album "Weathering The Storm" for more information on the album visit: https://spottedpeccary.com/shop/weathering-the-storm/ Also, returning to the podcast is graphic artist Daniel Piptone who designed the artwork for "Weathering The Storm" and also designs the artwork for all the releases on...

My guest on this episode is internationally renowned harp educator, Christina Tourin. For more information on her music visit: https://www.playharp.com/ Tones & Drones is hosted and produced at 91.3 FM KVLU by Jason M. Miller. For more information visit: kvlu.org Music in this episode of the podcast was used with the permission of the artist.

My guest on this episode is hammered dulcimer player and composer Ted Yoder. For more information about his music visit: https://tedyoder.com/ Tones & Drones is hosted and produced at 91.3 FM KVLU by Jason M. Miller For more information visit: kvlu.org Music in this episode was used with the permission of the artist.

My guest on this episode is ambient / New Age composer Paul Avgerinos. For more information about his music visit: https://roundskymusic.com/ Tones & Drones is hosted and produced by Jason M. Miller at 91.3 FM KVLU. To stream the station visit: kvlu.org Music in this episode is used with the permission of the artist.

My guest on this episode is ambient musician Brin Coleman, known for his work as Bing Satellites, The Lovely Moon and several other musical monikers. For more information about his music visit: https://brincoleman.bandcamp.com/ Tones & Drones is hosted and produced in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU by Jason M. Miller. Music in this episode was used with the permission of the artist.

My guest on this episode of the podcast is guitarist/composer/music educator Vin Downes. For more information visit: https://vindownes.com/                                            &n...

My guest on this episode is electronic musician, composer, programmer and synthesist Jack Hertz. For more information visit: https://jackhertz.com/                                           ...

On this episode of Tones & Drones , my guests are Deborah Martin and Dean De Benedictis from Desensitized, we talk about their second album as Desensitized , titled Chaos In Premonition . For more information visit: https://spottedpeccary.com/ Tones & Drones is hosted and produced in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU by Jason M. Miller. For more information visit: kvlu.org Music in this episode...

My guest on this episode is renowned musician Andeas Vollenweider. We talk about how he discovered the harp, his life in music and his latest album, "Slow Flow & Dancer". For more information visit: https://www.vollenweider.com/ Tones & Drones is hosted and produced in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU by Jason M. Miller. For more information on KVLU visit: kvlu.org Music in this episode was use...