Planetary Gig Talk

Synchronicity is a powerful complement to music. Magali Hochlander and Jefferson Glassie were both staying at the Devi Music Ashram in February 2026 but didn't know one another when Jefferson coincidentally invited Magali to join him for an evening Kirtan. That led to a sequence of events, as explained in the podcast interview, and now Magali has taken her love for the power of music and Kirtan sp...

Joseph Wooten has played keyboards for the Steve Miller Band for 30 years, and is one of the famous Wooten Brothers, who have been playing together over 60 years. He also is a profound commentator on life and music. Currently, he has produced almost 900 "I Matter, You Matter" social media posts providing insights, explanation, and perspective on important issues in our lives. This is a landmark po...

In 2018, Jefferson Glassie interviewed Michael for Episode 55 of Planetary Gig Talk. Their conversation was profound, and addressed many fantastic musical topics. They decided another conversation would be good to do, and this one covers more incredibly esoteric and important musical topics, including intention, the holographic nature of the universe, vibration, quantum physics, perfection of inte...

Rev. Rayne Grant is a force of nature! A singer and songwriter, she has morphed into an advocate for musical and natural connection around the world, through dance, mushrooms, and openness to source through synchronicity and intention. This fascinating conversation with Jefferson Glassie touches on many topics, all of which are profound, inspiring, and constitute needed information for a world tha...

Dave Balen has been playing music all his life, primarily as a percussionist in all sorts of musical genres. He and Jefferson Glassie met in Varanasi, India and hit it off. Dave had been in Varanasi as a young person at the same time that the Beatles were visiting the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh. Dave has a wealth of knowledge and experience about music and had a wonderful convers...

Gillian Harwin has been singing since her first breath, and plays many stringed instruments (bass, guitar, uke, etc.) so she can sing and play music. She has been having an amazing life in music, with many syncronistic experiences, and also has been fortunate to have learned much from plant medicine. She believes everyone is musical and encourage us all to use our voice in song! She and Jefferson...

Renaud Ruhlmann has been a musician for years, but also studies the sounds of the plant world. He and Jefferson discuss fascinating aspects of vibrational sounds and connections with plants and animals. Renaud is founder of Naturasounds , which measures and analyzes electrophysiological signals of living organisms and transposes them into sound signals to allow us to hear part of the biological co...

Patty Raine has had the perception of particular aspects of synesthesia all her life and, in this conversation, analyzes the different types of synesthesia and how they relate to and involve music. This is the second podcast interview with Patty, the first being #23 in February of 2018, which is also a very interesting discussion. From her perspective, this gift allows her to understand that every...

David Acuna met Jefferson Glassie at Victor Wooten's Spirit of Music camp and they bonded over believing music can help connect people and make a better world. With special guest: David Acuna

Penny Mealing had a career as a successful professional singer, then decided to become a music teacher of young children. She talks about her goals and techniques and explains the importance of music education for all children. Information on music education pedagogy that Penny Mealing mentioned during this podcast: Zoltàn Kodàly (vocal based) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, music ped...

John Tinger is a master guitarist, known for his inspirational and improvisational music. He also is a philosopher about life, music, and vibration. In this episode, he also discussed in detail how he cured himself of focal dystonia, which affects numerous musicians.

Chrissy Kirkwood is the founder of the Music Monastery, A Spiritual Home for Artists, in Nashville, TN. With special guest: Chrissy Kirkwood

Nico Moore is a heartfelt musician, sharing, expressing, finding freedom, living, moving, and speaking free. He and Jefferson Glassie met at The Sanctuary Summit at The Farm in April 2024 and discovered they have much in common. With special guest: Nico Moore

Caron Collins has been a music educator basically all of her life, and she used a collaborative method of teaching music and conducting musical groups. She is the creator of the Curiosity, Collaborative, Creativity program and website, and recently also developed a course for music educators titled Peace Building through Music Education. She joins host Jefferson Glassie of the Planetary Gigs Socie...

Lionel Cole is an amazing Grammy nominated musician, with the music business being part of his life as the son of Freddy Cole and nephew of Nat King Cole. He toured with Mariah Carey and has played with many famous musicians. Lionel became good friends with Jefferson Glassie recently through their mutual friend Tara Gorman, who met Lionel years ago through Up With People. Lionel is a brilliant mus...

Eileen McKusick is a pioneering researcher in the fields of electric health and therapeutic sound, as well as the creator of the sound therapy method Biofield Tuning, founder of the Biofield Tuning Institute and Tuners Without Borders, and the author of Electric Body, Electric Health and Tuning the Human Biofield. She and Jefferson have a fascinating discussion about the biofield and music, and ho...

Natalie Glassie is a ballet dancer, who is also Jefferson Glassie's niece, they talk about the essential role of music in dance.

Marshall Thomas and Jefferson Glassie met at Victor Wooten's Spirit of Music camp at Wooten Woods and engaged in some interesting discussions about the connection of music and plant medicines, which they discuss further in this podcast. With special guest: Marshall Thomas

Jefferson Glassie met Melani at the Devi Music Ashram in Rishikesh, India; they had a lot of synchronicities! Melani is into the book When the Drummers Were Women, knew Biko Casini and Rising Appalachia, works on indigenous peoples issues, and ended up singing with Jefferson for his 70th Birthday celebration in Rishikesh. She also is a founding member of the Council of Music Shamans. With special...

Tara Divina left her job in the music business to become a musician and also a coach for musicians, artists, and others to help them find their core message. She and Jefferson talked about her views of music and life, her vedic astrology work, and the role of shamanism in her mystical coaching practice. For more information, please visit www.taradivina.com

Brian Festa is an accomplished musician but also focuses on helping musicians with their musical, personal, and professional lives. He describes many of the holistic aspects that musicians can learn about and focus on to improve their practices and also his vision for retreat centers built around musicians and their needs. Please check out www.musicianmedicine.com .

Rudy Colombini has been a singer and musician all his life, and has been the lead singer for the Unauthorized Rolling Stones among many other performance roles. He is also the Founder of Music City San Francisco, a multifaceted music and arts performance and community space. www.musiccitysf.org. It mission is provide a self-sustaining music-focused hub in the heart of San Francisco that music fans...

This is the first video version of the Planetary Gig Talk podcast, appropriately, with podcast guru and musician Blake Althen. Blake was responsible for helping host Jefferson Glassie set up the Planetary Gig Talk podcast and Paula Bellenoit with Human Factor distributes the shows. Blake talked about the basics of podcasting and options for musicians who might want to get started with their own po...

Verdell Primeaux is a two-time Grammy award winning vocalist in Native American Music. He was brought up with music in his family; he is a third generation recording artist. He met his musical brother Johnny Mike in 1986 and they launched a successful career with 30 records as Primeaux and Mike. Their music was inspired by and performed in connection with the Native American Church, which Verdell...

Jon David Gorman has been playing music his entire life. His father was a guitar player and Jon David remembers listening to his dad play when he was very young. His father unfortunately passed soon after, and his mother Tara Gorman, goddess of Awesomeness and co-founder of Planetary Gigs Society, began hosting Music Nights at their house practically every month. The idea was to invite anyone who...