Plans We Make with Son Lux

Process Ep. 1 // Ian Chang Speaks With Bluecoats Drum Corps CEO Mike Scott

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400

For the first installment in a three-part podcast series on Process, Son Lux drummer Ian Chang sits down with Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps CEO Mike Scott for a conversation about the unlikely and deeply rewarding creative partnership between Son Lux and Bluecoats.

From their championship-winning reinterpretations of “Changes Everything” and “Lost It To Trying” to their newest collaboration built around Son Lux’s new single, “Endlessly”, Ian and Mike unpack the extraordinary mechanics of drum corps performance: the physicality, precision, latency, logistics, and sheer emotional intensity required to bring these productions to life. Process is not just a path toward the finished work, it is the work.

They also discuss the technical and artistic experimentation behind “Endlessly,” including the challenge of translating Son Lux’s sidechain-gating techniques into a massive live marching production, and how the collaboration ultimately fed back into the song itself.

Reinvention Ep. 3 // Ian Chang Speaks With Musician and Singer Shara Nova (My Brightest Diamond)

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 04:00:00 -0500

In the 15th episode of the Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make,” @Ian Chang speaks with composer, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Shara Nova aka @My Brightest Diamond on the topic of Reinvention. Over the course of four groundbreaking albums, she has resisted the conventions of genre, blending elements of rock, art pop, and chamber music into a sound totally her own.

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Reinvention Ep. 2 // Rafiq Bhatia Speaks With Guitarist and Composer Bill Frisell

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 04:00:00 -0400

In the 14th episode of the Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make,” @Rafiq Bhatia speaks with influential guitarist and composer @Bill Frisell. One of the most sought-after guitar voices in contemporary music, Frisell has contributed to the work of such collaborators as Brian Eno, John Zorn, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, film director Gus Van Sant, Bono, and more. The breadth of such performing and recording situations is a testament not only to his singular guitar conception, but his musical versatility as well.

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Reinvention Ep. 1 // Ryan Lott Speaks With Musician and Singer Roberto Lange (AKA - Helado Negro)

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:00:00 -0400

In the 13th episode of the Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make,” Ryan Lott speaks with musician and singer Roberto Lange, who records and performs under the name Helado Negro. In 2019 he was awarded a United States Artists Fellow in Music and also the recipient of a 2019 Grants to Artists award in Music from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. His latest full-length "Far In" was released on October 22 by 4AD.

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Voice Ep. 3 // Ian Chang Speaks with Musician and Composer Darian Donovan Thomas

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 04:00:00 -0400

In the 12th episode of the Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make,” Ian Chang speaks with musician, composer, and artist Darian Donovan Thomas. As a means of exercising his interdisciplinary nature, Darian is currently performing with eight bands and ensembles in New York, as well as creating interdisciplinary work in different visual mediums. He has recently performed with Moses Sumney on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, in a Tiny Desk concert with critically acclaimed dreambow band Balun, toured internationally to Iceland with Apartment Sessions, toured nationally and recorded with the Katie Martucci Band, is performing with MEDIAQUEER, Mordechai, String Orchestra of Brooklyn, Prompts Collective, and constantly performs his solo set in different venues around NYC.

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Voice Ep. 2 // Rafiq Bhatia Speaks with Singer and Musician Holland Andrews

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 04:00:00 -0400

In the 11th episode of the Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make,” Rafiq Bhatia speaks with musician, singer, and artist Holland Andrews. They are a solo artist and previously performed using the name Like A Villain. Their style of music draws from contemporary opera, musical theater, jazz, ambient music and noise music. They also compose music for dance, theater, and film.

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Voice Ep. 1 // Ryan Lott Speaks With Musician, Producer, and Singer Kadhja Bonet

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 04:00:00 -0400

In the 10th episode of the Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make,” @Ryan Lott speaks with musician and producer Kadhja Bonet. Her second album Childqueen was released in 2018 to critical acclaim, an amalgamation of folk, jazz and psychedelic soul that is ultimately genre-defying and puts her in a league of her own.

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Story Ep. 3 // Ian Chang Speaks With Rapper and Producer Nappy Nina

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 04:00:00 -0400

In the ninth episode of the Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make," @IanChang speaks with Rapper and Producer Nappy Nina. For more on her work, head to: https://nappynina.bandcamp.com

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Story Ep. 2 // Rafiq Bhatia Speaks With Poet and Educator Mitchell L.H. Douglas

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 04:00:00 -0400

In the eighth episode of the Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make," @RafiqBhatia speaks with Poet and Educator Mitchell L.H. Douglas. For more on his work, head to: https://www.mitchelldouglaspoetry.com

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Story Ep. 1 // Ryan Lott Speaks With French Music Video Director, Graphic Designer, and Musician Yoann Lemoine - AKA Woodkid

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0400

In the seventh episode of the Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make," @RyanLottMusic speaks with music video director, graphic designer, and musician Woodkid. For more on his work, head to http://woodkid.com/

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Collaboration Ep. 3 // Rafiq Bhatia Speaks With Artist and Graphic Designer Michael Cina

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

In the sixth episode of the Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make," @Rafiq Bhatia speaks with his long-time collaborator Michael Cina. The designer behind much of Rafiq's solo album artwork, Cina's clients have ranged from Ghostly International to Adobe and Apple: http://www.cinaart.com/

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Collaboration Ep. 2 // Ian Chang Speaks With Multi-Disciplinary Vocalist and Composer Hanna Benn

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500

In the fifth episode of the Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make," Drummer Ian Chang speaks with Hanna Benn - composer, vocalist, and Son Lux collaborator dating back to the Bones days.

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Collaboration Ep. 1 // Ryan Lott Speaks With Grammy-Winning Performer and Producer Kimbra

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0500

In the fourth episode of the Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make," Ryan Lott speaks with GRAMMY-winning performer and producer Kimbra around the theme of Collaboration.

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Technology Ep. 3 // Rafiq Bhatia Interviews Drummer, Thinker, and Educator Deantoni Parks

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 06:00:00 -0400

In the third episode of the new Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make," guitarist Rafiq Bhatia speaks with Deantoni Parks, an experimental drummer, songwriter, film director, actor, record producer, thinker, educator, and one of Rafiq's favorite living musicians.

Deantoni was a member of The Mars Volta and appears on recordings by Flying Lotus and Sade, among many others. Learn more about Deantoni here: https://deantoni.bandcamp.com/

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Technology Ep. 2 // Ian Chang Interviews Artist Sougwen Chung

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400

In the second episode of the new Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make," drummer Ian Chang chats with visual artist Sougwen Chung, a former research fellow at MIT’s Media Lab and a pioneer in the field of human-machine collaboration. Read more about Sougwen here: https://sougwen.com/

"Plans We Make" was Created by Ryan Lott, Ian Chang, and Rafiq Bhatia, Produced and Edited by Chris Jacobs, and Executive Produced by Michael Kaufmann and Hannah Houser.

Subscribe to "Plans We Make" wherever you get your podcasts. You can catch up on Ryan Lott’s conversation with mix engineer Chris Tabron - that episode is out now - and guitarist Rafiq Bhatia will be on next week talking with Deantoni Parks, one of our favorite drummers and an incredible thinker.

Technology Ep. 1 // Ryan Lott Interviews Producer Chris Tabron (Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Common)

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400

In the first episode of the new Son Lux podcast "Plans We Make," Ryan chats with mix engineer and longtime member of the Son Lux family Chris Tabron (Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Common).

"Plans We Make" was Created by Ryan Lott, Ian Chang, and Rafiq Bhatia, Produced and Edited by Chris Jacobs, and Executive Produced by Michael Kaufmann and Hannah Houser.

Subscribe to "Plans We Make" wherever you get your podcasts. Next week drummer Ian Chang will be taking the host duties and interviewing artist Sougwen Chung, a pioneer in the field of human-machine collaboration and an amazing multidisciplinary artist, and guitarist Rafiq Bhatia will follow that up with an episode talking with drummer and thinker Deantoni Parks.

Coming Soon: Plans We Make with Son Lux

info@thisismeru.com (Son Lux ) — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:00:00 -0400

Plans We Make with Son Lux is a unique artist-interviewing-artist podcast where band members Ryan Lott, Rafiq Bhatia, and Ian Chang take turns speaking with guests about a shared theme in three volumes: Technology, Collaboration, and Voice.

Volume 1 includes conversations digging deeply into the relationship between technology, perception, and creativity. Composer and Singer Ryan Lott interviews Producer Chris Tabron (Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Common). Guitarist Rafiq Bhatia interviews Experimental Drummer and Songwriter Deantoni Parks (The Mars Volta, We Are Dark Angels), and Drummer Ian Chang interviews Visual and Performance Artist and former Google Artist in Residence Sougwen Chung.