Planet Bliss

Jonathan Heslop (Planet Bliss) has been producing Electronic music since the mid 90s having been influenced by up-tempo artists like Orbital, The Chemical Brothers and down-tempo/Ambient artist like Edge of Motion, Brian Eno, Fila Brazillia. His music combines intricate, powerful beats with multi-layered and evolving synth soundscapes. From 1996 to 1998 Jonathan studied Popular Music at the "Carlisle College of Art and Design".

From 1996 to 1998 Jonathan studied Popular Music at the "Carlisle College of Art and Design". Over the 2 year course he learned how to work in a live and studio environment. Learning some key skills in stage setup, live recording and mastering/production. It was during, but outside this course that Jonathan progressed his skills at using Synthesizers, Samplers, Computers and his composition skills.

Musical influences:
Orbital, FSOL, Leftfield, Edge of Motion, Brian Eno, Daft Punk, The Orb, Boards of Canada, Howie B, Air, Ulrich Schnauss, Royksopp, Mercurial, Machine Love