Kait Ferris

“If not for John D’earth, Kait might never have become a professional musician. So it’s only appropriate that her sixth album, Planet D’earth, is both a collaboration with and a musical letter of gratitude to the man who changed the trajectory of her life. “This record with John is a special thing,” Dunton says. “It’s not just another album. It’s a bigger story. A bigger meaning.” - Jason S. Dennis

This album documents the music I was writing and recording during 2022 when my following on Instagram really exploded. I started really focusing on the Fender Rhodes and the different effects pedals I could use with it. Some personal references include Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters to Richard Tee’s Stuff, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Weather Report, Earth, Wind & Fire, Hall and Oates & Michael McDonald. I would get inspired by a sound and create a groove or a little mini-soundscape to showcase it, purposefully not writing anything too complex in order to keep to my self-imposed schedule of posting 3x a week, every week.