Per Platou has been fascinated by radio for as long as he can remember. From 1987 - 90 he was chief editor of Radio Nova, and used his position not only to bring a radical edge to the student radio channel and making affiliations with various Pirate Radio stations around the world, but also to initiate, produce and promote international concerts and events revolving around what could then be described as the ‘alternative scene’. He also initiated and produced the first ever Fluxus live radio happening in Oslo (1990), and was also involved in experiments with Willem de Ridder and the Radio Art Foundation in Amsterdam.

In the following years his interest in radio developed to include first the Micro FM movement in Japan, and later the emerging genre of net radio, and the internet as a place of distribution, discussion, promotion and performance. This interest inevitably led to an involvement in debates surrounding issues of copyright/-left; a debate that he continues to engage in up to the current day.

In 1995 his interest in the sound of the net led him to start the net-based sound project NOOD together with Ulf Knudsen. In addition to performing live concerts via the Internet, NOOD made a paradigm shift from one medium to another. They released their first CD “Hetty Letty Netty” in 1996, and the second “Shaped Like a Taco” in 2000. Both CDs are based on live jamming sessions via the internet, and multiple samplings form virtual and brick-space. You can still download these albums for free via the NOOD website.

In 1999 Per followed the developments of the turbulent happenings in Belgrade on the B92 radio station. Prior to its net-casting activities B92 existed as a regular radio station, and became popular due to its anti-nationalistic attitude whose seductive motto was “don’t trust anyone, not even us”. When B92 faced eviction under intense political/military pressure, it managed to survive by migrating onto the Internet. Per listened in as B92, the net-cast, was traumatically closed down by troops in Belgrade. Responding to an international call for support, Per made an audio work called “Do you believe in B Devedeze Dva” which included samples from B92’s radio sendings. The station's rally for support got worldwide press attention, and Per was even interviewed by Wired Magazine Online.

In 2002 Per experimented further with the concept of net radio during a residency at The Steim Institute in Amsterdam. He set up his own radio channel called mpepe3 and experimented with transmissions of multiple Quicktime streams as live audio mixes. He also used mpepe3 to take part in the “Save the Streams” event initiated by BEK at Bergen Kunsthall. This event was a protest against legal activities in the USA targeted at closing down “illegal” net radio channels based on copyright and intellectual property restrictions imposed by the music industry.

Per has often developed smart solutions combined with low-tech/shareware platforms to make not only his work, but also the work of others, accessible to as many people as possible. In 2003 he is interested in bringing things down to earth once again. With his project Six Pack Radio he will explore the potential of airwaves as a means of conveying his music to the public and to push the limits of what is legally possible to achieve using ultra-low power FM transmission. While Six Pack Radio can initially be considered in terms of locality - as an intimate concert concept, the global aspect cannot be ignored. Radio is intensely more accessible to people on a global basis than the Internet, and, after all, air is still free in 2003!!