Phil Plencner is on the internet!
Web Developer @ Harvard. Music non-influencer. Drummer.
Phil is an avid music listener. He writes a blog where he recommends an album for you to listen to. Generally on Fridays.
One song a day (weekdays), with a sentence or two about why it matters. WPPP 98.7 FM — Baltimore's Needle Drop.
DJ AudioPhil (Phil Plencner) is a vinyl-and-digital hybrid DJ spinning deep cuts, live medleys, and radio-style sets rooted in progressive rock, jazz fusion, alternative rock, punk and metal.
A comprehensive application that provides access to the Spotify streaming service through a vinyl record listening room interface.
Visit The Spotify Listening RoomAn archival and research site exploring the music, poetry, film, and cosmic philosophy of Sun Ra and the Arkestra.
Visit The Spaceways of Sun Ra
Brutal prog is a niche, high-intensity subgenre of progressive rock that merges extreme, chaotic musicality with complex, avant-garde structures.
Listen to Brutal ProgA personal archive of band photos from vinyl record sleeves — specifically the ones that are gloriously, unironically nerdy.
Visit Nerd Band Photos
In the early 2000s Phil took the Rhino Musical Aptitude Test at Tower Records in Chicago. This application recreates the quiz!
Take the RMAT
Find out how much Trump's policies have cost you personally.
Visit What Did Trump Cost Me?A browser-based tool for visualizing exterior paint colors and materials on your home. Upload a photo, use the magic-wand selector to mark regions, pick colors, and download — all without leaving the browser.
Visit House Painter
Phil is a Software Engineer at Harvard University. See some of his personal coding projects here!
Phil Plencner's Gitlab
A celebration of classic Chicago-style hot dogs, local spots, and everything that makes this city food icon legendary.
Visit I Love Chicago Hot Dogs