Playing On The Planet is an American contemporary bluegrass band based in the southeastern United States. The band has released several recording projects since its formation in 2005. The band describes itself as a Cosmic Rockin' Boogie Grass Band and is known for its live festival shows as well as its contemporary original material which has been highly licensed in numerous television, film and DVD projects including NBC Sports, Versus Television, PBS, Le Tour de France and more. Playing On The Planet is well known for its re-release of the popular song Dueling Banjos from the film Deliverance and is the only music group to secure sync use licensing permissions from the song's composer Arthur Smith for other media projects.