NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Mikhail Chekalin (Михаил Чекалин) on 12 September 2018. Mikhail Chekalin (Михаил Чекалин) has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 2 December 2015. Mikhail Chekalin (Михаил Чекалин)'s music has been featured on 30 episodes.

Russian experimental musician. He mostly works in the electronic field, although his instrumentation is wide, including works for organ, voice and musique-concrete. Most of his experimental stuff is in the 12 LP "Mars" series (excepting the two "Practical Music Making" LP's which are out of character). Comparisons: Klaus Schulze, Vangelis, Sven Grünberg, Asmus Tietchens, Peter Frohmader.