[2][3] He formed the indie rock band‚ Friday Night Hero, with whom he released the album Tourist in Your Own Town on 2 October 2009 on Capitol East Records.

This album was their first with Uhlmann on vocals and guitar, and included the singles "Another Sunrise" (used as the soundtrack for the Hyundai i20 Sound Edition TV advertisement), and "Ora il mondo è perfetto", with Giuliano Sangiorgi, frontman of the Italian band Negramaro.

A month later Planet Funk were asked to record a cover of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", as the soundtrack for the movie La kryptonite nella borsa by Ivan Cotroneo.

In 2011, Planet Funk played over a hundred live concerts as part of The Great Shake Tour throughout Europe, including at the Formula One Grand Prix in Monza with Jamiroquai, the Olympic stadium in Rome with Tiesto and at the MTV Days in Turin.

He began collaborating on a project created by Bluvertigo's drummer, Sergio Carnevale, the "Superband" which unites members of Italian bands for events and special performances.

On 19 April, Nervous Records released the second single of his collaboration with David Morales: "One Race" was remixed by Spanish house duo Chus & Ceballos and chosen by Hector Romero for his Weaving Genres vol.

Uhlmann was appointed artistic and musical director for The Voice of Italy which aired on Rai 2 from 23 April until 4 June and was presented by Simona Ventura.