STEVE UNRUH (Violin, Guitars, Flute, Vocals, Producer, Songwriter, Co-production) “We live at a strange intersection, where science is leading us to better information and more discoveries than any time in our history, with amazing speed and ease of information transfer. Yet disinformation and willful ignorance dominate our political discourse and […]
Daily Archives: October 3, 2018
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CORNEL WILCZEK (Orchestration, Conductor of the Fraternity Symphonic Orchestra, ‘Seeds for Life’) “As we humans evolve as a species, our technology and ambitions are our key motivators that propel us into the future. Unfortunately, along the way, these leave behind a trail of destruction. It begins as unintentional – the […]
MARK TRUEY TRUEACK (Vocals, Artistic Direction, Songwriter, Co-Production, UPF Founder) “Our planet is not happy in so many ways; our climate is constantly changing, religious intolerance leads to conflict, bloodshed, and outright war in an already unstable social system, and our countries misunderstand each other, leading to mistrust and risk […]
MARC PAPEGHIN (French horn) “I’ve always considered myself a citizen of the world. We are all connected, we are One! Cherishing and protecting this world should be one of our top priorities. And what better music than prog to raise awareness about it :)” Marc is a multi-instrumentalist from France specialized in […]
DAN MASH (Bass) “It has been an absolute pleasure to be a part of such a diverse project that bridges and enables the collaboration of so many talented musicians. I particularly enjoyed working on ‘Seeds’ as it enabled me to express a different side on my playing, allowing me to […]
MAREK ARNOLD (Sax) “I was working on several recordings with my friend Guy Manning, so when he called me asking for contributions to a new project called UPF back in 2014, I didn`t have to think too long. The concept of UPF – the lyrics and the music – touched […]
GEORGE PERDIKIS (Guitar) “I was introduced to Mark Trueack through a mutual friend Joe Toscano. The UPF project is a concept I fully subscribe to as it combines two things I’m passionate about – progressive music and progressive-thinking.” George Perdikis started playing guitar at 13 with a solid diet of […]