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CLAIRE VEZINA (Vocals) “Sans nature, on n’est rien du tout. Cette humble pensée devrait sans cesse nous habiter, guider nos choix de vie. Paix, amour et musique.” “Without nature, we are nothing at all. This humble thought should guide our choices of living, our actions. May the music give hope […]

JON DAVISON (Vocals) “What will matter, in the end, is how much love did we give, were we good to others, did we strive to include others rather than just our own personal motivations. There’s a call to everyone to reach beyond, to go beyond the complacency, to perfect our […]

NICK MAGNUS (Keyboards) “Music’s potential to communicate ideas and touch the soul should be harnessed to the full, and there can surely be no bigger idea worth communicating than the dangers facing the only habitable planet we know of. I’m honoured to have been invited by Truey to contribute to […]

JESÚS GANCEDO GARCÍA (Drumkit) “It´s been such a pleasure working together with Mark Trueack and Steve Unruh. It hasn´t been the typical hasty collaboration through the internet, it´s been a slow developing process in which you take risks and make decisions trying to achieve the best results. I think we´ve […]

GUILLERMO CIDES (Chapman Stick) “It’s all about becoming a better person. This is what music means to me and this is what we have in mind to create music and go ahead with projects like UPF. We can change the world because we all are the world and we all […]

GRACE BAWDEN (Vocals) “I am proud to be a part of the United Progressive Fraternity and I am deeply honoured to be working with so many wonderfully talented musicians who are passionate about their music and environment because I believe it is important to love and protect our planet and […]

CHARLIE CAWOOD (Oud, Bağlama Saz, Bouzouki, Hammered Dulcimer, Zither, Pipa, Zhongruan, Liuqin, 12-string Acoustic Guitar, Electric and Bass Guitars) “Of all art forms, music best exemplifies the nature of ourselves, and the interconnectivity between us and the world in which we reside. The language of music forms a vocabulary that […]

CLIVE HODSON (Alto sax, trombone, trumpet) “Clive’s concern with the environment is a long standing one, being one of the founders and organizers for one of the biggest concerts “Turn Back the Tide” (1989) ever held on iconic Bondi Beach to raise awareness of Ocean pollution and its long-term effect […]

ALEX GRATA (Vocals, Piano, Synthesizers, Loops, Electric and Acoustic Guitars) “Progress? What the fuck’s progress that destroys our living planet? And the fact that Planet Earth is alive, I think that no one has any doubt about this. Can a human being be called rational if he behaves in relation […]

COLIN EDWIN (Fretless Bass Guitar, Soundscapes) “I am happy to contribute to UPF, and specifically the track “Stop Time”, since it resonates deeply with my own concerns about wastefulness and the hugely underestimated single use plastics problem. Raising awareness is just step one, but I sincerely hope it’s a useful […]