MICHEL ST-PÈRE (Guitar) “I have known Mark for many years and am a fan of his work. It is an honour for me to be part of this project with him and many other great musicians. In this world, where everything goes fast, what better way to spread a message […]
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ANGELO RACZ (Keyboards and co-composer (with Ettore Salati) on ‘Cruel Times’) “I am so happy and proud to be involved in the United Progressive Fraternity, even if I live on the other side of the planet. Giving my contribution to these amazing musicians is a dream: most of them have […]
MICHELLE YOUNG (Vocals) “Since Adam and Eve were charged with tending the Garden of Eden, man has had the responsibility of caring for our world. Many cultures have revered and honored the land for its beauty and the sustenance it supplies, but in the age of industrialization, that respect has […]
HASSE FRÖBERG (Vocals) “For most people it’s obvious the planet is in a desperate state right now and it has in fact been for quite a while. Therefore I didn’t need to think twice before I said yes to join ‘United Progressive Fraternity and the album Planetary Overload – Part 1: […]
LISA WETTON (Vocals) “In a world where brute force as a means to an end has only brought hurt to many, a gentler, more compassionate means is the new paradigm. Imagine a revolution based in only love for all sentient beings? Yet this has been the way right under our […]
STEVE HACKETT (Nylon-String Guitar) “The idea of Loss and Hope is vital as a driving force behind this CD. Whilst there is so much carnage and violence in today’s world, awareness is growing at a fast rate and indeed Hope is reflected by all our sentiments and actions. Music can […]
RAF AZARIA (Piano & Synth Solos, Slide and Electric Guitars) “I come from an environmentally conscious family – where my upbringing was greatly influenced by a mum who used to march down the streets in protest against nuclear weapons, who cared about animals and the environment and the future of […]
JERRY MAROTTA (Drumkit) Drummer, singer, composer and record producer Jerry Marotta has been a member of the bands Arthur, Hurley & Gottlieb (1973–75) Orleans (1976–77 & 1982), Peter Gabriel’s band (1977–86), Hall & Oates (1979–81), the Indigo Girls (1991–99), Stackridge (2011), Sevendys (2010–present) and The Tony Levin Band (1995 to […]
ANGUS KEAY (Guitar) “I love music… I believe music to be one of the few truly tangible forms of expression that can divulge the makeup of our universe: dimensions of colour, resonance, vibrancy, dynamics, emotion and feel. Our universe is a living entity teaming with energy. Music is the song […]
HANS JÖRG SCHMITZ (Drums) “In 2000 we had played with the band in Sarajevo, a few years after the end of the civil war in Bosnia. Some of the buildings had no rooftops; they were still destroyed and the houses were uninhabitable. Thousands of landmines …. still buried in the […]