NATASHA SASHA ILICH (CG Artist) Natasha Sasha Ilich, a CG / Animation / VFX Artist has given UPF permission to use her incredible animation about soldiers on a chess board for the music video ‘Forgive Me, My Son’. Her footage is absolutely breathtaking. I have chatted with her and she […]
Monthly Archives: March 2019
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JOHN GREENWOOD (Guitars) Professor Dr John Greenwood AM originated from Manchester, UK where he grew up, schooled and studied medicine at the University. Finishing his training in Plastic Surgery, he and his family emigrated to Adelaide where he became director of the Adult Burns Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. For the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
DAVID SUZUKI Guest Narration on ‘Mercenaries’ Dr. David Suzuki is a revered scientist, broadcaster and activist whose books and decades of TV and radio service have made him the most respected and powerful figure in Canadian environmentalism. David Suzuki is a legendary environmental champion. As a geneticist, author, broadcaster and […]
JAMES LOVELOCK Guest Narration on ‘What If’ James Lovelock, the originator of the Gaia theory holds that the Earth behaves like a single living organism. Lovelock’s importance to science has been compared to that of Darwin. James Lovelock is that rarest of rarities in the scientific world, a freelance scientist. […]
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 […]
MATT WILLIAMS (Electric/Acoustic guitars & backing vocals on ‘Mercenaries’) Matt Williams was born 1970 in Adelaide and began playing guitar at the age of 10. Concentrating only on finger style acoustic guitar until graduating from high school, he then moved to electric guitar and started learning and imitating the styles […]
MARK MASLIN (CLIMATE SCIENTIST) Guest Narration on ‘Loss (Anthem)’ and ‘Mercenaries’ “The twenty first century is the ‘human century’ because of the huge global challenges we face. Global inequality, global security, environmental degradation and climate change are the most pressing issues of our time. Of these, climate change is the […]