by Ted Ollikkala | Feb 27, 2019 | bio2017, Love Never Leaves Us
CHRISTOPHE LEBLED (Guest Arranger, Keyboards, Soundscapes) “The future of humanity will certainly go through the conquest of new planets far from our solar system. Proxima Centauri b is certainly the exoplanet most suited to accommodate a human colony in the course of...
by Ted Ollikkala | Feb 26, 2019 | bio2017
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...
by Ted Ollikkala | Feb 25, 2019 | bio2017
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...
by Ted Ollikkala | Feb 24, 2019 | bio2017
MARK FRANCO (Fretted and Fretless Bass, Vocals) “To be introduced to UPF music was one reason I joined the live band, but most of all it is the message that we are presenting to a far reaching audience; strong and meaningful songs using progressive fusion as the...
by Ted Ollikkala | Feb 24, 2019 | bio2017
MATTHEW ATHERTON (Vocals, Soundscapes, Synthesizers) “In what may seem like a bleak outlook for humanity and the planet, glimmers of hope have been found. They are in music, whether writing or performing, or both. Mark (Truey) has long held positive visions for...
by Ted Ollikkala | Feb 24, 2019 | bio2017, Love Never Leaves Us
MARK TRUEY TRUEACK (Vocals, Artistic Direction, Songwriter, Co-Production, UPF Founder) The story behind ‘UPF- Planetary Overload’ After releasing the album ‘Fall in Love with the World’ (FILWTW) back in 2014 with Matt Williams, David Hopgood, Tim Irrgang...