by Ted Ollikkala | Mar 2, 2019 | guestbio_2017
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...
by Ted Ollikkala | Mar 2, 2019 | guestbio_2017
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....
by Ted Ollikkala | Mar 1, 2019 | guestbio_2017, Love Never Leaves Us
BRENDON DARBY (Trumpet, Flugelhorn) “As a musician and visual artist, I’ve always had a strong interest and concern for the environment. When my music publisher and very close friend Clive Hodson invited me to be involved with UPF, I of course, jumped at the chance....
by Ted Ollikkala | Mar 1, 2019 | guestbio_2017, Love Never Leaves Us
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...
by Ted Ollikkala | Feb 28, 2019 | guestbio_2017
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...
by Ted Ollikkala | Feb 28, 2019 | guestbio_2017
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...