Prog-Watch 622
This week on Prog-Watch my special guest is Australian singer and songwriter Mark Trueack, formerly of Unitopia and now with the United Progressive Fraternity! Mark and I chat about his past and present, and in between interview segments I’m spinning lots of great Unitopia and UPF music (including a few epics and one from the new UPF album Planetary Overload Part One: Loss)!
Having a unique voice, rich in character and tone has helped singer/songwriter Mark Trueack (Truey) to realize a life-long dream of a career in the music industry. From the mid 80’s to early 90’s, Mark worked on the other side of the industry gaining valuable insight & knowledge as a record company executive for EMI Music. By the late 90’s Mark was also performing as a singer and in the early part of this century he co-founded (with Sean Timms) the influential Australian prog band, Unitopia. Following the dissolution of Unitopia, Mark began developing the idea of The United Progressive Fraternity, a project which would involve musicians from all across the globe. In addition to making great progressive rock music, UPF is “passionately committed to empowering change in the world by leading an artistic & musical movement dedicated to sustainable environmental practices.”
Music with some meat to it!
Prog-Watch is a weekly podcast and internet radio program dedicated to bringing the listener contemporary Progressive Rock music from around the world. Your big, hairy host, the “Prog-Squatch” wanders the woods of the world, beats the bushes, and digs in the dirt to bring the best Prog back for YOU! Sometimes solo and sometimes with a guest host, the Prog-Squatch will bring you new and interesting artists in each episode, and give you some background info and a taste of their music.
Want More Squatch? Check him out howling into the wild with his own Progressive Rock Band, Novus. Jam some Squatch in those ears! http://novus3.bandcamp.com/releases
Are you guys going to do anything with (Mo Moore’s) Nektar’s new album? They are in rehearsal, and will be recording soon. They’re already booked at Progfest. Maybe they’d do an interview, or something?
I’ll watch for it, Ed!