Unitopia

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Unitopia endeavors to draw from the heart and soul of the listener thought provoking topics such as environmental awareness, political and social upheaval, media misrepresentation, the hectic pace of life and human relationships in a uplifting light.

Website: http://www.myspace.com/unitopiaband
Members: 107
Latest Activity: Jul 2, 2012

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About the Band!

Unitopia is a musical adventure comprising the vocal/song writing skill of Mark Trueack, the production/song writing/keyboard/engineering & vocal skill of Sean Timms, the guitar & vocal prowess of Matt Williams, the bass and vocal talents of Shireen Khemlani and the combined drum/percussion batteries of Jamie Jones and Tim Irrgang.

Unitopia endeavors to draw from the heart and soul of the listener thought provoking topics such as environmental awareness, political and social upheaval, media misrepresentation, the hectic pace of life and human relationships in a positive and uplifting light. Using progressive rock as a framework, Unitopia’s music includes elements of world, classical, jazz, heavy rock and groove.

Unitopia began when a mutual friend introduced Mark and Sean after realizing the two had similar musical tastes. In late1996 the duo began work on a track which was to become 'Take Good Care'. This formulated into a prolific and exciting song writing partnership that culminated in the completion of their debut album 'More Than A Dream'.

Mark and Sean gathered some of Australia's finest musicians to contribute to the ‘More Than a Dream’ project, including conductor/arranger Timothy Sexton and the Adelaide Art Orchestra, Pat Schirippa, Constantine Delo, Bradley Polain and Ian ‘Polly’ Politis thus ensuring the standard of musicianship on their debut CD was of the highest standard. They released ‘More Than a Dream’ independently in 2005.

Realising that performing live would require musicians capable of playing the demanding intricacies of Unitopia’s music, they recruited some of Adelaide’s finest instrumentalists. Matt Williams - guitar/vocals, Jamie Jones - drums, Shireen Khemlani - bass, Tim Irrgang - percussion.

In Oct 2005, Unitopia launched ‘More Than a Dream’ to a sell out audience at The Cavern Club, Adelaide and shortly thereafter supported Aussie icon Daryl Braithwaite. Another highlight was performing at the Norwood Food and Wine Festival.

In March 2006, Canadian label Unicorn Records re-released ‘More Than a Dream’ internationally. This pressing and distribution deal exposed Unitopia to the ever increasing world progressive rock market.

Early in 2007, Unitopia wrote and recorded ‘321’ a tribute to the courage, ordeal and eventual rescue of the Beaconsfield miners. Whilst in Adelaide, Brant Webb and Todd Russell sang backing vocals on the track which gained nationwide exposure including a segment on 60 minutes. In May 07, with support and funding from the West Tamar Council, the band launched the single ‘321’ at the one year anniversary memorial in Beaconsfield, Tasmania to an audience of nearly 3,000 people.

In Feb. 08, Unitopia signed a world wide publishing deal with Shock Music Publishing.

In July 2008, Unitopia was honored by being included on the CPR Volume 3 compilation CD. Their track ‘Lives Go ‘Round’ from ‘More Than a Dream’ is the opening song on the release. They are joined by some of progressive rock’s finest artists including Phil Keaggy, Everlasting Arms and Ted Leonard.

Now completed, Unitopia's 2nd CD 'The Garden' was released world-wide by InsideOut Music, the worlds largest progressive rock and progressive metal record company, in Europe and South Africa on October 27th and the US,Canada, South America, Australia and New Zealand on November 18th. Unitopia is the first Australian Progressive rock band to secure a 3 album deal with Inside Out.

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Favorite Unitopia Song!

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Share your favorite Unitopia song (s) with us and tell us why you enjoy it so much! We'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions.

New Website!!!

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Unitopia has a new website!! Please check it out, it has lots of new features! Let us know what you like or don't like and what you would like to see added!…Continue

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Comment by Unitopia on November 27, 2011 at 2:05pm: Hi There!

Here is a fun contest for you just before Christmas! Click on our BandPage on Facebook , make a comment about any of the songs on the player, about one of our albums or a general comment about the band and get a chance to win one of the 10 copies of One night in Europe on DVD ! No comments other than the ones on the BandPage will be considered for the contest. The band will have the difficult task to choose 10 comments they like the most. Contest starts now and ends December 7th. Be original and have fun !

Comment by Phil Snow on October 12, 2011 at 11:33am: Wait! Am I a member of this group??? I can't remember and I don't see how to find out.

If I'm not I should be! Love Truey and the guys!

Comment by Unitopia on February 20, 2011 at 3:58pm: Unitopians, welcome to the Unitopian store! Have fun shopping and thanks for your support! www.unitopianstore.com

Comment by Brook Breland on December 25, 2010 at 4:41pm: Absolutely LOVE what I've heard by you guys.......was introduced to your band by the CPR project....look foreward to hearing more and eventually......(when finances allow) pruchacing your cd's

Comment by Unitopia on December 12, 2010 at 9:08pm: Thanks for your words Phil. You have a better chance to talk with us on our website forum. www.unitopiamusic.com

Philippe, thanks for the great concert review and thanks for your support.

Comment by Phil Snow on December 12, 2010 at 8:54pm: Well guys, I got added here fast enough but have been trying to get the band to add me to there profile for over a week.

Is the band in Europe already? I hope they get to me soon.

I love there music as you will see if you drop by my profile page and listen to my music player!

Comment by Unitopia on November 24, 2010 at 10:30pm: Hello Unitopians!! Please get your votes ready ! Go on http://www.paperlate.nl/ and simply click on Unitopia-Artificial on the vote box as the best album of 2010! Thanks for your support!

Comment by Setan Philippe on October 27, 2010 at 11:02am: We are French, we like very much Unitopia!
We were obliged us to Belgium and England!
But today there is great joy to say, we participated in
Unitopia first round!
We never forget the two Unitopia Shows that offered us!
Absolutely amazing!
Absentees you missed the concert of the year!
Now you must wait until 2012 to relive that special moment!
A major band was born, long life to all this music came from Australia!

Comment by Unitopia on July 17, 2010 at 3:46pm: Hello Unitopians!

We're sorry not to be here more often, but we're busy with the upcoming European tour and a new ablum called Covered mirror which will be a collection of 13 songs from other bands revisited with the Unitopia's unique touch.

We've just uploaded 4 new songs from Artificial on our page for you to enjoy.

Please visit our website at www.unitopiamusic.com and join our forum and chat with us. Also feel free to subscribe to our mailing list to receive the latest news.

Cheers to all !

Comment by Jean Robert Viita on May 28, 2010 at 6:12pm: Hello. Just want to tell you that I LOVE your latest album. I know that you got 5 stars from background music. That's the reason I bought your album. I can now understand why they gave you a 5-er. The album is fantastic. I hear so much new things every time I listen to it, and that is often these days. Brilliant musicians, arrangements, and sound. I Must say though that my wife turned the volume a little bit down when the vocals at one point became a little bit "sharp" I love it of course, but if I've mixed the album I've tried to to take a bit off the top. BUT that's only for 2 minutes... I think this album is "THE ONE FOR THE YEAR" so far. Just want you to know. We are a hobby band from Norway who were so fortunate to get the same scores as you. Maybe not deserved,. but we are so happy.... It would be nice if you would do us the honour to just listen to our humble effort to be a real prog band as you guys certainly are. Not that we are new bees in tjhat way, but we are newcommers anyway.
Anyway you sound awesome. Hope we get a chance to met some day.
Best regards
Jeanni
(The Windmill)