Founded in October 15, 2005, Philippine Progressive Community, formerly known as Pinoy Progressive Community, is dedicated in bridging musical worlds and promoting Filipino talent. The idea for the community started when Fuseboxx founded The Colony, which at its initiation included just fans/listeners. Soon the number of the members of the said group continued to grow as other existing progressive
bands that were invited gained mileage because of the exposure the community afforded them. This all led to an event in December 3, 2005 (venue 6UG) dubbed the "In Progression-First Movement", which became the official launching of the Pinoy Prog Community and the first-ever progressive event held in the Philippines. Some 5 progressive bands (Eternal Now, Fuseboxx, Minds Thru Eternity, Praena, Silent E) performed and took the first of all historic steps to make the genre known in the country. But because of the lack of support from the media, recording companies and sponsors, as well as the usual internal problems faced by most bands, the original plan to have installments of the event every other month could not be adequately sustained. In fact, it was only in April 2006 when the second leg of "In Progression" took place--it was to celebrate Fuseboxx’s 7th anniversary; only 3 bands remained: Eternal Now, Fuseboxx, and Thought Prison. In 2013, The PPC once again went active and made events named "In Progression" w/c went on from August - October. Each event featured newer progressive & progressive inspired bands such as Dark Crayola, Oh Man! Oh God!, Clockwork Spiral, Manila Under Fire, Transcendent, Ophidia, Sanctus... and in December 2013, we joined hands w/ Pinoy prog pioneers Eternal Now for a fundraising event for the Yolanda victims w/c was the 5th installation of "In Progression" entitled In Progression 2013: Help in Progress. Based on industry trends, it became apparent that the problem faced by the progressive community can be traced back to the lack of support and education in the local music industry. Major labels and sponsors often only cater to bands with music they perceive to be commercially practical--bands that would, put simply, acquire income for them. This includes pop, alternative, novelty, emo and other Nu metal always present at big events. With progressive music sound being too technical, its play time often too long or far too experimental for such a limited and commercial palate, it could easily be seen how industry magnates and officers literally just rolled their eyeballs at its introduction. It spelled the dearth of creativity, right there, a tragedy in itself for the local Philippine music scene. Indeed, it was not uncommon to hear comments including "what is this type of sound”, and, "I didn't know this kind of music exists!" during gigs where prog bands are in attendance and part of a mostly like-sounding selection of bands. And although a growing number of music aficionados and enthusiasts already have an idea about the genre itself, the true essence of progressive music appears to be quite elusive. While it could be an offshoot of bigger issues outside the industry, it simply meant that a lot of present-day bands remain in that phase between the dark ages and a distant-renaissance about what progressive music is and what it really sounds like. It has even come to a point where bands callously continue to label themselves "prog" even when their compositions have little up to no progressive element at all. The Pinoy Prog Community is calling out to everyone, especially the prog bands and artists out there to join us. We know that there are more out there—a lot of promising prog talent and exceptional musicality. They just don't know about the community. With your help, we will set prog free. The Pinoy Progressive Community is a “community” where bands help and promote each other so that listeners can enjoy the diversity of progressive musical styles. As we grow, this will establish our rightful place as musicians, in the country, and also internationally as an active and solid prog community.
