Rox Cooper Lee is a direct descendant of Timothy Matlack, who penned the original Declaration of Independence. She built a Blue Guitar to finish what he started. Born in the United States and based in Australia for three decades, Rox's journey into photography began unexpectedly in 2010 when she met Katy Perry in Sydney with her unfinished Blue Guitar.

When Rox came out at 36, the resulting personal chaos became the fire behind the Blue Guitar itself—a collision of protest and possibility as she pursued her dream to become a music photographer. Each major artist she photographed across every genre—from hip-hop legends Public Enemy and De La Soul to pop superstars Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, rock icons Joan Jett to electronic pioneers Avicii—is represented in her custom Stratocaster Blue Guitar. Starting with a blue piece of wood, Rox added a piece to the guitar after each shoot—a neck, knob, lyric engraving, or emblem—building both her dream and the instrument simultaneously. This top-of-the-line guitar embodies 45 legendary musicians and serves as a modern symbol of the freedom to dream, inspiring unity, equality, freedom, and justice.

Blue Guitar Project nonprofit was born when Rox met a homeless South Sudanese teenage boy on the streets of Sydney who asked her to take his photo. Learning he was homeless sparked her mission to create music labs for underprivileged youth across seven countries, enabling them to collaborate on industry-standard music and video projects, preparing them for careers in the arts.

The Blue Guitar reimagines the founding promise Timothy Matlack penned—"all are created equal"—as a global declaration through music, art, and culture for the next generation. As part of the Rise Up campaign and anthem release, Rox encourages artists to integrate the Blue Guitar into performances, championing children's freedom to dream and inspiring unity worldwide.