Neal Morse
Van Nuys, California, USA
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As a young musician, Neal’s dream was like many others – to find success in the pop music world. But after years of struggling in the Los Angeles singer-songwriter scene, he realized that this dream would not materialize. Rejecting conventional wisdom, Morse took a courageous step: He about-faced and devoted himself to progressive rock, the music truly in his heart. The obscure and fiercely competitive genre held little chance of commercial success. Undaunted, he formed the quirkily-named Spock’s Beard with his brother, Alan. They recorded The Light with what money they could scrape together. Against all odds, it was a breakout success, sending shockwaves through the small genre’s community. Over the next 10 years, Spock’s Beard released 10 critically acclaimed CDs and 2 DVDs, ascending to the top of the prog world. Neal also released 6 CDs and 3 DVDs with Transatlantic, the heralded prog supergroup comprised of the genre’s best musicians. The proverbial wayward son, Neal had finally found the success he sought. On the outside he seemed to have it all. On the inside, however, something was missing. Morse came to realize that for him, embracing the Christian faith was the fulfillment of his spiritual quest. His walk was at once gradual and sudden – and as with so many, completely unexpected. As he continued, his path increasingly revealed more of what his heart had sought all along. Yet he also began to find his career growing at odds with his faith. The rising spiritual tension and increasing commercial success finally came to a head with the release of Snow (2002), the group’s magnum opus... and swan song with Morse. The extraordinary 2-CD rock opera, composed by Morse, was widely acclaimed as the group’s finest. But it was the end of the era. Neal felt God calling him out of his former musical life and into the unknown. He made the agonizing decision to leave both Spock’s Beard and Transatlantic. Despite having finally achieved the success he had long sought, Morse had to begin all over again; musically, emotionally and spiritually.
Movie Credits
Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia
Eric Burdon & The New Animals: Live at the Coach House
Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City
Transatlantic: The Making of Breath of Life (Abridged Version)
The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger
Neal Morse and Friends: A Year in Neal's Life at Morsefest 2019
Neal Morse and Friends: Live and Acoustic at Morsefest 2015
Neal Morse and Friends: Voices of the Beard Storytellers
Neal Morse and Friends: Songs From God’s Smuggler at Morsefest 2022
Spock’s Beard – Morsefest 2016 Inner Cicle Jam
Neal Morse: The Dreamer Joseph Part One Commentary
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger
The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary
Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment
The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe
The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)
Neal Morse: A Whole Nother Trip - Neal's RV Adventure
Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America
Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles
Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live
Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – De Boerderij, Holland 2023
Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind
Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7
Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie
Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live
Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City
The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017
The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019
The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic
Neal Morse: Jesus Christ the Exorcist - Live at Morsefest 2018
Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – Brentwood, 2024
Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest USA 2024 – Inner Circle Show
Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – London 2025
Eric Burdon & The New Animals: Live at the Coach House
Morsefest 2024: The Joseph Epics/Jesus Christ: The Exorcist/D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings
Morse, Portnoy, Gillette, Hubauer & Friends: Live in Cancun 2022