Neal Morse

Known for ActingBorn 1960-08-02 (age 65)Van Nuys, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Morsefest 2015: Question Mark

Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura

Spock's Beard: Don't Try This at Home

Transatlantic - Live in Europe

Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London

Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7

Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia

The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream

Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope

The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again

Spock's Beard: Snow Live

Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles

Flying Colors: Live in Europe

Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

Neal Morse: Live Momentum

Neal Morse: Sola Scriptura and Beyond

Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – London 2025

Neal Morse & The Resonance – First Expedition

Neal Morse - Live at the Cavern Club

Morsefest 2024: The Joseph Epics/Jesus Christ: The Exorcist/D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings

Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – De Boerderij, Holland 2023

Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind

Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie

Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – Brentwood, 2024

Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB

Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest USA 2024 – Inner Circle Show

Neal Morse: Live at Tower Records 2003

Neal Morse: The Dreamer Joseph Part One Commentary

Spock's Beard: In The Year 2000

Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia

Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover

Morsefest USA 2023: Inner Circle Concert

The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger

Spock's Beard: Live in Bochum 1998

Neal Morse and Friends: Songs From God’s Smuggler at Morsefest 2022

The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021

Transatlantic: The Making of Breath of Life (Abridged Version)

Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger

Morsefest 2019

The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic

Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe

Spock's Beard: Acoustic SNOW

Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia

Spock's Beard: The Early Years Part One

Neal Morse and Friends: A Year in Neal's Life at Morsefest 2019

Neal Morse: A Whole Nother Trip - Neal's RV Adventure