Neal Morse
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
107
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-08-02 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Van Nuys, California, USA
Neal Morse
Biography
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.
Known For
Spock's Beard - Don't Try This Anywhere!
Spock's Beard Live At Sea
Spock's Beard: Snow Live
Spock’s Beard – Morsefest 2016 Inner Cicle Jam
Neal Morse: A Day in the Life
Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003
Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline
Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough
Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia
Spock's Beard: In The Year 2000
Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie
Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind
Spock's Beard: The Early Years Part One
Neal Morse: Iso Soitto Festival, Finland 2012
Spock's Beard: Live At The Whisky
Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles
Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7
Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope
Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014
The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017
The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe
Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America
The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019
Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City
Neal Morse and Friends: Voices of the Beard Storytellers
Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City
Spock's Beard: Live in Bochum 1998
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment
Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia
Spock's Beard: Don't Try This at Home
The Making of Flying Colors
Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – Brentwood, 2024
The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic
Spock's Beard: The Making of Snow
Eric Burdon & The New Animals: Live at the Coach House
Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – London 2025
Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – De Boerderij, Holland 2023
Neal Morse: From the Video Vault
Neal Morse: The Making of ?
Eric Burdon & The New Animals: Live at the Coach House
Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology
Neal Morse: Commentary on a Dream
The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)
Neal Morse: ? and Beyond Tour
Neal Morse: Live in Seattle with Ajalon
Morsefest 2014: One
Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe
Neal Morse: Live and Acoustic 2010
Neal Morse: Live Momentum
Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD
Neal Morse: Lifeline Tour
Morsefest 2019
Neal Morse: The Dreamer Joseph Part One Commentary
The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again
Neal Morse: Xnoizz Flevo Fest 2009
Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions
Transatlantic - Live in Europe
Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope
Transatlantic: The Making of Breath of Life (Abridged Version)
Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest USA 2024 – Inner Circle Show
Neal Morse: Acoustic – Live In Mexico City
Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover
Morsefest USA 2023: Inner Circle Concert
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger
Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind
Neal Morse: Live at 3RP
Neal Morse: Live at Tower Records 2003
The Neal Morse Band - Live In India
Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony
The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream
Morsefest 2014: Testimony
The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens
The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg
Neal Morse and Friends: A Year in Neal's Life at Morsefest 2019
Spock's Beard: Acoustic SNOW
The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021
Neal Morse - Live at the Cavern Club
Neal Morse: Jesus Christ the Exorcist - Live at Morsefest 2018
Neal Morse: Testimony Live
Neal Morse: A Whole Nother Trip - Neal's RV Adventure
Morsefest 2015: Question Mark
Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London
Neal Morse: Morsefest 2016 Storytellers
Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura
Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum
Neal Morse and Friends: Songs From God’s Smuggler at Morsefest 2022
Neal Morse - Life and Times Live
Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary
Neal Morse & The Resonance – First Expedition
Flying Colors: Live in Europe
Neal Morse: Sola Scriptura and Beyond
Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two
Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB
Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover
Neal Morse: Testimony 2...For You.
Spock's Beard: Progfest '97 Raw & Uncut
Neal Morse and Friends: Live and Acoustic at Morsefest 2015
Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live
Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream
Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe
Neal Morse: One Under Construction
Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live
The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger
Spock's Beard: The Making of V
Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia
