About

Known credits:
100
Birthday:
1960-08-02
Place of birth:
Van Nuys, California, USA
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Neal Morse

Overview

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

Acting
2024 Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB Actor N/A
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2024 Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – Brentwood, 2024 Actor N/A
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2024 Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie Actor N/A
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2024 Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind Actor N/A
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2024 Neal Morse & Friends: Morsefest Inner Circle Show – De Boerderij, Holland 2023 Actor N/A
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2023 Morsefest USA 2023: Inner Circle Concert Actor N/A
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2023 Neal Morse: The Dreamer Joseph Part One Commentary Actor N/A
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2023 Neal Morse: Live at Tower Records 2003 Actor N/A
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2023 Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia Actor N/A
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2023 Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover Actor N/A
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2023 Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia Actor N/A
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2023 Spock's Beard: In The Year 2000 Actor N/A
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2022 Neal Morse and Friends: Songs From God’s Smuggler at Morsefest 2022 Actor N/A
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2022 The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021 Actor N/A
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2022 The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger Actor N/A
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2022 Spock's Beard: Live in Bochum 1998 Actor N/A
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2021 Morsefest 2019 Actor N/A
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2021 The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger Actor N/A
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2021 Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline Actor N/A
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2021 Transatlantic: The Making of Breath of Life (Abridged Version) Actor N/A
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2021 Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe Actor N/A
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2021 The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic Actor Himself N/A
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2020 Neal Morse: Jesus Christ the Exorcist - Live at Morsefest 2018 Actor N/A
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2020 Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014 Actor N/A
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2020 Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London Actor 59
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2020 Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia Actor Himself N/A
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2020 Neal Morse: A Whole Nother Trip - Neal's RV Adventure Actor N/A
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2020 Neal Morse and Friends: A Year in Neal's Life at Morsefest 2019 Actor N/A
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2020 The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019 Actor 58
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2020 Spock's Beard: The Early Years Part One Actor N/A
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2019 Neal Morse and Friends: Voices of the Beard Storytellers Actor N/A
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2019 The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary Actor N/A
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2019 The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure) Actor N/A
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2019 The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg Actor N/A
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2018 Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream Actor N/A
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2018 Neal Morse - Life and Times Live Actor Neal Morse N/A
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2018 The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017 Actor Himself N/A
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2018 Neal Morse: Morsefest 2016 Storytellers Actor N/A
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2017 Spock's Beard: Snow Live Actor 59
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2017 Spock’s Beard – Morsefest 2016 Inner Cicle Jam Actor N/A
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2017 Neal Morse and Friends: Live and Acoustic at Morsefest 2015 Actor N/A
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2017 Morsefest 2015: Question Mark Actor 59
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2017 Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura Actor 59
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2017 Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live Actor Himself - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard N/A
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2017 Neal Morse: Commentary on a Dream Actor N/A
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2016 The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream Actor N/A
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2016 Neal Morse: A Day in the Life Actor N/A
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2016 The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again Actor Himself 59
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2016 The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge Actor N/A
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2015 Spock's Beard In the 90's Actor N/A
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2015 Spock's Beard - Don't Try This Anywhere! Actor himself N/A
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2015 Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7 Actor Himself 59
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2015 Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions Actor N/A
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2015 Morsefest 2014: One Actor Himself N/A
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2015 Morsefest 2014: Testimony Actor Himself N/A
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2015 The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens Actor N/A
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2015 The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment Actor Self N/A
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2015 Neal Morse: The Making of ? Actor N/A
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2014 Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope Actor Himself - Keyboards 59
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2014 Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology Actor N/A
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2014 Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live Actor N/A
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2014 Spock's Beard Live At Sea Actor Himself N/A
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2014 The Neal Morse Band - Live In India Actor N/A
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2014 Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope Actor N/A
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2013 Flying Colors: Live in Europe Actor Himself - Keyboards, Vocals 59
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2013 The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe Actor N/A
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2013 Neal Morse: Live Momentum Actor 59
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2012 Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum Actor Himself N/A
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2012 Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover Actor N/A
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2012 The Making of Flying Colors Actor N/A
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2012 Neal Morse: One Under Construction Actor N/A
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2011 Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough Actor Himself N/A
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2011 Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles Actor Himself 59
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2011 Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two Actor Himself N/A
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2011 Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD Actor N/A
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2011 Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City Actor Himself - Keyboards N/A
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2011 Spock's Beard: Progfest '97 Raw & Uncut Actor N/A
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2010 Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London Actor 59
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2010 Neal Morse: Live in Seattle with Ajalon Actor N/A
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2009 Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind Actor N/A
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2009 Neal Morse: Lifeline Tour Actor N/A
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2008 Neal Morse: Live at 3RP Actor N/A
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2008 Neal Morse: Sola Scriptura and Beyond Actor 59
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2008 Neal Morse: From the Video Vault Actor N/A
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2007 Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Actor N/A
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2006 Neal Morse: ? and Beyond Tour Actor N/A
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2006 Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America Actor N/A
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2004 Neal Morse: Testimony Live Actor Himself 59
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2004 Neal Morse: Testimony Live Actor Himself N/A
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2004 Spock's Beard: The Making of Snow Actor Himself N/A
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2003 Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City Actor Himself - Keyboards N/A
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2003 Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003 Actor N/A
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2003 Transatlantic - Live in Europe Actor Himself - Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar 59
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2002 Spock's Beard: Don't Try This at Home Actor Himself (vocals, guitar, keyboards) N/A
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2001 Spock's Beard: The Making of V Actor Himself N/A
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2000 Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe Actor N/A
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1999 Spock's Beard: Live At The Whisky Actor N/A
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1999 Eric Burdon & The New Animals: Live at the Coach House Actor Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals N/A
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Directing
2004 Spock's Beard: The Making of Snow Directing Director N/A
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Camera
2015 The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment Camera Camera Operator N/A
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