Neal Morse

Neal Morse
Morse performing in 2012
Morse performing in 2012
Background information
Born (1960-08-02) August 2, 1960 (age 64)
Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • guitar
Years active1980–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly of
Websitenealmorse.com

Neal Morse (born August 2, 1960) is an American singer, musician and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1992, he formed the progressive rock band Spock's Beard with his brother Alan and released an album which was moderately successful. In 1999, he joined Dream Theater's co-founder and then drummer Mike Portnoy, together with Flower Kings' Roine Stolt and Marillion's Pete Trewavas they formed the super-group Transatlantic.[1] In 2002, Neal Morse became a born again Christian, left Spock's Beard and began a Christian rock solo career, releasing many progressive rock concept albums about his new religious faith. In the meantime, he continued to play with Transatlantic and formed three new bands with Portnoy, Yellow Matter Custard, Flying Colors and The Neal Morse Band.

  1. ^ "Neal Morse Interview". Guitarhoo!. Guitarhoo.com. December 24, 2013. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2014.