The Transient Sessions Videos

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Backstory 

I wanted to share this song with you because life is hard.  It is important for us to remain hopeful and fix our efforts on obtaining joy in this lifetime.  Sometimes the best way to obtain something is to be transparent about where you are in relation to it.  As Saint John Paul II says in his Letter To Artists (April 4, 1994) "Even when they explore the darkest depths of the soul or the most unsettling aspects of evil, artists give voice in a way to the universal desire for redemption."  By opening ourselves up and looking honestly at the darkness that surrounds us, we break the facades and enable ourselves to be filled with a redemptive power.  Through redemption we find joy.  It is here where the journey begins and it is necessary.  May your days be illuminated and honest and joy be the fruit of your labor of the dark.       
 
 
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Promised Land is a song from the 2017 release "But I've Seen The Stars".  I am not sure when I wrote this one exactly but it had to have fallen sometime between 2013 - 2015, which is now a long time ago and that ... blows my mind.  With almost every song I write there are parallel narratives.  The first being the story taken at face value.  In this case, there is a man talking about a place called the promised land; a frictionless place of freedom and affirmation.  In my music, as in life, there is always a spiritual parallel as well.  The bridge between the two in this song is rather short given the choice of language ... Promised Land.  But still, one needs to loosen the literal and allow the poetic waters to fill in the gaps to fully grasp the message of the song.  In short, it's a song about Heaven.  But in particular, a song about Heaven as it is perceived and pointed to by the everyday physical realities here on earth.  In a world filled with grating confrontation and sorrow, our hearts long for fulfillment and peace.  How we go about achieving that varies from person to person but that underlying reality is universal.  This song is an individual's declaration that Heaven is real and their heart cannot rest until it has been attained.  
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I have always been a fan of Tom Petty for his ability to anchor deep messages in a sea of brilliant melodic simplicity.  This song might be one of the peak examples of this.  So clear, so true and melodically beautiful.  I choose to release it now because it's the first video after my battle with respiratory failure.  One month ago I was released from the hospital after a 16 day battle with bilateral Covid pneumonia resulting in acute respiratory failure.  It was one of the worst and most beautiful experiences of my life.  It was truly a Paschal experience for me.  Despite the rewarding and beautiful elements of my stay I was eager to get out and be reunited with my wife and three children.  My family and faith became the centerpiece of my focus and I executed every task they recommended for my recovery with determination.  Cue the montage music!  Without getting too sappy, let me just say I committed myself to hope through faith and pushed through any discomfort with inspired purpose.  I was not going to back down.  And so, this song seems fitting and it makes me happy to share it.  I hope it may meet you where you are today, tomorrow and beyond.