Sunrise Spiritual Harmony
Bio

The music of Sunrise Spiritual Harmony is most accurately defined as spiritual
rock. With infectious rhythms, memorable melodies, and impassioned
performances this is music that nourishes the body as well as the soul.

Though Sunrise has called many places home, Washington D.C. is his point of
origin. Then, at age seventeen, he moved to Paris, France. "It drastically
changed my whole life," he explains , "it was so different. There's no
comparison between Arlington, Virginia and Paris. It opened my eyes to culture
and language. Artists and musicians were everywhere. It's so much more
acceptable to make a living out of street music and art."

In response to this artistic awakening, Sunrise learned to play guitar and
joined the ranks of street musicians. His travels took him across Europe where
he made a living performing in the streets, subways, restaurants and terraces.
"I'd sit at the cafes and play guitar all night long," he recalls. He was
gaining valuable life experience too, and perhaps meeting some women on the
way. "That's why I hung out in Switzerland a lot," he laughs.

But like all idylls it came to an end. Reluctantly, he returned to the U.S.,
first to New York City, then to Florida. "I'd stay up all night and play
guitar on the beach, then watch the sunrise. It was the most beautiful thing
I'd seen, " he remembers. After a two-year stint studying music theory in
college he returned for a short tour of Europe. Then, back in Washington, he
met a group of activists who changed the course of his destiny.

The Peace Park Anti-Nuclear Vigil is a group of activists who have lived
across from the White House since 1981. When Sunrise met them (in 1986)  he
divested himself of his possessions and joined their encampment. He worked
with the group to feed the homeless and raise political consciousness,  and
was subsequently incarcerated for 50 days for the "crime" of sleeping in the
park.

After his release,  another odyssey was in order, a trip to that most European
of American cities -- San Francisco. In California, Sunrise built a recording
studio, began experimenting with studio techniques, and wrote and recorded his
debut CD, It's Alright. Within the borders of these fourteen tracks, he has
distilled his musical philosophy to its purest essence, playing all of the
instruments himself and delivering a though-provoking debut. In collaboration
with other liked-minded musicians., he has also initiated the organization,
BASAMA (Bay Area Struggling Artists and Musicians Association), a support/arts
network.

With an additional bounty of material -- at least two album's worth -- Sunrise
continues to evolve: as a writer, musicians, producer and spiritual entity.
"After my mom and dad broke up I didn't really have a family," says Sunrise.
"I was always looking for other families." Today he has a new family, not
only with a wife and children, but a growing audience, an extended tribe who
share his concerns, passions and ideology.

For Sunrise Spiritual Harmony it's been a long road to this place in time. But
each day, each lyric and each song continues to provide a signpost for
destinations still unseen. "Music is life," states Sunrise.

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