SANCTUS REAL

I’m sitting on the top deck of a cruise ship somewhere in the middle of the Caribbean. There is nothing to indicate where I am or what direction I am heading. I can’t help but feel insignificant as I look out at the vastness of the ocean and have the realization of just how small I really am in comparison. I have been feeling that a lot during this recent season of life. It’s easy to feel devoid of purpose and significance when so much in life is changing. We are creatures of habit and when we begin to face…

There are a lot of pressures that we face as a band who has had a lot of past success.  Success, no matter how much one may experience, always creates expectations about what is to come.  The thing about music is that it changes as the creaters grow in life.  Our tastes change, our vision changes or the industry that we are in changes and pulls us along with it.  The truth is, writing and creating music for a large group of friends and followers is very difficult.  With every piece of music that is released…

First of all, wow, what an experience.  To say that God moves in mysterious ways would be a complete understatement. I'm still not completely sure how this all happened this quickly, it seems like yesterday the call came from Jake and the next thing I know I'm joining a band, but not just any band, a band that has influenced millions of people with great songs, a band who created a legacy and somehow also found longevity.  Sanctus Real is not just any band, and to merely be asked to be part of something…

For more than half my life I have been on an incredible journey. I could have never guessed back in 1996 that I would get to go down such a crazy path due to the rather limited musical abilities of five guys from Toledo. How’s the old saying go? God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.  

Twenty years in and we now look back at over a million singles and roughly 800,000 full length records sold. A full time touring career since 2002 averaging over 100 shows a year. Seven GMA Dove Award…

Dear friends... It's hard to believe it's been almost eight months since I wrote you from this website. If you've been following our band this past year then you probably know that on July 1st of 2015 after 19 years of band life together - our lead singer Matt Hammitt announced he would be leaving the band at the end of 2015. Matt is, and remains my friend for life. We started Sanctus Real in 1996 with our drummer Mark. To say our bond is thicker than blood is probably an understatement. There is an…