Snapshots of the Shattered Soul: The Stories Behind the Songs

What do the pictures of our lives say about us? More importantly, what do they say about God? Maybe it’s hard to make out the face of God in all the random and scratchy photographs….or maybe He is there, and we simply haven’t looked hard enough. Maybe there is a beautiful interwoven story waiting to be revealed.

What do the pictures of our lives say about us? More importantly, what do they say about God? Maybe it’s hard to make out the face of God in all the random and scratchy photographs….or maybe He is there, and we simply haven’t looked hard enough. Maybe there is a beautiful interwoven story waiting to be revealed. In December 2012, Christian rock artist Marc Andre debuted his first book, Snapshots of the Shattered Soul: The Stories Behind the Songs. This book includes an in-depth and personal look into the stories which inspired the songs to Marc's latest album, Snapshots of the Shattered Soul (released October 2011). Marc describes his latest record as “a collection of real life snapshots that touches on issues of depression, addiction, self-esteem and fractured relationships. A dynamic journey of music and emotion carried by piano, haunting strings, and driving guitars.”

Marc Andre has been making music since 1989. Between the years of 1991 and 1998, he released several rap projects and then transitioned into pop rock with the debut of his Dishes album in 2001. In 2004, Marc released his first rock album Backstage Pass, toured with his band for about a year and then took some time off to focus on his small business 10x12 Productions which specializes in sound design and custom music for video/film. During this time, he scored the music for two short films including Ben Bay’s The Truck Driver and The Horseman and wrote the music for the Emmy award winning Say Grace PSA (2007), produced for Guardian Studios. In October 2011, after two years in the studio, Marc re-surfaced with his sophomore rock record, Snapshots of the Shattered Soul. Marc describes his latest album as “a collection of real life snapshots that touches on issues of depression, addiction, self-esteem and fractured relationships. A dynamic journey of music and emotion carried by piano, haunting strings, and driving guitars.” The album was mixed by Nashville veteran Todd Robbins (dc Talk, Lincoln Brewster, Nicole Nordeman) and was mastered by Brad Blackwood (Evanescence, Maroon 5, Allison Krauss). In the winter of 2012, Marc released music videos for Portrait of Me and Shadows & Sunlight (both directed by Ben Bays). In December 2012, Marc debuted his first book, Snapshots of the Shattered Soul: The Stories Behind the Songs. This book includes an in-depth and personal look into the stories which inspired the songs to Marc's latest album, Snapshots of the Shattered Soul. Marc recently released a new single called Joshua, inspired by his son.