The Seas Are Rising: An Earth Day Music Experience

Bergen Community College music professor and songwriter/performer Dan Sheehan brings a special presentation of his project The Seas Are Rising: Stories of a Climate in Crisis to Bergen’s Paramus campus on Monday, April 21 as part of the college’s Earth Week celebrations. The Seas Are Rising is a concept album and live music experience emphasizing the immediate urgency of the climate crisis.  With songs ranging from melancholy tales of caution to vigorous calls to action, Sheehan entertains while calling on audiences to do their part to combat climate change through voting, holding politicians accountable, limiting their personal carbon footprints, and inspiring others to advocate and act. Through songs rooted in rock, folk, soul, funk, and hip-hop, The Seas Are Rising tells the stories of people around the world already dealing with intense, climate-induced consequences.  Audiences hear the stories of people from New Orleans to Puerto Ricans facing deadly, ravaging hurricanes; Pacific Islanders seeing their islands disappearing due to rising sea levels; rivers and reservoirs drying up in Europe, and other alarming and under-reported world events caused by climate change.  Projected lyrics and visuals make The Seas Are Rising a multimedia experience. At this special presentation, Sheehan will perform live guitar and vocals to tracks from the forthcoming album.  Sheehan’s previous concept album, Tales from Earth Incorporated tackled corporate and political greed and earned Sheehan “Songwriter of the Year” honors at the New Jersey based Elephant Talk Indie Music Awards as well as “Best Political Subject Album” from the music director awards at WHFR-FM in Detroit.  Sheehan has previously won awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).  He has performed or recorded with members of bands including the Doors, Pearl Jam, Morrissey and Yes.