Sanctuary

Using the universal language and unifying power of music, the Sanctuary project is a musical collaboration between writers, musicians, and producers that inspires deep listening, human equality, and peace.

An Album From The Heart

I am passionate about looking into the dark areas, the blind spots, and exiled places, within us and in our communities.  I have a rumble in my belly from a time in my life when I was isolated, impoverished, degraded, abused, hopeless, and lost on the edges of society. That rumble has grown into a fire to share with others the resources, tools, networks, and empowered possibilities that have been gifted to me in my life.

Sanctuary uses music, outreach programs, collaboration with effective nonprofits, and the world stage to bring people on both sides of this marginalized edge to simple and inspired humanitarian action.

One small loving act from one empowered person at a time creates the lasting ripple of change we have been calling out for. 

The Vision

  • Music is a universal language bridging divides of culture, race, class and gender, it touches our emotion and brings us together through our shared humanity.

  • Separation occurs when we don’t “know” someone’s experience. Sanctuary workshops, music and performances bring the real life stories of those who tend to be separated and “othered” into mainstream people’s consciousness and home to human compassion.

  • The Open Your Voice workshops and collaborative writing sessions invite people from all walks of life to share their potent life experiences, stories and wisdom. Some of these deep stories have never been shared. There is incredible courage and healing that is possible sharing with others our traumas, challenges and triumphs.

  • Every song has a high traction non-profit organization linked to it. When audiences hearts are opened by the songs, there is a somewhere for people to go to create impactful change. These organizations and the beautiful work they do will have a presence on the Sanctuary website, in the national press campaign and at live shows.

  • Many times people will be in tears or feel inspired by a song but feel they don’t know what to do. The networking between the individuals in marginalized situations, the music, the non-profits and the mainstream media connects people to organizations who know how to make a positive difference in these areas. Music audiences through live shows, social media, radio, television have a practical pathway directing them on how to make a difference.

  • Music hits people directly in their hearts and souls. It knows no bounds and is a universal language. The songs of Sanctuary will be broadcast internationally through a full social media, radio and publicity campaign, and the Sanctuary tour lasting for many of years will bring the healing music of Sanctuary to live audiences across the USA and beyond.

Songs of Sanctuary

  1. New Way Home

2. Mercy

3. Sanctuary

4. Through A Mother’s Eyes

5. Brothers

6. Only Kindness

7. In My Little Town

8. Home

9. Walls

10. Thousand Yard Stare

11. Power of Love

12. Brilliantly, Boldly Alive

13. One At A Time

Collaborative Outreach

The Sanctuary project is a combination of community outreach programs for marginalized groups and individuals, a recorded album of songs written with and inspired by these individuals and communities, a Stories Behind the Song Documentary, a national promotional campaign of press, radio, social media and film and a national tour of live performances engaging communities bringing their voices through spoken word and song onstage to be heard by the world.

An ensemble of unique and beautiful sonic landscapes, the Sanctuary album tells difficult truths intended to serve the collective path of transformation. In making this album, Rebecca reached out to thought leaders, activists, social justice organizations, and those most impacted in compromised disempowered situations to guide her. She facilitated workshops, interviewed many, and co-wrote with others on most of the tracks.

An Invitation

Each song illustrates in different ways how the belief in separation impacts the world with devastating results, and how the fear that comes from these beliefs clouds our ability to see humanity in ourselves and in others.

Through her songwriting, Rebecca invites us to step in with wonder, to bring love to the table, and to come together in co-creating a better world through compassion, collaboration, and inspired action. With her dynamic voice and insightful storytelling gift, she makes us laugh, cry and cheer in celebration inspiring action into positive change. She offers new perspectives, inviting us to unite our passion and our voices for the common goal of co-creating a world that can provide sanctuary for all.

Rebecca’s own life experiences overlap with many of the issues covered in the songs. She has written several songs that touch directly on her personal journey with poverty, homelessness, gender inequality, and addiction.

The Creative Team

An extraordinary creative team brought this project to fruition. Along with the deep and profound stories shared by all of the writers:

Producer, Tom Wasinger, has won multiple Grammy and Emmy awards.

Co-producer on the song Sanctuary, Shaun Martin, has won multiple Grammy awards.

Producer, Mark Oblinger, is Grammy nominated and has won multiple Emmy awards.

Engineer, James Tuttle, has multiple Grammy nominations

Mastering Engineer, David Glasser, has multiple Grammy wins.

Co-writer Sally Barris has achieved Gold and Platinum honors.

Together with Rebecca’s passionate vision and courage to initiate change, they created a deeply touching, sonically elegant album. From intimate spare acoustic guitars and world folk instruments to full band and all out-gospel choir harmonies, Sanctuary is an album to touch hearts, open minds, and uplift and inspire spirits.

Collaborating Organizations

Boulder Homeless Shelter

Colorado Corrections and ARI (Authentic Relating International)

Foundation of Conscious Living and new thought leader NYT Bestselling Author Katie Hendricks

Morning Star Zen Center with Roshi Reta Lawler

IRC International Rescue Committee for Refugees

National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

OneTreePlanted.org

Veterans Warrior Storyfield

Everytown.org

Womeninmusic.org

Our Sponsors