From the moment we received Ian’s invitation, we knew we wanted to be part of this project. Many of us will simply read an article like Ian’s, share it on social media, worry about it and then call it a day. Others will feel powerless and voiceless in the face of these overwhelming issues. The Outlaw Ocean Music Project helps to captivate new audiences to these important issues and trigger action while also helping to fund storytelling endeavors like Ian’s. 

Because of how serious these issues are, we wanted our songs to reflect that and not sound too cliché or cheesy. For instance, we mixed calm nature sounds with very anxiety-inducing gunshots from Ian’s reporting trips to bring an intense experience grounded in real events. We’ve learned what an untamed paradise of adventure, crime and tragedy the ocean can be from writers like Jack London, Joseph Conrad and Hugo Pratt. Now, from Ian, we’ve learned that things haven’t changed at all. We’ve learned exactly how close we are to experiencing an environmental catastrophe within our lifetime. Urgent actions are needed to prevent this, and it involves all of us. 

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