The Outlaw Ocean Project is the epitome of investigative journalism at its very best. Ian fully immersed himself in pursuit of this very important story that needs to be told. This kind of reporting reveals terrible and horrifying facts that must be brought into the focus of public domain. Great music and art appeal to people on a very subliminal level. It can influence their ideas and feelings toward a person or an event, moving them to look at the world differently. 

I play and write music for the harp, whose sound is soothing, uplifting and can take you on a journey of the imagination and soul. I focused on composing music that illustrates life at sea in its many forms, from drifting on idyllic oceans — with the sound of whale songs to inspire you — to the monotony of spending months at sea to the terrifying power of an ocean storm. 

While harp music is a serene sound that refreshes and relaxes, it can also leave someone ennobled and empowered with a calm sense of tranquility. I think the music we have written to illustrate The Outlaw Ocean could inspire or motivate a desire to change the outcomes of the crimes happening at sea that Ian has unveiled.

Patricia Spero