From Self Inflicted Chains To Kingdom Purpose

I’ve been doing this thing called music for over 30 years now, and I’ve come to a place in my journey where reflection and appreciation are no longer optional...they’re essential. I’ve seen the industry's landscape shift from tape decks to digital clicks, from a world where labels ruled to one where artists can hold their own keys. Yet, the cost of playing this game hasn’t changed. There are still benefits to signing a major deal or accepting that bank loan dressed up as an opportunity, but often the price is steep: your soul, your voice, your vision. You become a machine. A product. An expendable asset. Through it all, I’ve never lost sight of who I was or why I began this journey in the first place. I was never meant to blend in. I’ve always aimed to create something that didn’t exist. So now, I pause. I reflect. I appreciate. I move forward.

From being a lonely boy writing poetry in his bedroom, to trying to survive the streets thinking I had to be a hoodlum, to now becoming a man of God with a righteous commission, one thing has remained constant: my love for expressing my thoughts and beliefs through music. My life has changed. SalvWreck has changed. And I’ve come to understand something critical. Before your final breath, you must know that the future is still in motion. It’s still changeable. That realization is what begins to break the chains, especially the ones we’ve locked ourselves in.

Coming to terms with my own shortfalls hasn’t been easy. But through that process, I’ve gained clarity. My father and several teachers along the way told me the truth I already knew but avoided...I have to stop trying to build a team before walking fully in my own purpose. I have to stop placing people ahead of God’s timing. The ones meant to be on this path will be placed there by Him, not me. This industry is wired to wreck relationships with your family, your friends, and if you’re not careful, with God...Jesus The Christ. It can make you forget who you are. How do I keep going in a world that tries to mute the authentic? I look back to Abraham. He too had to leave everything behind to step into the promise. He too tried to carry people that God never called. That desire to “bring everyone out of my love for them”... that’s the thorn he and I share.

This is where TideBreak SoundWorkz comes in. It is so much more than a production company, TBSW is the sound of my freedom. It represents a clean break from old habits, excess weight, and man made chains. Like the tide reshaping the shoreline, my journey has been one of constant transformation...breaking down what no longer serves God's will for my life and path, and allowing Him to rebuild something new.

I’ve felt the burden of outdated systems. I’ve wrestled with the heaviness of managing others before I was fully walking in my calling. I’ve learned, the hard way, that not everyone can go with you. At times, it felt like swimming upstream, like nothing was moving. But every hard choice, every late night, every quiet prayer, and every stripped away tick of the clock has only revealed more of my true purpose.

TBSW is about that evolution. It’s a vessel for resilience, for creativity unchained, and for soundscapes that don’t just entertain but heal. Just as I’ve had to break personal patterns, my music now also pushes past limits. It tells the truth. It challenges the shallow. It reaches the soul. Although it was and is not about market trends or approval...it is about obedience. It’s about walking in the Kingdom purpose I was designed for.

I write this for anyone else who’s caught in the undertow. For the one still trying to carry the vision and other people on their back. For the one who keeps waiting for help that may never come. You’re not alone, but you’ve got to stop waiting for permission to move. You’ve got to stop getting in your own way. Whether you win or fail, succeed or fall short is irrelevant in the bigger picture. What matters is walking in your purpose, free from the chains you’ve helped forge.

I’m grateful that I never strived to be someone else. I’m grateful that I never got drunk off the lifestyle glamorized by pop culture. And you shouldn’t either. Chase your own greatness. Know that your crown will be heavy. Pick up that cross and follow the Lord. Accept that not everyone will understand. That’s fine. That’s part of it. No one...no one...should believe in your dream more than you. Not your family. Not your spouse. Not your circle. And definitely not strangers. This is your calling. Your weight you were built to carry. Your freedom to step into.

I’ve crossed into the Facing Life season of my journey. I’ve got blinders on now, and I move with an unprecedented focus. Am I alone? In the worldly sense, maybe. But not truly. Even when I did my best to deny Him, my Savior, Jesus the Christ was always by my side. Even in my rebellion. Even in the darkness. He never let go. That’s why I say now, with boldness: become the testimony your life has been waiting to see. Break your own chains. Walk in your Kingdom purpose. The tide has turned. Now it’s time to move.