Why I Finally Told the Story Behind Six Missing
For years, people have asked me where the name Six Missing came from. And for years, I’ve danced around it.
I’d say it was a feeling, a phrase that stuck. Something with weight. Something personal.
And all of that is true.
But recently, I decided to share the full story—the real story—behind the name. A story I’ve carried with me since a recording trip in Pennsylvania many years ago. A story that, at the time, shook me to my core and left me wondering what exactly had happened to me in the middle of the night, deep in the woods, far from home.
This week, I released a longform video on YouTube that tells the full ghost story behind Six Missing.
It’s something I’ve only ever shared in fragments—at shows, in interviews, maybe over a drink or two with close friends. But putting it into a visual format, with intention and atmosphere, felt like the right way to honor it.
Because the truth is: I don’t know what happened to me that night.
And I think that’s what makes the story powerful.
The Story in Brief (no spoilers)
I won’t spoil the full video here—if you haven’t seen it yet, I hope you’ll watch. But I will say this:
It happened during a late-night walk back to the cottage where we were staying while recording an album. There was a feeling…
Then silence.
Then cold.
Then something else. Something that felt ancient. Heavy. Not quite malevolent—but not indifferent either.
In the days that followed, I started researching the land. The deeper I went, the more unsettling the connections became. When I came across an old casualty report listing six missing soldiers from a nearby Revolutionary War battle, something inside me clicked.
I knew that name—Six Missing—was mine to carry.
Why I’m Sharing It Now
I’ve always believed that the unknown deserves to be respected, not ignored. Whether you call it spiritual, energetic, ancestral, or just part of the great cosmic mystery… I don’t pretend to have answers. But I try to listen.
And for me, telling this story is a way of listening back.
A way of acknowledging that something happened.
And that maybe we’re not as alone as we think.
Over the years, I’ve shared this story with listeners in casual conversations, during ambient sets, and occasionally in interviews. Every time, someone leans in. People feel it. They recognize something familiar in the shape of the unknown.
That’s why I wanted to finally tell it right.
In my voice. In my words. With the same care and intention I put into my music.
Watch the Full Video
This video is part personal memory, part ghost story, part tribute to the unseen.
I hope it gives you chills. I hope it makes you wonder.
And maybe—if you’ve ever had an experience you couldn’t explain—I hope it reminds you that you’re not alone in that mystery.
In Honor of What We Can’t Explain
Naming this project Six Missing wasn’t just about a ghost story.
It was about honoring something that doesn’t fit neatly into language.
It was about giving space to the things we can’t pin down—whether that’s grief, memory, or something more spiritual.
It was about trust.
In the unseen.
In the unexplained.
In the resonance of feeling something beyond words.
Thanks for listening.
Thanks for watching.
Thanks for being part of this story now, too.
— TJ
(Six Missing)
