SHAKEN EARTH Instrumental Music for cello, guitar, percussion, violin, mandolin and piano by Michael G. Ronstadt

Recorded by Michael G. Ronstadt in Cincinnati, OH Percussion in “Electricity” recorded at Velvet Lounge Studios by Jim Bailey in Indianapolis, IN Mixed and Mastered at LandMark Sound Recorders in Tucson, AZ

[2:41] String Parts from “Electricity” by Brandon Wilson Original Song by Brandon Wilson String Parts by Michael G. Ronstadt, Brandon Wilson, and Jim Bailey Recorded at Velvet Lounge Studios by Jim Bailey in Indianapolis, IN Michael G. Ronstadt - Cello, Mandolin Jim Bailey - Percussion

[5:56] String Parts from “Race for the Stop Light” by Ezra Vancil Recorded by Michael G. Ronstadt in Cincinnati, OH String Parts by Ezra Vancil, Michael G. Ronstadt, and Doug Hamilton Michael G. Ronstadt - Cello Doug Hamilton - Violin

[28:20] Music of the Documentary "From War To Wisdom” [8:14] Part I - Idealism and Dreams [0:00-8:14] [3:48] Part II - The Empty Chasm [8:14-12:02] [5:08] Part III - Prism of Childhood [12:02-17:10] [4:20] Part IV - Hymns and Prayers [17:10-21:30] [3:36] Part V - Changed Without Consent [21:30-25:06] [3:14] Part VI - Corrosive Flatline [25:06-28:20] Music written and recorded by Michael G. Ronstadt in Cincinnati, OH Documentary “From War To Wisdom” written/produced by Dan Collins & Josh Hisle Michael G. Ronstadt - Cello, Guitar

[6:23] Hallelujah (Instrumental) Original Song written by Leonard Cohen Recorded and Arranged by Michael G. Ronstadt Michael G. Ronstadt - Cello, Guitar, Vocals

[9:16] Shaken Earth Music written by Michael G. Ronstadt & Charlie Reynardine Recorded by Michael G. Ronstadt in Cincinnati, OH Michael G. Ronstadt - Cello, Piano Charlie Reynardine - Electric Guitar

[5:39] Fields of Gold (Instrumental) Original Song written by Sting Recorded and Arranged by Michael G. Ronstadt Michael G. Ronstadt - Cello, Guitar

Recorded by Michael G. Ronstadt in Cincinnati, OH Percussion Recorded by Jim Bailey at Velvet Lounge Studios in Indianapolis, IN Mixed & Mastered at LandMark Sound Recorder by Petie Ronstadt in Tucson, AZ

‘Into the Bends of Time’ weaves a narrative that drops you into an exciting world of swift counterpoint and deep grooves. Although new, the gaze of the musical style often shifts to the past through harmonies akin to jazz music of the Sixties and Seventies and the chiptune synthesizer music of the late Eighties and early Nineties. This recording showcases the masterful performers alongside the composer’s innovative incorporation of electronics into the acoustic ensemble. This offers an expansion of the conventional coloristic palette of jazz-influenced classical music to achieve a rich post-human symphonic sound.

The piece gets its name from the notion of real-time computer-assisted processing of converting sound into electrical energy waves as digital data. That data is then artfully modified and converted back into signal and thus returned to the world as processed sound. In this way, the musician’s sound is ‘bent’ in time by the computer.

Into The Bends of Time for large chamber ensemble and electronics. Written by Jamie L. Keesecker. Recorded by Keesecker and Rick Nelson.