Life is like music; both are meaningless without love… 　　 　　Past Forward - Features 9 original songs (some old, some new) and two bonus tracks in the style of soul/pop/rock. The songs are loosely based on the arc of my love-life from past to present with turbulence, sincerity, a little bit of sap and a whole lot of love. 　　 　　Produced, Mixed, Engineered and Mastered by Brian Rumsey of Brian Rumsey Audio in San Diego, CA www.brianrumseyaudio.com 　　Co-Produced by Blaise Guld 　　Executive Producer - Michael Growe 　　 　　Music & Lyrics by Blaise Guld (Except where noted)* 　　 　　*Michael Growe- Lyrics for ‘Desert Moon’ and ‘Love Zombie’ 　　*Scott Jacob Lutz- Lyrics for ‘Froze To Death’ 　　*Andrew Scott- Additional music for ‘Song On The Water’ 　　 　　Blaise Guld - lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar 　　electric guitar on track #4 　　Brian Rumsey- lead guitar, keys/synth, drums, percussion, bass 　　additional background vocals on track #'s 3, 7 　　Tony Montemarano- piano/keys on track #'s 4, 6, 9 　　Nick Montemarano- banjo on track #'s 5, 10 　　Brian Fleck- keys on track #'s 6, 8 　　Blaise Garza- tenor and baritone sax on track #4 　　Camron Zibaie- harmonica on track #'s 5, 10 　　Mikhail (Misha) Borisovsky- violin, cello on track #'s 5, 10 　　 　　Photographer & Stylist: Linnea Harrington of Flock & Fauna Photographics 　　Graphic design by Jack Wade, Jr. and Blaise Guld 　　 　　Special Thanks: To mom & dad, my sister Melony and the Singer family including my awesome nieces and nephews (I am very proud of you), Mike Growe (for just everything), Brian Rumsey aka “Doctor” (couldn’t have wished for a better producer), Brian Fleck (who also made my website), Chuck Schrader, Dominic Cordello (for letting me use his brand-new Taylor acoustic), Adam Stern (for lending us his Strat), Samuel Guest (additional video), Whiskey Girl, Bart Mendoza, San Diego Music Foundation, Matteo Bertoli, Claudio Natale, Corinna Bolpagni and the entire team at Pacifica Frame Multimedia, Olya Kalugin, Jeremy Evans, Jade & Coco (good dogs), the city of San Diego, the city of Philadelphia, the small town of Fairless Hills, PA (where I grew up) TO MY FAITHFUL & SUPPORTIVE FANS, TO ALL MY FRIENDS OLD & NEW, TO EVERYONE who PLAYED ON THE ALBUM and INSPIRED IT, TO ANYONE I’VE EVER LOVED, HAS LOVED ME and TO ALL THE WOMEN who ever BROKE MY HEART (you are my muse) ;-) 　　 　　Dedicated in loving memory of my big sis' Kathy Adams 　　 　　 　　© 2014 Blaise Guld Music. All rights reserved. (ASCAP) www.BlaiseGuldMusic.com