Tim Bertsch - Guitarist, Harpguitarist, Composer, Performer, Recording Artist, Published Writer, Recording Academy Voting Member, ASCAP ArtistTim Bertsch has been a disciple of the guitar and it's resonance since the age of 10. Timothy has long since lived, composed and performed in three very different musical worlds being equally at home on the electric guitar, acoustic guitar and harpguitar. Heavily rooted in jazz, bebop, fusion, flamenco, rock, classical, blues, new age, celtic, and gypsy music his unique musical talents are equally as diverse. He has been a longstanding member of the hard rock dynamo Jaded Mary, jazz fusion group H.D. Fusion and acoustic solo project Soulresonance. He has shared the headliner billing with many national acts such as Halestorm, Buckcherry, Sevendust, Skid Row, Puddle of Mudd, Saving Abel, Filter, Helmet, The Tea Party, Tantric, Duff Mckagan's Loaded,  Jason Bonham, Adelitas Way, Red, Rehab, Local H, The Presidents of the United States of America, Powerman 5000, and many more.His writings have been published by Acoustic Guitar Magazine most recently being "Tips on Tone", “Transposition for Musicians” and “Modes Demystified”.  His versatility and competency on guitar, harpguitar, bass, mandolin, ukulele and sitar have made him an in demand studio musician as well as a successful full time music instructor and founder of Sound Academy of Music. Tim studied musical composition formally as a music major in college as well as privately with Larry Coryell, Emily Remeler, Beppe Gambetta, Joshua Breakstone and John Stowell as well as many other masters of the guitar. As a musical composer, performer, and recording artist, Bertsch is always looking for untapped resources of musical expression and inspiration. His lifelong goal: "To live a life of expression, to leave a lengthy, meaningful catalog of my soul's finest resonances".