Paleontologist | Professor | Author | Science Communicator | Singer/Songwriter
See Dr. Bonnan's interview about Once Upon Deep Time on 6ABC Action News
in Philadelphia!
(story by Matteo Iadonisi)

Once Upon Deep Time - The Album
Once Upon Deep Time is a pop/rock song cycle about the evolution of hearing and our connection to the tree of life. Twelve original songs tell a story, based on what we know from fossils and the living world around us, about how we came to perceive sound and how sound connects us to a living past.
I created these songs to inspire wonder about our shared natural history and to convey the passion that drives me as a scientist.
The album features contributions from Samantha Giancarli, David Hess, The Lickerish Quartet, Stockton a Cappella (directed by Neil Aaronson), and my children, Quinn & Maxwell Bonnan
Listen to or download the album or any of the songs on my Bandcamp page: https://matthewbonnan.bandcamp.com/
Listen to or download the album or any of the songs everywhere else: https://matthewbonnan.hearnow.com/
Lyrics and liner notes
See videos for five of the songs ("Rightside Down (feat. The Lickerish Quartet)", "Into Thin Air", "Dinosaur Songs", "Theater of the Mind", and "Storytellers (feat. Stockton a Cappella & David Hess)") on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MBonnan/featured

Latest news and developments
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It's official! The full album is out now on all major streaming platforms and my Bandcamp page!
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See the music video for "Into Thin Air" which was co-directed with Stockton Art Professor Dr. Michael McGarvey and animated with help from Stockton students Avery Garlic, Tiffany Ibezim, and Ruby Rodrigues.
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See the music video for "Storytellers" which features the voices of Stockton a Cappella, directed by Stockton Physics Professor Dr. Neil Aaronson, and the guitar work of David Hess.
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View other music videos from this project: "Rightside Down (feat. The Lickerish Quartet)," "Theater of the Mind," and "Dinosaur Songs".
Media coverage for Once Upon Deep Time
Click on the links to see media coverage and stories about the project:
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College of DuPage (my undergraduate Alma Mater)
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More updates as media coverage continues ...