Beyond the Great Divide is a concept album by indie musician and composer Robert Kramer, released on October 22, 2026. The inspiration for the material is a cross between Sting/Dream of The Blue Turtles and acoustic folk/rock from many influences.

An accomplished stage and studio musician and composer, Robert Kramer has been a mainstay on the midwest music scene for over 20 years. His vocal and compositional styles have been compared to such artists as Sting, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen & others. He is skilled in keyboards, guitars, vocals and composition from many styles of music from rock and pop to blues, jazz, classical, orchestral and folk. Kramer has independently produced and released a number of solo projects, and has performed on and produced other artists releases. 

Targeting his songwriting skills towards composing tracks for film and tv, having music placed in the popular CBS soap opera "The Young & The Restless", Byron Allens' Entertainment Studios and various video and independent film projects. Following his release for 2017, "Shadow Logic" with styles ranging from pop/rock to pop to jazz, to rhythm & blues to reggae and stadium rock, Robert partnered with John Guerrini and is currently on a tour of the midwest with a power dueling piano act called "Double Treble". Robert Kramer released another album, "KINGMAN STATION" IN 2021, comprised of various styles including country, folk, rock, and ballads.

His latest offering, BEYOND THE GREAT DIVIDE, is a watershed moment in his composing career, tapping into various rock and jazz-rock styles reminiscent of early solo STING ala "Dream of The Blue Turtles". It is currently available across all DSP platforms including SPOTIFY, APPLE MUSIC, PANDORA and AMAZON MUSIC.