Walter "Wally" Scharold is a

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based composer, guitarist, vocalist, bandleader, producer, games designer, and filmmaker. Born and raised in

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he sang in choirs and musicals from age 10, studied rock, jazz, and classical guitar from age 11, and studied contemporary classical composition from age 17 wit
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Christopher Theofanidis,

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and

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. He is a graduate in Music Composition from Oberlin College and has a Masters in Music Composition from Mills College. As a performer/arranger/composer he has been an active member of the avant-progressive rock community in

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. He led his own ensemble

miRthkon miRthkon was an American avant-rock group based in Oakland, California founded by guitarist/vocalist/composer Wally Scharold. In addition to several album releases, they have also had a song featured in the video game Tap Tap Revenge ("Banana" ...

, an 'amplified chamber ensemble masquerading as a rock band' -- a six-piece ensemble which performed and recorded his own compositions (as well as others by fellow members and other local composers). He has also been a member or guest of several other bands including

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He is also a composer of works for film, dance, video games, and other media including Guitar Hero: Van Halen, Disney's iOS Rhythm Game Tap Tap Revenge, Disney's iOS game

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, a score for the documentar
"Pup"

by Wise Orchid Productions, LLC. a commission by the intermedia performance grou
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and recent commissions by San Francisco-based ensembl
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and guitarist Travis Andrews. Since 2003, Scharold has also worked professionally as a composer, sound designer, audio engineer, guitarist, voiceover artist, and game designer for over one hundred commercial products and titles released by many companies including

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, Activision, Tapulous,

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, IGT, and as Head of Audio at Play'n GO.Walter Scharold's LinkedIn Profile
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Selected Discography

Bands

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*''miRthkon'' (1999, self-released, CD-R) *''ruth-bikula phaze-ivy'' (2001, self-released double CD-R) *''The Illusion of Joy'' (2006, self-released, EP) *''Vehicle'' (2009, altrOck Productions, #ALT-009, CD) *''(Format)'' (2012, altrOck Productions, #ALT-029, DVD) *''Snack(s)'' (2013, altrOck Productions, #ALT-038, CD)
Tholus
*"Constant" (2007, Aural Music/Goregorerecords, CD)
Research & Development
*"All Things to All People" (2010, Bandcamp, CD/Digital) ;My Hero *"Whop! Bam! Boom!" (2003, self-released, EP) *"Untitled" (2005, unreleased, CD) ;Headshear
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(2006, Big Balloon, CD/Digital)

Performer Only

;Brett Larner / Burkhand Stangl / Taku Sugimoto *"Compositions for Guitars" (2003, A Bruit Secret, CD) ;Dave Willey and Friends *"Immeasurable Currents" (2011
AltrOck Productions
CD)

Composer Only

;Oberlin Conservatory Division of Contemporary Music
The Oberlin Review. *"Aural Capacity - Student Works" (2001, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, CD)

Production Only

The Living Earth Show
*"High Art" (2013, Innova Records, CD) - ''Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Producer''

References

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