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    <title>Walt Ribeiro</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[**My music is <a href="<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/">Creative Commons 3.0 Licensed</a>**
**My music is <a href="http://music.podshow.com/music/artists/restricted.php?ID=838553">Podsafe (PMN)</a>.**
**My official website is <a href="http://www.waltribeiro.net">www.waltribeiro.net</a>**
**My Youtube Channel is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/waltribeiro">www.youtube.com/waltribeiro</a>**

Born and raised in Haddon Heights NJ, Ribeiro got serious about music at the age of 16 when he learned to play the guitar. Inspired by the sounds of Frank Zappa and Pearl Jam, he enrolled as a jazz guitar performance major at Camden County College in New Jersey. There he worked hard on his playing technique, transcribing, and arranging. After two years of study, he continued his education at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia to study music composition. As his works improved and got bigger, the idea of releasing an orchestral CD seemed unrealistic.

"I began writing the score in March 2005, completed by April 2006, and then had a product with no one to perform it. When the idea of using samples occured to me, I was unsure but excited." With this, Ribeiro invested endless amounts of time to understand and learn MIDI orchestration and production, so he could turn his music into a sound recording.

Finally on Oct. 4, 2006, Ribeiro's CD 'I.I' was debuted, and in such a short time has already created an incredible buzz in the greater Philadelphia area. Over the years Walt has taught over a hundred students - everything from orchestration and ear training to guitar and recording techniques. "You don't know something well enough unless you can teach it to somebody, and that's where I learned things the most, was through my students."]]></description>
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      <title>Spectre</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:50:59 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>TLM</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:44:27 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>SQ III</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:38:01 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>SQ II</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:35:34 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>SQ I</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:31:06 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Words Away</title>
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      <title>In Significance</title>
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      <title>Ago</title>
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      <title>Miasma</title>
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      <title>Wounds</title>
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      <title>Purple's Chase</title>
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      <title>Prelude</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:20:58 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Airies (From 'I.II' - Available in October 2007)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:56:22 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>I.II Teaser </title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>This shows you all what&#039;s expected, The CD is almost done, everything looks good, just hang in there. &#039;Airies&#039; - it&#039;s the first track on my next CD. Written for a HUGE 80 Piece Orchestra. I&#039;m proud of it, and hope you all enjoy it, too. Watch the teaser of this next CD &#039;I.II&#039;</p>
<p>
I would love to hear what you all think, so feel free to let me know. I couldn&#039;t have done it without all of you.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:17:22 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>TLM [Original Composition]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>&#039;TLM&#039; is another piece written for a full 80 piece orchestra. This work shows that it&#039;s the hard times that make us who we are. A common question I get asked is what the letters &#039;TLM&#039; stand for, to which I refrain from releasing any answers to. But, I will say that as those hard times make us, we must never forget the lessons that we learn from them, for we continually build up and break down, much like the piece.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:32:09 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Here's the CD cover</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://virb.com/walt/photos/1333809"><img src="http://g.virbcdn.com/i/resize_575x575/Image-131426-636520-WaltRibeiroBackCover.jpg" /></a><p>I was very sure about not wanting to be on the cover. As the months ran down to the CD manufacturing date, I had about 20 covers that I still had to choose from. Weeks later I narrowed it down to 3. I wanted the cover to be simple, powerful, and a &#039;story&#039; of what the listener was going to experience. Alot of the pictures were either too expensive to make, unrealistic, or just not good enough.</p>
<p>
One night after disputing between which one to choose, I simply was unsure and just wanted to go to sleep. Then, while nearly asleep in bed,  I came up with this idea, jumped out of bed, drew it out real quick, and decided that this was what I was searching for.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:17:45 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>The track listings page.</title>
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I always wondered why nobody ever puts vital information about the music they write. The key, tempo, length, track number - these are all things that if they were made available to me, then my remixes, transcriptions, and whatever else would go alot smoother.</p>
<p>
So here they are - the twelve pieces from I.I - with good information.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>The thank you page.</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://virb.com/walt/photos/1333807"><img src="http://g.virbcdn.com/i/resize_575x575/Image-131426-636518-pg33.jpg" /></a><p>I forgot ALOT of people, but I&#039;ll make sure to mention them in my next album.<br />
This page means alot to me, because I am always amazed and grateful to see people do things and go out of their way to help others. With all the things that go on in their lives - work, family, taxes, school, bills, errands, etc., etc., etc. - a simple thankyou page to show my appreciation seemed fitting, and necessary.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:17:14 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>More Liner Notes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://virb.com/walt/photos/1333806"><img src="http://g.virbcdn.com/i/resize_575x575/Image-131426-636515-pg1_CROP2.jpg" /></a><p>Ahhhh, yes! More liner notes...always my next favorite part of buying any CD. This is the second page of notes. I just briefly write about the work that went into this CD, a short description of the different compositional stuff I do, etc.</p>
<p>
I kept saying that if I had a bigger budget I would have written alot more notes. But since I don&#039;t, I was forced to edit my writings so it could fit in a 6-page booklet. And I HAD to have the picture of the stickman here.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Liner notes</title>
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