I.I by Walt Ribeiro

I wanted the music to appeal to those who just want to sit, relax, and not have to 'think' when listening to an orchestra.

'I.I' consists of 7 orchestral, 2 piano, and 3 string quartet pieces - an album that fuses beautiful melodies with crushing roars. Having all orchestral pieces would have been ineffective. You need peaks and valleys. It makes the pianos whisper, and the fortissimos roar.

The response has been incredible. I hope to release some demos for the next CD at a later point. That's where the real fun starts - everything developes (Truly, I'm extremely excited about it. I'm Psyched!).

Thanks guys for everything. I'll keep you all posted.

Best.

-wr

Walt has been featured in Don’t Magazine in London, England,

Upstage Magazine, interviewed by Rob Lardie, the features editor for Canada’s CD Reviews By You, and been acclaimed by Kevin Alfoldy of Lostatsea.com : “Probably one of the more interesting things I’ve received.”

Walt was featured on episode 17 of local support. Hosted by Jon Solomon of the Philadelphia City Paper --- www.keepingscoreathome.com

Walt Ribeiro was featured in SJ Faces of the Courier Post. Interview by Robert Baxter --- Courier Post

Walt Ribeiro: “The CD’s success is not due to the music alone. I have a great time doing what I do, and people resonate to that.”

“I didn’t want to polish the recording too much - flaws create realism. I just wanted to keep it simple, powerful, and sounding natural. I felt in an orchestral setting that volume automation or compression would have killed the realism of the instruments. Acoustically, there’s certain information being created when an attack is strengthened or weakened - anyone will tell you that dynamics make the piece come alive.”

WALT RIBEIRO BIOGRAPHY

Ribeiro started playing guitar at 16, he worked hard on his playing technique, transcribing, and arranging. As his works improved and the technology developed, Walt believed that his vision could become reality. “It’s challenging being an independent musician and wanting people to experience your music and feel for it in the same way you do. I needed a vehicle to let people hear my works.”

Having studied both locally in Camden County and at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, he developed his skills in MIDI orchestration and production. Walt is also an accomplished teacher of over a hundred students – with lessons ranging 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.”

So sit back and listen, for your ear is an incredible instrument. You may even hear melodies from I.II, who knows.

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