Walter "Wally" Scharold is a London, England based composer,
guitarist, vocalist, bandleader, producer, games designer, and
filmmaker. Born and raised in Houston, Texas 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
with Todd Frazier, Michael Remson, Christopher Theofanidis, John
Luther Adams, Brenda Hutchinson, Randolph Coleman, Fred Frith and
Alvin Curran. As a performer/arranger/composer he has been an active
member of the avant-progressive rock community in Oakland, California.
He led his own ensemble miRthkon, 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 MoeTar, The Fuxedos, Research &
Development, Tholus, Midline Errors, Marana Jocund, ThinkTank, My
Hero, and Headshear 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 Cars 2, a
score for the documentary "Pup", a commission by the intermedia
performance group Double Vision, and recent commissions by San
Francisco-based ensemble The Living Earth Show 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 LeapFrog, Electronic Arts,
Activision, Tapulous, Disney, and IGT
guitarist, vocalist, bandleader, producer, games designer, and
filmmaker. Born and raised in Houston, Texas 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
with Todd Frazier, Michael Remson, Christopher Theofanidis, John
Luther Adams, Brenda Hutchinson, Randolph Coleman, Fred Frith and
Alvin Curran. As a performer/arranger/composer he has been an active
member of the avant-progressive rock community in Oakland, California.
He led his own ensemble miRthkon, 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 MoeTar, The Fuxedos, Research &
Development, Tholus, Midline Errors, Marana Jocund, ThinkTank, My
Hero, and Headshear 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 Cars 2, a
score for the documentary "Pup", a commission by the intermedia
performance group Double Vision, and recent commissions by San
Francisco-based ensemble The Living Earth Show 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 LeapFrog, Electronic Arts,
Activision, Tapulous, Disney, and IGT
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