Walt Ribeiro, a New Jersey

New Jersey

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 native, is a composer of classical music. His work has been primarily distributed via the internet. His symphony I.I was written for an 80-piece orchestra, but produced using orchestral sampling software. Ribeiro is also notable for his music tutorials available via web sites such as YouTube

YouTube

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, which he ended in October 2009. That same year he launched For Orchestra where he arranged pop songs for orchestra. His arrangements have covered songs by Lady Gaga

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, Radiohead

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, Pearl Jam

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, Rimsky Korsakov, and MGMT

MGMT

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 to name a few. It has since been featured on Comedy Central Tosh.O, Perez Hilton

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, Green Plastic for his Radiohead arrangement and more.

Ribeiro was born January 25, 1984.

External links

• The Official Walt Ribeiro Site
• http://www.fororchestra.com ForOrchestra.com