Biography
I was born in Oakland in 1950 and had quite an active musical childhood starting with the violin at age four. By age fourteen, I was playing bass guitar, rhythm guitar, piano and organ. When I was sixteen, I joined the Musicians' Union Local #6 and was doing local gigs (many junior proms and senior balls). I went on to complete three music degrees including a master's in Music Theory at the University of Southern California. In 1976-77, I studied privately with the legendary Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Today, I am probably best known for my many educational piano solos and arrangements marketed by the Alfred Publishing Co. Occassionally my music is used on television, radio, and in movies. (Oh yes, I was "famous" for about 15 minutes in the mid-1990s when Olympic gold-medal figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi was performing to my music live and in widely viewed telecasts on ABC and CBS).
Most recently I was signed to SCOREKEEPERS, a Hollywood music production company that furnishes music to the film and television industries.
For more biographical info go to the CLASSICAL COMPOSERS' DATABASE:
http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/tingley/Books#apf
http://www.myspace.com/georgeptingley
STUDIO
Computer: MacMini running OSX- Snow Leopard 10.6.5
(2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3 GB RAM)
Monitor: Acer 19x19 Flat-Screen
Recording Software and Plugins:
GarageBand 5
Band in the Box version 2010
LogicExpress9
AUDIO PROCESSING, ANALYSIS and DUPLICATION:
AmadeusPro
Roni Music's Amazing Slowdowner
Roxio Toast 10 Titanium
Izotope iDrum, and Ozone 4 (mastering software)
Nomad Factory BlueVerb DRV 2080,
Studio Channel SC-226 (single plug Compressor, Limiter, EQ)
and the BT Stereo Imager ST-2S
Sonnox Oxford Reverb
Native Instruments Guitar Rigs 4 and 5 FX including Reflektor Reverb
AudioEase Altiverb 6
SoundToys' EchoBoy
K Multimedia T-Rack 3 Deluxe Mastering Suite
Laidman and Katsura Wave Metering
Waves' MaxxBass and AudioTrack (eq, gate and compressor)
Waves' LoAir sub bass enhancer
Waves' PAZ Psycho Acoustic (stereo) Analyzer
Sound Libraries and Loop Packages:
Applied Acoustic Sytems String Studio VS-1
All JamPacks (run through Logic's EXS24 sampler)
EWQL Symphonic Orchestra Gold Play Edition
QL Pianos Gold Play Edition, and StormDrum 2
Native Instruments' Akoustik Piano
Garritan Personal Orchestra 4.0 (Aria Player)
Big Fish: Smooth Grooves, and John Cage Prepared Piano
Cakewalk RAPTURE
iZotope Vinyl
apulsoft spikeGen (software sample replacing audio tool)
IK Multimedia: Miroslav Philharmonik, Sample Moog, Sample Tank 2, Sample Tron, and Sonik Synth 2
Keyboard and Controller:
Roland KR-7 Digital Intelligent Piano
M-Audio Oxygen8 v2
Interface:
M-Audio Firewire 410
Microphones and Pre-amp:
StudioProjects B1 condenser
StudioProjects B3 condenser (multi-pattern pickup)
Shure SM-57 dynamic
StudioProjects VTB1 Microphone Preamplifier
Monitoring:
Roland DM-2199 Speaker System with Sub-Woofer
Yamaha RH2B Headphones (for live performer)
AKG k240 Professional Studio Headphones (for mixing)
Altec BXR1220 small speaker monitors (great for mastering)
Notation Software: Sibelius 5
Notion SLE - Miroslav PLK
Most recently I was signed to SCOREKEEPERS, a Hollywood music production company that furnishes music to the film and television industries.
For more biographical info go to the CLASSICAL COMPOSERS' DATABASE:
http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/tingley/Books#apf
http://www.myspace.com/georgeptingley
STUDIO
Computer: MacMini running OSX- Snow Leopard 10.6.5
(2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3 GB RAM)
Monitor: Acer 19x19 Flat-Screen
Recording Software and Plugins:
GarageBand 5
Band in the Box version 2010
LogicExpress9
AUDIO PROCESSING, ANALYSIS and DUPLICATION:
AmadeusPro
Roni Music's Amazing Slowdowner
Roxio Toast 10 Titanium
Izotope iDrum, and Ozone 4 (mastering software)
Nomad Factory BlueVerb DRV 2080,
Studio Channel SC-226 (single plug Compressor, Limiter, EQ)
and the BT Stereo Imager ST-2S
Sonnox Oxford Reverb
Native Instruments Guitar Rigs 4 and 5 FX including Reflektor Reverb
AudioEase Altiverb 6
SoundToys' EchoBoy
K Multimedia T-Rack 3 Deluxe Mastering Suite
Laidman and Katsura Wave Metering
Waves' MaxxBass and AudioTrack (eq, gate and compressor)
Waves' LoAir sub bass enhancer
Waves' PAZ Psycho Acoustic (stereo) Analyzer
Sound Libraries and Loop Packages:
Applied Acoustic Sytems String Studio VS-1
All JamPacks (run through Logic's EXS24 sampler)
EWQL Symphonic Orchestra Gold Play Edition
QL Pianos Gold Play Edition, and StormDrum 2
Native Instruments' Akoustik Piano
Garritan Personal Orchestra 4.0 (Aria Player)
Big Fish: Smooth Grooves, and John Cage Prepared Piano
Cakewalk RAPTURE
iZotope Vinyl
apulsoft spikeGen (software sample replacing audio tool)
IK Multimedia: Miroslav Philharmonik, Sample Moog, Sample Tank 2, Sample Tron, and Sonik Synth 2
Keyboard and Controller:
Roland KR-7 Digital Intelligent Piano
M-Audio Oxygen8 v2
Interface:
M-Audio Firewire 410
Microphones and Pre-amp:
StudioProjects B1 condenser
StudioProjects B3 condenser (multi-pattern pickup)
Shure SM-57 dynamic
StudioProjects VTB1 Microphone Preamplifier
Monitoring:
Roland DM-2199 Speaker System with Sub-Woofer
Yamaha RH2B Headphones (for live performer)
AKG k240 Professional Studio Headphones (for mixing)
Altec BXR1220 small speaker monitors (great for mastering)
Notation Software: Sibelius 5
Notion SLE - Miroslav PLK
Music 
Collaborations
| Title | Genre | Released | Plays |
| I Distinctly Remember Forgetting That | Jazz | Apr 13, 2013 | 131 |
| DON'T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING | Jazz | May 12, 2011 | 1347 |
| Here, there and everywhere | Pop | Dec 6, 2010 | 699 |
| Just Stay | Classical | Jul 9, 2010 | 748 |
| Our Yearlong Affair | Classical | Feb 20, 2010 | 1026 |
| Blue Moon(Colab) | Jazz | Feb 10, 2010 | 731 |
| Summertime in Richmond | Jazz | Jan 4, 2010 | 822 |
| mad world [cover] | Pop | Oct 15, 2009 | 2101 |
| Satie Bluer | New Age | Aug 20, 2009 | 788 |
| Reason to Believe | Country | Apr 26, 2009 | 1177 |
| Pocketful of MIdnight | Other | Feb 16, 2009 | 892 |
| OPEN COLLAB: Pocketful of Glass | Other | Feb 15, 2009 | 818 |
| Song for a Cowboy.. | Alternative | Apr 23, 2008 | 1745 |
| Tango Moderne II | Classical | Sep 14, 2007 | 1046 |
| LOUP DE VILLE | Latin | Feb 11, 2007 | 2397 |
Blog 
| My favorite iComposition | October 4, 2012 |
Here's the link -
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| TAXI FORWARDS | July 1, 2011 |
Just received news from Hollywood that two of my tunes have been forwarded to a major production house
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| Rafey Tingley plays Lincoln Center | May 14, 2010 |
Albany High School Jazz Band (Albany, CA) performs at the Rose Room at New York's Lincoln Center as part of the Essentially Ellington Festival
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| Me and Roger McGuinn | December 22, 2009 |
Second place in recent Kompoz.com contest
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| Favorite Music Video | October 16, 2009 |
The Tubes' "Talk to Ya Later"
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