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 Rig 4 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)
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 Rig 4 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)
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 |
| DON'T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING | Jazz | May 12, 2011 | 744 |
| Here, there and everywhere | Pop | Dec 6, 2010 | 524 |
| Just Stay | Classical | Jul 9, 2010 | 591 |
| Our Yearlong Affair | Classical | Feb 20, 2010 | 869 |
| Blue Moon(Colab) | Jazz | Feb 10, 2010 | 602 |
| Summertime in Richmond | Jazz | Jan 4, 2010 | 702 |
| mad world [cover] | Pop | Oct 15, 2009 | 1923 |
| Satie Bluer | New Age | Aug 20, 2009 | 685 |
| Reason to Believe | Country | Apr 26, 2009 | 980 |
| Pocketful of MIdnight | Other | Feb 16, 2009 | 766 |
| OPEN COLLAB: Pocketful of Glass | Other | Feb 15, 2009 | 715 |
| Song for a Cowboy.. | Alternative | Apr 23, 2008 | 1548 |
| Tango Moderne II | Classical | Sep 14, 2007 | 921 |
| LOUP DE VILLE | Latin | Feb 11, 2007 | 2223 |
Blog 
| 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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| In praise of Storkaas | December 6, 2007 |
Why do we love collaborating with Rune?
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