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= Ricardo Meadows =

Summary
Ricardo Kenneth Meadows is an American musician, guitarist, audio engineer, and composer from New Jersey. He started his musical endeavors when he was 11 and has been writing, recording, and composing music for commercial release and for other ensembles since then. He has released 1 EP, 1 studio album, and 2 classical pieces, one for violin and piano and one for sting quartet.

Early Life
He was born in Edison, New Jersey on July 29th, 1998 to Marcela and Kenneth Meadows. Soon after he was born, his family moved to Linden, New Jersey. During his primary education he attended Linden High School, where during his time there, he endured countless amounts of harassment and bullying for being Mexican-American and for having epilepsy. This led to a long period of depressive moments, isolation from others, and suicidal episodes, which ultimately led to him being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He eventually graduated and moved onto pursue music as a career

Musical Life
Ricardo has recalled on numerous occasions that his love of music started when he was about 10 years old. Around this time, pop icon Micheal Jackson had just passed away. He soon grew a love for his music and other music he heard around him. His love for guitar began when he was first exposed to the band Green Day. It was a year later that is parents gifted his an acoustic guitar for his birthday. From this point on, his love guitar blossomed and his collection of the instrument grew and grew.

On September of 2016, he began a serious pursuit towards a music career when he enrolled at Ramapo College of New Jersey as a music production major.

On November 11th, 2017, Meadows' mental condition was in major decline and he admitted himself into the Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey. After a stay in their facility's psychiatric ward and completing a rehabilitation course, Ricardo returned to Ramapo and is now in his senior year. After he receives his bachelors degree, he is planning on finding work in the audio production field for different type of media while still composing and producing his own music and music for others.

Early Career
Ricardo's first EP was a project for one of his classes in college. The release was titled "The Bittersweet Taste of Cheese (Demo EP), which was released January 3rd, 2019. He soon began working on a full length studio album. His first full length album was released on November 25th, 2019. The album was titled "Thoughts of a Leaf". This was a concept album about his first and only experience with cannabis.

In 2020, Ricardo released two classical pieces. "Imperfections (A Study of a Perfect World)" and "The Parade".

As of May of 2020, Ricardo is currently working on his second studio album.

Influences
Ricardo has told many sources that his music ins inspired by experimental artists within the rock genre. Some of these artists include Primus, Incubus, and Muse.

Gear
Ricardo as gone on record stating he is fond of Fender guitars and basses. His main rig includes a Fender Mexican Stratocaster and a walnut brown Squire (By Fender) Classic Vibe Starcaster. He is also know for a heavy use of effects in his music. The list of effects include phasers, ring modulators, choruses, delay, and reverb.