began his musical training at the age of 4 in Pasadena, CA. He gave his first piano public piano recital at six, already including in the program some of his own compositions. One of Ricardo’s favorite past times at a young age was to turn the sound off from the TV, and improvise his own themes to his favorite television programs.

Ricardo’s musical training and career continued in England and Brazil where he spent most of his teenage life studying with the International Pianists Linda Bustani and Jose Feghali.

In '94 Ricardo moved to Fort Worth, TX, where he received a full music scholarship at Texas Christian University. In 1998 Ricardo returned to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a composer for the film industry.

Ricardo is an avid soccer fan. More at www.ricardoveiga.com.