Wally Scharold is an American guitarist and composer who founded the avant-rock group miRthkon. While studying composition at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Scharold self-published several CDs under the miRthkon name. He subsequently moved to Oakland to attend Mills College where he completed a degree in music composition in 2003 and met musicians who formed the band’s instrumentation. The group released the EP The Illusion of Joy in 2006 followed by the debut studio album Vehicle in 2009 through the label AltrOck Productions. The recording was selected as an Album Pick by the publication Allmusic. Their recording history also included the studio album Snack(s) (2013) and the live DVD (Format) (2012). The ensemble performed in the United States and Europe and appeared at festivals including CalProg, the Switchboard Music Festival and Rock in Opposition. miRthkon became inactive in 2014.
