MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON

(Artist Management)

Photo credit: Hannah Arista

BIO:

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, music director, producer, and educator from Los Angeles, California. He has recorded on over 600 albums, films and TV shows, collaborating with the likes of Ray Charles, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Stevie Wonder, H.E.R., Quincy Jones, Henry Mancini, Esa- Pekka Salonen, Smokey Robinson, Wayne Shorter, Billy Higgins, Ray Brown, Brad Mehldau, Hubert Laws, Dr. Dre, Sly Stone, George Clinton, Questlove, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Meshell Ndegeocello, Robert Glasper, Anderson. Paak, Smokey Robinson, Flying Lotus, Feist, Kamasi Washington, Common, Bonobo, Thundercat, and many others. Miguel recently released his first solo album ‘Les Jardins Mystiques Vol. 1’ (Brainfeeder), which Downbeat Magazine gave a 5 out of 5 star review and the famed British newspaper The Guardian named Contemporary Album of the Year and labeled ‘a masterpiece’.

VIDEOS:

ALBUM:

LES JARDINS MYSTIQUES VOL. 1 (2023, BRAINFEEDER)

“5 out of 5 stars”
- Downbeat Jazz magazine

#1 Contemporary Album of the year 2023 “A masterpiece.”
- The Guardian

“This album gives us a tremendous insight into the extraordinary range of Atwood-Ferguson’s colossal talent. Everything on the album is remarkably high quality; the writing, the musicianship, the sound quality, and the collaborators. Styles and genres are blended to the point where old distinctions evaporate.”
- London Jazz News

“…’Les Jardins Mystiques Vol.1’ is an absolute blockbuster…”
- Clash Magazine

DISCOGRAPHY:

2021-PRESENT:

2012-2020:

 

1989-2011:

 
 

PRESS:

  • “…a leader of skilled ensembles, a celebrator of repertories, an organizer of legacies.”
    - The New York Times

  • “One of the most important musicians working in the US…”
    - The Guardian

  • “Atwood-Ferguson's genius is… impeccable timing, respect for a variety of genres (jazz, hip-hop, and orchestral flourishes coexist harmoniously in his compositions), and an experimental frisson that runs through every phrase.”
    - Lincoln Center

  • “…a modern day auteur…one of the most exciting composers at work today.”
    - Downbeat Magazine

  • “The LA figure is one of the most quietly influential figures in American music, a renowned composer and arranger who has worked across the spectrum of modern music.”
    - Clash Magazine

  • "Despite appearing on over 500 recordings, musician/composer/arranger Miguel Atwood-Ferguson might still be one of the city's best-kept secrets."
    - KCET

  • "Miguel Atwood-Ferguson is one of the premier musicians, orchestrators, arrangers, and composers of our time undoubtedly."
    - Revivalist

  • “…one of L.A.'s most adventurous young composers.”
    - LA Weekly

  • “One of the Godfather’s of LA’s music scene.”
    - Tony Minvielle

  • “He’s an amazing musician and composer. I’ve seen moments with Miguel where I’ve watched this guy write out a whole concerto for a string orchestra without headphones, without music, in the same manner a person would write out a note or post-it note. And I was like, I know what this is, this is like Beethoven, Amadeus level s***.”
    - Stephen ‘Thundercat’ Bruner

  • “Atwood-Ferguson’s orchestral interpretation of J Dilla’s music made me an instant fan of his arrangements.”
    - Questlove

  • “Your work is Supreme.”
    - James Gadson

  • “My Dear Brother, and among the most Open, Versatile Musical Beings on Earth. He's one of the most amazing musical talents that I've ever come into contact with.'“
    - Carlos Niño