Scott D. Ferguson
-Owner-operator of
Ferguson Music Productions Inc. Dartmouth, Nova
Scotia.
-Recording Producer/
Engineer.
-Freelance Drummer
and Percussionist.
Education:
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1985: Canada Council
project grant for one year of private study in jazz
performance with Jim
Blackley, Toronto.
1984: Bachelor of
Arts in music performance with honors, St. Francis
Xavier
University,
Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
1982: Diploma in jazz
studies, St. Francis Xavier University.
1980: Graduate with
honors from Sydney Academy, Sydney, Nova Scotia
Studio productions:
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Planet Atlantic -
“We’ll Find A Way” - produced, engineered,
mix and mastered
by Scott
Ferguson
Dave Carroll
“United Breaks Guitars” Songs 1,2 and 3.
Co-produced, co-
engineered, mixed and
mastered by Scott Ferguson
Dean Brody - CD
“Upcoming Release 2010” - 7 lead vocal tracks
engineered n by Scott Ferguson
Videotron - telephone
system voiceover
Pogey - CD
“Full Speed Ahead” - engineered, mix and mastered
by Scott Ferguson
Elizabeth Deveau - Cd
“The True Vine” - produced, engineered, mix and
mastered by Scott Ferguson
Hal Bruce CD
“Live 50’s and 60’s” and “Live
60’s and Beyond” engineered, mixed and mastered
by Scott Ferguson
“Ballads for
Bayside” - compilation CD mastered by Scott
Ferguson
Sons of Maxwell
compilation CD “Unity” - mastered by Scott
Ferguson
Tony MacDonald - CD
“Still In The Harbour” - produced, engineered,
mix and mastered by Scott Ferguson
Carmel Mikol - CD
“In My Bones” - 5 tracks produced, engineered and
mixed by
Scott Ferguson
Kim Wempe -EP
“Where I Need To Be” - produced, engineered, mix
and
mastered by Scott
Ferguson
Darrell Meyers - CD
“High Society” - produced, engineered, mix and
mastered by Scott Ferguson
Arielle Legere - CD
Radiance” engineered lead vocals, mixed and mastered by
Scott Ferguson
-Hal Bruce - CD
“All You Need Is Love” -co-engineered, mixed and
mastered by Scott Ferguson.
-Britevu - CD
“Time Intertwined” - Co-Produced, Edited, Mixed
and Mastered by
Scott Ferguson
-Don Carrol - CD
“Valentine Delivered” -bed track engineer
-Maria Alley - CD
“Nature’s Lullaby” - Produced, engineered,
mixed and mastered
by Scott Ferguson.
Nominated for Best Children’s recording ECMA
2009.
-Mandy Atkins - CD
“Off And Runnin’ - Produced, engineered, mixed
and
mastered by Scott
Ferguson
-Sarah Hebert - CD
“The Fall” - Produced, engineered, mixed and
mastered by Scott Ferguson
-Rachel Milne - CD
“Celts Unveiled” - Produced, engineered, mixed
and mastered by Scott Ferguson
-Jenny MacDonald - CD
“Jenny Kissed Me” - Produced By Jenny MacDonald
and
Scott Ferguson,
engineered, mixed and mastered by Scott Ferguson
-Filmusic- “Go
Slo Mo Fo” CD and film soundtrac- enginerred by Scott
Ferguson
-Rachel Maginley -CD
“So Four Done” -Produced, engineered, mixed
and
mastered by Scott
Ferguson
-Shannon Quinn- CD
“The Irwin Lake Sessions” - Produced by: Tony
Quinn,
engineered, mixed and
mastered by Scott Ferguson
-Ryan Cook - CD
“Hot Times” - Produced by: Ryan Cook and Scott
Ferguson,
engineered, mixed and
mastered by Scott Ferguson. Selected by The Country
Music News at #8 of
the top 12 Canadian 2008 Country Albums. Nominated for
2
2009 ECMAs.
-Joanna Butler- CD
“Sometimes A Daydream” - Produced, engineered,
mixed
and mastered by Scott
Ferguson
-Shannon Walsh - CD
“Believe” - Co- Produced by Scott Ferguson,
George
Hebert and Doris
Mason, co- Engineered by Scott Ferguson and George
Hebert,
Mixed and Mastered by
Scott Ferguson.
-Britevu EP -
Produced by: Britevu and Scott Ferguson, Engineered by
Scott
Ferguson and Adam
Smith, Mixed and Mastered by Scott Ferguson.
-Ian Sherwood - CD
“Art Of Conversation” - Ian’s Second
Release garnered two
2008 ECMA
Nominations. Co- Produced by Ian Sherwood, Scott Ferguson
and
Konrad Pluta,
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Scott Ferguson.
-Audra Raulyns -
“All That”- With three songs already achieving
top 100 on the
CanCon charts, Audra
is currently one of the top 10 finalists in CMT
National
Karaoke Star.
Produced, tracked, mixed and mastered by Scott
Ferguson.
Assisted by Adam
Smith.
-Mark Cameron- CD
"Get Er Done". “I Don’t Want To Go” spent
12 weeks on the
top 30 and hit #11 on
FX101.9. His second single “Get Er Done” went to
# 17!
Produced, mixed and
mastered by Scott Ferguson, assisted by Adam Smith.
-Hal Bruce-CD
“Thank You Girl”. Beatles performer Hal Bruce
Completes his 3rd
Beatles Tribute CD at
FMP. With many classics such as “Hey Jude” and
“While my
Guitar Gently
Weeps” this CD has already been premiered at “The
Cavern” in
Liverpool, U.K.,
Adelaide, Australia and Louisville Kentucky. Engineered by
Adam
Smith and Scott
Ferguson, mixed and mastered by Scott, produced by Hal
Bruce.
-Elizabeth Deveau
“Living Waters” This all original Contemporary
Christian
project was nominated
for 5 National Maja Christian awards in 2007 and won
for
Best Southern Gospel
and Entertainer of the Year. Produced, mixed and
mastered by Scott
Ferguson (assisted by Adam Smith)
-Leon MacLellan -
“Octane” is Leon’s second CD to be produced
at FMP. Featuring
three vocal tracks
co-written and sung by Paul MacAusland (former lead singer
of
Haywire) and six more
instrumental tracks that rock hard. Produced, tracked
and
mixed by Scott
Ferguson assisted by Adam Smith
- John Dalton:
“Right from Wrong” - Full length CD project
featuring the magical
sounds of Organic
food specialist, international Peace Activist and
Singer
Songwriter John
Dalton. Project Co-produced, tracked, mixed and Mastered
by
Scott Ferguson.
Assisted by Adam Smith
- Jeri Brown/ Al
Sutherland “Sempra Nina”- tribute to the majestic
talent of Nina
Simone. All
production by Scott Ferguson
- Eileen Joyce -
“Bluesman”, This ECMA Nominated Tribute duets Cd
features the
talents of Dutchie
Mason, Charlie A’court, Joe Murphy, John CampbelJohn,
Bill
Harvey and Host
Eileen Joyce. Produced, mixed and mastered by Scott
Ferguson
-Ian Sherwood-Cd
launched Sept. 05. Bed tracks engineered by Scott
Ferguson.
-Remedy/Rain - an
ongoing collaborative project featuring Steve Harley,
Jim
Bond, Scott Ferguson
and U.K. guitar/vocalist Andrew White. So far two EPs
finished and an
upcoming full length CD early next year. Bed track
recording
engineered by Scott
Ferguson.
-"Reverie" Noel
Wilcox, Rabia Wilcox,John Dalton. Tracked, mixed, mastered
by
Scott Ferguson
-Jeri Brown trio-
featuring Jeri Brown with Russian pianist Simon Sloutsker
and
Moldavian accordion
virtuoso Sergiu Popa. Recorded by Scott Ferguson at
FMP
July 2006.
-Karen Coughlin -
Actress/singer recently performing ‘Belle”on
Disney’s
Production of Beauty
and The Beast . Full Length Acoustic recording .All
production at
FMP
-Bittersweet - Live
Recording At The Music room. Tracked mixed and Mastered
by
Scott Ferguson
-Troy MacGillivray-
Fiddle and guitar tracking with Troy and Dave MacIssac
for
Troy’s Latest
Release ”11”, engineered by Scott
Ferguson.
-Birch Mountain
“Petals From The Roses”- Produced by John Gracie
and Larry
Boutillier. Mixed by
Scott Ferguson, John Gracie and Larry Boutillier, Tracked
and
mastered by Scott
Ferguson.Assistant engineer Adam Smith.
-Maria Alley- Full
year long music education system for ages 3-6. 5 CDs,
72
pieces of music with
extensive lesson planning resource manual.
-As of March 2008, Do
Re Me and Maria has become the official primary music
curriculum for the
Province of Nova Scotia. Engineered mixed and mastered
by
Scott Ferguson and
Adam Smith
-Maria Alley
“Rhythm and Rhyme” 17 song children’s
CD
-Kevin Ryan (PEI)
“Follow The Signs” Produced by Brad Davidge at
FMP,
engineered mixed and
mastered by Scott Ferguson, assisted by Adam Smith
-EMS Live- Online
Paramedic Talk Show/Podcast in collaboration with JEMS
media
in the U.S. Hosted by
John Bignell and Donna Scaglione, produced by Scott
Ferguson and John
Bignell, engineered by Adam Smith
-NCRTAC- State of
Wisconsin Emergency Health System podcast. Hosted by
Greg
Friese and engineered
and produced at FMP
-EHS PSA- Voice over
recording for Emergency Health Services provincial
T.V.
ad campaign
-Mark MacCormac -
“Drinkin’ Man", “Nashville” .
Produced, mixed and mastered
by Scott Ferguson at
FMP, assisted by Adam Smith.
-“Reason To
Sing” A notable addition to the growing contemporary
Christian
ministry. Four strong
voices singing with a purity of sound and intent.
Produced,
mixed and mastered by
Scott Ferguson
-Halifax Atlantic
Investments and Wandlyn Inns - music and voice-over for
on
hold phone
system
-Susan Boucher-
Single release of “Be Thou My Vision” recorded,
mixed and
Mastered by Scott
Ferguson at FMP. This unique celtic /folk/pop arrangements
is
already getting
airplay from Halifax to Texas.
-Antoinette Alcorn-
CD “From Then ‘Till Now”-Produced,
engineered, mixed and mastered by Scott Ferguson
-Tamara Scheme-Winner
of 2007 ESSO Talent Show Tamara came to FMP to
record a three song
acoustic EP. Produced, mixed, mastered by Scott
Ferguson
-Peace Lutheran-Choir
CD recorded,mixed and mastered by Scott Ferguson and Adam
Smith
-Antoinette Alcorn
-traditional Christian Recording
-Woodlawn United
Church- Christian Instrumental CD
-Audrey Bevin- Eighty
years young and still writing songs with her son Dan.
We
made an acoustic
recording which will be presented to natal day as theme
song
-Don MacVicar -
Acoustic Fiddle CD
-Scott Murphy- Well
known in the local acting community, Scott has produced
his
first Three song EP
at FMP
“1000
Years”-Producer for authorized remake of Sting Song for
Ziji Films
“Words of My
Perfect Teacher”
- Katrein: Mastering
Engineer “Hopeful Romantic”
- Glendon Wells - CD
“It Would Be You”, Producer/engineer
-Julie Tune CD
“Situational Quandry” engineered, mixed, mastered
by Scott Ferguson
-Leon MacLellan
CD“Leon MacLellan” engineered, mixed, mastered by
Scott Ferguson
-Laura Watson CD
“Fiddles All Around Me” engineered, mixed,
mastered by Scott Ferguson
-Hal Bruce CD
“I Will”, Assistant produced/engineed by Scott
Ferguson
-Treble Makers CD
“Flying Free” Co-produced/engineed by Scott
Ferguson
-Brad Tucker CD
“Open Door” Assistant produced/engineed by Scott
Ferguson
-Charlie
A’Court CD “Color Me
Gone”Co-produced/engineered byScott Ferguson
-Free Space CD
“Internal Furnace” Co-produced/engineered by
Scott Ferguson
-Hal Bruce CD
“In My Life” Assistant produced/engineed by Scott
Ferguson
-Xanelle CD
“Twisted” Produced/engineered by Scott
Ferguson
-The Novelty Salesmen
CD “Christmas On The Town” Remastered by Scott
F.
-Audio engineer at
ITC Canada for interactive multimedia products.
-Cassey-DeWolfe CD
“Playtime” engineered, mixed, mastered by Scott
Ferguson
-Troy MacGillivray CD
“Musical Ties” co-engineered, mixed, mastered by
Scott Ferguson
-Kendra MacGillivray
CD " Over The Waves" produced, mixed, masrtered by Scott
Ferguson
-Evan Ferguson CD "
Where Are You From" produced, mixed, masrtered by Scott
Ferguson
-John Chiasson CD "
Here In The Moonlight " Co-produced,co-engineered by Scott
Ferguson
-Groove Fondue CD "
Unscented" co-produced/engineered by Scott Ferguson
-Audrey and Alex CD "
Smile", co-produced by Scott ferguson
Performance:
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Music
Director/Drummer for “The Rankin Sister’s”,
2002-2008.
Drummer for
“Ticket 2 Ride” with Hal Bruce - Acoustic Beatles
act
Drummer for " The
Rankin Family", 1992-1999.
Other Performance
Credits Include: Ian Sherwood, Son’s Of Maxwell,
Mark
Cameron, Audra
Raulyns, JD Clarke, Lisa Lindo, Nick Eede(Cutting Crew),
Aeslin
Debison, Measha
Brüggergosman, Oliver Jones, Dave Young, Warren
Chaisson,
The Chieftains, Peter
Appleyard, Joe Sealy,Virgil Scott, Symphony Nova
Scotia,
Neptune Theatre
Productions: “Gypsy”; “Buddy Holly”;
“Flying on her own” -The
Rita Macneil Story,
Alfie Zappacosta, Bruce Guthro, Catherine MacKinnon,
John Allen Cameron,
Ronnie Profit, Lenny Gallant, Kendra MacGillivray,
Richard
Wood, Matt
Minglewood, Dutchie Mason, Frank MacKay, John Gracie,
Bucky Adams, Charlie
A’Court, Ken Enman, The Jive Kings,
The Novelty Salesmen,
Patricia Murray, Dave Gunning, The Aviators, The Swell
Guys.
Discography:
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-Maria Alley
“Nature’s Lullaby” Drums
-Hal Bruce -
“All You Need Is Love” Drums, Percussion
-Don Carroll -
“Valentine Delivered” Drums on Track 11
-Mandy Atkins -
“Off And Runnin’ - Drums, Percussion,
Programming
-Sarah Hebert -
“The Fall” - Drums, Percussion,
Programming
-Rachel Milne -
“Celts Unveiled” - Drums, Percussion, Vocals,
Programming
-Shannon Quinn -
“The Irwin Lake Sessions” - Drums,
Percussion
-Shannon Walsh -
“Believe” - Drums, Percussion, Vocals,
Programming
-Ian Sherwood -
“Art Of Conversation” - Drums, Percussion
-Mark Cameron - "Get
Er Done",Drums, Percussion
-Audra Raulyns -
“All That”,Drums, Percussion
- Eileen Joyce -
“Bluesman”,Drums, Percussion
-Leon MacLellan -
“Octane”
-"Reverie" Noel
Wilcox, Rabia Wilcox,John Dalton, Drums, Percussion
-Jeri Brown/ Al
Sutherland “Sempra Nina”,Drums, Percussion
-John Dalton:
“Right from Wrong”, Drums
-J.D. Clarke
“All That Matters”,Drums, Percussion
-George Hebert
"Somewhere along the way", Drums
-Mike
Lees-“Only In Canada", Drums
-Mark MacCormac -
“Drinkin’ Man", “Nashville”,Drums.
percussion
-“Reason To
Sing”,Drums. percussion
-Maria Alley
“Rhythm and Rhyme”,Drums. percussion
-Birch Mountain
“Petals From The Roses”,Drums. percussion
-Ian Sherwood "Ian
Sherwood",Drums. percussion
-Elizabeth Deveau
“Living Waters”,Drums. percussion
-Hal Bruce- CD
“Thank You Girl”,Drums. percussion
-Katrein
“Hopeful Romantic”,Drums, Percussion
-Glendon Wells
“It Would Be You”,Drums, Percussion
-Julie Tune
“Situational Quandry”,Drums, Percussion
-Leon MacLellan
“Leon MacLellan”,Drums, Percussion
-Laura Watson
“Fiddles All Around Me”,Drums, Percussion
-Hal Bruce “I
Will”,Drums, Percussion
-Brad Tucker
“Open Door”,Drums, Percussion.
-Charlie
A’Court “Color Me Gone”,Drums,
Percussion.
-Hal Bruce “In
My Life”,Drums, Percussion.
-The Novelty Salesmen
“Christmas On The Town”, Drums,
Percussion.
-Caissie-DeWolfe
“Playtime”, Drums, Percussion.
Ken Enman "Instant
Atmosphere", Drums, Percussion
-Xanelle
“Twisted”, Drums, Percussion.
-Troy MacGillivray
“Musical Ties”, Percussion.
-Kendra MacGillivray
“Over The Waves”, Drums/Percussion.
-Frank MacKay
“Big Town Boys” Drums, Percussion.
-The Rankins
“Uprooted”,Drums/Percussion.
-The Rankins
“Endless Seasons”,Drums/Percussion.
-The Chieftains/The
Rankins “Kitchen Party”, Drums/Percussion.
-The Chieftains/The
Rankins “Sally Garden”, on
“Collection”, Drums/Percussion.
-Ken Enman
“Instant Atmosphere”, Drums/Percussion
-John Chiasson
“Here in the Moonlight”, Drums/Percussion.
-Groove Fondue
“Unscented”, Drums/Percussion.
-St. F.X. Big Band
Album.
T.V./Film:
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-Rankin Sisters
"Christmas Special"
-Aeslin Debison:
“Girl From Glace Bay” TV special for PBS, CBC
and
Sony USA.
-”Heart of a
Stranger” Starring Jane Seymour: Soundtrack
recording(Drums) and
film appearance with
Kendra MacGillivray.
-”Beefcakes”- Tom
Fitzgerald film: Studio production for soundtrack, on set
audio
playback
operator.
-Rankin Family: The
Ralph Benmurgy Show, The Rita MacNeil Show, CTV-Canada
AM, The
Rankin’s “Backstage Pass” Special-CBC/PBS,
Good Morning America,
Good Morning
Australia, BBC Afternoon Show, TNN Evening Show(with
Chubby
Checker), CBC Canada
Day Show-Parliament Hill, Grand Opening Special
“Much
More Music”
Channel-City TV, Juno Awards, Canadian Country Music
Awards,
East Coast Music
Awards.
-”Summertime”- Measha
Brüggergosman “Spirit In Her Voice” CBC TV
Special.
-“Driftwood”- Sony
Music Video with Aeslin Debison.
-”Feel The Same
Way Too”- EMI Music Video with The Rankin Family
-”Here In The
Moonlight” #1 Bravo Channel Video with John
Chiasson.
Endorsements:
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Sabian
Cymbals-International
Contact Information:
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Ferguson Music
Productions Inc.
17 Oathill
Crescent
Dartmouth,
N.S.
B2Y 4C3
902-452-1479