Rich Ferguson / Spoken Word Performer

Bio:

Rich Ferguson's latest CD, Where I Come From, can now be purchased at CD Baby. Just follow this link: http://cdbaby.com/cd/richferguson.

Rich Ferguson is a poet with a sound, not the scratch of pencil on paper or the tick of fingertips on plastic, but the sonic of syllables warm and warn rubbing up against trip hop beat and street atmosphere. Imagine Kerouac kissing Massive Attack with a side order of Swordfish Trombone. All this and more can be heard on Richs latest opus, Where I Come From, produced by Herb Graham, Jr (John Cale) with Jeremy Toback (Brad) on bass and Butch (Eels) on drums.

Rich has graced radio stations across the nation, including WBAI, KCRW, KPFK, and World Radio. He has shared the same stage with Bob Holman, Patti Smith, Exene Cervenkova, David Thomas (Pere Ubu), Holly Prado, and many more. He has performed at the Redcat Theater in Disney Hall, the South by Southwest Music Festival, the North By Northwest Music Festival, the Henry Miller Library, Tongue and Groove, and Beyond Baroque. In short, hes been around.

Ferguson will also be a featured performer in the sequel to the cult multi media sensation One Giant Leap, due out in Spring 2007. He has studied poetry with Allen Ginsberg and fiction writing with Aimee Bender and Sid Stebel. In addition, he has been published in the LA TIMES, spotlighted on PBS (Egg: The Art Show), and has released a CD entitled World Without Dogs.

Rich currently resides in LA where he is gathering steam for the Where I Come From world onslaught.


To listen to additional tracks like LA Book Of The Dead And With This Kiss go to Rich's Indie 911 page


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RICH FERGUSON: Where I Come From Spoken word sing / beat rock talk / trip hop dream

And PLEASE check out the site, http://www.andreirozen.com. Andrei is the photographer that took the cover photo for my CD. Trust me, he's AMAZING.


Also, please check out The Nervous Breakdown! (where I'm featured as a regular writer)




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Member Since:

April 15, 2006

Members:

Here's to sending out HUGE THANK-YOU'S and TONS OF PRAISE to all the wonderful people that lent their time and talents to this latest CD, Where I Come From. First, the CD wouldn't have been possible without the guidance, wisdom and friendship of Jeremy Toback (he also plays a mean-ass bass on the CD, too). The whole psychedelically sonic schebang was produced by the Grandmaster Flash of Sound and Motion: Mr. Herb Graham Jr. (John Cale, Macy Gray). On guitars: Mr. Paul Garrison and Aaron Schier. And on drums: Butch (from The Eels). Thank you, guys. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! YOU CAN ALSO VISIT RICH AT WWW.RICHRANT.COM ..

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Influences:

Everything from Charles Bukowski to William Faulkner to Pablo Neruda to perhaps even some old drugs still floating around in my system.

HI ALL! I'D BE HONORED IF YOU'D CHECK OUT MY LATEST SPOKEN WORD/MUSIC VIDEO. IT'S A COLLABORATION WITH COMPOSER BO BLOUNT AND ANIMATION ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE, LUCA DIPIERRO. IT'S CALLED "WE VOICE SING." ENJOY!



HI ALL! WHEN YOU HAVE A MOMENT I'D BE HONORED IF YOU'D CHECK OUT MY LATEST SPOKEN WORD VIDEO DIRECTED BY THE AMAZING CHRIS BURDICK. IT'S CALLED "BECAUSE OF CAMP." ENJOY!!!



HI ALL! THIS PAST MONDAY (7/12/10), I HAD THE EXTREME HONOR OF PERFORMING WITH TRACY BONHAM AND HER BAND (INCL. BUTCH, HERB GRAHAM JR., AND MITCHELL FROOM) ON THE TONIGHT SHOW. I'M IN THE BACK PLAYING COWBELL. WOO-HOO!



HERE'S ANOTHER VIDEO HOT OFF THE PRESS. IT'S CALLED "FROM WITHIN TO WITHOUT." THE PIECE WAS RECENTLY CREATED FOR A FILM ENTITLED TONAL SPONTANEITY. IT FEATURES MASTER DRUMMER TERRY BOZZIO (FRANK ZAPPA, MISSING PERSONS), AND RICH MANGICARO (GLENN FREY, VENICE). THE FILM IS DIRECTED BY ZAYDE NAQUIB, AND PRODUCED BY RICH MANGICARO.




HERE'S ANOTHER VIDEO: "WHEN YOU HEAR THIS I HOPE YOU KNOW IT'S ABOUT YOU." IT WAS DIRECTED BY THE FANTABULOUS ZAYDE NAQUIB, AND FEATURES THE AWESOMOSITY OF HERWIG MAURER ON GUITAR.



HERE'S ANOTHER PIECE CALLED "BUTTERFLY, MOON, BED." THE FOOTAGE WAS SHOT AT THE TOPANGA FILM FESTIVAL (THE "WHAT ABOUT ME" SCREENING). ENJOY!!!



HERE'S ANOTHER SPOKEN WORD/MUSIC VIDEO ENTITLED, "MISTAKE." IT WAS DIRECTED BY THE EVER-AMAZING CHRISTOPHER J. BURDICK. IT ALSO FEATURES THE EVER-PATIENT, AND EVER-COOL, ERIN TYLSKI.


Mistake



CHECK OUT MUSICAL MAYHEMIST, PAUL GARRISON, AND MYSELF (COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS NIGHTLIGHT JESUS) PERFORMING FOR THE LUXURY WAFERS LIVE SESSIONS:


Nightlight Jesus - All The Times - Luxury Wafers Sessions from Luxury Wafers on Vimeo

AND WHILE YOU'RE HERE, PLEASE FEAST YOUR EYES UPON, "IF I WERE A BOND GIRL." ANOTHER COLLABORATION WITH THE EVER-AMAZING CHRIS BURDICK.

If I Were a Bond Girl



AND HERE'S ONE OF MY FAVS: "ALL THE TIMES." IT'S DIRECTED BY THE EVER GRACIOUS AND SUPER-TALENTED MARK WILKINSON. HOPE YOU ENJOY!!!

"All The Times" - Rich Ferguson



THERE'S ALSO "EVERY NOW IS EVERYTHING." IT WAS DIRECTED BY ERIC SMITH AND ERSELLIA FERRON.

Every Now is Everything



AND OF COURSE, "BONES." (THANKS TO GERRY FIALKA AND HIS AMAZING FISHER-PRICE PIXEL CAM!!!).

Sounds Like:

Listen to LA Book Of The Dead And With This Kiss at my Indie 911 page

Record Label:

Seeking Cool, Open-Minded Label