David R. "Fergie" Ferguson(born July 2, 1962, inNashville,Davidson County,Tennessee) is an Americanrecording engineer.
David R. Ferguson | |
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 David R. Ferguson, sound engineer | |
| Born | July 2, 1962 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Sound engineer |
| Known for | Works withJohnny Cash |
Career
editFerguson's career began in 1980 when "Cowboy"Jack Clementhired him as a runner at Clement'sCowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa,in Nashville, Tennessee, where Ferguson worked as an engineer after a couple of years. It was while working at Clement's studio in 1982 that Ferguson first metJohnny Cash.[1]Other artists that Ferguson worked with in the 1980s includedCharley Pride,Eddy Arnold,and rock-n-roll bandU2.[1]Ferguson appeared as himself inU2's 1988 film,Rattle and Hum,and portrayed his mentor and once real-life Boss, Jack Clement in the 1989biographical dramafilmGreat Balls of Fire!aboutJerry Lee Lewis.
In the 1990s and 2000s, Ferguson worked as theengineeronJohnny Cash'sGrammy Award-winningAmerican Recordingsalbums produced byRick Rubin,beginning withAmerican Recordings(1994) and continuing throughAmerican VI: Ain't No Grave(2010).[1]
Ferguson has also engineered or produced recordings for such artists asfolk musiclegendJohn Prine,bluegrass musicartistMac Wiseman,Sturgill Simpson,Tyler Childers,and theDel McCoury Band.[1]and many others.[2]
In 2012, he went on tour with Swedish singer-songwriterAnna Ternheimfor whom he recorded her albumThe Night Visitor.[3]
In April 2020,Years,a collaborative album betweenJohn Anderson,Dan Auerbach,and David Ferguson was released. In 2021, Ferguson recorded "The Housebuilding Song" forRockstar Games'albumThe Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: The Housebuilding EP,a collection of tracks from the gameRed Dead Redemption 2.[4]
The Butcher Shoppe Studio
editIn 1994, Furguson partnered with singer-songwriterJohn Prineto establish the Butcher Shoppe, a recording studio located next to a formermeat packing planton theCumberland Riverin the Germantown neighborhood ofNashville, Tennessee.The Butcher Shoppe hosted recording sessions for such notable Americana artists asTyler Childers,Margo Price,andSturgill Simpson.The studio was forced to close in 2020 when the property was sold, and Ferguson began operating a home recording studio.[5][6]
Personal life
editFerguson resides in nearbyGoodlettsville,Tennessee, near his boyhood home.
References
edit- ^abcdTingen, Paul (June 2010)."Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: David R Ferguson".Sound On Sound.RetrievedJuly 30,2024.
- ^"David Ferguson".IVPR.RetrievedJuly 30,2024.
- ^Chinen, Nate (2012-06-01)."Vision, Transition and Juxtaposition (Published 2012)".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2021-02-15.
- ^Arverdon, Jon (2021-02-12)."Red Dead Redemption 2's Epilogue Inspires a New Vinyl Soundtrack".CBR.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-02-12.Retrieved2021-02-15.
- ^Leimkuehler, Matthew (January 3, 2022)."Sturgill Simpson on the 'nicotine-stained den' in Nashville where he cut albums".The Tennessean.RetrievedJuly 30,2024.
- ^Huffman, Eddie (2015).John Prine: In Spite of Himself.Austin, Texas, US: University of Texas Press. pp.180–187.ISBN978-0-292-74822-4.
Further reading
edit- Sound on Sound Magazine interview June, 2010
- Trageser, Stephen."The People Issue 2021: Producer David R. Ferguson".Nashville Scene.Retrieved2021-10-14.
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