Miguel Atwood‑Ferguson (born 3 May 1980 in Topanga, California) is an American
multi-instrumentalist, session musician, arranger, composer, music director,
producer, DJ, orchestral conductor and educator. He began violin lessons at age
4, joined his school orchestra, and composed his first symphonic work at 10
before switching to viola at 12 and exploring rock, soul, hip‑hop and jazz.
After earning a BFA in viola from the University of Southern California, he
contributed to over 500 recordings, working with Ray Charles, Dr. Dre,
Mary J. Blige, Flying Lotus, Thundercat and many ot...