Dr. B.A. Ferguson

Time to reintroduce myself, I’m a performer, composer & researcher of music. I currently teach video game sound & music at Brunel University of London. I perform game music, usually on guitar. I used to tour with groups on bass, keys and guitar. I also make games about music. Pleased to meet y’all!

🚨 CFP, Music and the Moving Image XXIII 📍 NYU Steinhardt, East Village NYC 🗓️ 21–23 May 2027 ⏰ Deadline: 14 Dec 2026 MaMI is without doubt the highlight of my conference season every year; I strongly recommend this deeply collegial event to any/all scholars of screen music, at all career stages.

My official Music Connection Magazine Album critique, of the critically acclaimed and new pioneered #gamemusic genre, "Caribbean Noir," /  #videogame #soundtrack, "Duppy Detective Tashia" is officially in physical form. BIG LOVE to Music Connection Magazine for the review! #videogamecomposer

The album is now live, please check it out! On the green version, I play bass on my arrangement of Pallet Town, and lead guitar on TJ Laws-Nicola’s arrangement of Road to Cerulean City. On the red, I laid down some bass on DiGM’s arrangement of I’ve Got A Secret. fanlink.tv/viridian-cit...

Been working with GameGrooves for a bit now, check out some of their amazing work!

This is the second Pokémon album in the city pop style that GameGrooves has done. I laid down some guitar on bass on three tracks and arranged Pallet Town. Preorders are open now and the albums release on BandCamp on Friday. Check it out! fanlink.tv/viridian-cit...

#OnThisDay, 15 May 1946, Camilla Williams makes her operatic debut as Cio-Cio San with the New York City Opera. She is the first Black woman to sign a contract with a major US opera company. More: carvehername.org.uk/... #WomenInHistory #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory 🗃️

Full video of our performance at POW XIV with @darrenkorb.bsky.social, Ashley Barrett, Erin Yvette, and Judy Alice Lee is live! Thank you to 8bitsf and @magfest.org for putting on this show! 🎥 @saxindacity on IG 🎶 @vikingguitar.bsky.social #hades #hades2 #supergiantgames 🔗 youtu.be/oD53tZ5tvBU

This album is now live on BandCamp, please check it out! Michael Averett and I recorded the album back in 2017, and we can finally share this second release digitally. drbaferguson.bandcamp.com/album/the-su...

*Pianist-scholar and Price expert Samantha Ege has created an accurate edition, and it’s available for preorder now for delivery in August global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Check out the album I did with Michael Averett, recorded back in 2017 in Topeka, KS. We perform a variety of classics, and Jasmine Simon provides the remarkable cover art. Available on streaming, and available for preorder on Bandcamp. drbaferguson.bandcamp.com/album/the-su...

My orchestral-choral suites of my Wizardry and Assassin's Creed Liberation music will have world debuts @carnegiehall.bsky.social in 2027! Thanks @digitaleclipse.bsky.social & @ubisoft.com, & thanks @prsformusic.bsky.social for interviewing me for M Magazine! Stay tuned for more info on the concert!

Spring is here in England, which means more pain in the face. Need to work on variations 3 and 7, but otherwise, enjoy a rough cut of Passacaglia from Suikoden by Miki Higashino #practicetime #buenowoodworking #suikoden #passacaglia #mikihigashino @konamina.bsky.social youtu.be/cbLfyjMZpuc?...

Subnautica devs v. Krafton ruling is ABSOLUTELY stunning. Start at the top of page 32 and read until the end of that section on page 37. Krafton CEO was warned by their legal personnel to not follow ChatGPT into what is likely Some Of The Dumbest Legal Shit Ever, CEO believed the plagiarism bot.

This is officially out now on BandCamp, and will be on streaming services next week.

New music coming soon! BandCamp preorders are open for my progressive metal arrangement of Water World from Donkey Kong Country 3. Can’t wait for y’all to hear it! @rare.co.uk drbaferguson.bandcamp.com/album/water-...

🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍 The main theme I indited for "Akema's Home" is being covered!!! BIG LOVE @drbaferguson.bsky.social for this! 🙏🙏🙏🙏 #vgm #gamemusic

New arrangement! Need to speed up and work out kinks. Please, enjoy the first section of Main Theme from Akema’s Home by Chase Bethea #practicetime #buenowoodworking #bruneluniversityoflondon #akemashome #chasebethea @chasebethea.bsky.social

Wanted to boost this again, TJ Laws-Nicola wrote a book on power dynamics in the music for American animation. Please, check it out and ask your local/institutional library to secure a copy. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Rough cut of this, need to work on middle section especially. Otherwise, please enjoy the Theme of Love from Final Fantasy IV by Nobuo Uematsu #practicetime #buenowoodworking #bruneluniversityoflondon #nobuouematsu #finalfantasy @square-enix-games.com youtu.be/uLTwp34qDUY?...

Check out my new arrangement "In The Stillness" from Suikoden II that I did in collaboration with Ian Martyn and TJ Laws-Nicola, it is on BandCamp and now live on all streaming platforms: drbaferguson.bandcamp.com/album/in-the... @ianmartyn.bsky.social @konamina.bsky.social @gamegrooves.com

Spouse is between jobs so I am running a sale on book proposal developmental editing: I’ll do a review of your book proposal (no sample chapters) with editorial letter and 30 min Zoom for $250 if you book before 2/28.

Check out my new arrangement "In The Stillness" from Suikoden II that I did in collaboration with Ian Martyn and TJ Laws-Nicola. It is on BandCamp and will be released to streaming next week: drbaferguson.bandcamp.com/album/in-the... @ianmartyn.bsky.social @konamina.bsky.social

Need to do spot work on this and work on speeding it up. Please, enjoy Brink of Time from Chrono Trigger by Yasunori Mitsuda #practicetime #buenowoodworking #bruneluniversityoflondon #chronotrigger #brinkoftime @square-enix-games.com

This piece ate my lunch AND took my lunch money today. Please, enjoy a messy version of Wood Carving Partita from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night by Michiru Yamane #practicetime #buenowoodworking #bruneluniversityoflondon #konami #castlevania @konamina.bsky.social youtu.be/jnDvmGkEIac?...

Happy New Year to everyone! Please, enjoy a rough recording of Her Last Breath from Phantasy Star IV by Izuho Takeuchi and Masaki Nakagaki #practicetime #buenowoodworking #sega #phantasystariv #bruneluniversityoflondon youtu.be/8PT3rRinn2U?...

Back at it after recovering from what will hopefully be the last surgery for a while. As part of the continued celebration of the 30th anniversary of Suikoden, here is La Mia Tristezza (Sadness Theme) by Miki Higashino #suikoden #buenowoodworking #mikihigashino #konami #practicetime

Sharing the hardest solo guitar arrangement I’ve done of Passacaglia (or Neclord’s Castle) by Miki Higashino. Happy 30th anniversary to Suikoden! #suikoden #buenowoodworking #mikihigashino #konami #passacaglia @konamina.bsky.social drbaferguson.bandcamp.com/album/guitar...

A day late, but happy 30th anniversary to Suikoden! Here is my favourite arrangement of A Gathering of Warriors by Miki Higashino and featuring the wonderful instrument work by Ian Martyn. @ianmartyn.bsky.social @konamina.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/79zsP5...

Laid this down over break, need to get back to this game soon. Please enjoys To A Distant Place from Breath of Fire III by Yoshino Aoki and Akari Kaida #drbaferguson #buenowoodworking #bruneluniversityoflondon #capcom #breathoffire

It is BandCamp Friday! Please, buy our OST and the proceeds will go towards the project as we continue to develop the game. I appreciate George Reid and Matthew Ferrandino for their work on the project, and their arrangements are beautiful! drbaferguson.bandcamp.com/album/bardco...

Had a second operation today, and it went well. Now I’m in an anaesthetic stuper, but am recovering well. Have a lovely Friday everyone!!

My research partner TJ Laws-Nicola put out a new monograph on analysing music for animation, please check it out! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Taking us on a journey through one of the central characters of Final Fantasy Tactics, @drbaferguson.bsky.social's moving arrangement of Delita's Theme explores the depths of Delita Heiral's complex plot line. On #Bandcamp and streaming: lnk.to/brave-sonata #finalfantasytactics #delita #piano

Need to work on second section especially, but please enjoy the appropriate Day in November by Leo Brouwer #buenowoodworking #practicetime #bruneluniversityoflondon #leobrouwer #undiadenoviembre youtu.be/4WWTQKGaicI?...

A few missing notes and I need to work on the ending, but otherwise, enjoy Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Valsa-Choro #practicetime #buenowoodworking #heitorvillalobos #valsachoro #suitepopulairebrésilienne youtu.be/glpmWwq4Bjo?...

✨New Single release!✨I waited almost two years for this. @FergusonGuitar has a done a cover of one of my #vgm tracks from the #realityvn #soundtrack on acoustic guitar. Thank you Dr. B.A. Ferguson for taking interest in my work and committing to the dedication! BIG LOVE!

I have a new single out today! It is my arrangement and performance for solo guitar of Mainframe from the game </reality> by Chase Bethea. Available on all streaming services. @chasebethea.bsky.social open.spotify.com/album/3B4nKn...

Graduate Audio Designer role at Frontier! Come work with our linear design team, they're incredible 🔊

A few hiccups in here, but otherwise please enjoy To A Distant Place from Breath of Fire III by Yoshino Aoki and Akari Kaida #practicetime #buenowoodworking #bruneluniversityoflondon #breathoffireiii #toadistantplace