Wuh Oh

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Wuh Oh
Birth namePeter Ferguson
Genres
Years active2008–present
Labels
  • Secret Songs
  • Soft Style
Website www.wuhoh.com

Wuh Oh, real name Peter Ferguson, is a composer, producer, and performer from Bathgate, Scotland, now based in Glasgow. [1] His music and his live act are notable for a hyper-modern musical style that has been described as "modernist avant-garde" [2] and a performance-art element that features flamboyant custom-made outfits he creates with Glasgow School of Art. [3]

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Stage name

Ferguson adopted the stage name "Wuh Oh" from a clip he used in one of his early tracks, of a kid saying the phrase. [4] The name, he has said, ‘represents the magic that comes from the happy accidents, the music that I could never intentionally create.’ [5]

Early life

Ferguson began making music at age 10 when his parents bought him a keyboard with primitive tracking and recording features. [6] He gained his first significant public exposure as a chiptune producer, appearing at age 15 under the name Supersaiyans [7] on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show. [8] He went on to study at the University of Glasgow where he graduated with a degree in music. [9]

Career

He released his debut EP Wuh Oh in November 2014. [10] He gained further notice from his follow-up singles, including the track 'Haircut', on Ryan Hemsworth's Canadian imprint ‘Secret Songs’. [11] He has toured with artists including DJ Shadow [12] and Orbital. [13] On 10 January 2017 he performed live on Vic Galloway’s BBC Introducing Sessions, [14] followed later that year by appearances on the BBC stages at the TRNSMT and Electric Fields festivals. [15]

In September 2019 Wuh Oh released his single 'Ziggy' on his own Soft Style label.[ citation needed ] On the 27th of that month he released the single 'Pretty Boy', and the following month Hudson Mohawke released a remix of the track. [16]

Wuh Oh led off 2020 with the single 'How Do You Do It?'. His 2020 UK tour includes appearances at Newcastle, London, Manchester, Cardiff, and Live at Leeds. [17]

In 2022, Wuh Oh wrote and co-produced Hypnotized, a song performed by Sophie Ellis-Bextor. [18]

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  2. ↑ "Equate meets Wuh Oh". equatemagazine. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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  8. ↑ Martin, Felicity (25 October 2019). "Premiere: Wuh Oh made the glitchy 'Ziggy' after dreaming about a club tune". dummymag. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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