BIO

Starting off at music at the age of 6, Ferran was self-taught until he entered the Superior Music Conservatory of the Liceu de Barcelona with two scholarships for the Musical Excellence. There, amongst other great teachers, he was mentored for 3 years by Michael League, the x5 Grammy Award-winning bassist and director (Snarky Puppy, Bokanté, GroundUp Music).

After a tour of Europe with the artist Roosevelt Collier, writing and arranging for the Big Band of his conservatory and of receiving the annual Extraordinary Prize of the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu de Barcelona (2018-2022 promotion); Ferran moved to the U.S.A. at his early twenties to pursue a degree in Jazz Bass Performance + Theory of Jazz in the Popular Song at Berklee College of Music, under full-ride scholarships.

He is currently based in Boston, MA, where he continues his dual specialization, learning from musicians such as John Patittucci, Gary Willis, Kenny Werner, Linda May Oh Han, Tia Fuller, Oscar Stagnaro, Alain Mallet, Steve Bailey, Victor Wooten, Lincoln Goines, Matt Stevens or Walter Smith.

In addition to working as an accompanist, Ferran will soon present two albums of his own compositions, arrangements and production under his name; and has already presented the debut album with his e-jazz trio: KIW (It’s not about me, Say it loud records, 2023).

His compositions present a unique stylistic mix, with influences ranging from his Mediterranean-European roots to contemporary jazz, all tied up by his true devotion for Black-American diasporic music.

UPCOMING RELEASES

• Punctum, original music.
• Once bitten, concept EP of original music.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

• Fundació Ferrer-Salat (Barcelona)
• Conservatori Superior del Liceu (Barcelona)
• Berklee College of Music (Boston)
• Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation (Miami)
• AIE Asociación de Artistas Intérpretes o Ejecutantes (Madrid)