Wuh Oh

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]

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]

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]

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]