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Madison McFerrin
Madison McFerrin: Photo by Sarit Photography licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
“Vocalist Madison McFerrin is a genre-bending singer/songwriter known for her understated yet emotionally open mix of a cappella, electronic pop, jazz, and soul. The daughter of acclaimed vocalist Bobby McFerrin, she issued two a cappella-based EPs before releasing 2019's You + I, produced with her brother Taylor McFerrin. Born in 1992 in San Francisco, McFerrin was raised in a creative family surrounded by her father's music, as well as albums by Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Nina Simone, and others. By age five, she knew she wanted to be a singer, a talent she pursued throughout her school years while living in Minneapolis and Philadelphia. After high school, she honed her skills at Boston's Berklee College of Music where she focused on songwriting, influenced by her love of the Beatles, Erykah Badu, and Bob Dylan.”
Learn more about Madison McFerrin:
Biography & History; by Matt Collar: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/madison-mcferrin-mn0003661542/biography
Video for song “Can You See?”: https://youtu.be/ptiTu-KViV0
Rebecca Riley is a writer and filmmaker who lives in North County San Diego.