Born 6th February, 1985 to parents Mr. & Mrs. John Neizer and Comfort Ferguson. The last of 7 children. Had early chilhood education at Kaneshie Day Care Centre then to Prince of Peace International School and Winston Salem School.
Credits parents and sister, Margaret Ferguson with helping him develop a passion for classical music at an early age. Secondary school education at Achimota School also afforded him the opportunity under the tutelage of Ghanaian composer, Kenn Kafui, to study music and sit the ABRSM exams as well.
Attended the University of Ghana, Legon and graduated with a degree in Music and Psychology. Whiles at Legon, studied piano under Dr Emmanuel Boamah and Dr Kim Ok. Completed a Master's Degree in Music program in Legon in 2013.
Principal Pianist with the Ghana National Symphony Orchestra from 2004 till 2011 accompanying in performances including Handel’s “Messiah”, Haydn’s “Creation”, J. S Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio” and Mendelssohn’s “Elijah”.
Other music experiences include working with Pippa's Ballet School in Accra (2004-2006) as a pianist accompanying students for the Royal Academy of Dance Exams.
Worked at Lynx Entertainment Studios as session pianist and assistant studio engineer from 2004.
Taught at Ghana International School and Lincoln Community School as an after-school extracurricular Piano Teacher in music theory and piano performance.
From 2002 till date, Edwin has featured in several classical performances including:
HuD Group Piano Concerts at the Legon Interdenominational Church (2002, 2023) and British Council (2003)
Piano Concerts featuring the works of J.H Nketia (2002) and Kenn Kafui (2007)
Chamber music performance in 2011 with the Accra String Quartet in 2012 at the Goethe Institute, Ghana.
Infanta Malaria Fundraising concerts with Antonio Watts (American singer) and Ryu Goto (Renowned Japanese Violinist), Kokui Selormey Hanson (Ghanaian opera singer), Thomas Dobler Quartet
Worked at GeniusHive, a Music Academy, from 2014 to 2016
Works with the chamber orchestra group, Afro Maestros as Musical Director, composing arranging and directing performances.
Passion for music is best summed up in Friedrich Nietzsche's famous musical quote, “without music, life would be a mistake”. His favorite composers include Mozart, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff.
Holds a diploma in ABRSM (Piano Performance), a Post graduate degree in Teaching and Learning and is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Music Education, University of Education, Winneba.
