Artist, Producer, Songwriter Michael Ruff
“ The secret of life is Authenticity. Once you can fake that, everything else is easy.”
The biggest joke on mankind is that computers are asking humans to prove they aren’t a robot
Photo: David Bergstrom
Michael Ruff is a Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, and keyboardist with music heartfelt and melodic — deeply rooted in soul, funk, jazz, gospel, blues, and classic American rock — spanning five decades and crossing genres in ways that stay with you.
BMI Award winner · Multiple Grammy nominations · Multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner · Cable Ace Award winner
Sync Credits: HBO · Toyota · Budweiser · NFL · NBA · Burger King · Sony Pictures · Disney
Writing, Production, Touring and Recording Credits: India Arie, Bonnie Raitt, David Sanborn, Lionel Richie, Chaka, Andrae Crouch, BeBe Winans, The Winans, Natalie Cole, Arif Mardin, Tommy LiPuma, Al Schmidt, George Massenberg, Martin Terefe, Chuck Rainey, Kenny Loggins, Randy Brecker, Gino Vannelli, The Jacksons, Harvey Mason, Jonathan Butler, Jon Gibson, Stevie Nicks, Bill Schnee, Doug Sax, Ed Cherney, Mike Shipley, Huey Lewis and the News, The Doobie Bros., Rickie Lee Jones, Kal David, Crystal Lewis, Carl Anderson, Arnold McCuller, Brenda Russell, Marilyn Scott, Glen Scott, Larry John McNally, Jose Feliciano, Right Said Fred, Nancy Wilson, Diane Schuur, Nils Langren, Michael Franks, Jackie McLean, Jimmy McGriff, Eric Burdon, John Lee Hooker, Flim and the BB's, The Peterson Family, Pat Coil, Cyril Pahinui, John Cruz, Brother Noland, Hawaiian Style Band, Keli'i Kaneali'i, Macky, Kualono, Shilo Pa, Mike Keale, Uncle Cyril Pahinui, Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom, Eric Gilliom, Vince Esquire, Stuart Hollinger, Kapala, Allan Thomas, Cory and Loke Oliveros, and many more
Sync Licensing & Booking Inquiries: studio@michaelruff.com
“If you see me looking back in your mirror, please forgive me before you go”
Discography
I’VE JUST REMASTERED AND RE-RELEASED MOST OF THIS MUSIC ON ALL PLATFORMS!!
Once In A Lifetime. Warner Bros 1982 Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Michael Ruff live at At My Place. 2001
Show The World RuffMixMusic. 2000
Girl Like You Japan 2000
Acoustic Trios. Ruffmixmusic 2015
“If Adam and Eve were Cajuns they would have eaten the snake instead of the Apple and saved us all a lot of trouble.”