Deb Ferrara

Deb Ferrara's current project with longtime writing/production partner, Askold Buk, is aptly called Two Scintillas. The Latin word "scintilla" directly translates to "spark."  The NY based duo is collaborating with a variety of artists and writers and building a catalog of exciting new music for sync opportunities. Deb Ferrara's music can be heard in film, TV and advertising projects, including MTV, Paramount, Time Warner, Ricola, and HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones. 

Over the years Ferrara founded and hosted several showcases spotlighting up-and-coming songwriters; the long-running ASCAP sponsored series, NJ Songwriters in the Round (Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ), Girls Night Out at the legendary Bitter End in New York, and she co-hosted the New Jersey chapter of the national series, Chick Singer Night. In addition, Ferrara and multi-platinum, Grammy Award winning writer/producer, Rob Fusari (Lady Gaga, Destiny's Child, Will Smith), collaborated on a talent contest with Simon Malls and WPLJ called Sing to Win.

Ferrara released several artist records over the years. The most current, an EP entitled Breathe, was mastered at Abbey Road Studios and released in 2024. Her previously released full length album, Anything But Ordinary, was met with rave reviews and won her a spot to showcase at the Songwriters Hall of Fame. and invitations to SXSW to showcase her music. Several songs from that release were licensed for sync opportunities, and 2 songs were covered by other artists.

Her lifelong connection with music began at five-years old with “Christmas Time (is Near),” a Christmas record that climbed to #35 on the charts. At the age of 18 Ferrara wrote and recorded a five-song EP titled Go Away that won two Billboard songwriting awards and the attention of Chrysalis Records. The record was co-produced by Nick Massi (The Four Seasons).   

Aware of music’s power to make a difference, Ferrara founded Songs for the Cause, a sold-out concert series that raised breast cancer awareness and money for the Komen Foundation. Later, after witnessing first-hand the impact of Musicians on Call, she also organized a concert to benefit the artists who tirelessly went room-to-room in hospitals to entertain patients when they most needed it. Celebrities including U2’s Edge, B.B. King, Melissa Etheridge, Carole King, Pink, Beyoncé, Bon Jovi, and Bonnie Raitt donated autographed items for auction at the various concerts.

Ferrara has been written up in various online and print publications, including Billboard, The New York Times, More and Musical Discoveries. ASCAP featured her in an Audio Portrait for its website. She is the President of More Good Music Publishing and previously served as Vice President of Women in Music, Inc. 

Songwriters in the Round has recently relaunched globally (via Instagram) keeping Ferrara at the forefront for discovering new talent.