Worked and collaborated with HUGEL, Eli & Fur, Tripolism, Acraze, Gorgon City, Sonny Fodera, Miss Monique, Danny Howard, Inner City... and labels such as Ultra, Defected, Armada, Virgin, Toolroom, Casablanca, Universal, Anjuna Deep...
18 years of experience in the music business, 120+ millions streams overall / beatport charted / shazam dance charted, I made songs for clients who signed them on Defected, Anjuna, ULTRA, Deep Roots, Sony, Selected, Armada, Virgin, Toolroom, Casablanca, Universal, Spinnin and many more...
Worked alongside artists like HUGEL, Eli & Fur, Acraze, Camden Cox, Danny Howard, Gorgon City, Sonny Fodera, MEDUZA, Fatboy Slim and many more...
Officially remixer for Eli&Fur, Tripolism, Gorgon City, Technotronic, Acraze, Danny Howard and so, I have been supported by the like of MEDUZA, Kevin De Vries, Camelphat, Vintage Culture, Armin Van Buuren or MK to say a few, plus rotations on radios like Sirius XM, Kiss FM UK and Radio FG.
Services I offer :
- Ghost Production
- Production
- Remixes Production
- Vocal Mix
- Mixing / Mastering
All prices are variable depending on your project, budget and work time, feel free to contact me and talk about it.
Feel free to contact me to talk about your project!
I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.
Credits
- Adam Beyer
- Armada
- defected
- Toolroom
- Steve Angello
- Ariana Grande
- Duke Dumont
- Tones & I
- subliminal
- EDX
- Roger Sanchez
- Pacha
- Mixmash
- The Weeknd
- Warner Music Group
- Brando
- Hugel
- Spinnin' Records
- Soave Records
- Scorpio Music
- Size Records
- Armada Music
- Technotronic
- Casablanca Records
- Acraze
- gorgon city
- Danny Howard
- Sonny Fodera
- Enhanced Records
- Selected.
- Thrive Records
- Solotoko
- Black Hole Recordings
- kryder
- Realm Records
- Circus Recording
73 Reviews - 18 Repeat Clients
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He’s super responsive, easy to work with, and knows how to take ideas and elevate them. Great quality, great vibe. Highly recommend.- check_circleVerified
Working with Hugo has been an absolute game-changer for my music. From the very beginning, he took the time to understand my vision and brought it to life with incredible creativity and professionalism. His attention to detail, sound design, and mixing/mastering skills are truly world-class. Communication was smooth and timely, and he consistently went above and beyond to make sure every element was perfect. I couldn’t be happier with the final result!
check_circleVerifiedSecond collaboration with Hugo, he is 11/10 in talent, communication, flexibility and final outcome! Produces truly world-class stuff under his client's direction!
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The best in the biz! Hugo's attention to detail is unmatched, and I truly appreciate his work. Looking forward to working with him again!
check_circleVerifiedHave been looking for someone to help out with some postedits/mixing/mastering services for a while and Hugo did a super job at all three, will be working with him again for sure!
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It was an absolute pleasure collaborating with HC Studio again! They truly listened to all my feedback and comments, even accommodating new vocals I sent after the first revision. I'm super happy with the final product and can’t wait to work together again in the future!
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check_circleVerifiedIt’s always a pleasure to work with Hugo, I’ll contact him again for sure
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5 star job per usual! Already sent Hugo another project to mix/master
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Hugo did another incredible job on our track! Will be sending him more work. He is a true professional.
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Did a perfect job and will be reaching out again in the future when we need more mastering services.
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Great experience working with Hugo. Responsive and top notch quality! Will definitely work with him again.
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Good Quality work!
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Always a pleasure working with HC Studio. Super quick turnaround and understood everything that was requested! Would highly recommend!
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Great work, thank you so much
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Hugo was an incredible help with helping us finish a song.
We will definitely be using him in the future for more concepts and projects.
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Hugo was absolutely amazing to work with. Extremely friendly, professional and the end result sounded better than I could’ve expected.
I’m very excited to work with him again on future projects !
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Great and quick comms, immediately got the vibe I was going for and produced quality work in record time. Recommend!
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Great experience, working already for second time. Really like how idea was developed based on the original and all adjustments suggested. Easy to communicate, adjustable to additional comments, high quality in the end!
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Fantastic work as always. Delivered what I had requested in a timely manner and gave me multiple versions until I was satisfied.
Interview with Hugo Cantarra (HC Studio)
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I've worked on a track which has been played millions times on one of the biggest electronic music label ever...
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Serious records for myself !
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Hmmm No ! Just amazing clients around ! Thanks to all of you guys.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital, because You can already do amazing stuff.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: To do the best I can for his/her project.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: House music is for what I wake up every morning.. Easy !
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: What did you produce before ? I can't answer about that mostly because it's a confidential process but I can tell that I've worked for the biggest labels of the industry.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Hmmm.... I don't know !
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What's your project ? What you wanna do with this song ? Why do you need that song ?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Let's have a chill chat and if we feel comfortable, I'll be super happy to make cool songs together. I'm here to help you to grow, that's why i'm doing it ! Passion before everything !
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Macbook Pro with Ableton Live Suite, Yamaha HS7 Monitors, My Minilogue and a drum !
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I've been doing DJ and producer/remixer since 15 years... Touring the world and enjoying producing for me but also for other artists to lift up carreers !
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: My style ? If we are talking about clothes, all black everything ! Haha If we speak about music, I always think that electronic music is made to make the girls dance.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Camelphat, Prydz, Steve Angello as they are artists which inspired me a lot during my carreer.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Put a vocoder on any synths or sounds... You'll be impressed !
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: House Music Only.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I think I've got a pretty good ear for mixing stuff and also drums as I've played drums for 20 years.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Inspiration and creative process.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Starting from bassline to FX... Depends a lot on the needs of my clients.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Yamaha HS7 monitors, Apollo Soundcard, Korg Minilogue, Ableton live and bunch on vst/vsti gems.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: As I'm a very eclectic person, I'm getting inspired by all kind of artists from Supertramp to Camelphat thru Kanye West or even Chopin.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Full session (one day) to deliver a demo for the client in order for him to record vocal or find a guideline he need for a targeted project.
- Ghost ProducerAverage price - $1000 per song
- ProducerAverage price - $800 per song
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $250 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $50 per song
- All stems delivered to you (no project files)
- We DO NOT provide vocals
- 5 revisions allowed (then 100USD per revision)
- Mix/Master included
- HUGEL
- Keinemusik
- FISHER
- Macbook Drums Yamaha HS7 Genelec Korg Minilogue Sub37 MiniMoog Jupiter 8Korg Monopoly Akai Mpk III
For artists wanting a full deal, we offer track & vocal production, mixing & mastering as a discounted package deal.
