Hugo Ribeiro on SoundBetter

With over 20 years of drumming experience and a full-time studio drummer, I have recorded hundreds of drum tracks for artists around the world from my studio with credits: Moonspell, Godvlad, Fate's Frontier, Kandia, Armortura, Desolate Plains, Dimitri Toonen, Eternal Solstice, and many more...

I specialise in Pop, Rock, Metal and Prog. I also record Blues and Country. I like to be as versatile as I can.

You get up to 20 raw drum tracks(Kick, snare, HiHat, Room, etc…) in WAV 48KHz(or 44.1) 24bit format and UNLIMITED revisions until the drums are completely to your liking.

Equipment:
Drums - Sonor SQ1 & various Sonor high end snares
Cymbals - Sabian AAX; Vault; XSR
Drumheads - Remo
Mics - Sennheiser, Shure, Audix, Oktava and Sontronics
Interface - Audient and Audient Preamps

I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.

Credits

427 Reviews - 59 Repeat Clients

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by Patrik M.
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Second time I have used Hugo for my old school metal tracks and he is such a talented drummer. He also delivers top qulity recording tracks that realy sounds great. Highly recomend
by Donald A.
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Second track I've done with Hugo. He's a straight up beast -- my go to drummer on here. Sent him a third track immediately!
by Will W.
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When hiring Hugo you can expect a world class musician and top quality drum tracks!
by Joshua // Sound West Studios
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HUGO IS AMAZING
by Eli B.
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Perfect
by Donald A.
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This was my first track with Hugo. He was communicative and very fast, and he improved upon my demo and delivered some great drums. I will work with him again... immediately!
by Mario Kenji
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Hugo, has done a phenomenal job, bringing my track to life. A true artist!
The communication was excellent. Areal pleasure to work with.
by Will W.
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Hugo puts so much creativity and energy into every session. My music sounds so much better with his drums, it amazes me that I'm able to work with such a pro on my songs!
by Shane Laing
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I love working with Hugo. Not only is he brilliant at what he does, he's a super helpful and humble guy who looks after his clients. Fantastic stuff!
by Will W.
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I have recorded two songs with Hugo and am so impressed with the effort put into my music. His drums have a lot of style and taste and fit the song perfectly
by Will W.
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Incredibly easy to work with and most importantly the quality of the performance and recording is really high end. Would definitely hire Hugo again. I was very impressed with the time effort put into my song!
by James R.
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Hugo once again hits it out of the park. Thanks for the amazing work!
by Joshua // Sound West Studios
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GOAT!
by Nenad D.
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My 4th track with Hugo. Exceptional result and great experience as always.
by ericvandenboom
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This is the 2nd time working with Hugo, and again it was a blast! I will definitely be asking him again in the future. I highly recommend Hugo.
by Mike R.
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Great quick work. Really knew what I was looking for and crushed
by Lee N.
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This is one of many songs I've done with Hugo. Every time he nails it and gives me exactly what I want! The ultimate rock drums!! Thank you Hugo making my songs come to life!!!
by Oliver M.
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This is not the first time I have worked with Hugo, nor will it be the last.
Each time I am thrilled by his ability and the top quality of the recording
- a truly exceptional talent
by ericvandenboom
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It was a blast working with Hugo, he's an amazing drummer. He sticked to my midi ref drums as requested, but spiced it up and brought it to a next level. The stems sound quality is super, the communication was great and I would definitely recommend him. I already asked him to do more songs :-)
by Joshua // Sound West Studios
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GOAT

Interview with Hugo Ribeiro

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Some drummers off the top of my head: Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta, Mike Portnoy, Chad Smith, Thomas Haake, Bobby Jarzombek, Carter Beauford, Mike Mangini, Matt Sorum, Lars Ulrich, Tommy Lee, Vinnie Paul, and many others.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Some people still think this profession is more of a hobby.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Drums - Sonor SQ1 Cymbals - Sabian AA; HH; AAX; Artisan Drumheads - Remo Mics - Sennheiser, Shure, Audix and Sontronics Interface - Audient and Audient Preamps
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Always track your song to a metronome/click.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What's the bpm of the song? :)
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I have been playing drums and in bands for over 20 years. I've done high profile gigs and more "humble" gigs through the years. I've also been fortunate to open for some major international acts such as Nightwish, Helloween, Moonspell, Soilwork, Opeth, Paradise Lost, HIM, Gojira, Behemoth, The Haunted, Ramp, The Gift, Paulo Gonzo, Xutos & Pontapés.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I developed a Rock/Metal style with a strong progressive mentality.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Anybody with talent, creativity and vision.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Try to keep it real with triggering and sampling to a minimum. :)
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: I get a lot of Rock and Metal requests but I have also done other genres such as Pop, Blues and Country.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Hummm... consistency I think.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: My main focus is to articulate what's best for your song while complimenting what you have in mind for it.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: This is how it usually works: My clients send me 2 versions of the same song in MP3 format because its much lighter to transfer than WAV/AIFF. One with programmed drums(if there are any) and one without the drums so I can record over the song without the programmed drums getting in the way. The programmed drums are usually for reference and are an idea of want the client wants and I go from there. Sometimes I'm given complete freedom to do what I think fits the song better and other times they want me to do more or less what they did with the programmed drums but at the same time put my ideas and feel here and there. Each case is different. After I record your song, I send you an mp3 with what I recorded for your approval so you can decide if you want anything changed or not. If all is ok with the song, I send you the full WAV files of the individual tracks after payment is received.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I provide professional quality live drums for bands and artists.
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Moonspell - My home and main gig. Dimitri Toonen - An extremely talented artist from the Netherlands. Desolate Plains - a project from Greece with the album "Practicing The Inner Arts" which came out in 2017. Armortura - a metal band from the UK with their self title album "Armortura" coming early 2018. I'm particularly proud of my drum work and the all the talented personnel involved on those albums.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Yes: https://soundbetter.com/profiles/4573-marcello
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both because each has its strengths.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I will do my best to accommodate your needs and the fulfill your vision of the song the best I can.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Freedom and creativity.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Can you send a Stereo Mix of the drums? I say, YES!