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
DAW - Pro Tools; Cubase Pro 15; Logic Pro 11

Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Credits

Endorse Hugo Ribeiro508 Reviews - 70 Repeat Clients

by Øyvind W.
Verified
Premium and epic delivery. Really heavy stuff and I'm really happy about the result.
by Chris G.
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Great, as always. Insanely fast delivery. Working with Hugo is always a blast- fantastic drummer.
by Rosalin
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Hugo was great to work with — very professional, communicative, and thoughtful in his approach. His drumming had strong feel and intention, and he was open to feedback while also bringing creative ideas to the project. Everything came together smoothly, and I’d happily work with him again.
by Torben M.
Verified
2 more tracks done with Hugo, smooth sailing all the way, great sounding and well recorded drum tracks, awesome drummer, got everything i wanted and hoped for and then some.
by Gary L
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Hugo Ribeiro is one of the coolest, professional people I've ever worked with. His communication skills are matched only by his amazing drumming. He goes the extra distance to make everything perfect in the music. Excellent timing, performance, and highest production audio quality. Top player!
by Øyvind W.
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Absolutely fantastic drummer. Nailed it on first try, good communication, excellent quality and delivery. More work coming up for sure
by Dmitry Iyudin
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Hugo once again knocked the drum part out of the park in one take. It's got a great flow. It's assured. And the stereo mix makes it super easy to plug the drums into my DAW and see how it all fares. Always a pleasure working with him! Can't wait to do more.
by paul h.
Verified
Hugo is an amazing drummer, engineer and a great guy to work with.
He delivered exactly what I wanted in a tight time frame.
Hugo is my new 'goto drummer'. You don't get much better than this guy!
by Scyrth
Verified
Amazing
by Gary L.
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A Million stars! Hugo’s sense of feel, pocket, and timing is incredible, really. I’ve played with some crazy talented drummers and Hugo may very well be at the top of that list!
by Seth T.
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Hugo is a fantastic drummer and a pleasure to work with. Executed my idea flawlessly and brought his own flare to bring the track up to the next level. Will be working with him again. Highly recommend.
by Leonard A.
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Working with Hugo on two separate projects has been a great experience. Hugo delivered a drum pattern that heightened my arrangements and locked into the groove masterfully - infusing my songs with more vibrancy, expression, personality...... If you are seeking a drummer who always maintains an air of professionalism and friendliness, adapts quickly to any change requests w/o a complaint or guffaw and delivers nothing short of absolute creative brilliance, then Hugo is your guy.
by Gary L
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Hugo is not just an amazing drummer. He’s an exacting studio engineer with impeccable skills. All of that is equaled only by his super cool demeanor and work flow personality. A trillion plus stars!
by Eric S.
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Another great drum track from Hugo. He is a master of his craft and always aims to ensure that you are 100% satisfied. I have enjoyed working with him over several years now.
by Will W.
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Hugo is as good as it gets, you won’t find better drum tracks, he nails it every time and is super easy to work with!
by Kayci W.
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Hugo was fantastic to work with! The drums sound fantastic and now I’m even more excited to finish up this song. Will be back! 10/10
by Eric S.
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Hugo is a great drummer. The first time he played on one of my songs, he played my arrangement note for note. This time, I had him write the part and it is better than anything I could have written. Highly recommended.
by Torben M.
Verified
Hugo is a beast on the drums.
Great sounding tracks, very fast with revisions.
Thank you Hugo.
by Gary L.
Verified
Hugo is undefeated in the game of drumming. He always delivers the win. And, he’s the coolest to work with. 🙌
by Joshua // Sound West Studios
Verified
Perfection

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!