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

Send me an email through 'Contact' button above and I'll get back to you asap.

Credits

Endorse Hugo Ribeiro527 Reviews - 72 Repeat Clients

by Lee N.
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Another crushing drum track by Hugo!
by Malte R.
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Why is it, that I can only give a five star rating? Hugo did another amazing job on the drums! I can’t stress enough, that you won’t do any wrong hiring Hugo for your next drum track!
by Øyvind W.
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100% pro , excellent communication and a great drummer
by Chris G.
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I worked with Hugo on a song… again- my go-to guy on SoundBetter really. As always excellent work and surprisingly fast delivery. He’s an amazing drummer and the audio quality is fantastic too. I think that’s worth mentioning as well.
by Lee N.
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Only one thing to say about Hugo, this guy knows how to ROCK!!!
by Malte R.
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Once again, it's quite astonishing, that with six track we already did, we never had any revisions. Hugo simply delivers incredible results. Gold standard, I would always come back to him and I already planned on doing so. Don't miss out.
by Lee N.
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Hugo nails it everytime. I think this is the 20th or so song i've done with Hugo, and he never disappoints. He takes direction and shapes it with is own identity and creativity. Nothing but great things come out of our sessions together. Highly recommended!
by Øyvind W.
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I’m admittedly very detail oriented and protective of the original vision of a project. Many struggle with that, but Hugo is incredible at navigating that balance. He takes the initial brief and translates it into something authentic and high quality. He knows how to add his own creative touch without ever losing sight of the core groove and foundation. If you need someone who understands the "soul" of a track, he’s your man!
by Seth T.
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Hugo crushed the performance and execution of four songs for me. He's a great drummer and a pleasure to work with, if you're looking for awesome drums, Hire Hugo!
by Malte R.
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This was the fifth track I did with Hugo and it was as amazing as all the ones before. You might hardly believe that we had no revisions whatsoever, in five songs! Great drummer, great person, pure GOLD!
by Leah G.
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Hugo is patient and will keep working with you till the song is where you want it to be. A zehn man too. Cheers Hugo! 🤘🏻
by Joshua // Sound West Studios
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Top tier GOAT
by Malte R.
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And another fantastic job finished with Hugo. The drums turned out really powerful. And the sound... oh, the sound! If you want good sounding drums and amazing playing, look no further! Look up the skies, that's the number of stars Hugo deserves.
by Malte R.
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Hugo finished another amazing drum job! Great turnaround times, great communications, great feeling and playing. Highly recommended!
by Malte R.
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A great experience working with Hugo. As last time, communication was great, drumming was great, delivery was swift! Hugo deserves way more than five stars!
by Seth T.
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Hugo crushes it yet again! Always a pleasure to work with and a beast of a drummer!
by Malte R.
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Hugo did an AMAZING job and we will definitely work with him for the other songs on our album. Besides being an absolute PRO on the drums, who nailed even the most demanding tasks with ease (as it seems), he is an incredible pleasure to communicate with - which is of equally importance to me. I'd give 10 stars to Hugo!
by Torben M.
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Hugo is a topline drummer, you will not be dissapointed.
by Seth T.
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Another job well done from Hugo! Highly recommend, very versatile drummer.
by Øyvind W.
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Premium and epic delivery. Really heavy stuff and I'm really happy about the result.

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!