Charles Edward Hugo (born February 24, 1974) is an American
record producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...
,
multi-instrumentalist,
singer and
songwriter
A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...
. With close friend
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he ...
, he formed the production duo
the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he has produced songs for
many recording artists. He is also a member of the band
N.E.R.D
N.E.R.D. (stylized as N⋆E⋆R⋆D and N.E.R.D, a backronym of No-one Ever Really Dies) is an American hip hop and rock band, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1999. Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo were signed by Teddy Riley (producer), Ted ...
, alongside Williams and
Shay Haley.
Career
Hugo and Williams were announced to be inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame as a part of the 2020 class.
Discography
;With N.E.R.D.
* ''
In Search of...'' (2002)
* ''
Fly or Die'' (2004)
* ''
Seeing Sounds'' (2008)
* ''
Nothing
Nothing, the complete absence of anything, has been a matter of philosophical debate since at least the 5th century BC. Early Greek philosophers argued that it was impossible for ''nothing'' to exist. The atomists allowed ''nothing'' but only i ...
'' (2010)
* ''
No One Ever Really Dies'' (2017)
;With the Neptunes
* ''
Clones'' (2003)
Personal life
Hugo has three children (born in 1998, 2000, and 2014).
See also
*
The Neptunes discography
The Neptunes are an American songwriting and production duo composed of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1992. Williams often provides additional vocals on records and appears in the duo's music videos, ...
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Musicians from Portsmouth, Virginia
Musicians from Virginia Beach, Virginia
Songwriters from Virginia
American musicians of Filipino descent
Grammy Award winners
Hip hop record producers
N.E.R.D. members
American rock saxophonists
American male saxophonists
The Neptunes members
21st-century saxophonists