American record producer and songwriterFor other people named Charles Hugo, see Charles Hugo (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Charles Edward Hugo (born February 24, 1974) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. With close friend Pharrell Williams, 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, alongside Williams and Shay Haley.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Chad Hugo production discography
• 4 Personal life
• 5 See also
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Early life

Hugo was born in the South Hampton Roads city of Portsmouth, Virginia, to Filipino parents. He grew up in Virginia Beach; his father is a retired Navy officer while his mother was a laboratory technician. Hugo met Pharrell Williams in grade school in band cl*. They later reconnected at a magnet school for gifted teens. The two then began working together, mixing beats and playing in various live bands.

Career

After several years of occasional productions for artists often *ociated with founder Teddy Riley, such as BLACKstreet and SWV, Hugo and Williams scored songwriting and production *ignments with artists such as N.O.R.E. and Mystikal, which became hits, allowing them to produce with their own distinctive sound for megastars such as Jay-Z.

In 2002 The Neptunes were named Producers of the Year at both The Source Awards and the Billboard Music Awards. The Neptunes won the 2004 Grammy for Producer of the Year, Non-Cl*ical.

Hugo and Williams were announced to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame as a part of the 2020 cl*.

Apart from his work with Williams, Hugo has shown his ability to branch out while doing solo productions, with artists such as Kenna, Sierra Swan, E-40, Mos Def and others.

In 2021, Chad Hugo Received a Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music.

Chad Hugo production discography

The following list is a partial discography of productions by Chad Hugo, for songs produced by The Neptunes, see The Neptunes production discography.

Average Guyz - First Come First Served (1995)

• 07. Ride

Kenna - New Sacred Cow (2003)

• 1. "Within Earshot"
• 2. "Freetime"
• 3. "Man Fading"
• 4. "Sunday After You"
• 5. "Vexed and Glorious / A Better Control"
• 6. "Red Man"
• 7. "Hell Bent"
• 10. "New Sacred Cow"
• 11. "I'm Gone"
• 12. "Siren"
• 13. "Love/Hate Sensation"

produced with Kenna

Jesse McCartney - She's No You (Chad Hugo Neptunes Remix) (2005)

• 1. "She's No You" (Neptunes Remix featuring Fabolous)
• 2. "She's No You" (Neptunes Remix)

Kenna - The Black Goodbye EP (2007)

• 1. "Out Of Control"
• 2. "Better Wise Up"
• 3. "Black Goodbye Ride"

produced with Kenna

Kenna - Make Sure They See My Face (2007)

• 1. "Daylight"
• 2. "Out of Control (State of Emotion)"
• 5. "Sun Red Sky Blue"
• 6. "Baptized in Blacklight"
• 8. "Phantom Always" (featuring Justin Timberlake)
• 9. "Face the Gun / Good Luck"
• 10. "Better Wise Up"
• 12. "Wide Awake"

produced with Kenna

Kings of Leon - Charmer (2007)

• 2. "My Party" (Chad Hugo & Kenna remix)

remixed with Kenna

Ashlee Simpson - Bittersweet World (2008)

• 2. "Boys" (produced with Kenna & Jack Joseph Puig)
• 4. "No Time for Tears" (produced with Kenna)
• 9. "Hot Stuff" (produced with Kenna)
• 12. "Follow You Wherever You Go" (bonus track) (produced with Kenna)

Kevin Rudolf - In the City (2008)

• 10. "She Can Get It"

produced with Kevin Rudolf

Sierra Swan - Queen of the Valley (2008)

• 4. "Sex Is Keeping Us Together"
• 5. "Nuclear Letdown"

Mos Def - The Ecstatic (2009)

• 2. "Twilite Speedball"

produced with Mos Def

All-American Rejects - Move Along (Chad Hugo remix) (2010)

• 1. "Move Along" (Chad Hugo remix)

JoJo - Can't Take That Away from Me (2010)

• 3. "Pretty Please"

produced with Kenna

Kenna - Download to Donate for Haiti (2010)

• 3. "Never Let Me Down"

produced with Mike Shinoda

E-40 - Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift (2011)

• 7. "Beastin'"

Kenna - Land 2 Air Chronicles I: Chaos and the Darkness (2011)

• 1. "Chains"
• 2. "Kharma Is Coming"
• 3. "What U Want"

EP produced with Kenna

Stalley - Savage Journey To The American Dream (2012)

• 9. "Everything New"

Kenna - Land 2 Air Chronicles II: Imitation Is Suicide Chapter 1 (2013)

• 1. "Wild, Wild Life"
• 2. "Relations (An Ode to You and Me)"
• 3. "Get in Closer"

produced with Kenna

Yuna - Nocturnal (2013)

• 6. "Someone Who Can"

No Malice - Hear Ye Him (2013)

• 17. "No Time"

The Internet - Feel Good (2013)

• 3. "Dontcha"

produced with The Internet & Mike Einziger

Kid Sister - Kid Sister's DUSK2DAWN: The Diary Of Jane Jupiter (2014)

• 11. "Higher"
• 13. "Higher (Sex Edit)"

Little Dragon - Killing Me (Chad Hugo Remix) (2014)

• 1. Killing Me "(Chad Hugo Remix)"

St. Vincent - Digital Witness (Chad Hugo Remix) (2014)

• 1. Digital Witness "(Chad Hugo Remix)"

Fugitive 9 - Vision Alpha (2016)

• 8. "Landmines"

SG Lewis - Yours (EP) (2016)

• 03. "Meant to Be"

produced with SG Lewis

Jallal - Off the Radar (2017)

• 13. "Toss & Turn" (feat. Ne-Yo)

produced with Elliot James & Jan Fairchild

Sierra Swan - Caterwaul (2018)

• 01. "Caterwaul"
• 02. "Duel Of The FareWillMeNots"
• 03. "Purple Forever"
• 04. "Rusted Girl"
• 05. "System Breaker"

Aaron Carpenter - At*ude (Single) (2019)

• 01. At*ude

produced with SG Lewis

Bryce Vine - Baby Girl (Single) (2020)

• 01. Baby Girl

produced with Sir Nolan and Simon Says

SG Lewis - Times (2021)

• 07. "Chemicals "

produced with SG Lewis and Julian Bunetta

BROCKHAMPTON - Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine (2021)

• 10. "When I Ball"

produced with Baird and Goldwash

Col3trane - 2AM (2021)

• 01. "2AM"

produced with Lido

Rakeem Miles - It Is What It Is

• 01. "It Is What It Is"

Personal life

Hugo has three children (born in 1998, 2000, and 2014).

See also

• The Neptunes discography

References

External links

• Chad Hugo on Twitter