MUSIC ARTISTS / MUSICIANS - ARGENTINA / SWITZERLAND / AUSTRALIA
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| Henry Hugo |
DESCRIPTION: Henry Hugo is a prolific singer-songwriter and producer from Argentina and Switzerland who is now residing in Australia. He has released over 30 albums throughout his career. He’s known for recording most (if not all) of his instruments on his records.
ACTIVITY STATUS: Active
ACTIVITY PERIOD: 1990's - Current
MUSIC GENRE: Rock, Blues, Folk
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN & RESIDENCE: ARGENTINA / SWITZERLAND / AUSTRALIA
MAIN INSTRUMENT: Vocals, Guitar, Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano, Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, Mandolin, Bass Guitar, Organ, Double Bass, Theremin, Banjo
BANDS / OUTFITS: Solo Artist, Henry Hugo and the Kindred Souls, Henry Hugo and the Barstool Ghosts, Henry Hugo and the Fallen Angels, Henry Hugo and the Sirens
RECORD COMPANIES / LABELS (Current & Past): Independent
OFFICIAL WEB SITE: https://henryhugo.bandcamp.com/
ABOUT HIM:
After living and performing in different countries around the world (USA, Brazil, Spain, France, Switzerland), Henry Hugo finally settled down in Melbourne, Australia in 2018.
Henry Hugo music journey begun when he was around 11 or 12 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the place he was born on December 15th, 1976, playing old songs with a friend of his, who was a Beatles and all 60’s and 70’s music fan.
When he was 13, Henry got his first Bass Guitar which was his first instrument to start a school band playing mostly Punk songs, and the band was called 'Sacramento'. A couple of years later the band decided to replace the bass player and Henry left the band and began to write his own songs, which would become his first full length Album/Demo “The King’s Land, (1993)” recorded in a 4 Tracks Foster Porta studio with a friend of his.
After the record was finished, he put a band together called 'The Electric Company' which was a trio in which Henry played Bass and sang as well as the songwriter.
The band also had some other members through the years. Eventually, a few years and records later, around 1995, Henry began a world journey who took him to different countries and in which he began his side band 'Henry Hugo and The Kindred Souls' which consisted of musicians who joined him in different places, so the band mostly would have different members as it travelled around the world.
It would be fair to say that his music styles through the years is pretty much related to his geographical position, even though the DNA of his music is embedded in every song and record. So, there would be his, American years, his Spanish years, his Swiss years (where he also became a Swiss Citizen) and Australian years. There are also other places where he resided for a short period of time and have some musical significance.
Henry Hugo’s discography is both extensive and prolific. He has worked with Italian band LO.MO, played guitar for such acts as Hugo Race (ex Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds), Spencer P Jones (Beasts of Bourbon) Ed Clayton-Jones (The Wreckery, Bad Seeds) Steve Lucas (X)Dave Muldoon, collaborated with Mick Harvey (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds) Italian singer Eco Nuel (Proteus 911), and played piano for Marta Collica (Hugo Race & True Spirit, John Parish), Giovanni Ferrario (PJ Harvey, John Parish) amongst others. He has worked with Mark Steiner & His Problems (US/Norway), engineering and producing their release Saudade (2014), and touring the album with Mark in both Europe and Australia. Henry is also a member of Australian musician Julitha Ryan’s (Hugo Race, Mick Harvey, Silver Ray) band. Worked in his New York Studio and played life with Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, Harbie Hancock), He toured with Australian singer-songwriter Michael Plater, playing a series of shows in Berlin, France, Italy, and Budapest. As a producer, he has also worked with the Australian Musician Wasp Summer on the album “Close as a Slow Dance” (2012) and Produced other records and songs for many other artists such is Magda Williams.
Either solo, or with his band the Kindred Souls, he has shared the stage with such acts as Phil Shoenfelt, Spencer P. Jones, Bronwyn Adams (Crime and the City Solution), Rosie Westbrook, and Penny Ikinger amongst many others.
Henry Hugo mostly plays Guitar, Electric or Acoustic and Piano but he also features either live or in Studio playing a variety of instruments such as, Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, Mandolin, Bass, Organ, Double Bass, Theremin and Banjo dealing with them as normal instruments or creating soundscapes for other musicians.
He’s known for recording almost if not all of his instruments on his records.
Source: Artist Bio
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LINKS:
- Spotify Page - https://open.spotify.com/artist/61wsg6fBMnbqsyKSNULlGP
- You Tube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/henryhugo76
- Instagram Page - https://www.instagram.com/untunedmusic/
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