Guest Artist

GRAMMY® Award-winning multi platinum producer Chad Hugo quietly stands out as a proficient multi-instrumentalist whose arsenal includes piano, guitar, and saxophone. HIGHSNOBIETY pegged him as “one of the more influential producers from the past few decades,” while GRAMMY.com described his music best as “magical.” As one-half of The Neptunes with childhood friend Pharrell Williams, he has impacted multiple eras of popular music. After producing “Use Your Heart” for SWV, the group launched one of the most unprecedented and unparalleled runs in music history. As of 2023, they’ve picked up two GRAMMY® Awards, landed 24 Top 10 entries on the Billboard Hot 100, and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Simultaneously, Chad launched N.E.R.D. with Pharrell and Shae Haley. His production defined the band’s genre-busting sound on the gold-certified In Search Of… [2002], The Neptunes Present…Clones  [2003], and Fly or Die [2004] in addition to Seeing Sounds [2008], Nothing [2010], and NO ONE EVER REALLY DIES [2017], which boasted the double-platinum “Lemon” [feat. Rihanna]. Chad has also established himself as a sought-after solo producer, cooking up tracks for Yuna, The Internet, E-40,  Mos Def, Brockhampton, and more.