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HUGO FERRIERA |
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THE BAND |
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HUGO FERREIRA-LEAD VOCALS |
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He was born in Iuanda, Africa on March 7, 1974. He was brought up speaking Portugese and English and speaks both well. He was about a year old when they moved to a boston suburb named Hudson, Ma. His father started him playing the piano at about 4 or 5. His father played the accordion and his father (Hugo's grandad) was a conductor in the old country who was proficient in many instruments himself. After awhile his love for music took control and he just started playing. He would learn everything he could on the radio and even at that young of an age he was already dreaming of the composition he would someday write for the world. Years passed, they moved back to Europe for a few years and came back. When he was about 14, he started thinking about how he would fullfill this yearning to play and compose. He played everything from wedding bands to dance music groups to off tune rock groups and even Portugese folkore groups. When he graduated from high school, he packed his bags and moved to HIS CITY....Detroit. |
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It was Jan of '94 and as soon as he got there he started working on his plan. He started a band called Merge, over the next 4 years they would self release a record and a six song tape. They toured everywhere they could play and he gained experience with playing and people. Everything was going good, but he still found himself wanting more of a challenge. His manager at the time (Dan Colucci) told him aobut what happened with Days of the New and asked him if he would be interested in starting a new project with the guys that got fired. He had known all of them for about a year, so he listened to some songs that they had and went down to Louisville, Kentucky. After hanging for about a week, they got along great and made it permanent. He went back home and grabbed his shit and moved to a one bedroom apartment with Todd Whitener. They started writing and the rest is history. |
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