Hugo Fernando da Silva Ferreira (born March 7, 1974) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Tantric.

After graduating from Hudson High School in 1992, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he started the band Merge with Paul Hemsworth.

[citation needed] After being "fired" from Days of the New in November 1998 guitarist Todd Whitener, bassist Jesse Vest and drummer Matt Taul began searching for a vocalist for a new band.

He also said "the bass player was working at Hooters cooking wings, the guitarist was picking up what he could, and you don't want to know what the drummer was doing," Ferreira said with a laugh.

I was tending bar at some cheesy beach club and winning karaoke contests singing Frank Sinatra songs competing against toothless drunks with names like Billy Bob Joe."

After a frustrating recording process caused from their label, Tantric finally released the lead single of their new album titled "Hey Now" on December 9, 2003.

Whiteners departure caused Ferreira to be the only remaining founding member left in the band after Jesse Vest left in 2005, Matt Taul was arrested on drug charges and could no longer tour and then Todd Whitener's frustration with the band's struggle to succeed again caused him to opt-out of Tantric.

Ferreira leaked out three songs to YouTube titled "Letting Go", the original version of "The One" and "Fall Down" featuring hip-hop group Nappy Roots.

In late May 2007, Ferreira formed a side project band called "State of the Art" with former Fuel and Puddle of Mudd members.

He enlisted former Fuel drummer Kevin Miller and, through mutual friend Nuno Bettencourt, Dramagods bassist/ShredKing Joe Pessia.

Shortly thereafter, the band announced their deal with the independent label Silent Majority Group and their new management company JHMP.

In an interview with Music Junkie Press posted on the August 27, 2013, Ferreira revealed that he did all the writing and musical production on the new upcoming album titled 37 Channels himself except where noted, he stated it was his ultimate baby and that he was fully in charge and oversaw every aspect of the record, he also stated it took him over three years to completely get the record finished.

Soon after the release of the album in the fall of 2013 Hugo recruited drummer TJ Taylor, bassist Scott Wilson and guitarist Derek Isaacs and went on to tour in support of 37 Channels.

[7] On August 1, 2014, Ferreira announced on Tantric's official Facebook page that they would be releasing a new album called Blue Room Archives on September 30, 2014.

"[13] In August 2017 he had a warrant out for his arrest for failing to appear in Fitchburg District Court on charges that he concealed a vehicle's identification by attaching the wrong plates.

[15] Ferreira was accused of "persuading a woman who was suffering from brain cancer to give them her car and a check for $2,000, according to a police report.

The charges were dismissed as part of a plea deal in which Ferreira was ordered to pay restitution, according to court documents.