A vocal whizzkid, explorer of the human voice, compassionate and inspiring teacher, consummate performer - Tobias Hug has been teaching, singing and jamming around the world for the past 15 years.
Based in London, Tobias has been one of the longest-serving members of Grammy-Award winning a cappella legends The Swingle Singers which he left in 2012.
As their bass and vocal percussionist he has sung with them for over 11 years, recorded six studio albums, and performed more than 700 concerts in the world's greatest concert halls (from Teatro alla Scala to the Kremlin Palace), with the great orchestras (from the Vienna Philharmonic to the Boston Pops) and great artists (from Zubin Mehta to Jamie Cullum).
he initiated the world's first beatbox choir (now the "Vocal Orchestra") which comprised the Swingles and five of the UK's top beatboxers.
The Swingles or Tobias' music has been featured on the hit TV show "Glee", on the upcoming Monty Python Movie as well as adverts such as T-Mobile's "Welcome home" campaign which had more than 10 Million hits on YouTube.
After more than a decade in the Swingle Singers Tobias left to focus on teaching, studying, performing as a soloist and managing. Tobias is also a sought-after collaborator (most recently touring with Bobby McFerrin "VOCabuLarieS" , singing with the Katia Labeque group, collaborating with german Techno legends Tiefschwarz as well as jamming with the likes of Nigel Kennedy, Les Paul or Howard Donald of Take That.
the CARAs (Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards, the equivalent of the A Cappella Grammies). He is also founding member of EVA, the European Voices Association.
His arrangement of "A Fifth of Beethoven" for the Swingle Singers has recently been used in the pilot episode of FOX's hit series "Glee".