User:Fendermadlewis

Lewis Alexander Hamilton - musician (born sept 1992)

Lewis Hamilton was born in Perth, and currently lives in Auchterarder, Perthshire. He attended Morrisons Academy in Crieff, leaving there to study sound engineering at Perth College. He is a singer/songwriter, and in 2010 formed the Blues/Rock band Lewis Hamilton and the Boogie brothers, along with his father Nick, and drummer Ian (Santa) Wallace from Denny, Stirlingshire. [1]

Hamilton started his career as guest artist for Lazy Poker, then joined The Jamie Harper Band at just 16. After two years he left to follow his own path to become a respected musician. Lewis is also the latest addition to a dynasty of highly respected musicians. His uncle, Laurie Hamilton was one of the finest jazz guitarists in Scotland during the sixties, and has appeared as session man on numerous Grampian and STV shows. Laurie's son Steve Hamilton, a Berklee graduate, is a major force in UK music today, having played piano with such notable names as Ray Charles, Percy Sledge, the SNJO, Bill Bruford's Earthworks. [2]

The bands first album 'Gambling Machine' LHMGB2011 was released in February 2011 and hosted on-line by CDbaby. The album was recorded and produced at Sawmill Cottage Studios, the band's own purpose built log cabin, over a period of three months, and included such notable musicians as Steve Hamilton on Piano/Keys/Drums, Fraser Speirs on harmonica, Donald Lang on saxophone and Owen Nicholson on lap steel. The album was mastered and manufactured by Birnam CD in Perthshire. Fraser Speirs also supplied the Americana themed graphic for the cover. Track list : 1.Gambling Machine 2.Living in a Bad Dream 3.I Got to Know 4.The Getaway 5.Opposite Motion 6.Life on the Road 7.Phatitude 8.Woke up this Morning 9.Crying Shame 10.There You Are Now

Within 7 months of the bands inception they have succeeded in obtaining over 100 professional bookings, including festivals such as The Montrose Music Festival, Fifestock Festival, The Callander Jazz and Blues Festival, Dundee Blues Bonanza, Shetland Blues Festival and the scribbler's Picnic in Stirling. By June 2011 they had reached the top of the Reverbnation Blues charts for Scotland. [3] Future plans include breaking into the rest of Europe, where guitar led blues/rock remains extremely popular. They band has purchased a plot of land in Nowe Miasto Lubawskie with a view to building a home with attached recording studio and media center for their own use, and to record other bands, providing music tuition and rehearsal space.

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