Here Together

Michael Hamilton Biography Born in Fort Hood, TX. To a father who was in the military, Hamilton spent much of his childhood growing up in different parts of the world, in places as far as Germany to as close as Georgia. As soon as he began studying saxophone, which his father chose for him he has never parted from making music his life. Even as early as grade school, he was consistently voted the Most Promising Music Student. He graduated from Berklee College of Music on a full four-year scholarship in 1995 and quickly swept up awards such as the Outstanding Achievement Award in Instrumental Performance. In addition to the saxophone, Hamilton also produces, plays keys, bass, and was a vocalist for multi-platinum artists Savage Garden and Coolio. Hamilton's music has been described as; "a skillful combination of rhythm & blues, pop rock, funk and contemporary jazz..." by Kenneth Yarbrough of Boston's WUMB-FM. Mike was a part of the house band for the Viacom Network late night show "Live from LA" and has performed at the BBC London, the NFL world bowl IX halftime show, the Turn Ben Stein On T.V. show and the Today Show. He has been featured at such festivals as the Boston Globe Jazz festival and the Santa Barbara Jazz festival. Hamilton has appeared with such artists as: Mystikal, Avante, Joe, Carl Thomas, Tyrese, Dave Hollister, Isaac Hayes, Sparkle, James Brown, Phil Perry, Ronnie Jordan, and Jonathan Butler. Hamilton is now an assistant Professor at the Berklee College where he is designing courses and teaching in the Contemporary Writing and Production department. Mike also writes and produces music for records, film, television and theater through his company American Artist Entertainment. Mike can be reached at www.mikehamilton.net