Tom Hamilton Jr. (musician)
| Tom Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas Richard Hamilton Jr. |
| Born |
December 31, 1978 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Genres | Indie, electronic, alt-country, jam band |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer, vocalist, guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, drums, piano, bass |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Royal Potato Family |
| Associated acts | American Babies, Brothers Past, Disco Biscuits, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Electron, Billy & the Kids |
| Website | Official American Babies Website |
Thomas Richard "Tom" Hamilton Jr. (born December 31, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American songwriter, musician, and producer best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the bands Brothers Past,American Babies,Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Bill Kreutzmann's Billy & the Kids, and Electron.
Hamilton formed Brothers Past in 1996, straight out of high school with classmates Joe D'Amico (bass), Nick Desiderio (drums), and his older brother Jim Hamilton (guitar). In 1998 Hamilton met Tom McKee and asked him to join the band as a keyboardist and vocalist. This initial line-up toured the Mid-Atlantic area heavily until 1999 when D'Amico, Desiderio, and the elder Hamilton brother left the band to pursue more normal life styles. Hamilton and McKee settled on hiring Clay Parnell and Rick Lowenberg as the new rhythm section in 2000 and began touring again in 2001.
Hamilton has been the primary songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist for Brothers Past, as well as co-producer for all of their recorded releases.
In 2006 Hamilton started playing sporadic acoustic concerts around the Philadelphia area billed as "Tom Hamilton's American Babies", mainly as a way to stay occupied between Brothers Past tours. As the internal relationships in Brothers Past disintegrated and his musical tastes changed Hamilton focused more on acoustic oriented music and decided to make a new band geared towards his new muse. American Babies was formed in 2007 and soon after they released a self-titled album. This was followed by their sophomore release Flawed Logic in 2011 and third album Knives and Teeth on October 15, 2013. In 2016, American Babies released their forth album, An Epic Battle Between Light & Dark. Tom described the record as a discussion of both what it is like to experience depression and what it takes to maintain hope while in the midst of it.
Since 2000, Tom Hamilton has been playing with Electron along with current members, Marc Brownstein, Mike Greenfield, and Aron Magner.
In 2013, Tom Hamilton also began playing with Joe Russo, Dave Dreiwitz, Marco Benevento and Scott Metzger in a Grateful Dead tribute band called Joe Russo's Almost Dead.
...
Wikipedia