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Upcoming Appearances
None Posted
Past Appearances
- Wednesday, August 31, 2011
- 5:00PM - The White House Restaurant & Nightclub
- Laguna Beach, CA
- Location:
- Orange County, California
- Travel Radius:
- Will travel up to 100 miles from Orange County.
- Pay Range:
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$150-$1500 per event
- Member Since:
- 2011
- Primary Category:
- One Man Band
- Additional Categories:
- Jazz Acoustic Guitar, Jazz One Man Band, New Age Guitar, Oldies One Man Band, Rock One Man Band
- Influences:
- George Benson, The Beatles, Pat Metheny, Tom Petty, Pat Martino, Neil Young, Steeley Dan, Allan Holdsworth, The Four Tops, Chet Baker,The Byrds, Larry Carlton, The Rolling Stones
Description
Guitarist/Vocalist/Entertainer Mike Hamilton delivers a repertoire so vast and varied, it's no surprise he's one of the steadiest-working solo artists on the nightclub circuit. Easy to admire and hard to categorize, Hamilton's inspired musicianship prompted Coaster magazine to call him "one of the more valued gems of the Orange Coast."
A Southern California native, Hamilton is a consummate guitarist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer. His inventive performances escort audiences through a sonic travelogue of diverse styles-from alternative, blues, R&B, country, pop and rock'n'roll-to jazz fusion, jazz standards and classical.
Switching from electric, nylon & steel string acoustic and synthesizer guitars to piano, Mike plays with instinctive fluidity and versatility, enhanced by his own smooth vocals. Within this framework, he simultaneously plays keyboard-bass pedals for additional harmonic and rhythmic variations.
No stranger to the spotlight, Hamilton has performed, toured and/or recorded with Jay Ferguson, Sting, Peter Kater, Bette Midler, Jack Tempchin, Michael Steele (of the Bangles), Jennifer Warnes,
Mick Fleetwood, Jesse Colin Young, Gary Wright, Mario Frangoulis, Andrej Sifrer,
jazz-bassist/composer Max Bennett, Rick Roberts (of Firefall), Eric Drew Feldman,
and Pure Prairie League - with whom he performed several of his own original songs. He also toured internationally with Kenny Loggins, recording lead guitar solos, background vocals and rhythm guitar parts on seven of Ken's gold and platinum Sony/Columbia albums: "Nightwatch" (which included the hit "Whenever I Call You Friend" with Stevie Nicks), "Keep the Fire"("This Is It" with Michael McDonald), "Alive," "Caddyshack"(I'm Alright), "High Adventure"("Don't Fight It" with Steve Perry and Neil Giraldo on which Mike played the bass guitar and "Heart to Heart"), "The Essential Kenny Loggins" and "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow - The Greatest Hits of Kenny Loggins".
Available For:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Dinner Dances, Family Reunions, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, New Year's Eve Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, School Assemblies, Weddings, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.
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