Patrick Hamilton is a multi-faceted artist who effortlessly moves between the roles of composer, producer and performer. Signed to Sony Music Masterworks, Hamilton successfully combines his work as a composer in the contemporary space with his work in film and TV score composition. Artistically diverse, Patrick Hamilton is rooted in the core classical tradition. Hailing from Bruges in Belgium, he was classically trained at the Royal Conservatoires in Bruges & Ghent before embarking on a hugely s...
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Patrick Hamilton is a multi-faceted artist who effortlessly moves between the roles of composer, producer and performer. Signed to Sony Music Masterworks, Hamilton successfully combines his work as a composer in the contemporary space with his work in film and TV score composition. Artistically diverse, Patrick Hamilton is rooted in the core classical tradition. Hailing from Bruges in Belgium, he was classically trained at the Royal Conservatoires in Bruges & Ghent before embarking on a hugely successful and varied musical career, spanning many genres. He first worked as a sought-after session player before becoming an in-demand producer-engineer. His time spent working with leading local Belgian and Dutch artists led to his input on popular TV-shows such as 'Pop Idol' and 'The X-factor' and on musicals such as 'Dance of the Vampires', 'Fiddler on the Roof, ' Annie' and 'Oliver', whilst continuing to pursue his deep interest in contemporary classical music. Hamilton soon became the producer of choice for a range of internationally renowned artists, including Alfie Boe OBE, Richard Clayderman, David Garrett, Katherine Jenkins OBE and Sir Bryn Terfel CBE, to name a few. His production, writing and arranging work for best-selling classical artist, Katherine Jenkins, has seen Patrick oversee a number of Katherine's albums, all of which reached number 1 on the UK Official Classical Artist Album Chart, including her 12th studio album 'Cinema Paradiso' (2022) In addition to his successful career in composition and production, Patrick Hamilton also runs his own studios 'The Globe Recording Studios', founded in 2002 as well as operating BROMO Music Publishing, the publishing department of The Globe music company. His studios have welcomed a wide range of artists as wide-ranging as Cardfall, Matt Dunkley, Katherine Jenkins, Johnny Logan, Jessica Lynn, Mark Masri, Fernando Varela and many more. In 2020 Patrick Hamilton was named ambassador of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation, a select group of professionals that have demonstrated their commitment to music education for today’s youth. His fellow ambassadors are Jools Holland, Sting, Suzanne Vega, Renée Fleming, Ron Howard, Joshua Bell, Guy Chambers,… Signed to Sony Music Masterworks, Patrick Hamilton is represented for management by Tara Joseph, ATC Management and for publishing by Decca Publishing where he was one of their first signings along with Max Richter. The haunting beauty of Patrick Hamilton's compositions, where each note whispers like a breeze through the forest, can be heard in his new collection of solo felted piano recordings. His masterful composition & performance creates a mesmerizing atmosphere, akin to the rustling of leaves whilst walking through nature with loved ones, and invites the natural world into our ears and heart.
