# Eamon Hamilton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eamon_Hamilton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eamon_Hamilton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamon_Hamilton > Source revision: 1330399703 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{BLP sources|date=May 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Eamon Hamilton | image = EamonHamilton.jpg | alt = | caption = Hamilton live with Brakes in [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) in 2004 | image_size = | birth_name = Eamon Peter Hamilton | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1975|08|20}} | birth_place = [Stewart, British Columbia](/source/Stewart%2C_British_Columbia), Canada | origin = [Brighton](/source/Brighton), UK | genre = | occupation = [Musician](/source/Musician) | instrument = [Vocals](/source/Singing), [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument), [guitar](/source/guitar) | years_active = | label = [Rough Trade](/source/Rough_Trade_Records), [Fat Cat](/source/Fat_Cat_Records), Tugboat Records | associated_acts = [Brakes](/source/Brakes_(band)), [Sea Power](/source/Sea_Power_(band)) | website = [http://www.brakesbrakesbrakes.com/ Brakes Official Website] }} '''Eamon Peter Hamilton''' (born 20 August 1975) is a Canadian-born musician. Hamilton grew up in England and has lived in the United States for much of his adult life. He is [frontman](/source/frontman) of [Brakes](/source/Brakes_(band)){{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p528566/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Breaks|last=Wilson|first=MacKenzie|publisher=[AMG](/source/All_Media_Guide)|accessdate=8 May 2010}} and formerly played keyboards for [Sea Power](/source/Sea_Power_(band)). __TOC__ ==Early life== Hamilton was born on 20 August 1975 in [Stewart, BC](/source/Stewart%2C_British_Columbia), Canada. However, his family moved to England early in his life. He was raised in [Stroud, Gloucestershire](/source/Stroud%2C_Gloucestershire), UK. == Career == In 2000, Hamilton moved to [Brighton, England](/source/Brighton). In 2002, was recruited to play keyboards for [British Sea Power](/source/British_Sea_Power) live. The band were reportedly impressed that—without warning and during a song without keyboards— Hamilton went off into the crowd banging a drum. In 2006, due to touring commitments with [Brakes](/source/Brakes_(band)), Hamilton left British Sea Power. Hamilton has recorded and played live under a number of different guises. One of his main projects was [Brighter Lunch](/source/Brighter_Lunch), also featuring [Matt Eaton](/source/Matt_Eaton), now of [Actress Hands](/source/Actress_Hands). In August 2002, [Tom](/source/Tom_White_(musician)) and [Alex White](/source/Alex_White_(musician)) of [The Electric Soft Parade](/source/The_Electric_Soft_Parade) saw Hamilton performing solo and offered to play guitar and drums, respectively, with him. They were joined by [Marc Beatty](/source/Marc_Beatty), of [Mockin' Bird Studios](/source/Mockin'_Bird_Studios) and [The Tenderfoot](/source/The_Tenderfoot_(band)), to play bass. [Brakes](/source/Brakes_(band)) was born. Their debut single, ''[Pick Up the Phone](/source/Pick_Up_the_Phone_(Brakes_song))'', was released in 2004 on [Tugboat Records](/source/Tugboat_Records) and an album, ''[Give Blood](/source/Give_Blood_(Brakes_album))'', followed in July 2005. In October 2006 they released their second album ''[The Beatific Visions](/source/The_Beatific_Visions)''. They released their third album ''[Touchdown](/source/Touchdown_(Brakes_album))'' in 2009. == Personal life == On 1 September 2008, Hamilton married the American author [Koren Zailckas](/source/Koren_Zailckas) in [Romainville](/source/Romainville) near Paris. He moved to the United States shortly after their marriage. ==Selected discography== ===Brighter Lunch=== *"Going My Way" – 2001, self-financed *"Call A Medic" – 8 October 2001 on Monkey Tennis ===Brakes=== ====Albums==== *''[Give Blood](/source/Give_Blood_(Brakes_album))'' – 4 July 2005 on [Rough Trade Records](/source/Rough_Trade_Records) *''[The Beatific Visions](/source/The_Beatific_Visions)'' – October 2006 *''[Touchdown](/source/Touchdown_(Brakes_album))'' – 20 April 2009 on [Fat Cat Records](/source/Fat_Cat_Records) ====Singles and EPs==== *"[Pick Up the Phone](/source/Pick_Up_the_Phone_(Brakes_song))" – 20 September 2005 on Tugboat Records *"[All Night Disco Party](/source/All_Night_Disco_Party)" – 13 June 2005 on [Rough Trade Records](/source/Rough_Trade_Records) *"[Ring A Ding Ding](/source/Ring_A_Ding_Ding)" – 17 October 2005 on Rough Trade Records *"[Hold Me in the River](/source/Hold_Me_in_the_River)" – 4 December 2006 on Rough Trade Records *"[Cease And Desist](/source/Cease_And_Desist)" – 26 February 2007 *"[Beatific Visions](/source/Beatific_Visions)" – 20 August 2007 ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://seapowerband.com Sea Power official website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050208024530/http://www.britishseapower.co.uk/freebutt.htm Eamon reviewing his future band prior to joining] {{British Sea Power}} {{Brakes}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Eamon}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian male singer-songwriters Category:Canadian singer-songwriters Category:Canadian indie rock musicians Category:People from the Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine Category:Musicians from Gloucestershire Category:Sea Power members Category:Musicians from Brighton and Hove Category:Brakes (band) members Category:People from Stroud --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Eamon Hamilton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamon_Hamilton) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamon_Hamilton?action=history)). 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