Helmet

Production

Page Hamilton

Biography

The founding member and singer/songwriter/guitarist of the highly influential hard rock band HELMET.

Founded in 1989, HELMET’s debut album “STRAP IT ON” was released in 1990 on the independent label Amphetamine Reptile.  Helmet thereafter signed with Interscope Records and in 1992 released the groundbreaking gold album “MEANTIME.” The group’s follow up to “Meantime,” “BETTY” was released in 1994 to worldwide critical acclaim and showed a diversity of influences not heard on previous Helmet albums.  The fourth Helmet album “AFTERTASTE” was released in 1997 on Interscope again to great critical acclaim and, after having toured around the album for a year, the band parted ways in January 1998.

In 2004 Page re-signed with Interscope Records and reformed Helmet with new members to write, produce and record the fifth album “SIZE MATTERS.” Opting to retain ownership of his music, Page licensed the next Helmet CD “MONOCHROME” to Warcon in 2006, and the band performed as a headlining act on The Warped Tour.  After touring the United States and Europe extensively in 2009, Page wrote, produced and recorded the sixth Helmet album, to be released in early 2010.

Prior to forming Helmet, Page Hamilton played in The Band Of Susans on the Love Agenda album and also worked with Glenn Branca on his symphony number six.

In addition to his work with Helmet, Page played guitar on a number of tracks from the Joe Henry album “Trampoline.” Page also played guitar and sang on 3 tracks from the Ben Neill album “Goldbug,” and has performed several times with Ben Neill’s Meld.  In 1999 Page played lead guitar for David Bowie in the studio, and for live promotional dates around David Bowie’s album “Hours.”

Film Work

Having written or performed songs with Helmet for numerous films and soundtracks, including Judgment Night (with House of Pain), The Crow, Johnny Mnemonic, Feelin’ Minnesota and The Jerky Boys, Page has since developed into a contributor of music for commercials, film and soundtracks, including the following:

• Wrote and produced the score for the film “CHICAGO CAB” directed by John Tintori and Mary Cybulski  featuring Paul Dillon, John Cusack, and Gillian Anderson (X Files). The soundtrack was released on Stone Gosard’s Loosegroove Records.
• Wrote music for the film “THREE SEASONS” directed by Tony Bui, featuring Harvey Keitel.
• Assembled and led the guitar ensemble performing music for the movie “HEAT” featuring Al Pacino and  Robert De Niro.

Performed music for the following films:

• “IN DREAMS” directed by Neil Jordan and featuring Annette Bening and Robert Downey Jr.
• “TITUS” directed by Julie Taymor, featuring Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange.
• “THE GOOD THIEF” (including a song with Bono) directed by Neil Jordan
• “S.W.A.T.” directed by Clark Johnson, featuring Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell
• “TRANSPOSED HEADS” directed by Julie Taymor, scored by Eliot Goldenthal
• “SAW” directed by James Wan, featuring Cary Elwes and Danny Glover
• “CATWOMAN” directed by Pitof, featuring, Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt and Sharon Stone.
• “THE TEMPEST” (forthcoming) directed by Julie Taymor, scored by Eliot Goldenthal

TV Work

• Created music on TV Spots for EA Sports/Madden Football 2004, Priceline.com, Rally’s Checkers and Adidas.

Contact

For production enquiries, please contact Jerimaya Grabher or Jim Phelan at Global Positioning Services, Inc.

Selected Producer, Mixer and Musician Credits

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