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David Hamilton is a Canadian film producer. Hamilton has been nominated on two occasions for the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture (later merged into the Canadian Screen Awards ) for the films Bollywood/Hollywood and Water .
Co-founded in 1996 by internationally acclaimed director Deepa Mehta and Producer David Hamilton, Hamilton-Mehta Productions has been international recognized for its powerful and politically charged films that explore the human condition.
David Hamilton is an award-winning film producer based in Canada with projects worldwide. He is the founding partner in Hamilton Mehta Productions with Deepa Mehta. His credits include the...
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Hamilton-Mehta Productions is a Toronto-based independent film production company. Founded in 1996 by director Deepa Mehta and producer David Hamilton, Hamilton-Mehta Productions is well known for its films that explore the human condition.
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Early life and career
Lanois was born in 1951 in Hull, Quebec, to Jill and Guy Lanois. Lanois started his production career when he was 17, recording local artists including Simply Saucer with his brother Bob Lanois in a studio in the basement of their mother's home in Ancaster, Ontario. Later, Lanois started Grant Avenue Studio in an old house which he purchased in Hamilton, Ontario. He worked with a number of local bands, including Martha and the Muffins (for whom his sister Jocelyne played bass), Ray Materick,...
Producer
In 1981, Lanois played on and produced the album This Is the Ice Age by Martha and the Muffins. In 1985, he and two members of the band earned a CASBY award for their work on the band's (by then going by "M + M") 1984 album Mystery Walk. Lanois worked collaboratively with Brian Eno on some of Eno's own projects, one of which was the "Prophecy Theme" for David Lynch's film adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune. Eno invited him to co-produce U2's album The Unforgettable Fire. Along with Eno, he we...
Recording artist
As well as being a producer, Lanois is a songwriter, musician and recording artist. He has released several solo albums and film scores; his first album, Acadie was released in 1989. A number of Lanois' songs have been covered by other artists, including Dave Matthews, Jerry Garcia Band, Willie Nelson, Tea Party, Anna Beljin, Isabelle Boulay, and Emmylou Harris. His albums have had some success, particularly in Canada. Lanois plays the guitar, pedal steel, and drums. Belladonna, an instrument...
Lanois was invested in the Order of Canada in 2018.Lanois won a Juno Award in 1990 as most promising artist.Lanois has received seven Grammy Awards for his work with various artists, including Bob Dylan, U2, Emmylou Harris and Neil Young. In 2005, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. In June 2013, he received a lifetime achievement award at ...
Soundtracks
1. Trip: Soundtrack Collection(self-released, 1993) – compilation 2. Sweet Angel Mine(1996) 3. Lost in Mississippi(1996) 4. Sling Blade(1996) 5. All The Pretty Horses(unreleased, 2000) 6. Red Dead Redemption 2(2018) – game
Peter Gabriel, So(Charisma, 1986)Robbie Robertson, Robbie Robertson(1987)Bob Dylan, Oh Mercy(1989)Peter Gabriel, Us(1992)Daniel Lanois at AllMusicDavid Hamilton is a Canadian film producer. Hamilton has been nominated on two occasions for the Canadian Genie Award for Best Motion Picture, similar to the USA's Academy Awards, for the films Bollywood/Hollywood and Water.
Nov 2, 2021 · DAVID HAMILTON: The Most Famous Canadian Producer No One Knows. Sat Nov 13, 1pm @westdalecinema as part of the Hamilton Film Summit. David Hamilton Born...
