Mechanical River (Charleston, South Carolina) is the sonic child of Joel Hamilton (previously of The Working Title, Universal Records) and was recently signed to Electric Lady Records, the recording studio built by Jimi Hendrix.
Hamilton has toured the world, shared stages with the likes of Daniel Johnston, Rufus Wainwright, The Goo Goo Dolls, and The Counting Crows, backpacked across continents, and on one occasion survived a wild animal attack (it was a bear)—all the while writing and recording music.