Gary Hampton
I was born in England in 1987, moved to Canada 18 months later. Did the whole ‘growing up’ thing in small town Stroud before moving to Toronto in 2006 where I currently reside.
I spent my high school years interviewing bands and going to a lot of concerts.
Since 2006 I’ve been working at MTV Canada on a show called MTV Live and for the past few years I’ve also been working on MTV News, interviewing bands once again.
I’m a non-professional musician, mostly drums. My most recent band was called Numbers & Figures. If you click these words here you can to listen to/download all of our music for free. I wish I could play drums for a living.
The interviews posted on this blog were conducted between 2004-2006, originally for ThePunkSite.com.
I exist elsewhere on the internet, it’s not that hard to find where those places may be.
And I know what you’re thinking, and I’ve answered it before:
Q: Phantom: What’s the point of this whole thing?
A: It’s essentially my public journal, mostly for my friends but as it’s on the internet, I’m well aware anyone can access it. Just a place to write about things I get excited about and post things that excite me for others to enjoy.
If you want to know anything else about me, just ask me on my FormSpring by clicking here.
-gh
[disclaimer: the views expressed on this website/blog are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer.]
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Gary, I would like to know why you always look like you just woke up in your pictures. I sure hope you answer my question.
Sincerely yours,
Comment by Adam July 9, 2008 @ 7:16 pmAdam
what’s the point of this whole thing?
Comment by phantom September 16, 2008 @ 1:44 pmHi,
I would really love to download the radiohead concert recording (I was in the first row
)but it just doesn’t work! Is there a way you could send it to me or give me another link?
Thanks a lot,
Comment by Samuel September 22, 2008 @ 9:22 pmSamuel
hey gary are you still doing interviews?
Comment by matt December 7, 2009 @ 3:31 pmI haven’t conducted my own interview for a while, but am definitely still interested. I think the last interview I did for MTV was Moneen in the studio for their last record which didn’t make it to air and for TPS.com it was either The Sound of Animals Fighting’s first ever interview or a Midtown interview that never made it online. I should try to find that tape…either way that was some time in 2005.
Comment by iamgaryhampton December 8, 2009 @ 1:17 amI just read back on this question. I am indeed doing them again, a lot of off camera interviews for MTV News. Check out my YouTube page, I post most of them there.
Comment by iamgaryhampton July 23, 2011 @ 8:38 pmIt said that you’re most recent band was called Numbers & Figures. Last year or the year before I found some videos of Numbers & Figures which led me to the myspace page, I managed to get some songs off the page, but the iPod I put them on was stolen. I havent been able to find the myspece page link ever since, just a small label that was called the Meadows Collective which had a video of yours on it. I really enjoyed the music and was wondering if there was anyway you could send me some of it?
Comment by Danielle January 20, 2010 @ 4:54 pmThanks for the positive words! I had all the songs posted at http://numbersfigures.wordpress.com/music but the server went down, so once I find a new server I’ll post them again. Should be soon!
Comment by iamgaryhampton January 29, 2010 @ 1:07 pmThe songs are up now!
Comment by iamgaryhampton March 4, 2010 @ 12:27 amwho is this “phantom”?
Comment by mark April 18, 2010 @ 6:27 pmI don’t know, but they commented on September 16, 2008. They could be anywhere by now!
Comment by iamgaryhampton April 19, 2010 @ 3:13 pm