phil hampson is a manchester UK based writer, musician
and producer
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He has worked as engineer and producer with many
name artistes, written jingles for Radio
and TV, and gained a reputation
for 'unusual' production
projects...
After acquiring manchester's iconic Indigo
Studios the
hampson group grew to
become a leader in satellite
radio broadcasting
Working out of his private studio,
the focus now
is on
music
and
writing
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Recently the musical
GIACONDA!
has been completed. Set mainly in Florence in 1503 it unveils
the secrets behind the world's most famous smile, Mona Lisa.
A historical musical drama that reimagines the Renaissance masterpiece through the
previously untold story of a tumultuous affair
between Lisa del Giocondo and Leonardo da Vinci's favoured
apprentice Salai, set against the background of Leonardo's lifelong
illicit love for Salai.
MICHAEL HUGHES' book
THE SECRET BEHIND THE SMILE,
on which the musical is based, tells the real
reason for that enigmatic smile. It's a
romance that ultimately becomes a tragedy. An astonishing story of
love, intrigue, blackmail, and betrayal that captures the
Renaissance atmosphere and artistic passions surrounding this iconic
masterpiece.