Hamel seems to stroll along the full array of musical styles and confidently picks out what suits him best. He flirts with jazz and pop without being bogged down by one particular style. At times he croons like Mel Torm or Frank Sinatra. Hamel and Benny (Benny Sings) - who produced the album - have managed to seamlessly fuse the complete history of pop music into twelve catchy songs. \r \r "As a teenager I listened to P.J. Harvey, Smashing Pumpkins and was a huge fan of Jeff Buckley. I played my guitar to their albums and wrote songs trying to copy their styles. When I started studying music everything changed.� Hamel fell for the legacy of vocalists such as Mel Torm�, Mark Murphy and Anita O'Day. Their mastery became his standard. \r \r The obvious Great American Songbook material is not to be found on Hamels album. "I adore standards but wanted to seize the opportunity to debut with my own compositions. Bart Sur from Dox Records introduced Hamel to singer, songwriter and musician Benny Sings. Their combined styles - Bennys pop approach and Hamels jazz background - are a perfect match. "We love sing-along songs, with a clear, catchy melody that may even sound familiar at times. It wasn't hard finding common ground when Benny heard my songs."