A native of North Carolina, Craig received his musical training as a classical pianist at the North Carolina School of the Arts, the St. Louis Conservatory of Music and the Juilliard School. After graduating from Juilliard, Craig turned his attention to singing and songwriting, producing, and film composing. His first score, When It’s Over, written and directed by Rich Mancuso, received critical acclaim in the LA Weekly after the film’s premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Since moving to Los Angeles, Craig has scored numerous films working with: directors Jeremy Leven Miranda Bailey RJ Cutler Ned Farr Josh Goldin Seth Gordon Damian Harris Nicole Holofcener Matthew Leutwyler Marshall Lewy Rich Mancuso actors Jennifer Aniston Tom Arnold Brenda Blethyn Matthew Broderick Dane Cook Joan Cusack Greg Germann Zach GIlford Barbara Hershey Jake Gyllenhaal Catherine Keener John Malkovich Francis McDormand Elizabeth Mitchell Emily Mortimer Dermot Mulroney Erik Palladino Dreya Weber Craig is a Sundance Fellow, having been invited to participate in the 2006 Sundance Institute Composer’s Lab. His films have premiered at the Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, and Tribeca Film Festivals, among others. The Gymnast won over 26 festival awards including either (and sometimes both!) the Audience Award and Grand Jury prize at Outfest, Newfest and Frameline. A Marine Story followed in its foosteps with a nearly identical record of festival awards, most impressively winning the Grand Jury, Audience, and best actress awards at Outfest 2010. As a songwriter, Craig currently has three songs featured in Jeremy Leven’s Girl On A Bicycle, and has had songs appear in Lovely and Amazing, Friends With Money, The King of Kong, Greenlit, and Answers To Nothing. He and his band present an annual Christmas show, featuring Craig’s original Christmas songs, to benefit children affected by HIV (see Christmas tab above). ‘Mother & Child, Songs of Christmas’ is available on iTunes as are several of his soundtracks.