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Craig has worked for many Artists for on their World tours as Lighting Designer, Programmer, Board Operator, ME, and Production Manager. Craig usually worked multiple tours for the same Artist over the course of many years. These Artists include:

Queensryche, Air Supply, Dream Theater, The Prodigy, Second Coming, Public Enemy, Too Short, Metal Church, Super Deluxe, Gruntruck, Sir Mix A Lot, Shenandoah, Bone, Sinister Minister, Machines of Loving Grace, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Pinch.

Craig has worked for the following production companies

2007 - 2012 Project Coordinator at PRG in LA, CA

2006 – 2007 Senior Sales Associate and Trade Show Manager At Robe America in Sun Valley, CA

2005 - 2006 Rental Agent / Production Manager at ELS in Sun Valley, Ca

2004 - 2005 Account/Production Manager  for Stage Tech in Santa Fe Springs, CA

2000 - 2004 Crew Chief for Christie Lites in Seattle working with clients such as Microsoft and Boeing

1997 - 2004 Lighting Designer and Crew Chief Naf Productions working with acts such as Missy Elliott and 50 Cent

 2000 - 2002 Project Manager for Pacific Northwest Theatre Associates Inc. working with clients such as Starbucks, The American Heart Assoc., and the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games                

 1998 - 2001 Crew Chief for MZW Productions working with clients as Microsoft, Food Services of America, Washington State GOP, Tony Bennett, and Natalie Cole.

 1993 - 1995 Crew Chief at Westsun America with clients as Microsoft, Nintendo, Dryers Ice Cream, and Shenandoah as well as The President of the United States          

 1992 – 1997 Automation Programmer, and Lighting Designer at Olympic Lighting with acts such as Soundgarden, Nirvana, Keith Sweat, Montell Jordan, NWA, Dr Dre, Ice Cube, Ice T, Too Short, Marilyn Manson, D'Angello, Tony Rich, and Smashing Pumpkins Just to name a few... Designed festivals for radio stations such as KNDD’s “End Fest” and “Deck The Hall Ball”, KUBE’s “Kube Summer Jam” and their 15th and 16th  Birthday Party Jams . Craig also Designed and programmed in corporate theatre for companies such as Visio and Mary Kay Cosmetics .

 1989 - 1992 Crew Chief with TMR Lighting working with acts as The Guess Who, Sheriff, Quiet Riot, and The Dan Reed Network                 

 1988 – 1989 Crew Chief with Angel Productions working exclusively with the club band Ninja 

 

Projects

  •     Project Manager for Overall Lighting for three venues at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games  
  •     Designed "Endfest '93" which featured the artists Helmet, Belly, X, and They Might Be Giants.
  •     Designed "Endfest '95" which featured the artists Ice-T, Everclear, and No Doubt.
  •     Designed "The Big Stink '95" which featured the artists Everclear and No Doubt.
  •     Designed "KUBE Jam '95" which featured the artists Keith Sweat, Montell Jordan, and Immature.
  •     Designed "KUBE's 15th Birthday Bash" which featured the acts D'Angelou, 112, and Tony Rich.
  •     Designed "KUFO's Rockfest '96" which featured the artists Candlebox and Super Deluxe.
  •     Designed the dance club "Kid Mohair" voted best new dance club in it's first year, then voted best dance club each year thereafter.
And as one of the most sought after programmers on the Seattle rave scene Craig has programmed the lighting for the biggest Raves in the region.
  • Green Eggs and Ham 1 and 2
  • ALL of the "I-Spy" events
  • ALL of the "Raveiolli" events
  • Freaknite 2001, 2002 and 2003

These events have included notable DJ's such as

  • Carl Cox
  • Doc Martin
  • Donald Glaude
  • Paul Johnson 
  • Frankie Bones
  • Frankie Knuckles
  • The Rabbit and the Moon
  • Paul Van Dyk

Craig has held the house ME position for the following live music venues:

  •   Premier hosting acts such as The Offspring

  •   Showbox hosting acts such as Pearl Jam, Elvis Costello, and Iggy Pop

  •   King Cat Theatre: hosting acts as Dave Koz, Be Be and Ce Ce Winanns, and The Rippingtons

  •   RKCNDY: hosting acts as Screaming Trees, Mad Season, and Candlebox

  •   King Performance Center: hosting acts as Nirvana, and Foo Fighters

  •   Under The Rail: hosting acts as Fight, Alice In Chains, and Chante Moore

 Craig's film and video credits are as follows:

  • Queensryche "The art of live" DVD

  • Queensryche "Tribe" DVD

  • Movie “Born To Be Wild”

  • Movie “Hype”

  • Movie "Singles"

  • Video "Air Supply Live" recorded Baltimore, MD for Comcast

  • Video “I AM Santa Claus” by Bob Rivers /Twisted Radio  

  • Video “Erykah Badu Live”

  • Video “River Of Deceit” by Mad Season

  • Video "Slip & Slide" by Tia

  • Video "Longer" by Air Supply

  •  First Web cast Of “Rock” Concert: “Sky Cries Mary”  At the Showbox Seattle, WA