Below, you'll find mp3 demos of Craig's work. There are a few video demos available on myspace; links can be found on our facebook page.
Easy Listening excerpts
Craig plays piano at weddings and functions. He plays styles ranging through current chart hits, swing and jazz and classical music, but most enquiries these days are for 'easy listening'. Contemporary classical pieces like those below are becoming the most popular with Craig's audiences, who regularly approach him to ask about the pieces' titles, composers and so on. Here are recordings from one of Craig's such performances:
- Einaudi's 'I Giorni' excerpt
- Excerpt of 'Maybe', by Korean pianist and composer, Yiruma
- Another Einaudi excerpt from 'Nuvole Bianche'
- One of Craig's own compositions (see below for more)
Jazz / Swing excerpts
Craig performs jazz and swing sets at weddings and functions. Below are three examples, again recorded during a live performance:
Classical excerpts
Below are excerpts of Craig playing pieces that form part of his classical repertoire:
- Beethoven's 'Patetique Sonata' 2nd Movement
- Chopin's 'Nocturn in Eb major'
- Debussy's 'La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin'
Performing with 110thStreet
Craig was a founder member of North West funk/soul band 110thStreet. Here's a demo of the band's original lineup, the most recent demo of Craig's band work. All keyboards and percussion are performed by Craig. Craig now works with various live acts; new demos will be added when they become available.
Composition & Arranging
Craig composes original compositions for special events and produces arrangements of pieces and songs, usually for instruments on which they are not usually performed. This lets clients to have their favourite music played by the musicians available to them. Here are midi demos (the proper audio files of performances are only available to the commissioners) of a couple of Craig's compositions and an arrangement of the type often requested for weddings.