Eric Craig

Eric Michael Craig (born December 17, 1970 in Chelan, Washington) is an American musician, best known as a founding member of Seattle, Washington based power-pop band The Cunninghams (Revolution Records/Warner Bros. Records).

History
The Cunninghams debut album, Zeroed Out was released May 20, 1997 and was produced by Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Dashboard Confessional, Lit, Pearl Jam) and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge. The single, Bottle Rockets debuted as the 3rd most added song at rock and alternative radio, behind only Collective Soul and The Wallflowers. The band toured behind the album opening up for Matchbox Twenty, Cheap Trick, INXS, and Third Eye Blind. The accompanying music video for the Bottle Rockets single, directed by Nigel Dick (Oasis, Third Eye Blind, Matchbox Twenty) caught airplay on MTV’s 120 Minutes and was added to regular rotation on M2. The band performed on MTV’s Road Rules with Third Eye Blind, as well as on MTV variety show Oddville, in addition to having several tracks featured on MTV’s Road Rules and The Real World. By the end of 1997 the band had appeared on CNN’s Showbiz Tonight, performed with Blur on Rockline, live at KNDD’s Endfest in Seattle, Wa. with headliners such as Offspring, Candlebox, Radiohead, Matchbox Twenty and at St. Louis’s Pointfest with headliners such as Cheap Trick, and Beck.

By 1998 the band parted ways with vocalist Seven Pearson and brought in Vancouver writer and vocalist Wenzel Templeton, formerly of the band The Daisy Chain. The newly fronted band recorded new music for Revolution Records only to learn that while the band was recovering from turmoil, the label was just entering into it. Label-head Irving Azoff began cleaning house, gutting the staff and most of the artists. The band re-named themselves Boy Girl Radio and proceeded to headline shows in Seattle as well as showcase in Los Angeles at The Opium Den, Roxy, and The Viper Room in search of a new label home. Upon returning from Los Angeles empty handed, Wenzel Templeton returned to Vancouver and the band called it quits.

In 1999 Craig relocated to Los Angeles and took a position within Dreamworks Records marketing department headed by legendary Warner Bros. Records marketing executive Steven Baker. From 1999 to 2000, Craig worked with artists such as Lifehouse, Eels, Henry Rollins, Nelly Furtado, Elton John, Elliott Smith, AFI and Rufus Wainwright.

In 2001 Craig met writer and vocalist John Heintz, formerly of the band Farmer (Aware Records). The pair rounded out the line-up with drummer Eliot Freed (formerly of The Cunninghams), keyboardist Jamie Bennett and bassist Rodney Mollura, formerly of the band Sonichrome (Capitol Records) and called themselves The Blue Mondays. The newly formed group was quickly courted by several major labels and signed by legendary executive Jimmy Iovine at Interscope Records. Soon after signing, the band discovered that a name change was imminent, as a copyright could not be obtained for The Blue Mondays. They settled on a new name; Daysleeper. By the end of 2002 the band had wrote some 75 songs and headed into the studio with producer Ron Aniello (Lifehouse, Days Of The New, Guster) to produce their debut album, Every Waking Moment. Upon completion the album was mixed by Randy Staub (Metallica, Nickleback) and delivered to Interscope. After months of discussion in regard to the sound of the album, the band executed a clause in their contract and departed Interscope before the album would be released. These sessions would become the inspiration for the blog and book, The Daily Adventures Of Mixerman. Shortly after the exit from Interscope, Craig appeared as a performing member of Dreamworks Records recording artists Soul Kid #1 before accepting a position with Lakeshore Records as the Director of A&R.

Summer 2005 Wenzel Templeton and Eric Craig completed a new track, Miss Disinformation Junkie under Wenzel Templeton’s moniker Zero The Antistar that can be heard on the associated MySpace page.

Filmography
*2008: The Midnight Meat Train - Music Supervisor
*2008: Pathology - Music Supervisor
*2008: Elegy - Music Consultant
*2008: Untraceable - Music Supervisor
*2008: Henry Poole Is Here - Music Supervisor
*2007: Feast Of Love - Music Supervisor
*2006: The Dead Girl - Music Supervisor

Discography
*1997: Zeroed Out - The Cunninghams - Guitar
*2003: Every Waking Moment - Daysleeper - Guitar, Vocals
*2004: California Clam Chowder - Thelonious Monster - A&R
*2004: Up Against The Legends - The Legends - A&R
*2004: The Girl Next Door - A&R
*2004: Wicker Park - A&R
*2004: Napoleon Dynamite - A&R
2005 Grammy nominee
- Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
*2005: Sun Again - Kinnie Starr - A&R
*2005: Mr. & Mrs. Smith - A&R
*2005: Lord Of War - A&R
*2005: The Exorcism Of Emily Rose - A&R
*2006: Summer With Diamonds - Bobby Gold - A&R
*2006: Modern Folk And Blues Wednesday - Bob Forrest - A&R
*2006: Underworld: Evolution - A&R
*2006: Underworld: Evolution Score - Marco Beltrami - A&R
*2006: She’s The Man - A&R
*2006: The Hills Have Eyes - A&R
*2006: Brick - A&R
*2006: Thank You For Smoking - A&R
*2006: ' - A&R
*2006: A Scanner Darkly - A&R
*2006: Little Miss Sunshine - A&R
2006 Grammy nominee
- Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
*2006: You, Me & Dupree - A&R
*2006: My Super Ex-Girlfriend - A&R
*2006: The Last Kiss - A&R
*2006: Half Nelson - A&R
*2006: Crank - A&R
*2006: Jet Li’s Fearless - A&R
*2006: The Covenant
*2006: Nacho Libre - A&R
*2006: Harsh Times - A&R
*2006: Fur A Portrait Of Diane Arbus - A&R
*2007: Curse Of The Golden Flower - A&R
*2007: Smokin’ Aces - A&R
*2007: Zodiac - A&R
*2007: Reign Over Me - A&R
*2007: Blades Of Glory - A&R
*2007: Shooter - A&R
*2007: Disturbia - A&R
*2007: In The Land Of Women - A&R
*2007: The Hip-Hop Project - A&R
*2007: Rocket Science - A&R
*2007: Superbad - A&R
*2007: The King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters - A&R
*2007: Feast Of Love - A&R
*2007: In The Shadow Of The Moon - A&R
*2007: Resident Evil: Extinction - A&R
*2007: Resident Evil: Extinction Score - Charlie Clouser - A&R
*2007: We Own The Night - A&R
*2007: Reservation Road - A&R
*2007: Wristcutters: A Love Story - A&R
*2007: Things We Lost in the Fire - A&R
*2007: Bobby - A&R
*2007: Margot At The Wedding - A&R
*2007: The 11th Hour - A&R
*2007: The 11th Hour Score Eric Avery and Jean Pascal Beintus - A&R
*2007: Into The Wild Score - Michael Brooks - A&R
*2007: Darfur Now - A&R
*2008: El Dorado - James Wilsey - A&R
*2008: Alt-Ctrl-Sleep - Alt-Ctrl-Sleep - A&R
*2008: City Of Men - A&R
*2008: Charlie Bartlett - A&R
*2008: Be Kind Rewind - A&R
*2008: How She Move - A&R
*2008: The Spiderwick Chronicles - A&R
*2008: In Bruges - A&R
*2008: Jumper - A&R
*2008: Penelope - A&R
*2008: Doomsday - A&R
*2008: Prom Night - A&R
*2008: The Life Before Her Eyes - A&R
*2008: Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay - A&R
*2008: Definitely Maybe - A&R
*2008: The Tracey Fragments - A&R
*2008: The Love Guru - A&R
*2008: Score - Danny Elfman - A&R
*2008: Pineapple Express - A&R
*2008: Tropic Thunder - A&R
*2008: Tropic Thunder Score - Theodore Shapiro - A&R
*2008: What We Do Is Secret - A&R

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