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Craig Hazen: Bass

 

Craig writes and produces music for films. His scores include Academy Award winning director Leon Gast's "Smash His Camera", which received the Sundance 2010 Grand Jury Award, “Double Parked”, a winner of Best Picture at the SlamDance Awards, “Speed for Thespians”, which was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Short Film category, and “ Independent Spirits”, a documentary about animation artists, John & Faith Hubley, made for PBS.  He composed the Theme for the Nickelodeon TV series, “The Animorphs”.

 

Craig received his undergraduate degree in Music from Brown University and a MfA in Music Composition from Mills College, where he studied and worked with Terry Riley and Robert Ashley.  Awards have included NEA grants and commissions. 

 

Craig, while the co-owner of ZEN Music in NYC, CO-wrote and produced the music for several trend-setting commercials and has received most of the major awards in advertising, including 2 Clios and an Emmy nomination. His work has included campaigns for Wendy's, AT&T, Hallmark, Lincoln Mercury, Doctor Pepper, New York Telephone (amongst many others).  He has worked with major recording artists including Rod Stewart, Ronnie Spector, The Four Tops, David Johansen, Squeeze, etc.

 

He now resides, composes and plays bass in Bearsville, NY.

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