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Craig Lyons

2007 Los Angeles Music Awards nominee

About Me

Craig Lyons is a passionate singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and recording engineer with a bright future. As a professional musician, Craig has released three entirely self-recorded, self-produced, solo albums under independent label Grayscale Records, and is currently working on his fourth. Craig’s solo albums are licensed by MTV and his music has receivedairplay on The Real World to over 100 million viewers worldwide. Craig recently signed a deal with Roadside Couch Records, a brand new branch of FirstCom Music/Universal, for licensing in film & TV, and was nominated for a 2007 Los Angeles Music Award.Craig's music has benefited charities including the massively successful Feed333 program, and soon to include a tour of northern Ireland for Eagle Creek. Today, Craig calls Los Angeles his home and his new backing band is composed of some of LA’s finest players. He has played at some of the best clubs in the Los Angeles area and recently graced the stage at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, as well at the 2007 NAB convention for tens of thousands of people.Craig’s recent release titled, “Goodbye You” is receiving rave reviews and attracting attention internationally. The album attracted the attention of Zara Kaufman who then interviewed Craig for Musikgeil.dk, one of Denmark’s leading music magazines.In addition, Craig’s sophomore album, “Equilibrium Theory: Vols. I & II,” continues to air among Princeton Review’s “Top 20 College Radio Stations,” including 2 WSBU - 88.3FM, 3 WICB -91.7FM, 6 WVCR - 88.3FM, and 9 WSOU - 89.5 FM. Craig also received airplay on the world-renowned radio station, WOXY, and many more.ClearChannelmusic.com has labeled Craig as “one of today’s best independent artists” and provided his music extensive national airplay. Craig has also excelled in competition on garageband.com, where he earned over 60 performance awards and the distinction of having two songs ranked in the top five, simultaneously, out of thousands of bands.Craig’s sound, characterized by its breathtaking timbre and incredible emotional power, continues to excite and amaze listeners everywhere.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/31/2005
Band Website: craiglyons.net
Band Members: For business inquiries, please contact:
[email protected] For live performances, Craig is backed by:

Eric Sampson -
Guitar/vocals
Daniel McMains -
Guitar
Gregg Cash -
Bass
LJ -
Drums

Influences: Jeff Buckley, Chris Cornell, Queen, Ben Folds, Radiohead, Aerosmith, Fiona Apple, Ed Harcourt, Bleu, auto-deluxe*, Neutrality Clause
Sounds Like: You tell me.
No seriously, please tell me.
Record Label: Grayscale Records / Roadside Couch
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Check out this event: Birthday party / show!!

Hosted By: Craig Lyons When: Sunday Feb 24, 2008 at 9:00 PMWhere: OBrien's2941 Main StreetSanta Monica, California|5 90405United StatesDescription:Come celebrate my birthday with me at a show! Also co...
Posted by Craig Lyons on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:52:00 PST

EXTRA special show this Friday!

Hey! This week's gig at Nocturnal will include some very special guests. I'm re-posting to include a couple more fantastic last-minute additions!830pm - Holly Long - super-gifted songwriter, pianist a...
Posted by Craig Lyons on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:36:00 PST

Taking down the Christmas song / gig canceled tonight

Christmas is over, so We 3 Kings must come down tomorrow. If you'd like a copy, send me a message, and I'll see what can be done. :)I will NOT be performing at Nocturnal tonight. For those of you who ...
Posted by Craig Lyons on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:28:00 PST

Happy holidays! Show on Saturday!

Happy holidays! I hope your season has been filled with the appropriate amount of family, stress, cheer, food, frustration, friends, and hard liquor. A little stress is good, right? Makes getting back...
Posted by Craig Lyons on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:17:00 PST

A holiday song for you

Hi! I've posted an arrangement of We Three Kings I did for Firstcom/Universal. My time in Dallas with them was rad by the way, and I'm hoping to do a Texas tour in early '08.Please enjoy the tune. All...
Posted by Craig Lyons on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:56:00 PST

LAST-MINUTE gig in TEXAS - public show, one night only!

Hey y'all,I'm playing TONIGHT in Dallas, TX at the Barley House a little after 9pm.Last-minute addition... please come out and show for an solo/acoustic show! If you don't live in Texas, tell some fri...
Posted by Craig Lyons on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:37:00 PST

Watch me walk the red carpet tonight!

So tonight is the LA Music Awards. My song 'Goodbye You' has been nominated for male vocals. It's an honor to have been nominated my first year in LA.It's a fancy-pants ceremony at the Music Box theat...
Posted by Craig Lyons on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:15:00 PST

Come see my first music video!

Yep, it's all done!It was directed by Jeff Moriarty and with a huge amount of help from Matt Herrier, it was shot in a few really really really long days.The one on my myspace page links to Jeff's You...
Posted by Craig Lyons on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:58:00 PST

FULL (and new) songs uploaded!

Alright, now that I've made billions of dollars selling music on myspace by just making samples available, I've decided to give back to the community and put up full versions. Also put up a couple new...
Posted by Craig Lyons on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:36:00 PST

Check out this event: Santa Monica singer/songwriter night

Hosted By: Craig Lyons When: 05 Oct 2007, 20:30Where: Nocturnal2101 Lincoln BlvdSanta Monica, CA 90405United StatesDescription:Come to Nocturnal in Santa Monica for a fun laid-back night of quality un...
Posted by Craig Lyons on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:23:00 PST