Craig is currently resident at 'Moovn' at Club Berlin, Edinburgh.
Prior to this he was resident at the Honeycomb's Audio Deluxe, Soulfusion and Substance nights . His residency at the Honeycomb spanned over 10 years meant he has played host and has gained the respect of all the players on the house music scene. Guests at his club nights have included: Masters At Work - Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez and Lil' Louie Vega, Terry Hunter, Phil Asher, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Bugz In The Attic, Domu, Uchikawa, Mr V, Paul 'Trouble' Anderson, DJ Deep, Neil Peirce, Osunlade, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Teddy Douglas, Louis Benedetti, Dave Camacho, Ashley Beadle, Kenny Carpenter, Kerri Chandler, Frankie Feliciano - all of whom have rated Craig and his parties as one of the best to play in Europe.
Always listening to, and collecting music as a kid, Craig started searching out club nites that would quench his musical thirst, and in the early 80's it was parties like the capital's Manifesto that really inspired and turned him on to a fresh and exciting scene that none of his school friends were even aware of. A stalwart on the scene from a young age this eventually lead him to make his DJ'ing debut in 1986 at Edinburgh's legendary club night The Hooch. His initial influences were boogie, jazz funk, soul and the emerging sounds of rap and house and for him it was a natural progression into the modern production techniques and sounds of dance music. He is known for his non-compromising attitude for the music he loves and has always refused to be categorised preferring to be known for playing "quality dance music". This has lead to an impeccable international reputation with gigs and radio apperances worldwide, and in his own hometown he is notorious as Irvine Welsh's favourite DJ with a mention in his books.
So far all of Craig’s recording work has been meet with great critical acclaim. He has had records out on various labels such as EMI, Virgin, Hush Hush, In Demand and Five20East under his own name and various alasis such as Harden Soul Project, The Wayfarers, The Soul Renegades and The Shaw Height Assembly. He has remixed tracks for the likes of Cevin Fisher, Mad Moses, Afro Medusa, Beverly Knight, Soul Providers, Moloko, Hong Kong Micros and Compost signed artist Joseph Malik amongst others. Currently working on new music with production partner Grahame Clark (The Revenge), recent releases on Five20east (Craig Smith & The Revenge) and Less Productions (6th Burough Project)have been gaining radio/club play from Giles Peterson, Simbad, Karizma, Jimpster, Chris Duckenfield and a host of others! Forthcoming highlights in the next few weeks for Craig are trip to Ibiza to dj with Louie Vega @ Soul Heaven and a 6th Borough track out on Jisco - whether he is playing a set alongside Jazzy Jeff or one on one with Kenny "Dope" Craig is guaranteed to take that dance floor apart.
Contact:
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