Craig Peyton (born 1953) is an American
vibraphonist, drummer, keyboardist, and film producer. His parents operated the Silvermine Arts Center in
New Canaan, Connecticut where he developed an appreciation for art. He took lessons under
Gary Burton
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for vibraphone.
Career
Peyton has worked with artists including
James Brown
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,
Melba Moore
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,
Nona Hendryx
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,
Levon Helm
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, and
Dan Hartman. Peyton has written underscore music for ''
Friends
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'', the
Smithsonian, ''
Nature
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'', alongside many TV productions and jingles.
In 1991 Peyton founded ''EarthFlight Media'', a multi media production and music company that combined his passion for flying, filming and music. A five thousand-hour instrument rated pilot, Peyton learned the craft of aerial cinematography flying his aircraft, a
Mooney 201
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, while filming a full-length music video to support his album, ''40 Degrees North''.
The
Outdoor Life Network
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had Peyton fly throughout North America filming nature backdrops for a news info program. Peyton produced a one-hour show for Speed Vision titled "The Rebirth of Civil Aviation". Peyton hosted
BET
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's ''Jazz Central'' program, featuring many of his aerial "Visual Music" productions.
Peyton's industrial work includes
turnkey productions for major aviation companies. Peyton's aerial photography has contributed to many films, including ''
The Island of Dr. Moreau
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'' (1996), ''
Storm'' (1999), ''
Along Came Polly
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'', ''
The Punisher
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'' (2004) and ''
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Jay-Z
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,
Beyoncé
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and
TLC
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Arts and entertainment Television
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, as well as numerous TV and feature releases.
References
External links
Official siteCraig Peytonat
AllMusic
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1953 births
Living people
American record producers
American film producers
Place of birth missing (living people)
American vibraphonists