Professor at Living Arts College at The School of Communication Arts in Raleigh NC. I teach Digital Audio , Engineering, Songwriting, Post-Production.
Instruments played;
Voice, Guitar, Upright Bass, Electric Bass, Piano, Keys, Synthesizer Programmer.
Software Knowledge and Use;
MS Office 2007, Net Objects Fusion, Final Cut Pro, Sony Vegas, Photoshop, Illustrator, Pro-Tools (v8), (inc. Plug-ins), Reason, Cue Base, Finale, Overture 4, plus many others that are related to the industry.
Endorsement; 1989 - 1992
Korg Musical Instruments; Published articles for Korg Patches Magazine on how I configured a MIDI set up to be used on the Daytime Dramas for P&G. This article written when the M1 came out on the market, (1987).
Staff Composer for Signature Sound, Inc., Music, for Corporate, Film & Television.
Wrote and produced cues for Proctor & Gamble’s daytime dramas; Guiding Light, Another World an As The World Turns. I used both MIDI and Live instrument arrangements. My music is still being used today internationally.
Other Related Credits
Composer for the stage, Music & Lyrics, “Another Place In Time” www.anotherplaceintime.net
Off-Broadway, Composed music for “That Ilk”, Hudson Guild Theater, NY 2001
Programmed Synthesizers and sound design for Billy Joel for Master Classes; Five Towns College
Guest speaker at various seminars & workshops in combining computers and music in schools.
Coordinator and facilitator for The Babylon Song Writers Workshop; Town of Babylon, NY
Studio & Pit Musician for various albums and musicals, both in producing and performing.
Staff record Producer for Money Records, NY
Produced their artist, Teddy Antrum, MIDI and live instruments. Recorded and Mixed at A&R Recording, NY, NY
Worked at both A&R Recording 48th St NY, NY and BMG 6th Ave NY, NY –
Assistant to Major Little, Chaz Clifton, Vince Caro, & Donald Frey.
RECENT PRODUCTION CREDITS
Film / TV;
“The Rusty Bucket Kids Club” TV Pilot- 2009
Composer / sound design/post production supervisor
Studio in the Woods.
www.therustybucketkidsclub.com
“Will To Power, The Movie” - 2008
Studio in the Woods / David Rountree writer/producer.
Composer, Sound Design & Audio Post production producer.
www.willtopowerthemovie.com
www.centersoundrecords.com
Sissy Harrington
www.sissyharrington.com
Female Singer/Songwriter
Two of Sissy Harrington’s Songs are on the soundtrack for “Will to Power” (Dreamers’ Play & I’ll Stay) on Center Sound Records
Co-Writing and Producing Sissy’s new album on Center Sound Records. Currently Sissy has 6 songs that I produced for the upcoming CD.
11/17/2007 NBC TV Tree lighting ceremony, Live TV appearance Sissy preformed a Christmas Medley, (Arranged by Craig Brandwynne), and a song “Over My Hands” from her new album.
Written by Sissy Harrington and Craig Brandwynne.
www.nbc17.com
Colleen Chanel. -
www.colleenchanel.com
Female Vocalist – Writer and Producer
Colleen Chanel…A Holiday Portrait
Traditional Christmas Songs
Produced by Craig Brandwynne & James Laing
Center Sound Records YMA-333-13
Don’t Let the Dreamer Die…A Tribute to Princes Diana
Written by Craig Brandwynne & Rhiannon Page
Produced by Craig Brandwynne & James Laing
Performed at the Princes Diana memorial concert in England August 07
Center Sound Records YMA-333-37
Moments of Enchantment
A collection of American Standards
Produced by Craig Brandwynne & James Laing
Center Sound Records YMA-333-17
Feeling the Magic of Love
Arranged and Produced 10 original Christmas songs
written by Craig Brandwynne & Rhiannon Page
Produced by Craig Brandwynne & James Laing
Center Sound Records YMA-333-11
Publications –
Testa Communications; MMI Music Merchant Instruments; several articles discussing different types of sales techniques of new guitar and audio equipment. (1988 – 1990)
Korg Patches Magazine – Using MIDI for Television Music – The Korg M1.
Professional Memberships
AES
BMI; Writer/Publisher
Dramatists Guild, NY