a brief history of craig armstrong

<html> <head><META name="description" content="From Massive Attacks Melankolic label comes the solo debut from Craig Armstrong featuring guest vocals from Liz Fraser and Paul Buchanan"> <META name="keywords" content="massive, attack, craig, armstrong, melankolic, caroline, orchestra, classical"> <title>a brief history of craig armstrong</title> </head> <body bgcolor="#000000" text="#cccccc" link="#cc0000" vlink="#cccccc"> <table width=550 border=0> <td><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="20" height="1" border="0" ALT=""></td> <td> <p align=right><font size=+2><b>a brief history of craig armstrong</b></font></p> <img src="grfx/photo01.jpg" alt="Craig Armstrong" width="164" height="253" align=left border="0" hspace="10"> <b>1977-81</b><br> Performers course studying Composition and Piano at the Royal Academy of Music London, England <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Awarded Fellowship in composition <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0" ALT=""><br> <b>1980-81</b><br> London Contemporary Dance Theatre School resident student composer <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> GLAA Young Jazz Musician of the year <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Studied electronic music and studio techniques with Paul Patterson, RAM recording studios. Assisted him in the sound projection of the London Sinfonietta, South Bank. Attended Cardew lectures and classes at RAM <br clear=all><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0" ALT=""><br> <b>1982</b><br> Accepted to study with Mauricie <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Music and Dance specialist for Strathclyde Regional Council <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0" ALT=""><br> <b>1984</b><br> Scottish Arts council for the study of electronic music techniques <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0" ALT=""><br> <b>1985-86</b><br> Arts council commission for viola and sampler synthesis, "7 Stations". Performed: New Music Group of Scotland <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Recorded with Hipsway and Midge Ure (including Band Aid world tour) <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Attended Gulbenkian course for professional composers and choreographers <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0" ALT=""><br> <b>1988</b><br> "7 Stations" choreographed by Jonathan Lunn (London Contemporary Dance Theatre) performed at the Festival Hall, London <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Tron Theatre Commission, losing Alec - music theatre score directed by Michael Boyd Formed Performance - a music theatre dance group featuring the latest developments in electronic music. (Arts Council funded) <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Tron Theatre Commission, "Crow" (Ted Hughes) music theatre score (Paper Boat Award), Mayfast Glasgow <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Moscow visit for the production of "Crow" in Russia <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Third Eye Centre Commission "String Quartet" - a music theatre work for string quartet and video, Glasgow <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Warner Brothers recording contract with the "Big Dish." Co-wrote "Satellites" <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0" ALT=""><br> <b>1989-92</b><br> Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Traverse commission a chamber opera <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0" ALT=""><br> <b>1991-92</b><br> BBC 2 commission theme music for the drama series "Encounters" written by John Clifford <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Interscope/Atlantic recording contract based in Los Angeles. Songs co-written with playwright Peter Arnott. Produced in collaboration with Nellee Hooper, Dave Stewart and Paul O'Duffy at A&M, Hollywood and Mayfair, London. <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0" ALT=""><br> <b>1993</b><br> Chamber Opera performed at the international Edinburgh Festival (Scottish Chamber Orchestra) <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> STV music commission, generic music for 93/94 <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> "Hope" (Interscope/Atlantic) released in America <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Tron Theatre Commission "Macbeth" music theatre score, (Paper Boat Award), directed by Michael Boyd. <img src="grfx/photo02.jpg" alt="Craig Armstrong" align=right width="202" height="253" border="0" hspace="10" vspace="10"> <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0" ALT=""><br> <b>1994</b><br> Film commission STV "Tartan Shorts." Overall winner, premiered GFT, directed by Peter Mullen. <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Film commission "Daddy's Gone, " BBC TV. Premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Royal Shakespeare Company commission, music score for "The Broken Heart" directed by Michael Boyd, Barbican, London. <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Awarded composers Bursary for the study of Indian music (Scottish Arts Council) <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Wrote the music for C4 short "Fridge" by Capaldi <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Composed and arranged songs on Massive Attack's "Protection" album, including "Sly" and Weather Storm" <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0" ALT=""><br> <b>1995</b><br> Composed and conducted strings for Madonna's "Bedtime Stories" album, U2's "Hold Me, Kiss Me..." single, Massive Attack and Maddona's "I Want You" on the "Marvin Gaye" tribute album, Tina Turner's "Wildest Dreams" album nad the "Goldeneye" single <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Wrote orchestral piece for Future Sound of London's "Lifeforms" album <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0" ALT=""><br> <b>1996</b><br> Commissioned to write orchestral piece for the Edinburgh Festival 1996 <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Completed music for 26 part Carlton TV series "London Bridge" <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0" ALT=""><br> Collaborated with Nellee Hooper on score for Fox feature film version of "Romeo + Juliet" <br><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="1" height="10" border="0" ALT=""><br> <p align=right> <a href="default.html" onmouseover="status='craig armstrong';return true">home</a> </p> </td> <td><img src="../grfx/dot.gif" width="20" height="1" border="0" ALT=""></td> </table> </body> </html>