CRAIG SKELTON

Craig is an accomplished multifaceted musician with professional experience in composing, arranging, orchestration, song writing, musical direction, conducting and live performance across a wide range of genres. He moved to Perth in 1992 and entered the Bachelor of Music course at the University of Western Australia in 1993. Majoring in composition, Craig graduated in 1996 with first class honours.

He is a multi-instrumentalist (bass, keyboards, voice, guitar, didgeridoo, percussion, drums) and has toured Australia, Asia, North and South America with various bands. As a Musical Director, singer and actor, Craig has worked with Agelink Theatre, Hayman Theatre and the WA Youth Theatre Company and has composed many pieces of music specifically for the various productions he has done with each.

Craig also currently plays, writes and records with original bands The Skelton Collective, Jaime Page’s Dark Universe, Chris Gibbs & The Transmission and Graphic Fiction Heroes and has been instrumental in 4 distinct recording releases in the last 2 years with these projects.

Craig has built a solid reputation around Perth as a soloist, accompanist and with any number of duos, trios and tribute acts as well as establishing himself in the cabaret world in the last two years.

Craig is a proud member of MEAA, APRA/AMCOS, WAM and PPCA.