SAM CRAIGHEAD
they/he * Columbus, Ohio * sjcraighead@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
Get asked to be on SNL as musical guest, host, and executive producer
EXPERIENCE
Solo
2015 - Present
Went solo
Recorded and released Craig’s Hideaway cassette in 2015
Hung out with my friends to make The Tuesday Night Music Club LP, which premiered on Stereogum and was named one of the Top Five Columbus Albums of 2017 by Columbus Alive
Teamed up with my friend David to provide music for Gravy, a short film starting Matt Walsh and Rich Fulcher
Collaborated with David and Ben from The Fray to make the Self-Portrait with Fries EP in 2019
Released 2 songs every month in 2020 to prove a point
OK Computer Room cassette released in November 2021 and world leaders express concern that presales may destroy global economy
Premiering my first work for solo piano, Cranbrook Sonata, on multiple unusual formats in fall 2024
Feature Films
2010 - 2015
Did a band with my friends named Alex, Paul, Peter, and Steve
Spent 5 years making our S/T LP, which premiered on Stereogum in 2015
Had a fun time living it up
Heavy Mole
2004 - 2009
Started my first band as a primary songwriter, where I sang and did piano and guitar beside my friends Ben, David, Jodi, Pete, and Wes
Released S/T EP and got in Columbus Alive Bands to Watch, 2006
Broke up in 2009, but secretly finished our album, Let Papi See, in 2016 and release it with a blank CD that includes a printed link to download the tracks as a .zip file
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite