Craig Bartock is a music industry veteran with numerous credits in records, live work, production, songwriting, TV and animation scores. He was a long standing member of the iconic rock band Heart, having produced and written several songs they've recorded as well as being the lead guitarist. Other writing/producing/playing credits include Blondie, Seal, Aly and AJ, Madonna, Brie Larson, Nikki Sixx, 2 Pac, Brandy, Simply Red, Toni Braxton, For Real, Silk and Tina Arena. TV and movie scoring credits include The Carrie Diaries, Dexter, Burn Notice, Brothers and Sisters, LA Ink, Ancient Discoveries, The Viney, Porter Ridge Road, Elizabethtown, P.S. I Love You, and numerous MTV shows. He's also appeared on several TV shows such as Ellen, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Dancing With The Stars, The Rock & Rock Hall Of Fame, VH1 Rock Honors, PBS Soundstage, CMT Crossroads and The L Word. He has been a professional songwriter for over 35 years and has close to one-thousand published songs. He has also taught and lectured at schools, colleges and seminars on topics such as songwriting, music engineering, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, production and guitar. And as a member of the iconic rock band Heart, Craig has toured the world for the last 20 years playing in every conceivable type of venue, live TV and radio show that one can imagine (and actually a few that one can't). Just some of the thousands of placed he's performed at are the Royal Albert Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks, Rockefeller Center, and The Grand Ole Opry. He's performed live with countless artists including Sammy Hagar, Sheryl Crow, Cheap Trick, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Neil Young, Graham Nash, Shawn Colvin, Richard Marx, Carrie Underwood, Dave Navarro, Rufus Wainwright, Gretchen Wilson, Jackson Browne and Wynonna Judd.
Craig also co-owned and ran a very successful production company in Los Angeles for over 20 years which discovered, developed and placed new talent with record deals. Some of the many artists he signed, developed, and worked with are Brie Larson, Reeve Carney, Lindsey Troy, Rain Pryor and Aly & AJ.
To date, Craig has also released 3 critically acclaimed solo CDs .. "The Finer Points Of Instinct" (volumes 1 and 2), and "U".
Craig is also a well known authority on the music of The Beatles, their songwriting, production and impact on popular culture and has appeared on numerous podcasts and shows demonstrating their musicianship, songwriting and production abilities.
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