Curriculum Vitae
Craig Quiter/Crag Jensen
Composer/Songwriter/Arranger/Producer/Pianist/Vocalist/Guitarist/Drummer/Entertainer…
Education
A.A. in Humanities - Jamestown Community College
BA in Music Theory and Composition and Piano – Grand Canyon University
Experience
Starting in his teen years – over forty years of experience playing in Rock, Jazz, Casuals and Country bands.
Over thirty years of experience as a songwriter, instrumentalist, vocalist, entertainer, producer, arranger and sound-engineer in various recording studios around the country. This includes, jingles, movie soundtracks, Books-On-CDs and pop songs of various styles.
Seventeen years of experience as a dueling pianist and entertainment director. This requires the ability to solicit a large degree of audience participation, learn, master and memorize a large number of songs, sing and play piano in a wide variety of styles, multi-task a variety of activities while on stage, learn and/or create new comedy skits. Work in tandem with a wide variety of piano partners.
Two years’ experience singing and playing piano solo on cruise ships. This involves being able to play requests from various eras of music and being able to sculpt a show that fits the demands of the guests and staff on any given ship.
Past Work Experience
Carnival Cruise Lines
Baxter's Boathouse - Hyannis MA - April 2014 -Present
Live Music, Solo and Dueling Pianos
The Jewel of the Seas –August – September - 2012
The Enchantment of the Seas – March – July 2012
The Navigator of the Seas – November 2011 – April - 2012
The Grandeur of the Seas – October & November - 2010
The Bull’s Head Pub/Texas Boogie – Boise Idaho - April 2009 -June -2009
Pat Obrien’s – San Antonio Texas – May 2007 – January 2009
The Time Out Bar & Grille – Painesville Ohio - January – March 2007
Cebar’s Bar & Grill – Madison Ohio - January – March 2007
The Comix Café – Buffalo New York – January – March 2007
The Waterhouse - Peoria Illinois – various times in 2006 & 2007
Crocodile Rocks – Norfolk Virginia – June – August 2006
Rum Runners – Ft Wayne Indiana – September 2005 – June 2006
Deja Vue – Bentonville Arkansas – July – 2005 – August 2005
Sunset Ribs Dueling Piano Bar - Niantic Connecticut - June 2005 and July 2005
Before 2005 – Lil Ditties in Phoenix and Gulfport, several Rum Runners and Banana Joes across the country and DJ’s Dugout in Omaha etc. beginning in November of 1990.
Studio and Production Experience:
Composer, singer, pianist, guitarist, percussionist, arranger, animator for TMT Productions – 1999 - present)
Freelance Studio Musician, Vocalist and Producer at Vintage Recording, Pantheon Studios, Sound-Tech, Chaton Studios and Audio-Video Recorders (Phoenix and Scottsdale AZ area – 1980s)
Songwriter, Instrumentalist, Vocalist and Producer and Actor for Inter-Planetary Productions (for the film “Voyage of the Rock Aliens”) – Atlanta Georgia and Los Angeles California – 1983-1984
Head Jingle Producer for Network 30 at Pantheon Studios – Scottsdale Arizona – 1984-1986
Contributing Music-Soundtrack Writer for the Television Series “Unsolved Mysteries” – Circa – 1980s
Soundtrack Composer for Zoo Street Music – Los Angeles California – 2005 - 2006
Composer, Producer and Sound Engineer for New Falcon Publications (Audio Division) – Scottsdale Arizona - 2000 – 2005
President of TMT Productions – 1999 to Present
Contact
Craig Quiter//Crag Jensen
716 720 0875
Crag66@aol.com