Craig Peyton (born 1953) is an American

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, drummer, keyboardist, and film producer. His parents operated the Silvermine Arts Center in

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where he developed an appreciation for art. He took lessons under

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for vibraphone.

Career

Peyton has worked with artists including

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, and

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. Peyton has written underscore music for ''

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'', the Smithsonian, ''

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'', alongside many TV productions and jingles. In 1991 Peyton founded ''EarthFlight Media'', a multi media production and music company that combined his passion for flying, filming and music. A five thousand-hour instrument rated pilot, Peyton learned the craft of aerial cinematography flying his aircraft, a Mooney 201, while filming a full-length music video to support his album, ''40 Degrees North''. The

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had Peyton fly throughout North America filming nature backdrops for a news info program. Peyton produced a one-hour show for Speed Vision titled "The Rebirth of Civil Aviation". Peyton hosted

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's ''Jazz Central'' program, featuring many of his aerial "Visual Music" productions. Peyton's industrial work includes

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productions for major aviation companies. Peyton's aerial photography has contributed to many films, including ''

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'' (1996), ''

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'' (1999), ''

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'' (2004) and '' What tнē #$*! D̄ө ωΣ (k)πow!?'' (2006), and music videos including

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and

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, as well as numerous TV and feature releases.

References

External links

Official site

Craig Peyton
at

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