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American singer-songwriter
Craig Abaya
Background information
BornSan Francisco, California
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, Musician, Songwriter
Websiteabaya.com
Musical artist

Craig Abaya is an American multi-artist who served as director of Digital Media & Entertainment Programs for San Francisco State University Extended Learning from 2000 to 2015. He was the featured artist at Macworld/iWorld Expo in San Francisco, California where his film and photography were displayed in the gallery titled: "Craig Abaya: The Art of Rock and Roll from Analog to Digital."

Early life

Abaya is a native of San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood. He became involved in music during childhood, taking up the piano at age six, the drums at age eleven, and the guitar at age twelve. He became involved in film and photography at the age of nine.

At seventeen, Abaya enrolled at San Francisco State University where he proposed and earned a special major in multimedia, combining studies in film, audio, video, computers and electronics.

Music and Recording Artist

Abaya is a singer and cites his main instruments as guitar, piano, and drums. He also took up recording from a young age, moving from 2- and 4-track analog tape to ADAT and eventually to DAWs (digital audio workstations). At 17, he formed his first professional band, the grunge/metal trio Apparition. At this time, he also wrote and performed music with the local church youth choir. After disbanding "Apparition," he founded the 4-piece group "The Basics" and later, "Abaya," in an attempt to merge his divergent musical interests. He has won songwriting awards in various genres, including 10 from Billboard Magazine.

Educator

Abaya served as Director of Digital Media and Entertainment Departments and instructor at San Francisco State University College of Professional and Global Education from 2000-2014.

Discography

Main article: Craig Abaya discography

Studio albums

  • ‘’The Fine Art of Politics” (2009)
  • ‘’One Bus to Mercy” (2019)
  • ‘’Fashion Statement” (2022)

Singles

  • “This Jail I Made” (2018)
  • ‘’Truth” (2018)
  • ‘’Will I Walk on Water” (2019)
  • ‘’Behind Blue Eyes” (2020)
  • ‘’Laze the Day Away” (2021)
  • ‘’Q&A” DJ Qbert and Craig Abaya (2021)
  • ‘’Topsy Turvy” (2022)
  • ‘’Sex Sells” (2022)
  • ‘’Living in Analogy” (2022)
  • ‘’HATE” (2024)

Guest Appearances

  • DJ Qbert “Bloom (Plantoids)” from the album Extraterrestria (2014) - song composition, lead and rhythm guitars, bass guitar

Musical Scores

  • "Bridge School News" series (2008 -)
  • "Retrogirl" (2016)
  • "Retrogirl 2" (2017)
  • “Ambush” (2017)
  • "Cortical Visual Impairment" mini series (2020)
  • "Communication with First Responders During Emergencies and Disasters" (2021)

Filmography

Main article: Craig Abaya filmography
Directed features
Year Title Credits
2002 ‘’Bruce Hornsby Live at Villa Montalvo" Producer/Director
2003 "Joan Armatrading: All the Way from America” Producer/Director
2006-2020 ‘’The Stern Grove Festival Videos” (series) Producer/Director, Camera Operator, Editor, Music Mixer
2008-2019 ‘’Bridge School News” (series) Producer/Director, Editor, Composer
2015-2016 ‘’Marissa Anne the Media Fan” Producer/Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Editor
2016 ‘’Retrogirl” Producer/Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Editor, Composer
2016 ‘’If I Had a Twin” Producer/Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Editor, Composer
2016 "Ambush" Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Line Producer, Editor, Visual Effects, Composer
2017 ‘’Retrogirl 2” Producer/Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Editor, Composer
2018 ‘’The Nutcracker” Director, Camera Operator
2019 ‘’Restless Soul” Producer/Director, Camera Operator, Editor, Composer
2020 ‘’Cortical Visual Impairment” (mini series) Director, Editor
2020 ‘’Stern Grove - Best of the Fest" Producer/Director, Camera Operator, Editor
2020 "Behind Blue Eyes" Producer/Director/Editor
2021 "Regret" Producer/Director, Camera Operator, Editor, Composer
2021 "Will I Walk on Water" Producer/Director, Camera Operator, Editor, Composer
2021 "Q&A" Producer/Director, Camera Operator, Editor, Composer
2021 "Laze the Day Away" Producer/Director, Editor, Composer
2021 "Communication with First Responders During Emergencies and Disasters" Editor, Composer
2022 "Thank You" Producer/Director, Camera Operator, Editor
2022 "From the Ground Up" Producer/Director, Writer, Editor
2023 "Clearly Through the Mist" Producer/Director, Editor, Composer
2024 "Shout to God with Cries of Gladness" Producer/Director, Camera Operator, Editor

References

  1. Springer, Denize (December 20, 2004). "People on campus: digital dynamo Craig Abaya". San Francisco State University Campus Memo. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "Fil-Am is 10-time Billboard honoree". The Philippine Star. January 3, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  3. "Multimedia Studies: Faculty". San Francisco State University. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  4. "Digital Media Production - San Francisco State University Bulletin 2014 - 2015". www.sfsu.edu. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

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