Craymo was born Craig Stephen Raymo in Massena, New York and grew up in nearby Ogdensburg, a quiet little city on the St. Lawrence River bordering Canada. Music seemed to possess his soul from an early age as he had always tried to imitate the singers and bands eminating from his little 45 rpm record player. In 3rd grade he picked up the alto saxophone taking lessons from Kenneth Van Winkle, father of future Grammy winner Dixon Van Winkle. Craymo continued taking lessons and played in elementary and Jr. and Sr.High Bands and the school Jazz Rock group. Craig wrote his first song when he was 16. He sang in the school choir from elementary through high school. The young performer craved the stage and graced it every chance he got joining the local vaudeville style minstrel group Showtime. Craymo performed in community theatre and high school drama and musical theatre productions.
As a senior in high school he took interest in DJing and got a job spinning at Big Ed's Dallas Lounge and also at a local radio station where co-workers first started calling him Craymo. Craymo went to Fredonia State University majoring in Broadcasting with a minor in drama.
Feeling the call of the big city, Craig left college and moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dreams. He soon landed acting gigs in the TV soap operas General Hospital and days Of Our livess, most recently in the HBO original film Recount. Craymo continued to DJ in Nightclubs and was one of the first "video jocks" to beat mix videos! All the while focused on his music Craymo wrote hundreds of songs and started recording demos in Los Angeles recording studios. He auditioned to be the lead singer for several bands but ultimately realized his destiny was to be a solo artist. The determined young man took vocal lessons with R&B great Bobby Womack and recorded a demo of one of his songs. Craymo then met record producer David Longoria who took him under his wing and they recorded his first professionally recorded song Love Touch and filmed his first music video. Then they went on to create several more songs including Craymo's first EP entitled Be My Girl who's title track was licensed in the indie film Paper Thin Immortals. The next video was Take It Slow with a sixties beatnick vibe and the song was licensed in the indie film Accidents Don't Happen. Craymo appeared as a male vocalist on Star Search 89 with Ed McMahan. He formed several backup bands performing at the Whiskey A Go Go, The Roxy, Genghis Cohen and opened up shows for Smashmouth, The Plimsouls and Fishbone. He then met record producer Chris Irwin and recorded several songs in his Malibu studio. Craymo then ran into his old friend, songwriter and producer Brandon Jarrett. They went into the studio and magic happened. Combining their song catalogs into one company, Moho Productions, LLC. They recorded One Love One World which became a worldwide phenomenon being featured on the United Nations project UNESCO web site
www.newsongsforpeace.org . School teachers all over the world downloaded the song, taught it to their students who then performed it at their schools in the USA, Canada, China and Australia!
The world premiere music video for One Love One World is September 11, 2009.
Craymo has been a semi-finalist and finalist in several songwriting competitions including Unisong, the Hollywood Spiritual Film Festival, UK Songwriting Competition, Pacific Songwriting Competition and the Artist Undiscovered Competition. His songs have been licensed in the indie films Super Southern Sweet Sixteen, Silly Movie 2, Successful Failures 2, Paper Thin Immortals and Accident's Don't Happen. Also in television including The X Games 14 on ESPN, The Orlando Citrus Parade, Sinbad's Reality U (pilot), Toddlers and Tiaras (TLC) and Chris and John To The Rescue (Canada). His first full lenght CD Cosmos and followup Cosmos (Singles and Remixes) are available on iTunes. Craymo is currently receiving airplay on commercial and internet radio all over the world.
Passion For Fashion (PFF) is the first single off his album Cosmos (Singles and Remixes). It is a campy fun dance song about our love of fashion and how it rules our lives.
Craymo's influences include Duran Duran, George Michael, The Beatles, Morrissey, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, David Bowie, Elton John, Sting and The Cars.
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Craymo has a "Passion for Fashion"
Craymo is an indie electronic pop singer/songwriter. His influences include David Bowie, The Beatles, Duran Duran and Michael Jackson. Craymo brings an element of fun to his music. Passion For Fashion (PFF) is a funky pop song about our love of fashion and how it influences our lives, from cover girls to cover boys. He has been a finalist and/or semi-finalist in several songwriting competitions including Unisong, Pacific Songwriting Competition, The UK Songwriting Competition and the Hollywood Spiritual Film Festival. Craymo's songs have been heard on television on The X Games (ESPN), Toddlers and Tiaras (TLC), Orlando Citrus Parade (Syndicated), Chris and John To the Rescue (Canada). His music has also been licensed in the indie films Super Southern Sweet Sixteen, Paper Thin Immortals and Accidents Don't Happen. Craymo appeared as a male vocalist on Star Search '89 with Ed McMahon! Passion For Fashion (PFF)) is already receiving airplay in the UK, Germany and Japan! Craymo is the Director of Publishing and co-owner of Moho Productions whose focus is to produce, record and develop new talent.
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One Love One World (We Are One)
"We are the world, we are the children." "Heal the world, make it a better place, for you and for me and the entire human race." Michael Jackson
These two songs inspired and defined a generation and opened our eyes to equality, love, human rights and world peace. It helped us to realize that we are all the same, regardless of our color, gender, size, limitation, shape, religion, nationality or age. We are all children of the earth and we all belong here in unity. It also helped us realize that there are many people in the world who are far less fortunate than we are and to take the time to become more aware, to change and to make a difference. Michael Jackson, his music and his message of hope will live on. As a radio and nightclub DJ for many years, Craymo got to be one of the first ones to play Michael's records and music videos and got to witness first hand the positive effect that Michael Jackson and his music had on people. His humanity and compassion always flowed effortlessly through his words and melodies and he moved people, he made a difference. As a songwriter, Micheal Jackson inspired Craymo in many ways including his knack for storytelling and the way his melodies took him to another place. A few years ago in some way he inspired Craymo and Brandon Jarrett of Moho Productions to write One Love One World.
One Love One World continues the mission that Michael started. His vision of equality for all, civil rights, love, human rights and world peace. Our vision also includes equal rights for the GLBT community. No two people in the world are exactly alike. We are all unique individuals yet we are all the same. We are all human beings sharing this human experience. Like Michael's songs We Are The World and Heal The World, One Love One World has already been joyously sung by children young and old at their schools all over the world including the USA, Canada, China and Australia! It is a featured song download on the United Nations project UNESCO website
www.newsongsforpeace.orgwas a finalist for best song in the Hollywood Spiritual Music Awards and semi-finalist in the 2008 UK Songwriting Competition.
March 2010 marks the world premiere music video for One Love One World.
The message of hope for humanity lives on. Talking about equality brings equality. Talking about human rights, brings human rights. Talking about world peace brings world peace. Talking about love brings love. One Love One World (We Are One) is the 2nd single from Craymo's album Cosmos (Singles and Remixes) now available on iTunes.
Description: Fun, upbeat, electronic pop rock songs from a singer/songwriter with a passion for life and love. Influences include Duran Duran, David Bowie, The Beatles and Michael Jackson
Craymo was born Craig Stephen Raymo in Massena, New York and grew up in nearby Ogdensburg, a quiet little city on the St. Lawrence River bordering Canada. Music seemed to possess his soul from an early age as he had always tried to imitate the singers and bands eminating from his little 45 rpm record player. In 3rd grade he picked up the alto saxophone taking lessons from Kenneth Van Winkle, father of future Grammy winner Dixon Van Winkle. Craymo continued taking lessons and played in elementary and Jr. and Sr.High Bands and the school Jazz Rock group. Craig wrote his first song when he was 16. He sang in the school choir from elementary through high school. The young performer craved the stage and graced it every chance he got joining the local vaudeville style minstrel group Showtime. Craymo performed in community theatre and high school drama and musical theatre productions.
As a senior in high school he took interest in DJing and got a job spinning at Big Ed's Dallas Lounge and also at a local radio station where co-workers first started calling him Craymo. Craymo went to Fredonia State University majoring in Broadcasting with a minor in drama.