Craig Leon

Craig Leon (born 7 January 1952) is an American-born record producer, composer and arranger currently living in England.Leon was instrumental in launching the careers of many recording artists including The Ramones , Suicide and Blondie Active in pop music production from 1974–1998, Leon has focused on classical composition, orchestration, arrangement and recording from 1998 to the present. His work appears on many classical recordings with artists including Luciano Pavarotti, Andreas Scholl, Sir James Galway, Joshua Bell, The London Chamber Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and The London Symphony Orchestra. In 2013 "Nommos" an avant-garde electronic album written and performed by Craig that was originally released on Takoma Records in 1981 was reissued as a vinyl only limited edition paving the way for the full release of both early electronic works written by Leon, "Nommos" and "Visiting", in April, 2014. Leon has been performing both works at selected venues in the U.S. and Europe since 2014 including Moogfest,the CTM-Festival and the Unsound Festival. The latest project released on Leon's own Atlas Réalisations label distributed through PIAS Classics worldwide label is “The Film Scores and Original Orchestral Music of George Martin” performed by The Berlin Music Ensemble and conducted by Craig Leon which was released on November 10, 2017.