Occupation(s) Drummer Website www.craigpilo.com | Years active 1996–present Record label Rue De La Harpe | |
Born April 21, 1972 (age 44) ( 1972-04-21 ) Associated acts Frankie Valli, Red Elvises, Pat Boone, Edgar Winter, Deniece Williams, Player Music director Confessions Of A Self-hating Jew Albums Unsupervised, Just Play, Drummer Boy Genres Rock music, Jazz, Big band Similar Mitchel Forman, Christopher Corey Smith, Jim King | ||
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Craig Pilo (né Craig M. Pilo; born 21 April 1972 Connecticut) is an American drummer who has performed with Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Maynard Ferguson, Edgar Winter, Deniece Williams, Pat Boone, the Red Elvises, and Player. The Los Angeles Music Awards named Pilo "Best Jazz Artist of 2007" for his debut album, Just Play.
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Career
Pilo received his bachelor's degree in drum performance from the University of North Texas College of Music in 1995, and soon began touring with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson on the "One More Trip To Birdland" Tour. Pilo's film & TV music department credits as drummer: Ally McBeal, Sex in the City, CSI: Miami, Malcolm in the Middle, Sabrina, The Osbournes, Basic, Boston Public, and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.
Pilo's mentors include Alan Dawson, Ed Soph, Dave Weckl, and Jeff Hamilton.
Pilo has performed internationally and coast-to-coast in North America. One such notable performance was with Frankie Valli, in a PBS/NPR special, A Capitol Fourth, July 4, 2014, from the United States Capitol, which had an attendance of 300,000 and a television audience of 6 million. Pilo has released three solo albums: Just Play (2007), Unsupervised (2011), and Drummer Boy (2014). He has written on the music industry for Modern Drummer magazine, and currently teaches drum performance and music business at the California College of Music.
Selected discography
Songs
Red ClayJust Play · 2007
Spiral DanceUnsupervised · 2011
One for DLSUnsupervised · 2011