Originally from Connecticut, Craig Pilo graduated from the University of North Texas College of Music in 1995 with a Bachelors Degree in Music.  In the fall of 1996 he moved to Los Angeles where he resides today.  In 1997 Craig did the fall tour with famed trumpeter Maynard Ferguson to promote his One More Trip To Birdland CD.  Craig attributes his early success to some of his private teachers, Alan Dawson, Ed Soph, Dave Weckl, and Jeff Hamilton. From 1998 until 2002 Craig worked around Los Angeles and maintained a regular schedule with Player ("Baby Come Back"), a few local artists, and did sessions for TV, Film, and local artists' CD’s.  A partial list of credits from this period includes: Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Sex and the City, CSI Miami, Malcolm in the Middle, Sabrina, The Osbornes, and the movies Basic and Dirty Dancing II: Havana Nights.  Some of the artists include: Billy Vera, Malo, Heatwave, Blue Magic, and Deniece Williams.  In the Spring of 2002 Craig began playing regularly with Pat Boone.  He did several tours over the next few years and recorded for a few of Pats CD’s.  Craig played on the title cut “Under God” for the re-release of Pat’s American Glory CD released in 2002.  In 2004 Craig broke away from his regular gigs and began playing with Angela Carole Brown and did a few tours with the Red Elvises.  Each project produced a CD that included Craig on the drums.  The Red Elvises recorded and released a live CD from one of the concerts in Russia, and Angela Carole Brown recorded and released The Slow Club.  In the summer of 2005 Craig rejoined Pat Boone for his tour of Ireland.  And in the summer of 2006 Craig played the Playboy Jazz Festival with Angela Carole Brown and The Slow Club Quartet. In October of 2005, Craig joined "Rock N Roll Hall-of-Fame" singer Frankie Valli for his touring band.  Two years later, in 2007, Craig continued touring with Frankie Valli and was also able to tour with Edgar Winter, and Player.  In April of 2007 Craig released a solo CD Just Play on Rue De La Harpe Records and it won Craig Jazz Artist of the Year at the Los Angeles Independent Music Award, and the Great American Songwriting Award. In November of 2008, Craig played on and produced Expressionism for The Slow Club Quartet, and in 2010 he released his second solo CD Unsupervised, on Rue de la Harpe Records.  Craig continues touring with Frankie Valli, composing music for film and television, including his most recent for the Larry Crowne movie trailer and for Access Hollywood, recording drums for various projects, and writing a column on MusicianWages.com. Check out his first article, Getting Started as a Musician.