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Detroit, United States

Carl Craig is described as a creative visionary, an electronic music icon, an esteemed Grammy-nominated composer, a world-class DJ and an ambassador for his native Detroit. Yet the common thread that runs through Craig’s broad musical canon and creative projects is a resounding fascination with futurism. The 42-year old producer has cultivated a unique path as an artist, entrepreneur and civic leader, guided by his tendency toward forward thinking.

“My livelihood is making music that I can perform, whether I’m doing orchestral production or modular strangeness or generating club music. I don’t restrict myself”, says Craig. “I defined myself by being who I am. The ultimate self-respect is when you say you’re going to do something and you go and do it to the best of your ability.”

Craig released his first track in 1989 on a Virgin UK compilation album, with two singles following on labels run by his first collaborator Derrick May. After a series of ambitious releases for his co-owned Retroactive imprint, in 1991 Craig launched his second record label Planet E with the groundbreaking EP “4 Jazz Funk Classics”. Still running strong, Planet E turned 20 in October 2011. Reflecting ahead of a year that will be packed with events and releases celebrating the label’s history, Craig readily admits that when he started the label he was hoping “it would last forever”. He cites artistic freedom as the highlight of running the label and adds, “It was never a struggle for the label to be an outlet for my or other people’s music.
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  • ElektrikaMoscow

    Elektrika want to work with to build their new album? Listen to track and write if you like, we want long-term cooperation if you succeed, we liked your work. Sincerely Elektrika. Our Email: logospeed@mail.ru, a link to download the track: http://muzkontakt.ru/dl/mp3/13451/

    16 days ago
  • Auland

    I appreciate his work now much more than I ever did.

    last month
  • ufokiller

    At Les - героин,мать его..

    March 2012
  • elodonut

    good one!

    March 2012
  • muncadunc

    "Dreamland" is totally sick.

    February 2012
  • Theeboon

    This is where it's at!

    January 2012
  • drownedinsound2

    Fucking genius!!

    December 2011
  • DominoDub

    Wish he would drop another album along the lines of "More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art "!

    June 2011
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