Drummer, Producer, Composer, Editor & Educator
CRAIG WALKNER is a six-time Wisconsin Area Music Industry award winner and holds a degree in Percussion Performance from UW-Madison. A 2019 inductee into the Menomonee Falls High School Hall of Fame for Fine Arts, he is a veteran of the live and studio scene with a discography of 30 albums that have been heard across the globe.
Craig has performed locally and nationally as a drummer/ percussionist in a multitude of ensembles with genres from classical to jazz, rock to rap, and currently experimental/prog rock. His bands have opened for Brother Ali, The Fray, Gin Blossoms, Hanson, Ozric Tentacles, Zion I, and The Gufs. He has been taught by/performed alongside Siggi Baldursson (Sugarcubes), Steve Bowman (Counting Crows, Luce), Bob Chmel (Frank Sinatra, jr), Jeff Stitley (Chick Corea) and Louie Bellson (jazz legend).
Opening for Hanson
A highly acclaimed percussion instructor, Craig has taught students of all ages and abilities for over 20 years. He has edited and proofed percussion manuscripts for some of today's most in-demand percussion books published by Hal Leonard and works full time at Musicnotes in Middleton, WI.