Craig Hall Biography
Craig Hall was born Claudious R. Hall in Kingston, Jamaica on November 4th 1974. He started singing at the tender age of 6 at the Giddy Hall All Age School in the Boys ‘choir. Craig Hall was raised up in the church and sang for various church functions. He migrated to Brooklyn, New York at 12 yrs. old. He continued to sing at various Talent Shows where he gradually gained the name “Craig Fabulous” because he was often told that his voice/performance was fabulous. Over the years Craig was eager to sing where ever he was asked. He sang at Weddings, funerals, barbecues and wherever someone would hand him a mic. Leaving High school he was dubbed in the year book as “MOST TALENTED”. He continued to compete in various talent concerts in New York and would even call into nightly radio shows and compete on air. Years went by, and Craig Hall joined the U.S ARMY in 1996 where he was stationed in Fort Hood, Texas and served as a Chaplain Assistant. While in the service, he helped to form a reggae group called MASH A WURKS which included 8 other members. By this time he was called Fabulous as Craig was dropped from his prior name. Mash A Wurks was well known in the Killeen area of Texas and they, opened up for various acts such as Gregory Isaacs, Mad Lion, Singing Melody, Frisco Kid and many other well-known acts. Around that time he recorded his first single “Situations” and he was featured with other artist on the Mash A Wurks project. After leaving the military, he relocated to Brooklyn, New York to start his family. It may have seemed like music was on the back burner but Craig still had hopes of breaking into the music industry. He continued to sing locally and recorded his second single which was a remake of “Savage Garden’s I knew I loved You”. In 2003, Craig Hall packed up with his wife from New York after the birth of his first daughter (Kiyah) and decided to move to Margate, Florida.
While working his 9 to 5 he was still seeking to get into the music scene. He continued to write and sing but mostly at home. At the time, Craig went to church mainly on special occasions such as Easter and Christmas. He always had a solid Christian background as his mother was an avid believer in the Lord Jesus Christ and was constantly praying for him. Craig’s motto was “when God is ready for me He will call me”. On December 23, 2005, Christmas Eve service at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, Craig decided to surrender his life to the lord and he answered that call along with his wife Nicole. He attended new convert classes as much as he could as to learn more about his decision and he was later baptized March 18, 2006.
Craig kept on singing and grabbed on to every opportunity to sing along the way. He continue to sing at Weddings and Banquets and was given the opportunity to share the stage with Papa San, 2nd Chance and Junior Tucker just to name a few. This slowly allowed him to burst on the Gospel music scene.
This went on until about 2009 when he became part of a group called “Salvation is Now” featuring Chris Riggs and Swagger Bloom.
Craig’s official break came in 2010, when he was singing locally at a Wedding. He was approached by DJ Stereo man to work with him on a compilation CD. This proved to be a great connection, as DJ Stereo Man was one of the first known dancehall gospel artist. Shortly after, Craig recorded his first official reggae gospel track called “WHEN IT RAINS” and it was featured on the compilation CD called Gospel Brigade which featured, DJ Stereo Man, St .Matthew, Kirk Davis, Twiggy, Troy Genius, 2nd Chance, Yankee B, Shelly Thunder and many more. Craig Hall reconnected with St. Matthew aka The Streets Disciple and traveled to Jamaica and found himself recording 3 more tracks by early 2011. His single “Beautiful” has been well received and requested in the USA and abroad. He also shot his first official music video “Stay The Same” Featuring St. Matthew: Directed by Ronnie Cash from Media Moguls. Craig Hall is currently recording songs to debut on his long awaited full length CD.
