Colin O. Griffin is a professional drummer, producer, and creative director. He has recorded and toured with numerous artists since 1988, playing drums, percussion, and vocals on various albums and soundtracks. He co-produced and performed drums on The Borgnines 2012 EP. As a creative director, he has done branding, design, and video work for companies like Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative, Urban Flowers, and Fresh Market Place. He currently owns his own creative agency, Anglerfish Creative.
1. recording credits
colin O. griffin
COLIN OWEN GRIFFIN
PROFESSIONAL RECORDING AND
TOURING DRUMMER
1988-present
.writing, arrangment and performace of drum,
percussion and vocal tracks for domestic and
international artists
“FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS”
MOTION PICTURE OST
2012 AIRFIELD/LOOSE UNION RECORDS
.performed all drum, percussion and backing vocal
tracks for major motion picture soundtrack selection
.engineered and mixed with award-winning producer
brad wheeler for jung-woo ha and CJ Entertainment
“ON THE OUTS”
THE BORGNINES
2012 AIRFIELD/LOOSE UNION RECORDS
.co-produced and performed all drum tracks for EP
.engineered with brad wheeler and jason sander
.EP jacket and liner note design
“GRACE” (featuring Peter Cornell)
GRACE EP
1998 SOUNDGARDEN’S PRACTICE SPACE
.wrote and performed all drum tracks for EP
.engineered with gideon zeretsky and re-mastered
with dave abbruzzese (Pearl Jam/Supertramp)
“HOGTIED”
THE PLEASURE ELITE
1998 LAUNDRYROOM RECORDS
.wrote and performed all drum tracks for LP
.engineered with tom smeardon (Foo-Fighters)
and rob bursmith
“THE CHAUFFEUR”
THE CHAUFFEUR
1997 LAUNDRYROOM RECORDS
.wrote and performed all drum tracks for EP
.engineered with barret jones (Nirvana/Foo-Fighters
Presidents of the United States)
312.647.3971 colinallcreative.com
education
University of Illinois
BA Communications
2012
Illinois Institute of Art
Visual Communications
2008-2010
Harold Washington City College
AA Liberal Studies
2007
work history
ANGLERFISH CREATIVE
OWNER/LEAD CREATIVE
2010-CURRENT
SMART GRID CONSUMER COLLABERATIVE 2015
.video production of 6, five minute presentation videos
.voice over/narration
.sound design
URBAN FLOWERS 2015
.rebranding and brand packaging
.POP design
.collateral design for print and web
FRESH MARKET PLACE 2014-present
.POP and poster design
.designs for digital and print
.collateral design for print and web
CONCENTRIC PARTNERS/OTSUKA 2014
.intensive brandstorming seminar for Otsuka Pharmaceutical
.branding conceptualizing, sketching
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 2010-2013
.event and promotional design
.film and music collateral for print and web
.storyboarding
.identity and branding (concept and execution)
FRESH MARKET PLACE
STORE MANAGER/IN-HOUSE DESIGNER
6/2014-9/2015
.management of a 8 person team, across 3 depts.
.developed strong customer/employee relationships
strengths
learning, conceptualizing, sketching, brainstorming, creative
communication, type and image for print or web
software
adobe Illustator, InDesign, After Effects, Premeire Pro
microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel