Craig Huxley

Craig Huxley

Craig Huxley (also known as Craig Hundley; born 1954[1]) is an actor, inventor, and musician. He led three albums that were released by Pacific Jazz Records in the late 1960s.

In 1967, he portrayed Captain Kirk's nephew in the Star Trek episode "Operation Annihilate!".[1][2] The following year, he played a different role in the episode "And the Children Shall Lead".[2][3] As a child, he also acted on television in Kung Fu, The Flying Nun, and Bewitched.[1]

His first album, Arrival of a Young Giant, was a trio album by Hundley (piano), Jay Jay Wiggins (bass), and Gary Chase (drums) that was released in 1968.[4] Craig Hundley Plays with the Big Boys, from the following year, had a big band added to the trio.[5] The 1969 release, Rhapsody in Blue, also featured a big band, and included Ed Thigpen on drums.[6]

Huxley invented a musical instrument – an aluminum refinement of the blaster beam – in the 1970s.[7] His design was patented in 1984.[8] The instrument was used in the soundtrack to Star Trek: The Motion Picture,[7] and Huxley played it for the soundtrack to 10 Cloverfield Lane.[9]

In 1985, Huxley established The Enterprise Studios, a music recording studio in Burbank, California.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Feather, Leonard (April 2, 1989). "The Great New Age of Craig Huxley". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b DeCandido, Keith R.A.(June 3, 2016). "Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: "And the Children Shall Lead"". Tor.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Where Are They Now? - Mark Robert Brown". StarTrek.com. September 9, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "WPS-21880 Craig Hundley Trio – Arrival of a Young Giant". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "WPS-21896 Craig Hundley Plays with the Big Boys". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "WPS-21900 Craig Hundley – Rhapsody in Blue". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Kale, Sirin (February 13, 2017). "In Search of the Orgasm Note, the Mythic Note That Makes Women Come". vice.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "Beam and cylinder sound instrument". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. June 1998. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  9. ^ Truitt, Brian (May 29, 2016). "'10 Cloverfield Lane' composer gets crash course in Blaster Beam". USA Today. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  10. ^ Droney, Maureen (June 1, 1999). "Facility Spotlight: The Enterprise Soars On". Mix. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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