Electronic Press Kit

Craig Kite is a singer-songwriter and poet based in New York City. His work belongs to the lineage of lyric-driven artists who treat songs as vessels for language — more spoken confession than spectacle. Like Leonard Cohen, who began as a poet before setting his words to music, Craig writes songs that begin on the page and unfold into intimate melodies.

Over the past few years, Craig has built a substantial catalog of material while performing across the city’s open mics and small venues. These performances have shaped his approach: quiet, direct, and attentive to the words. For Craig, a successful performance isn’t about volume or energy, but about drawing the room into stillness — making space for the story of each song to land.

His upcoming studio work with Plaid Dog Studio in Boston marks the next chapter. The project will bring his songs into full production for the first time, starting with a single and expanding into a debut album. Alongside the music, Craig is also preparing his first book of poetry, continuing the crossover between his writing and his songs.

With both words and music at the center of his identity, Craig Kite offers performances that feel like listening to a journal read aloud — moments of honesty carried by voice and guitar. His goal is to move beyond the open-mic circuit into listening rooms, theaters, and venues where the lyric can take its rightful place at the heart of the performance.