Morgan Craft

New times demand new visions, new ideas, new ideals. There are no insurmountable obstacles on earth anywhere. There are no first, second or third worlds. The entire planet is our relevant unit of analysis and concern. Everything good is for everyone. We do not have to battle with any existing system; rather, as Buckminster Fuller clearly saw, to change something, we must build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. To this beginning I propose The House of Light / The Center for Advanced Research, designed to function as a nucleus for a general reformation of the whole wide world, and, more specifically, dedicated to the (Re)Making of the Universal Wo/Man; an individual capable of limitless development and able to embrace all knowledge. It is this Universally aligned and inspired individual who shall prove equipped to ride the coming wave of the much-hyped societal changes, and, once the dust settles, be responsible for planting the new seeds.

Morgan Craft is an improvisational musician whose work explores the frontier between accepted notions of what is possible and the infinite potential awaiting discovery. Craft’s dedication to improvisation stems from his interest in the natural world and the constant motion, growth, and evolution of the world around him. Underlying all of Craft’s works and inspiring future creations is the idea that the universe is fundamentally composed of vibration, making vibrations the common denominator between all things.

As an instrumentalist he has sought to ‘liquefy’ the electric guitar and break the sound barrier, opening up new avenues and opportunities for sound. Craft’s switch to an eight-string electric guitar began a commitment to experimentation in the extended range of the instrument, while holding steadfast to the assertion which accompanies all of his solo releases that “all sounds are made by, on, or through, solo electric guitar.”

Morgan’s recent works include an essay in Afrofuturism: A New Manifesto (2023), Godel Performance at Cafe Oto, London, England (2019), and participation in the exhibition Arthur Jafa: A Series of Utterly Improbable, Yet Extraordinary Renditions at Serpentine North Gallery in London, England (2017). His work is included in I Never Metaguitar Four from Clean Feed Records (2017), and he has released several albums as a part of his Circle of Light Recordings, including Circle of Light, Black Project, and Power of Won  (2016), and The Living Mythology (2015).