Ian Crawford (musician)

Ian Crawford
Birth name	Ian Miles Crawford
Born	September 29, 1988 Eugene, Oregon, United States
Genres	Alternative rock indie rock pop rock power pop pop punk
Occupation(s)	Musician guitarist
Instruments	Vocals guitar bass piano mandolin drums percussion
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Decaydance Fueled by Ramen
Associated acts	The Contestants Never Shout Never Panic! at the Disco The Cab Dallon Weekes Stamps Fall Out Boy Play for Keeps Spike and The Impalers The Academy Is...
Website	myspace.com/iancrawfordmusic
Notable instruments
Fender Stratocaster Grosh Vintage T

Ian Miles Crawford (born September 29, 1988) is an American musician and vocalist born in Eugene, Oregon. He is most prominently known being a touring guitarist and backing vocalist for groups including The Cab, Panic! at the Disco, Never Shout Never, and The Academy Is... In 2016, he founded the rock and roll group The Contestants, which released their debut studio album, No Contest, in May 2016.

Career

He was lead guitarist of The Cab from 2007 until his departure in 2009. On June 1, 2009 The Cab's lead singer Alexander DeLeon announced on his blog that guitarist Ian Crawford had decided to leave the band.^[1] Although DeLeon did say that Crawford had decided to leave due to creative differences, there seemed to be no animosity between him and the band. For their upcoming "What Happens in Vegas..." tour, The Cab announced that their friend Bryan Dawson would be replacing Crawford.

Crawford was also known as the former touring guitarist for Panic! at the Disco. In 2009, after the departure of Ryan Ross and Jon Walker, Crawford joined Panic! at the Disco as their touring guitarist. He left the band in 2012, citing his desire to make "real, genuine" music.^[2]

On June 11, 2014, it was announced that Crawford would become the lead guitarist of Never Shout Never.^[3] On November 24, 2015, it was confirmed by Crawford himself that he was kicked out of the band. Crawford also announced that he would go on tour with The Academy Is... on their 10th anniversary tour.^[4]

In 2016, Ian Crawford formed the rock and roll band The Contestants and released their debut studio album, No Contest, on May 6, 2016.^[5]

Discography

Solo

Track list

• "Losing My Religion" (R.E.M. cover)
• "Over My Head, Over Me (demo)
• "Better in Time" (feat. Ren Patrick)

With The Cab

• Whisper War (2008)
• Welcome to the New Administration (2008)
  • "Bounce (snippet)" & "Take My Hand Machine Shop Production" (feat. Cassadee Pope from Hey Monday)
• Punk Goes Pop 2 (2008)
  • "Disturbia" (Rihanna Cover)
• The Lady Luck EP (2009)
  • "Take My Hand (Remix)(feat. Cassadee Pope)", "Diamonds Are Forever (And Forever Is A Long Time)" & "Lights"^[6]
• Symphony Soldier (2011)

With Stamps

• Tramps (2010)
• Stamps Ventures of a Lifetime (2011)

With Play For Keeps

• 2010 Goodbye Natural, Hello Manmade. – guitar on "X.I.F."^[7]

With Dallon Weekes

• 2010 guitar on "Skid Row (Downtown)" (Little Shop of Horrors)

With Ashbury

• 2008 guitar and vocals on "Under Your Skin"

With Never Shout Never

• 2015 Recycled Youth, Vol. 1
• 2015 Black Cat

References

1. Dear friends message at symphonysoldier.com
2. Trimboli, Grant. "P!ATD TOURING MEMBER IAN CRAWFORD LEAVING TO MAKE "REAL, GENUINE" MUSIC". Under The Gun Review. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
3. "Never Shout Never on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
4. Crawford, Ian. "Well, now that the cat is finally out of the bag, I guess I'll speak up...". Facebook. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
5. https://thecontestants.bandcamp.com/releases
6. Cab, The – The Lady Luck EP (CD) at Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-17.
7. iTunes – Music – Goodbye Natural, Hello Manmade by Play for Keeps. Itunes.apple.com (August 28, 2010). Retrieved on 2011-10-17.