Clayton Craddock is a Broadway musician, author, podcaster, educator, and the creator of Broadway Drumming 101.

He has spent decades performing, recording, teaching, mentoring, and helping musicians understand what it really takes to build a long-term career in theater and beyond. His work covers drumming, Broadway careers, music education, personal development for artists, entrepreneurship, and behind-the-scenes insights into the music industry.

Clayton Craddock is also a father, a thinker, and a thought provoker. He’s a writer, a storyteller, and someone deeply fascinated by the history of music and how it connects to social movements. He digs into why people do what they do, how culture shifts, and how music reflects the world we live in. He doesn’t just play music. He studies it, questions it, and explores its impact.

He’s an entrepreneur, a mentor, and a business owner who thrives on conversation and connection. Clayton travels, meets people, listens to their stories, and links their experiences to the realities of making a life in music. His work bridges the gap between what musicians learn in school and the real-world challenges of professional performance, networking, survival, and growth.

Clayton is a rebel at heart. A quiet revolutionary. He challenges conventional wisdom, looks beneath the surface of the narratives we’re told, and asks the questions most people avoid. His writing mixes curiosity, skepticism, humor, and lived experience.

This site brings together everything he does: music, books, podcasts, essays, speaking, and the ongoing journey of navigating a creative career. It’s a space for musicians, thinkers, students, and anyone who wants a candid look at how art, culture, and real life intersect.

There’s much more to the story. Click around and see for yourself.