Craig Slon studied rhythm, harmony, counterpoint, composition, and ethnomusicology at Sarah Lawrence College, where he received a BA in Liberal Arts. He studied Desana sound symbolism and categorization under Irving Goldman and has visited Tarahumara and Shuar communities. He has received composer grants from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, the Digital Harbor Foundation, Artlink, Sarah Lawrence College, and City Artist Corps Grants. Additionally, his music was selected for the 2026 MUSLAB International Electroacoustic Music Exhibition. Slon won a music publishing contract from the Tirreno Editorial Group Composer Competition and received a Craft Award for Original Score from New York University's First Run Festival. He lived in Spain for ten years, and his music has been performed in Spain, Denmark, Australia, Peru, the United States, Mexico, England, Scotland, Germany, Ecuador, China, and Russia.