Dedicated to preserving our cultural and natural heritage through photography, print, and audio. Here are Craig’s current projects:

The Dick Patterson Trio - the Lost Chicago Tapes

Restored and mastered by Craig, this long-lost tape finally gives his father, Dick Patterson, the recognition he always deserved, but rarely received. Dick played with Jerry Lewis, The Pointer Sisters, and many others, but here he is with his own trio in 1962. Listen and purchase here, but also available on every streaming service.

The Olive Plugin is Here!

After a year of work and decades of restoration efforts, the Olive plugin has finally been released!

I've been working with Italy's Acustica Audio to bring a suite of plugins to the market which will allow every audio producer to finally use the sound of the famous Olive console. Only one was ever built, but it pioneered virtually every workspace and technology that's in use today, even with DAWs. It ALL comes from this console.

Here’s the Olive story. Click on the pic above to go to the Acustica site, see the video, and check it out!

The Patterson History Library

FREE scans of history books, literature, photography, and much more, most of which center on the history of Colorado and the Southwest. And there are more to come!

Forgotten Sci-Fi Podcast

Craig does all the voices, audio production, and original score for this first ten-episode season that features the work of little-known science fiction authors from the past 140 years, as well as little-known works from popular authors. Available from your favorite podcast provider.

AMC Publicity and Training Video Restoration

In conjunction with Rambler Ranch, Craig has restored over a hundred dealer training and showroom publicity videos. The very early presentations were distributed on vinyl, with an accompanying filmstrip, though a La Belle synchronized 8-track+video projector was used starting in the 1970s. They’ll be released one per week through 2025, so subscribe to the Rambler Ranch channel to get them!

Hellboy

Craig’s latest book tells about the restoration, history and achievements of Gene Brown's 1952 Vincent Rapide. From its inauspicious beginnings in cardboard boxes on a patio for decades, all the way to being the most prized show bike in the United States!

AMC Document LIbrary

Over 100 brand new scans of public, proprietary, and SECRET documents from American Motors. This treasure trove of documents and photographs was borrowed from Rambler Ranch, and scanned for historical purposes. They’re stored at the Internet Archive, and links to each document are right here, including ten VIN decoders!

New Book Release

NOTE: THIS BOOK IS NOW SOLD OUT!
Colorado Monuments by Night is now available in paperback, as an eBook, and as an AudioBook! Brought to life as a successful Kickstarter project, this book takes you on a journey through 105 of Colorado’s monuments and markers, including both nighttime photography, and history you wouldn’t otherwise know. Included with every book are GPS coordinates for every marker, maps, and directions!

Spike Robinson - The Live Session

Painstakingly restored and mastered by Craig for his label PME Records, this double album brings back the heyday of Jazz in Denver, with a performance by Spike that is smoother, more artful, and overall simply better than his later years in the UK. Click here to listen and buy. Also available on every streaming service.

A Merc Named Tribute

The restoration, history and achievements of “Tribute,” the `1950 Mercury currently owned by Jon Kurowski. Through its humble beinnings, all the way to the award-winning and eye-turning car that it is today, this Mercury’s complete story is told in this book.

Auto Museums of Iceland

A wonderful new book that gives the very unique history of what cars and trucks mean to Iceland. Rather than revere a car for its form, Iceland remembers their vehicles for their function; what they contributed to the building of a proud and tough nation. All three of the museums in Iceland have signed on for this project! The book is complete, and has been picked up for publication in Iceland in 2022. Sign up on the mailing list so we can let you know as soon as it’s out!

A Fan Favorite

The Black and Whites contains every print in the collection, printed on high-quality, acid-free paper. Most of them are printed across the two-page spread, making them as large as they can possibly be!