He composes music for television and film and is an accomplished guitarist whose work has been noticed in the smooth jazz charts.
Craig returned to Los Angeles in 1985, where he quickly landed the role of guitarist for saxman Ronnie Laws.
During the same time frame, Sharmat scored the background music to the American TV series Xuxa.
Sharmat is a graduate of Spud Murphy's "Equal Interval System" (EIS) music composition course.
His father Mitchell Sharmat created Nate's cousin, the girl detective Olivia Sharp, who debuted in 1989.