About. 

                 

​iies. is a visionary musician/artist currently residing within Denver, CO.  The name iies is coined from his birth name "Craig Northup II" which he takes the Roman numeral two, and applies it to symbolize the letter "i" to pronounce the word "eyes".

"eyes" was a childhood nickname given to him, for which he now embraces to reflect how "eyes" conjure many different perspectives. He has made this idea one of the main staples for his artistic mission today.

​iies wants to bring his following into a multi-sensorial experience by describing energies of our reality via visual art and music, to explain the vibrations of light and sound. His art is expressive, vibrant, and painterly with swirling lines, bending and twisting perspectives, and filled with motion; his music is lyrically complex, energetic, and thought provoking.

​Far from his past persona and no longer held by the mental restraints of his own societal, parental, and internal shortcomings, iies now expresses his fully realized identity proudly with his story of trauma, redemption, and spiritually. 
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the iies. collective.

BIO.

iies. conjure many different perspectives... here they are.
Meet "The iies. Collective" a band, a organization, a legacy.
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meet the members.

baz gillen

Baz Gillen is a drummer and educator based in Denver Colorado. Outside of teaching and playing at local venues for various groups he is also gaining experience touring and recording for various artists of numerous styles of music. He is currently pursuing a jazz performance degree at MSU Denver and hopes to keep expanding his musical knowledge and abilities.

jacob montano

​Jacob Montano is a Bass Player, Composer, Producer, and Video Maker based out of Denver, CO. He has almost three years of experience in the Denver Music Scene, playing at such iconic Colorado venues like the Fox Theatre in Boulder, Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Globe Hall, and Lost Lake. Jacob is currently a student, working towards a Bachelors in Music Performance & Audio Production at CU Denver. His dream is to tour around the world with a band and play music with his friends. Find out more about Jacob and his work at jacobmontano.com

killian bertsch

pianist/Composer

aidan roberts.

Guitarist/Audio Engineer