Old Sea Brigade
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Old Sea Brigade
| image = Ben Cramer before going for the album release.jpg
| landscape = yes
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|04|16}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, United States
| birth_name = Benjamin George Cramer
| genre = *indie
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 2015–present
| label = Nettwerk Music Group
| website = {{URL|www.oldseabrigade.com}}
}}
Benjamin George Cramer, better known as Old Sea Brigade, is an American songwriter and producer, signed to Nettwerk Music Group.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wherethemusicmeets.com/2016/09/20/old-sea-brigade-all-the-same/ |title=Old Sea Brigade – All The Same |website=Where the Music Meets|last=Baptista Coelho|first=José|accessdate=December 31, 2016|date=September 20, 2016}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.nettwerk.com/news/2016/old-sea-brigade-signs-nettwerk-listen-all-same |title=Old Sea Brigade Signs To Nettwerk, Listen To "All The Same" |work=Nettwerk Music Group |publication-date=September 19, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2016}} Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Cramer currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.{{Cite web |url=http://www.globalyodel.com/yodels/a-guide-to-atlanta-with-old-sea-brigade/ |title=A Guide to Atlanta with Old Sea Brigade |website=Global Yodal |publication-date=January 13, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2016|last=Bushati|first=Era}}
Career
Old Sea Brigade's debut self-titled EP was released in January 2016 to much critical acclaim.{{Cite web |url=http://www.motherchurchpew.com/2016/01/19/stream-old-sea-brigades-self-titled-debut-ep/ |title=Stream Old Sea Brigade's Self-Titled Debut EP! |last=Hubbard |first=Susan |date=January 19, 2016 |website=Mother Church Pew|accessdate=December 31, 2016}} Cramer spent the following year touring the United States and Europe, including support shows with Joseph, Julien Baker, and Benjamin Francis Leftwich.{{Cite web |url=http://hearnebraska.org/feature/the-comprehensive-guide-to-nebraska-folk-roots-festival-2016/ |title=The Comprehensive Guide to the 2016 Nebraska Folk & Roots Festival |website=Hear Nebraska|date=June 8, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2016}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/02/10/music-weekend-next-week-feb/80179728/ |title=Music this weekend, next week: Feb. 12–18 |last=Gibbs |first=Luann |publication-date=February 10, 2016|work=Cinciatti.com|accessdate=December 31, 2016}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.ticketalternative.com/event/benjamin-francis-leftwich |title=Benjamin Francis Leftwich|date=November 17, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2016|work=TicketAlternative}} His music has been described as indie folk with "a sense of Southern-gothic".{{Cite web |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/videos/old-sea-brigade-all-the-same |title=Old Sea Brigade – 'All The Same' |last=Murray |first=Robin |work=Clash |publication-date=September 28, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2016}} Old Sea Brigade released his debut album Ode to a Friend in January 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Old-Sea-Brigade-Releases-Debut-Album-Ode-To-A-Friend-20190104 |title=Old Sea Brigade Releases Debut Album, 'Ode to a Friend' |website=Broadway World|date=January 4, 2019|accessdate=January 5, 2019}} In August 2020, Old Sea Brigade released a collaborative EP, All The Ways You Sing In The Dark, with his friend, Luke Sital-Singh.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=Old Sea Brigade, Luke Sital-Singh Collaborate In Writing 'All the Ways You Sing in the Dark'|url=https://americansongwriter.com/all-the-ways-you-sing-in-the-dark-ben-cramer-luke-sital-singh-song-interview/|access-date=2020-09-03|website=American Songwriter|language=en-US}} Old Sea Brigade's music has been featured in notable TV shows including Grey's Anatomy,{{Cite web|title=Music from Grey's Anatomy S15E07|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/greys-anatomy/season-15/70991|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Tunefind|language=en-us}} This Is Us,{{Cite web|title=Music from This is Us S3E12|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/this-is-us/season-3/76894|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Tunefind|language=en-us}} Nashville,{{Cite web|title=Music by Old Sea Brigade|url=https://www.tunefind.com/artist/old-sea-brigade|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Tunefind|language=en-us}} and A Million Little Things.{{Cite web|title=Music from A Million Little Things S1E14|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/a-million-little-things/season-1/77183|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Tunefind|language=en-us}}
Discography
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! Year ! Work ! Track Listing ! Notes |
| rowspan=2| 2016
| Old Sea Brigade – EP | 1. Love Brought Weight | Debut EP |
| Christmas Dream – Single
| 1. Christmas Dream | Single |
| rowspan=4| 2017
| Wash Me Away – EP | 1. Once Again | Explicit Content |
| We Belong – Single
| 1. We Belong | Pat Benatar cover |
| Cover My Own – EP
| 1. Tidal Wave | Acoustic Version |
| Songs for the Holidays – EP
| 1. Motel 6 and Christmas Eve | Original Song |
| 2019
| Ode to a Friend | 1. Sinkhole | Debut Album |
| 2020
|All The Ways You Sing In The Dark - EP |
|Collaborative EP with Luke Sital-Singh |
| 2021
| Motivational Speaking | 1. How It Works | |
References
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External links
- [http://www.oldseabrigade.com/ Official website]
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Category:American folk-pop singers
Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:American folk singers
Category:Singer-songwriters from Tennessee
Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters