A DJ since the turn of the century & co-creator of the monthly dance event titled "loom," Brent Crampton's motto has become: Bringing people together—connecting through music—releasing in dance. Based in the middle of America, his innate life gift has been recognized through various awards, such as Best DJ in 2006-2008 for the Omaha Entertainment & Arts Awards, Scion/Imeem Breakthrough Emerging Artist in 2006 and named one of Omaha, Nebraska's top artists of the year in 2009 by The Reader.
His other motto is mixing life. "I mix music the same way I mix food, friends and experiences," says Crampton. As such, his sound centers around the deep house and global soul movement, yet defies genres, dropping anything on the right occasion from underground disco, conscious hip hop, party rocking classics, post punk and world flavors such as afrobeat, samba, salsa, dancehall and bhangra.
With this musical tapestry in mind, Crampton founded the dance celebration titled, "loom—Weaving the Social Fabric Through Dance" in 2006. loom has established itself as the longest running dance party in Omaha and has hosted international DJs such as Kevin Yost, jojoflores, Nickodemus, Hallex.M, Jeremy Sole and Julius the Mad Thinker. loom has gone onto become a soulful and multicultural dance party in a middle-tier Midwestern city that previously had none.
From the social binding message of loom, his five-year involvement as Nebraska's Mr. X for the Red Bull Music Academy and as an official NextAid.org artist & representative, Crampton's work as a DJ and promoter touches on social progression, education, art, philanthropy and elevating culture.
Music has taken him throughout North America and beyond, having performed in locales such as London, Mexico, NYC, Chicago, Miami, Montreal, Las Vegas, Boston and Hawaii. He's promoted shows or played alongside talent such as King Britt, The Rapture DJs (The Rapture), Todd Fink & Jacob Thiele (The Faint), Alton Miller, Colette, Sierra Leones Refugee Allstars, Orgone, Woody McBride, Josh One and Tim Sweeney (DFA). In all, his driving ambitions have made him one of the most sought after and active DJs in the area.
*DJ mixes, hi-res press photos and more can be found to the left.
