Bran Van 3000

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{{Short description|Canadian music group}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bran Van 3000
| image = BranVan3000 2008 Montreal.jpg
| caption = Jayne Hill, Sara Johnston, Gary McKenzi, Kim Bingham & Stephane Moraille Taken at the Bran Van 3000 Concert @ Montreal Jazz Festival 2008, Place des Arts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada on July 1, 2008
| alias =
| origin = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative dance]]
* [[neo soul]]
* [[trip hop]]
}}
| years_active = {{flatlist|
* 1996–2002
* 2006–present
}}
| label = [[Audiogram (label)|Audiogram]], [[Virgin Records]], [[Capitol Records]], [[Grand Royal]], [[Remcorp|Remstar Interaction]], Productions Root Boogie
| associated_acts =
| website = [http://bv3.ca Bran Van 3000] (defunct)
| current_members = James Di Salvio E.P. Bergen
}}

'''Bran Van 3000''' (also known as '''BV3''') is a Canadian [[alternative rock]] and [[Hip-hop music|hip hop]] [[musical collective|collective]] from [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. Founded by James Di Salvio and E.P. Bergen, they collaborated on a number of songs with [[Stéphane Moraille]], Sara Johnston, Steve "Liquid" Hawley, Jayne Hill, [[Jean Leloup]], [[Kim Bingham]], Pierre-Luc Cerat and many other musicians.

The name of the group is derived etymologically from Swedish liquor [[Brännvin]], a general term referring to any type of distilled spirit. The name originated as a joke associated with the taupe-coloured Volkswagen Camper Van owned by Bergen in the mid-1990s which was said to run solely on bran flakes, brännvin and brand recognition when carrying the artists on tour around Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/artists/artist.aspx?id=875 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925073811/http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/artists/artist.aspx?id=875 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-09-25 |title=The Bran Van Clan Can, Man Oh Man! |publisher=montrealjazzfest.com |access-date=2017-01-14}}</ref>

Between 1996 and 2016, Bran Van 3000 was among the Top 150 selling Canadian artists in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bdsradio.com/pd/docs/Nielsen_Canadian150_2017_vs2.pdf|title=NIELSEN MUSIC & BILLBOARD PRESENT CANADA 150 CHARTS|website=bdsradio.com|page=28|access-date=January 2, 2020|archive-date=January 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102202137/https://bdsradio.com/pd/docs/Nielsen_Canadian150_2017_vs2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
===1994–1996: Formation===
In 1994, James Di Salvio had received a royalty cheque for work on a remix he had done on a track for Quebec songwriter [[Jean Leloup]], and invited his friend E.P. Bergen to "come help him spend the money" in New York.<ref>{{cite news|last=Patch |first=Nick |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20170129/282037621885726 |title=Thinking (back) in L.A. |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |location=Toronto |date=29 Jan 2017 |access-date=29 Jan 2017}}</ref> Di Salvio was a video director and asked E.P. to teach him how to produce tracks with a sampler and turntables; in the process, they created Bran Van 3000. E.P. returned to Montreal and co-wrote/produced a single with Leloup called "Johnny Go"; E.P. invited James to record his first ever rap on that song. It later went to number one on the Quebec charts. Di Salvio also directed the music video.

James and E.P. went back to New York to record "Forest" and "La Chambre" for Leloup's album ''Le Dôme''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jean Leloup – Le Dôme |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/593235-Jean-Leloup-Le-D%C3%B4me |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=4 May 2022}}</ref> These tracks were very successful (the album went platinum); for BV3, this led to a record deal with Audiogram Records. Together with Haig V, they co-produced the first BV3 album, for which Leloup donated the song "Forest". Bergen started a cover of [[Cum On Feel the Noize]] with plans to have Sara Johnston sing on it, but Di Salvio discovered Steve "Liquid" Hawley. In 1996, when the album was almost finished, James and E.P. sent a demo of the songs "Drinking In LA", "Couch Surfer" and "Everywhere" to the [[Canadian Music Week]] contest. Bran Van 3000 tied for first place with Jack Rustle, but was disqualified because there was no real band to perform the showcase. They finished the album and put together a touring band that included Gary Mackenzie, Nick Hynes and Rob Joanisse.

===1996–1999: ''Glee''===
Bran Van 3000 finally released their first single, "[[Drinking in L.A.]]", in February 1997 in Canada. It peaked at number 35 on Canada's ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top Singles chart on July 28.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3281&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3281.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3281|title=Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada|website=Bac-lac.gc.ca|date=17 July 2013 }}</ref> In April of that year, the band released their first album, ''[[Glee (Bran Van 3000 album)|Glee]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shemesh |first1=Yasmine |title='Glee' at 25...April 2022 |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bran_van_300_glee_25_drinking_in_la_interview |website=exclaim.ca |publisher=Exclaim! |access-date=4 May 2022}}</ref> The record went gold and at the [[Juno Awards of 1998]], won a [[Juno Award]] for Best Alternative Album. BV3 was nominated for Best New Group and "Drinking in L.A." was nominated for Single of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominees & Winners, 1998, Bran Van 3000 |url=https://junoawards.ca/awards/past-winners-nominees/?search_year_val1=1970&search_year_val2=2022&search_category_val=&search_wins_val=no&tag_search_val=Bran+Van+3000&submit=submit |website=junoawards.ca |publisher=Juno Awards |access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="Inc.1998">{{cite magazine|author=Larry LeBlanc|title=McLauchlan at top of Juno nominations|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GQ8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14|date=21 February 1998|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=14–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> ''Glee'' contained 17 tracks, with "Forest" in French and featuring Leloup. "Afrodiziak", produced by E.P. Bergen. sold 100,000 copies in Germany and appeared in the movie [[XChange (film)|XChange]]. The song "Everywhere" was featured on the soundtrack to the film ''[[Practical Magic]]'' and "[[Drinking in L.A.]]" was featured in the soundtrack to ''[[Playing by Heart]]''. "Ceci n'est pas une chanson" (later "Une chanson") contains the main melody of "Perfect", a song from [[The The]].

In March 1998, ''[[Glee (Bran Van 3000 album)|Glee]]'' was released internationally, albeit with some changes: "Ceci n'est pas une chanson" became an [[instrumental]] simply called "Une chanson"; the French song, "Forest", was reworked with several [[English language|English]] [[Verse (popular music)|verse]]s. The international version has 19 tracks. Previously unreleased songs were "Rainshine", "Carry On" and "Old School".

After signing with Capitol Records, Bran Van 3000 began a massive touring schedule. It started across Canada, then zigzagged across the United States. The played the [[H.O.R.D.E.]] festival, [[Endfest]]; in Europe, they opened for [[Massive Attack]], [[Björk]] and [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]] and, back in Quebec, for [[Moby]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bran Van 3000 Concert History |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/bran-van-3000 |website=concertarchives.org |publisher=Concert Archives |access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref>

In May 1998, "Drinking in L.A." reached number 34 in the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref name=BritishHits>{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 75}}</ref> becoming their first transatlantic hit. In August 1999 the single was re-released after the song was featured in a popular TV commercial for [[Rolling Rock]] and peaked at number 3 in the UK.<ref name="BritishHits"/>

===2000–2002: ''Discosis''===
In the summer of 2001, Bran Van 3000 released the album ''[[Discosis]]''. The song "[[Astounded (Bran Van 3000 song)|Astounded]]" featured the final recorded performance from soul legend [[Curtis Mayfield]] and became the most successful Canadian single by the collective, reaching number 3 on the [[Canadian Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitsofalldecades.com/chart_hits/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3555&Itemid=52|title=Canadian Billboard Weekly Digital Song Sales Charts from 2001|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> Other collaborators on the album were [[Senegal]]ese singer [[Youssou N'Dour]] and [[reggae]] artist [[Eek-a-Mouse]]. The song "Go Shopping" was featured on the soundtrack to the Mexican film ''[[Y Tu Mamá También]]''. A remix of the song "The Answer" was done by [[the Latch Brothers]] and was featured in the 2002 video game, ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]''.<ref name=manual>{{cite book|title=Jet Set Radio Future manual |publisher=[[Sega]] |date=2002 |location=United States |url=https://archive.org/details/Jet_Set_Radio_Future_2002_Sega_US |access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref>

===2006–2007: ''Rosé''===
BV3's third album, ''[[Rosé (album)|Rosé]]'', was released in Canada on October 30 and in the US on November 27, 2007. ''[[Rosé (album)|Rosé]]'' was co-produced by James Di Salvio and Sara Johnston with the collaboration of [[Fatlip]], [[Max-A-Million]], Swanza, [[Chris Opperman]], Noel Osborne and others. The album was written in Los Angeles and was recorded at [[Depeche Mode]]'s studio and in Hollywood at [[Steve Vai]]'s Studio. On July 1, 2008, the original group got back together to perform at the [[Montreal International Jazz Festival]], in front of a crowd numbering around 180,000.

===2010–2012: ''The Garden''===
After the death of his friend and father,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nightlife.ca/sorties/james-di-salvio-bran-vans-master-crafter-has-fever-flavour |title=Interview with James Di Salvio: Bran Van's master crafter has the fever for the flavour |date=28 October 2010 |publisher=nightlife.ca |access-date=2012-05-10}}</ref> Bobby Di Salvio, James got the collective back together. The album ''The Garden'' was released on October 19, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bran Van 3000 – The Garden |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/809302-Bran-Van-3000-The-Garden |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref>

Di Salvio and parts of the group then toured through Canada, collaborating with different singers and instrumentalists like Pierre-Luc Cérat, Nick Hynes, Pascal Lepage and Stéphane Moraille.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://7jours.ca/musique/nouvelles/bran-van-3000-une-bourrasque-denergie |title=Bran Van 3000: Une bourrasque d'énergie |publisher=7jours.ca |access-date=2012-05-10 |archive-date=2017-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120101111/http://7jours.ca/musique/nouvelles/bran-van-3000-une-bourrasque-denergie |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://7jours.ca/musique/nouvelles/bran-van-3000-fera-la-fete-sur-crescent-samedi |title=10e Festival Ford Racing Bran Van 3000 fera la fête sur Crescent samedi |publisher=7jours.ca |access-date=2012-05-10 |archive-date=2016-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312011059/http://7jours.ca/musique/nouvelles/bran-van-3000-fera-la-fete-sur-crescent-samedi |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, they released the album ''French Garden''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bran Van 3000 – French Garden |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/21913822-Bran-Van-3000-French-Garden |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref>

On May 3, 2022, on its Facebook page, Bran Van 3000 announced an upcoming 25th anniversary tour of Canada, the US, the UK and Europe.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bran Van 3000 |url=https://www.facebook.com/branvan3000 |website=facebook.com |publisher=Facebook |access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details
! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]] ([[List of best selling music artists|sales threshold]])
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:45px;"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]] <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=Bran+Van+3000&|title=CAN Charts > Bran Van 3000|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>
! style="width:45px;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]] <ref>{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bran+Van+3000 |title=Discographie Bran Van 3000 |website=austriancharts.at |access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>
! style="width:45px;"| [[Ultratop|BEL]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bran+Van+3000 |title=Discografie Bran Van 3000 |website=ultratop.be |access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>
! style="width:45px;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]] <ref name=lescharts>{{cite web |url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bran+Van+3000 |title=Discographie Bran Van 3000 |website=lescharts.com |access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>
! style="width:45px;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]] <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Bran+Van+3000&do_search=do |title=Discographie von Bran Van 3000 |website=offiziellecharts.de |access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>
! style="width:45px;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name=UK>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4642/bran-van-3000/ |title=Bran Van 3000 {{!}} full Official Chart History |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Glee (Bran Van 3000 album)|Glee]]''
|
* Release date: April 15, 1997
* Label: [[Audiogram (label)|Audiogram]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]/[[EMI]]
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]]
| 59
| 15
| —
| 120
| 96
| 77
|
* [[Music Canada|MC]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Bran%20Van%203000&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|title=Gold Platinum Database: Bran Van 3000|publisher=[[Canadian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=2011-07-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524235037/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Bran%20Van%203000&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|archive-date=2012-05-24}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Discosis]]''
|
* Release date: May 29, 2001
* Label: [[Grand Royal]]/[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]/EMI
* Formats: CD
| 5
| 15
| 38
| 89
| 49
| 97
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Rosé (album)|Rosé]]''
|
* Release date: October 30, 2007
* Label: [[Remcorp|Remstar]]
* Formats: CD, music download
| 9
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[The Garden (Bran Van 3000 album)|The Garden]]''
|
* Release date: October 19, 2010
* Label: Audiogram
* Formats: CD, music download
| 15
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''French Garden''
|
* Release date: March 2, 2015
* Label: Productions Root Boogie
* Formats: CD, Album
|
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| colspan="11" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|}

===Compilation albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:20em;" | Album details
|-
! scope="row" | ''Greatest Hits''
|
* Released: 2014
* Label: Audiogram
* Formats: CD, MP3
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Title
! rowspan="2"| Year
! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"| [[Canadian Singles Chart|CAN]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=9avni2mlobkiu3t775gsr70mt6&q1=bran+van+3000&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723054734/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=9avni2mlobkiu3t775gsr70mt6&q1=bran+van+3000&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 23, 2012|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Singles|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>Peak position for "Love Cliché" on the BDS Canada Airplay chart: {{cite web|url=http://www.athleticscanada.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html|title=The Hits Charts (Airplay): Top 100 singles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010926023250/http://www.athleticscanada.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html |archive-date=26 September 2001 }}</ref>
! width="35"| [[ARIA Chart|AUS]] <ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|pages=40}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Dutch Single Top 100|NLD]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bran+Van+3000 |title=Discografie Bran Van 3000 |website=dutchcharts.nl |access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]] <ref>{{cite web |url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bran+Van+3000 |title=Discography Bran Van 3000 |website=swedishcharts.com |access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name=UK/>
! width="35"| [[Dance Club Songs|US Dance]] <ref name=Dance>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=bran van 3000|chart=Dance/Club Play Songs}}|title=Bran Van 3000 Chart History - Dance Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Drinking in L.A.]]"
| rowspan="2"| 1997
| 35
| 79
| 46
| 9
| 3
| —
| align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Glee''
|-
! scope="row"| "Couch Surfer"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Everywhere"
| 1998
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Exactly Like Me"
| 1998
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Afrodiziak" / "Forest" (French version)
| 1999
| —
| —
| —
| 25
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Astounded (Bran Van 3000 song)|Astounded]]"
| rowspan="3"| 2001
| 3
| —
| 72
| 49
| 40
| 35
| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Discosis''
|-
! scope="row"| "The Answer"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Love Cliché"
| 28
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Forever"
| 2006
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Call Me (I'll Be Around)"
| 2007
| 50
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| align="left" | ''Rosé''
|-
! scope="row"| "Grace (Love on the Block)"
| rowspan="2"| 2010
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''The Garden''
|-
! scope="row"| "Jahrusalem"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "La Dolce Vita" (Fred Everything Remixes)
| 2011
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
|}

==Soundtrack credits==
*''[[Playing by Heart]]'' (1998), "Drinking in LA", "Exactly Like Me"
*''[[Practical Magic]]'' (1998), "Everywhere"
*''[[Entropy (film)|Entropy]]'' (1999), "Drinking in L.A."
*''[[Y tu mamá también]]'' (2001), "Go Shopping"
*''[[Xchange (TV series)| Xchange]]'' (2001), "Afrodiziak"
*''Skeppsholmen'' (TV Series) (2002), "Astounded"
*''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002), "The Answer"
*''[[Everwood]]'' (2004), "Rock Star"
*''[[FIFA Street 2]]'' (2006), "Astounded"
*''[[The L Word]]'' (2008), "Loaded", "Rock Star"
*''[[The Trotsky]]'' (2009), "Shine"
*''[[Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2]]'' (2017), "Black Diamond", "Girlz"
*''The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand to Die For'' (TV Series) (2021), "Cum On Feel the Noize"
*''[[Aftersun]]'' (2022), "Drinking in LA"

==See also==
{{Portal|Music|Canada}}
*[[List of bands from Canada]]
*[[Music of Quebec]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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