Bran Van 3000 | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Labels | Audiogram, Virgin Records, Capitol Records, Grand Royal, Remstar Interaction, Productions Root Boogie |
Members | James Di Salvio E.P. Bergen |
Website | Bran Van 3000 (defunct) |
Bran Van 3000 (also known as BV3) is a Canadian alternative rock and hip hop 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.[1]
Between 1996 and 2016, Bran Van 3000 was among the Top 150 selling Canadian artists in Canada.[2]