Bran Van 3000

About

The artist

Bran Van 3000 is a Montreal musical collective created by DJ, producer, songwriter, and video director James Di Salvio. Beginning in the mid-1990s, Di Salvio gathered singers, rappers, instrumentalists, and producers from Montreal to build songs through sampling, live performance, and stylistic collage. The 1997 debut Glee introduced the group internationally through Drinking in L.A., a relaxed mixture of spoken word, pop melody, hip-hop rhythm, and alternative rock that later reached number three on the United Kingdom singles chart. Discosis followed in 2001 through a collaboration with Grand Royal and included Astounded with a vocal performance by Curtis Mayfield. Later albums Rosé and The Garden continued the collective format with changing contributors. Bran Van 3000 reunited for major Montreal performances and marked Glee's twenty-fifth anniversary with a touring cycle announced in 2022. The single Kings of Las Vegas arrived in August 2025. Current 2026 schedules include Bran Van 3000 Élektrio at FestiVoix and a full collective appearance at Alberta's Pigeon Lake Music Festival. Spotify, Audiogram, and current festival materials continue to identify the project with Montreal and Di Salvio's leadership.