Bran Van 3000 (also known as Bran Van and BV3) is an electronica collective from Montreal, Canada. It was founded by the DJ James Di Salvio, collaborating on a number of songs with Stephane Moraille, Sara Johnston,
Steve "Liquid" Hawley, Jayne Hill, Québécois rock star Jean Leloup and other musicians. Bran Van 3000 released their first single, "Drinking in L.A.", in February of 1997 in Canada, on Audiogram Records. In April of the same year, the band released their first album, called Glee. It contained 17 tracks, one of them entirely in French. The record went gold in 1998 and won a Juno Award for best alternative album. "Drinking in L.A." also appears in the soundtrack to the film "Playing by Heart".
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