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Brasstronaut
Brasstronaut
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Indie rock, jazz
Years active	2008–2017
Labels	Unfamiliar Records (Canada), Tin Angel Records (UK)
Members	Bryan Davies (trumpet); Edo Van Breemen (piano, vocals); Brennan Saul (drums); John Walsh (bass); Tariq Hussain (guitar); Sam Davidson (clarinet);

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Brasstronaut was a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with roots in pop, rock and jazz. It was formed in 2007. Their line-up was Bryan Davies on trumpet, Edo Van Breemen on piano and vocals, Sam Davidson on clarinet and EWI, Tariq Hussain on lap steel and electric guitar, Brennan Saul on drums and John Walsh on bass.

History

Old World Lies

Brasstronaut's first release, the EP Old World Lies, was released in 2008^[1] on Unfamiliar Records and received positive press and blog response.^[2] It was accompanied by a video for the song "Requiem for a Scene".^[3] On October 20, 2010, Brasstronaut performed a version of Old World Lies on a balcony in London for the viral music show BalconyTV.^[4]

Mount Chimaera

The band spent early 2009 in Banff, Alberta, recording their first full-length album as part of a Winter Music Creative Residency at the Banff Centre. After postponing the release date of September 23, they revamped and re-recorded some of the songs in private studios in Vancouver and finally released Mount Chimaera on March 2, 2010.^[5]

The tracks Old World Lies and Requiem for a Scene were used in the soundtrack for the game WET.^{[citation needed]}

Brasstronaut's members went on to become active in music education and music therapy. Van Breemen has become a composer for film and television productions.^[6]

Discography

Studio albums

2010 – Mount Chimaera (Unfamiliar Records)
2012 – Mean Sun (Unfamiliar Records)
2016 – Brasstronaut (Hybridity Music)

EPs

2008 – Old World Lies (Unfamiliar Records)
2011 – Opportunity (Digital Kunstrasen)

Singles

"Old World Lies"
"Requiem for a Scene"
"Mean Sun"
"Bounce"
"The Grove"
"Raveshadow"
"Hawk"
"Sooner Or Later"

Awards

Mount Chimaera was long-listed for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.^[7]

"Hearts Trompet" from Mount Chimaera won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2010.^[8]

References

^ "Brasstronaut's Old World Lies". CHARTattack. August 26, 2008. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
^ "Reviews:: Brasstronaut Old World Lies". Herohill. September 19, 2008. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
-"Brasstronaut". Stranded in Stereo. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- "2008 in Review: My Favourite EPs of the Year". Wolves, Hawks and Kites. December 30, 2008. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- "Brasstronaut : Old World Lies". Youthink. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
^ "Brasstronaut – Requiem for a Scene on Vimeo". Vimeo. January 6, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
^ [1]
^ "Brasstronaut: The New World :: Music". VUE Weekly. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- [2]^{[dead link‍]}
^ Adrian Mack, "Edo Van Breemen bites into Afflicted soundtrack". The Georgia Straight, April 3, 2014.
^ Wheeler, Brad (June 17, 2010). "Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list". The Globe And Mail. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
^ "Past Nominees and Winners - SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2016.

External links

Official website (defunct)

[1] "Brasstronaut's Old World Lies". CHARTattack. August 26, 2008. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.

[2] "Reviews:: Brasstronaut Old World Lies". Herohill. September 19, 2008. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
-"Brasstronaut". Stranded in Stereo. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- "2008 in Review: My Favourite EPs of the Year". Wolves, Hawks and Kites. December 30, 2008. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- "Brasstronaut : Old World Lies". Youthink. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2009.

[3] "Brasstronaut – Requiem for a Scene on Vimeo". Vimeo. January 6, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2011.

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[5] "Brasstronaut: The New World :: Music". VUE Weekly. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- [2]^{[dead link‍]}

[mack-6] Adrian Mack, "Edo Van Breemen bites into Afflicted soundtrack". The Georgia Straight, April 3, 2014.

[7] Wheeler, Brad (June 17, 2010). "Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list". The Globe And Mail. Retrieved October 20, 2011.

[8] "Past Nominees and Winners - SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2016.

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+'''Brasstronaut''' was a band from [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, Canada, with roots in pop, rock and jazz. It was formed in 2007. Their line-up was Bryan Davies on trumpet, [[Edo Van Breemen]] on piano and vocals, Sam Davidson on clarinet and [[EWI (musical instrument)|EWI]], [[Tariq Hussain (musician)|Tariq Hussain]] on lap steel and electric guitar, Brennan Saul on drums and John Walsh on bass.
+==History==
-'''Brasstronaut''' is a band from [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, Canada, with roots in pop, rock and jazz. They were formed in 2007. Their current line-up consists of Bryan Davies on trumpet, Edo Van Breemen on piano and vocals, Sam Davidson on clarinet and [[EWI (musical instrument)|EWI]], [[Tariq Hussain (musician)|Tariq Hussain]] on lap steel and electric guitar, Brennan Saul on drums and John Walsh on bass.
+{{Empty section|date=July 2022}}
-Member Edo Van Breemen is also noted to have composed the "Sprott Shaw Community College" jingle.
+==''Old World Lies''==
-==History==
+Brasstronaut's first release, the EP ''Old World Lies'', was released in 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/59444/brasstronauts-old-world-lies |title=Brasstronaut's Old World Lies |website=CHARTattack |date=August 26, 2008 |accessdate=October 20, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607125540/http://www.chartattack.com/news/59444/brasstronauts-old-world-lies |archivedate=June 7, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> on Unfamiliar Records and received  positive press and blog response.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.herohill.com/2008/09/reviews-brasstronaut-old-world-lies.htm |title=Reviews:: Brasstronaut Old World Lies |website=Herohill |date=September 19, 2008 |accessdate=October 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930025834/http://www.herohill.com/2008/09/reviews-brasstronaut-old-world-lies.htm |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}<br>-{{cite web |url=http://www.strandedinstereo.com/music_brasstronaut.shtml |title=Brasstronaut |website=Stranded in Stereo |accessdate=October 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002111503/http://www.strandedinstereo.com/music_brasstronaut.shtml |archivedate=October 2, 2011 |df=mdy }}<br>- {{cite web |url=http://www.wolveshawksandkites.com/2008/12/30/2008-in-review-favourite-eps-of-the-year/ |title=2008 in Review: My Favourite EPs of the Year |website=Wolves, Hawks and Kites |date=December 30, 2008 |accessdate=October 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006211501/http://www.wolveshawksandkites.com/2008/12/30/2008-in-review-favourite-eps-of-the-year/ |archive-date=October 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}<br>- {{cite web |url=http://www.youthink.ca/reviews/localbands/08DecLocal/brasstronaut.html |title=Brasstronaut : Old World Lies |work=Youthink |accessdate=March 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315072750/http://www.youthink.ca/reviews/localbands/08DecLocal/brasstronaut.html |archivedate=March 15, 2009 }}</ref> It was accompanied by a video for the song "Requiem for a Scene".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vimeo.com/2741422 |title=Brasstronaut – Requiem for a Scene on Vimeo |publisher= |website=[[Vimeo]] |date=January 6, 2009 |accessdate=October 20, 2011}}</ref> On October 20, 2010, Brasstronaut performed a version of ''Old World Lies'' on a balcony in London for the viral music show [[BalconyTV]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20120731010536/http://www.balconytv.com/v/brasstronaut ] </ref>
-===''Old World Lies''===
+==''Mount Chimaera''==
+The band spent early 2009 in [[Banff, Alberta]], recording their first full-length album as part of a Winter Music Creative Residency at the [[Banff Centre]]. After postponing the release date of September 23, they revamped and re-recorded some of the songs in private studios in Vancouver and finally released ''Mount Chimaera'' on March 2, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=11147 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205172404/http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=11147 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 5, 2013 |title=Brasstronaut: The New World :: Music |work=VUE Weekly |date=February 25, 2009 |accessdate=October 10, 2011 }}<br>- [http://www.albertalocalnews.com/rockymountainoutlook/entertainment/40362863.html ]{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref>
-Their first release, the EP ''Old World Lies'', was released in 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/59444/brasstronauts-old-world-lies |title=Brasstronaut's Old World Lies |publisher=CHARTattack |date=August 26, 2008 |accessdate=October 20, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607125540/http://www.chartattack.com/news/59444/brasstronauts-old-world-lies |archivedate=June 7, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> on [[Unfamiliar Records]] ([[Japandroids]], [[The Paper Cranes]], [[The Flowers of Hell]], [[Snailhouse]], rattail) and received a positive press and blog response.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herohill.com/2008/09/reviews-brasstronaut-old-world-lies.htm |title=Reviews:: Brasstronaut Old World Lies |publisher=Herohill |date=September 19, 2008 |accessdate=October 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ubyssey.ca/?p=4297 ]{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strandedinstereo.com/music_brasstronaut.shtml |title=Brasstronaut |publisher=Stranded in Stereo |accessdate=October 20, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002111503/http://www.strandedinstereo.com/music_brasstronaut.shtml |archivedate=October 2, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wolveshawksandkites.com/2008/12/30/2008-in-review-favourite-eps-of-the-year/ |title=2008 in Review: My Favourite EPs of the Year |publisher=Wolves, Hawks and Kites |date=December 30, 2008 |accessdate=October 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youthink.ca/reviews/localbands/08DecLocal/brasstronaut.html |accessdate=March 19, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315072750/http://www.youthink.ca/reviews/localbands/08DecLocal/brasstronaut.html |archivedate=March 15, 2009 }}</ref> It was accompanied by a video for the song "Requiem for a Scene".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vimeo.com/2741422 |title=Brasstronaut – Requiem for a Scene on Vimeo |publisher=[[Vimeo]] |accessdate=October 20, 2011}}</ref> On October 20, 2010, Brasstronaut performed a rare version of ''Old World Lies'' on a balcony in London for the viral music show [[BalconyTV]].<ref>[https://archive.is/20120731010536/http://www.balconytv.com/v/brasstronaut ]</ref>
+The tracks ''Old World Lies'' and ''Requiem for a Scene'' were used in the soundtrack for the game ''[[Wet (video game)|WET]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
-===''Mount Chimaera''===
-The band spent early 2009 in [[Banff, Alberta|Banff]], Alberta recording their full-length debut as part of a Winter Music Creative Residency at the [[Banff Centre]]. After postponing the release date of September 23, they revamped and re-recorded some of the songs in private studios in Vancouver and finally released Mount Chimaera on March 2, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=11147 |title=Brasstronaut: The New World :: Music |publisher=VUE Weekly |date=25 February 2009 |accessdate=October 10, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://www.albertalocalnews.com/rockymountainoutlook/entertainment/40362863.html ]{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> Previous artists to be offered Banff Centre residencies include [[Bell Orchestre]].
+Brasstronaut's members went on to become active in music education and music therapy. Van Breemen has become a composer for film and television productions.<ref name=mack>Adrian Mack, [https://www.straight.com/music/620101/edo-van-breemen-bites-afflicted-soundtrack "Edo Van Breemen bites into Afflicted soundtrack"]. ''[[The Georgia Straight]]'', April 3, 2014.</ref>
-'''''WET'''''
-The tracks "Old World Lies" and "Requiem for a Scene" were used in the soundtrack for the game [[Wet (video game)|WET]].
 ==Discography==
+'''Studio albums'''
+*2010 – ''Mount Chimaera'' (Unfamiliar Records)
+*2012 – ''Mean Sun'' (Unfamiliar Records)
+*2016 – ''Brasstronaut'' (Hybridity Music)
+'''EPs'''
-===Studio albums===
-*2010 – ''Mount Chimaera'' ([[Unfamiliar Records]])
-*2012 — ''Mean Sun'' (Unfamiliar Records)
-*2016 — ''Brasstronaut'' (Hybridity Music)
-===Extended plays===
 *2008 – ''Old World Lies'' (Unfamiliar Records)
 *2011 – ''Opportunity'' (Digital Kunstrasen)
-===Singles===
+'''Singles'''
-*Old World Lies
+*"Old World Lies"
-*Requiem for a Scene
+*"Requiem for a Scene"
-*Mean Sun
+*"Mean Sun"
-*Bounce
+*"Bounce"
-*The Grove
+*"The Grove"
-*Raveshadow
+*"Raveshadow"
-*Hawk
+*"Hawk"
-*Sooner Or Later
+*"Sooner Or Later"
 ==Awards==
+''Mount Chimaera'' was long-listed for the [[2010 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/blue-rodeo-bss-on-polaris-long-list/article1212181/ |title=Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list |publisher= |work=The Globe And Mail|date=June 17, 2010 |accessdate=October 20, 2011|last1=Wheeler |first1=Brad }}</ref>
+"Hearts Trompet" from ''Mount Chimaera'' won the [[SOCAN Songwriting Prize]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.socansongwritingprize.ca/past-nominees-and-winners/ |title=Past Nominees and Winners - SOCAN Songwriting Prize |access-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606114756/http://www.socansongwritingprize.ca/past-nominees-and-winners/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-''Mount Chimaera'' was longlisted for the [[2010 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/blue-rodeo-bss-on-polaris-long-list/article1607851/ |title=This page is available to GlobePlus subscribers |publisher=Theglobeandmail.com |accessdate=October 20, 2011 |subscription=yes}}</ref>
-"Hearts Trompet" from ''Mount Chimaera'' won the [[SOCAN Songwriting Prize]] in 2010.<ref>http://www.socansongwritingprize.ca/past-nominees-and-winners/</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*{{Official website|http://www.brasstronaut.com}}
+*{{Official website|http://www.brasstronaut.com}} (defunct)
-* [http://brasstronaut.blogspot.com/ Official blog]
-* Brasstronaut [http://balconytv.com/v/brasstronaut--4 BalconyTV Poznan] performance
+{{SOCAN Songwriting Prize}}
 {{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Canadian electronic music groups]]
 [[Category:Canadian indie pop groups]]

v t e Winners of the SOCAN Songwriting Prize
English	Propagandhi (2006) Abdominal (2007) The Weakerthans (2008) D-Sisive (2009) Brasstronaut (2010) Katie Moore (2011) Kathleen Edwards (2012) Mo Kenney (2013) Alejandra Ribera (2014) Dear Rouge (2015) Fast Romantics (2016) PUP (2017) Partner (2018) grandson (2019) William Prince (2020) Billy Raffoul (2021) Emily Steinwall (2022) Luna Li and beabadoobee (2023)
French	Ève Cournoyer (2006) Tricot Machine (2007) Karkwa (2008) Bernard Adamus (2009) Vulgaires Machins (2010) Galaxie (2011) Koriass (2012) Keith Kouna (2013) Patrice Michaud (2014) Antoine Corriveau (2015) Laurence Nerbonne (2016) Klô Pelgag (2017) Loud (2018) Tizzo (2019) Félix Dyotte (2020) Thierry Larose (2021) Hubert Lenoir (2022) Gab Bouchard (2023)