| Broken Social Scene | |
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Broken Social Scene performing in England in 2006. Left to right: Brendan Canning, Ohad Benchetrit, James Shaw, Kevin Drew, Andrew Whiteman, Julie Penner, Lisa Lobsinger
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock, baroque pop, experimental, shoegazing, art rock |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label(s) | Arts & Crafts |
| Website | www.arts-crafts.ca/bss |
| Members | |
| Brendan Canning, Kevin Drew, Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin, Andrew Whiteman, Jason Collett, David Newfeld, Leslie Feist, Emily Haines, James Shaw, Michael Lani, Evan Cranley, Amy Millan, Ohad Benchetrit, Martin Davis Kinack, Jo-ann Goldsmith, Torquil Campbell, John Crossingham, Lisa Lobsinger, Julie Penner, Jason Tait | |
| Former members | |
| Bill Priddle | |
Broken Social Scene is a Juno Award winning Canadian indie rock supergroup, a musical collective currently including nineteen members, formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. Brendan Canning (born 1969 is a founding member of Broken Social Scene and a veteran Indie rock performer who has been a member of various notable bands including Ohad Benchetrit is a Canadian musician He plays Guitar, bass, Saxophone and Flute for the Post-rock band Do Make James Shaw (sometimes credited as Jimmy Shaw) is the lead guitarist of the popular Canadian Indie rock band Metric. Kevin Drew is a Canadian musician and songwriter who together with Brendan Canning, founded the expansive Toronto baroque-pop collective Broken Social Andrew Whiteman is a Canadian musician and songwriter Forming the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir in Toronto out of high school he eventually left the band in 1993 Julie Penner (born 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian Violinist who has played with The FemBots, Broken Lisa Lobsinger is an Indie rock singer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene BAROQUE POP is a style of music developed in the mid 1960s (often compared to Sunshine Pop, which was a commercial answer to Baroque Pop i Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre and/or which pushes the boundaries Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer) is a genre of Alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Arts & Crafts is an Independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Brendan Canning (born 1969 is a founding member of Broken Social Scene and a veteran Indie rock performer who has been a member of various notable bands including Kevin Drew is a Canadian musician and songwriter who together with Brendan Canning, founded the expansive Toronto baroque-pop collective Broken Social Justin Peter Papadimitriou (born October 13 1977) family name changed to Peroff is best known as the drummer for the Toronto based Indie rock Charles Spearin is a Canadian musician He is a founding member of Do Make Say Think. Andrew Whiteman is a Canadian musician and songwriter Forming the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir in Toronto out of high school he eventually left the band in 1993 Jason Collett is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, born in Bramalea Ontario and attended St Leslie Feist (born 13 February 1976 in Amherst Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter. Emily Haines (born 1974 in New Delhi India) is a member of the bands Metric, Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton and Broken Social Scene. James Shaw (sometimes credited as Jimmy Shaw) is the lead guitarist of the popular Canadian Indie rock band Metric. Evan Cranley is a Canadian musician He records with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene. Amy Millan (born December 3 1973) is a Canadian Indie rock singer and guitarist Ohad Benchetrit is a Canadian musician He plays Guitar, bass, Saxophone and Flute for the Post-rock band Do Make Martin Davis (Marty Kinack is a Canadian Record producer and sound technician. Torquil Campbell is the lead singer and songwriter for the Montreal -based Indie rock band Stars. John Crossingham is a Canadian Indie rock Singer-songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. Lisa Lobsinger is an Indie rock singer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Julie Penner (born 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian Violinist who has played with The FemBots, Broken Jason Tait is a Canadian musician He is the Drummer for the Canadian Indie rock band The Weakerthans, and has also been a contributing Bill Priddle is a Canadian indie rock musician who has been associated with the bands Treble Charger, Broken Social Scene and The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian Musical Artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after Musical collective is a phrase used in reference to a leaderless entity that is predisposed to performing music that may be considered experimental. See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario All of its members currently play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly based around the city of Toronto. The group's sound could be considered a combination of all of its members' respective musical projects, and is usually identified as baroque pop. BAROQUE POP is a style of music developed in the mid 1960s (often compared to Sunshine Pop, which was a commercial answer to Baroque Pop i It is characterized by a very large amount of sounds, grand orchestrations featuring guitars, horns, woodwinds, and violins, unusual song structures, and an experimental, and sometimes chaotic production style from David Newfeld.
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The band's core members are Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Kevin Drew is a Canadian musician and songwriter who together with Brendan Canning, founded the expansive Toronto baroque-pop collective Broken Social Brendan Canning (born 1969 is a founding member of Broken Social Scene and a veteran Indie rock performer who has been a member of various notable bands including This duo recorded and released the band's ambient debut album, Feel Good Lost, on Noise Factory Records in 2001, with contributions by Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin and Bill Priddle. Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Feel Good Lost is the 2001 debut album by Broken Social Scene. Justin Peter Papadimitriou (born October 13 1977) family name changed to Peroff is best known as the drummer for the Toronto based Indie rock Charles Spearin is a Canadian musician He is a founding member of Do Make Say Think. Bill Priddle is a Canadian indie rock musician who has been associated with the bands Treble Charger, Broken Social Scene and However, when they played shows to support the album, Drew and Canning found it difficult to put together an entertaining show based on Feel Good Lost, which was an almost entirely instrumental album.
As a result, they brought in a number of friends from the Toronto indie scene—Andrew Whiteman, Jason Collett, Leslie Feist, and Metric's Emily Haines—to flesh out their live show with lyrics and vocals. Andrew Whiteman is a Canadian musician and songwriter Forming the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir in Toronto out of high school he eventually left the band in 1993 Jason Collett is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, born in Bramalea Ontario and attended St Leslie Feist (born 13 February 1976 in Amherst Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter. Metric is a Canadian New Wave / Indie rock band Originally formed in 1998 in New York City, they are currently based in Toronto Emily Haines (born 1974 in New Delhi India) is a member of the bands Metric, Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton and Broken Social Scene. Over time, the band also came to include contributions from James Shaw, Evan Cranley, Justin Peroff, John Crossingham, Stars' Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan. James Shaw (sometimes credited as Jimmy Shaw) is the lead guitarist of the popular Canadian Indie rock band Metric. Evan Cranley is a Canadian musician He records with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene. Justin Peter Papadimitriou (born October 13 1977) family name changed to Peroff is best known as the drummer for the Toronto based Indie rock John Crossingham is a Canadian Indie rock Singer-songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. Stars is a Juno Award -nominated Canadian Indie pop band Originally formed in Toronto by vocalist Torquil Campbell and keyboardist Torquil Campbell is the lead singer and songwriter for the Montreal -based Indie rock band Stars. Amy Millan (born December 3 1973) is a Canadian Indie rock singer and guitarist
All of the later guest musicians joined with Drew, Canning, Peroff and Spearin to record the band's second album, You Forgot It in People. You Forgot It in People is a 2002 album by Broken Social Scene. The album won the Alternative Album of the Year Juno Award in 2003. The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian Musical Artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music The album also included musical contributions by Priddle, Jessica Moss, Brodie West, Susannah Brady and Ohad Benchetrit, but these were credited as supporting musicians rather than band members. Jessica Moss is best known for playing violin and singing backing vocals in the Canadian Post-rock band Thee Silver Mt Ohad Benchetrit is a Canadian musician He plays Guitar, bass, Saxophone and Flute for the Post-rock band Do Make On the supporting tour, the core band consisted of Drew, Canning, Peroff, Whiteman and Jason Collett, along with any other band member who was available to attend any individual show. Jason Collett is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, born in Bramalea Ontario and attended St
In 2003, the B-sides and remix collection Bee Hives was released. Bee Hives is a 2004 album by Broken Social Scene. It is a collection of B-sides from their second full length You Forgot It In People.
Broken Social Scene released their third full-length, Broken Social Scene on October 4, 2005, with new contributors including k-os, Jason Tait and Murray Lightburn. Broken Social Scene is the title of Broken Social Scene 's third studio album Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. k-os (born Kevin Brereton on February 20 1972 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Rapper, singer songwriter and record producer of Jason Tait is a Canadian musician He is the Drummer for the Canadian Indie rock band The Weakerthans, and has also been a contributing Murray Lightburn is a Canadian musician most predominantly as the lead vocalist and songwriter for The Dears. The inside booklet accompanying album also noted several new faces as part of Broken Social Scene. A limited edition EP, E.P. To Be You And Me was also printed along with the album. Broken Social Scene is the title of Broken Social Scene 's third studio album David Newfeld, who has produced Broken Social Scene's albums, is listed as a band member for the first time.
The group appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on January 31, 2006 performing "7/4 (Shoreline)". Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien on NBC Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. At the 2006 Juno Awards, they performed "Ibi Dreams of Pavement" at the show and their eponymous album won the Alternative Album of the Year award. The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian Musical Artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music In July, 2006 the band announced a temporary hiatus following the conclusion of their November US tour while members work on their other projects. [1]
Broken Social Scene's song Lover's Spit from 2002's You Forgot It in People has been featured in director Clément Virgo's movie Lie with Me (2005), Paul McGuigan's Wicker Park (2004), Bruce McDonald's The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess (2004), and Showtime's Queer as Folk (2003). You Forgot It in People is a 2002 album by Broken Social Scene. Clement Virgo (born Kingston, Jamaica) is a Canadian film and television director Lie with Me is a Canadian romantic drama film that played at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. Bruce McDonald (b May 28 1959, Kingston Ontario) is a Canadian film and television director Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian Television series co-production produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions The version of "Lover's Spit" found on 2004's Bee Hives record was also featured in an episode of the third season of the FX series Nip/Tuck. Nip/Tuck is an American television Medical drama series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks. Showtime's television program The L Word featured "Pacific Theme" "Looks Just Like the Sun" both from You Forgot It in People in the show's first season. Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United The L Word is a Television Drama series on Showtime that portrays the lives of a group of Lesbian, Bisexual and A single from You Forgot It in People also apeared in the movie "The Invisible". The Invisible is a 2007 Supernatural thriller starring Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva, Chris Marquette Music from the band's albums were used to score the 2006 film Half Nelson. Half Nelson is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 American film that premiered in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, and They have also composed and recorded an original score for the Canadian film Snow Cake. Snow Cake is a 2006 independent Drama film directed by Marc Evans and starring Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver
Broken Social Scene has also been selected to score the 2007 film adaptation of Maureen Medved's novel, The Tracey Fragments. Maureen Medved is a Canadian writer and playwright She is also an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. The upcoming film will share the same title as the novel, and has been described as "a stirring tragic comedy and a 21st century Catcher in the Rye, told in a dazzling pop-art fashion. "
Broken Social Scene were last minute replacement performers at North America's first Virgin Festival, at Toronto Islands Park, the weekend of September 9–10, 2006. The Virgin Festival (known from 2008 as the Virgin Mobile Festival in the United States) is a Rock festival held in the United States and The Toronto Islands are a chain of small Islands in Lake Ontario. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Contacted on September 7, after headliners Massive Attack cancelled due to problems involving obtaining US visas, the entire band, just returned from a European tour in August, managed to assemble to close the festival Sunday night. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Massive Attack are an English Trip hop group founded in 1988 by Robert Del Naja, Grantley Marshall, and Andrew Vowles in Bristol Appearing on the main Virgin Mobile Stage, immediately following performances by international superstar bands The Strokes and The Raconteurs, BSS took the stage at 10:00 p. The Raconteurs (also known as The Saboteurs in Australia are a Rock band formed in 2005 featuring four members known for other musical projects Jack m. , and played a set of over an hour. Through the performance the band was joined by part-time members, and stars in their own right: Leslie Feist, Amy Millan of Stars, k-os, and Emily Haines of Metric. This was also the last Canadian performance of the band to date and features the rare 15 member lineup of the band.
In late 2006, several members of the band appeared as special guests on The Stars and Suns Sessions, the second album from Mexican indie band Chikita Violenta. The Stars and Suns Sessions is the second record by mexican indie band Chikita Violenta. Chikita Violenta is a Mexican Indie rock band from Mexico City. The album was produced by Dave Newfeld.
In 2008 Justin Peroff contributed a t-shirt design to the Yellow Bird Project on behalf of the band, to raise money for Lake Ontario Waterkeeper. Justin Peter Papadimitriou (born October 13 1977) family name changed to Peroff is best known as the drummer for the Toronto based Indie rock Lake Ontario Waterkeeper is a Toronto -based environmental justice Advocacy group founded in 2001 with Lake Ontario, the Great Lakes Basin It has also been confirmed through interviews with various band members that they will indeed be taking part in the 2008 Virgin Festival on Toronto's Olympic Island. The Virgin Festival (known from 2008 as the Virgin Mobile Festival in the United States) is a Rock festival held in the United States and
On June 8, 2007, music website Pitchforkmedia. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. com reported that BSS founder Kevin Drew was recording a solo album, which is to feature many other members of BSS including Ohad Benchetrit and Charles Spearin. The album is entitled Broken Social Scene presents Kevin Drew, Spirit If.... Spirit If is the debut solo album by Broken Social Scene co-founder Kevin Drew. It is intended to be the first in a series of "Broken Social Scene presents. . . " albums with a similar follow up by fellow BSS founder Brendan Canning to be released in 2008. [2] The album was recorded throughout 2005 and 2006 in Ohad Benchetrit's house while the band was not on tour. Although billed as a solo project, nearly every BSS member, from drummer Justin Peroff to Leslie Feist, Emily Haines and Amy Millan, make cameo appearances. The sound itself is BSS’ familiar mix of rough and ragged, sad and celebratory. It is prone to psychedelic swells, acoustic jangles and features a cast of friends and associates (including Dinosaur Jr’s J. Mascis and CanCon icon, Tom Cochrane) playing and singing and handclapping along. J Mascis (born Joseph Donald Mascis on December 10 1965) is an American Musician, perhaps best-known as the singer Guitarist Canadian content (abbreviated cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that Radio Tom Cochrane, OC (born May 14 1953) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter and Musician, whose story-telling songs have earned him the [3] The album was released on September 18, 2007 and a tour billed as Broken Social Scene Performs Kevin Drew's Spirit If. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. . . was engaged in late 2007. [4] While the band is scheduled to tour again in February 2008, they are also preparing the second "Broken Social Scene presents. . . "-record by Brendan Canning, entitled Something for All of Us. Brendan Canning (born 1969 is a founding member of Broken Social Scene and a veteran Indie rock performer who has been a member of various notable bands including It is scheduled to be released on Arts & Crafts on July 22, 2008. Arts & Crafts is an Independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
From 2002 to 2004 female vocalists Emily Haines, Leslie Feist and Amy Millan rotated between availability from their own bands, until a full time replacement was found in 2005 with Lisa Lobsinger. Lisa Lobsinger is an Indie rock singer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. From time to time (most notably at hometown shows in Toronto) any one of the women will usually resume their role on their trademark songs, and appear unannounced prior to the show.
Collett took time off to promote his solo release Idols of Exile, and to attend to his family, prior to the 2005 fall tour. Idols of Exile is a 2005 album by Jason Collett. Track listing "Fire" "Hangover Days" - with Emily Haines
During the 2007 tour, Bill Priddle broke his collar bone, just before the 16th October gig at Manchester's Carling Club Academy. According to Kevin Drew, "the last few days have been hectic". He also mentioned that Bill was in a hotel room in Glasgow. They were joined on tour by James Shaw from Metric, who had "flown in that morning" from Toronto. James Shaw (sometimes credited as Jimmy Shaw) is the lead guitarist of the popular Canadian Indie rock band Metric.
Mitch Bowden from DonVail joined the 2007 tour to replace Bill Priddle as he heals from collar bone injury.
Most of the musicians who have worked with Broken Social Scene are members of other bands as well, or perform as solo artists. These include:
Jason Collett performs as a solo artist under his own name. Kevin Drew is a Canadian musician and songwriter who together with Brendan Canning, founded the expansive Toronto baroque-pop collective Broken Social Brendan Canning (born 1969 is a founding member of Broken Social Scene and a veteran Indie rock performer who has been a member of various notable bands including KC Accidental was a Canadian Indie rock band which formed the original basis for Broken Social Scene. Leslie Feist (born 13 February 1976 in Amherst Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter. Jason Collett is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, born in Bramalea Ontario and attended St Do Make Say Think is a Canadian Instrumental Post-rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Junior Blue is a Canadian Post-rock group consisting of Justin Peroff and Dylan Hudecki, along with contributions by Peroff's Broken Social Metric is a Canadian New Wave / Indie rock band Originally formed in 1998 in New York City, they are currently based in Toronto Raising the Fawn is a Canadian Indie rock band with its roots in Toronto. Stars is a Juno Award -nominated Canadian Indie pop band Originally formed in Toronto by vocalist Torquil Campbell and keyboardist The Weakerthans are an award-winning four-piece (and sometimes six-piece Canadian Indie rock band that blends Punk rock with Folk rock. Reverie Sound Revue is a Canadian Indie pop group based out of three major Canadian cities k-os (born Kevin Brereton on February 20 1972 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Rapper, singer songwriter and record producer of The Dears are a Canadian Indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec. Emily Haines (born 1974 in New Delhi India) is a member of the bands Metric, Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton and Broken Social Scene. The American Analog Set (sometimes referred to as AmAnSet) is an Austin -based Indie rock band The Priddle Concern is a Canadian Indie rock band Based in Toronto, the band is Bill Priddle 's first project since leaving Treble Andrew Whiteman's "solo" project Apostle of Hustle features other members of BSS. Kheaven Brereton is a hip-hop artist who goes by the stage name k-os. Leslie Feist is also a solo artist, although her albums are credited simply to Feist.
Junior Blue is a BSS-style collaborative band that was formed and recorded before You Forgot It in People was recorded. Valley of the Giants is a BSS-style collaborative band that was formed after You Forgot It in People was recorded and released.
Canning was previously in the bands hHead and By Divine Right. hHead were a Canadian Alternative rock band in the 1990s The band consisted of Noah Mintz, Brendan Canning and a succession of drummers By Divine Right is a Canadian Indie rock band History The band was formed in 1989 by Guitarist and vocalist José Miguel Contreras Priddle was previously in Treble Charger. Treble Charger was a Canadian rock group consisting of vocalist Greig Nori, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Trevor McGregor. Drew and Spearin were previously in the band KC Accidental. KC Accidental was a Canadian Indie rock band which formed the original basis for Broken Social Scene. Whiteman was previously in the bands Que Vida and Bourbon Tabernacle Choir. The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir were a Canadian Alternative rock band that formed in 1985 in Toronto Ontario Collett was preciously in the band Ursula.