# Bendik Brænne

Bendik Brænne (born 17 August 1987) is a Norwegian producer, artist, and songwriter.
Growing up, Brænne started writing songs in the basement of his childhood home with older brother Mattis Brænne Wigestrand. Both of them, who at the time played in different ska/punk bands, started writing songs together for their respective bands. This evolved into an ongoing collaboration.
As a backing musician Brænne has performed with several well-known music groups, and appears on albums by Kurt Nilsen, Amund Maarud, Dumdum Boys, Jonas Alaska and many more.
Together with his father Trond Brænne and sister Kaia Brænne he was nominated for the 2010 Brage Prize in the category children's literature.
His debut album, How To Fake It In America, was released in March 2013. The album won the Spellemannsprisen (Norwegian Grammys) for best country album in 2013. Later that year Brænne released "Aloha from Torshov", an EP containing four songs.
In October 2014 he released his second album, titled Do you know who I think I am. The album got a Spellemansprisen nomination.
September 1, 2017 Brænne released his third solo record, The last great country swindle. The album featured Canadian artist Daniel Romano, and members of Los Plantronics. The album won Spellemannsprisenfor best country album. A year after, almost to the date, Brænne released Benedictionary. An album written, produced, recorded, played and designed by Brænne himself.
Brænne is also a member of The Needs, a pop-punk group with members from bands such as Kvelertak, Oslo Ess and Honningbarna.

## Discography

Solo Discography
* 2020: Personal Best? (Bendix)
* 2018: Benedictionary (Bendix)
* 2017: The last great country swindle (Bendix)
* 2014: Do you know who I think I am (Snaxville)
* 2013: Aloha from Torshov EP (Snaxville)
* 2013: How to Fake It in America (Snaxville)

### With The Needs

* 2019: You Need the Needs (Jansen)

### With Los Plantronics

* 2017: The worst is yet to come (Jansen)
* 2015: Surfing Times (Jansen)
* 2011: Organic Voodoo Soup (Jansen)

### With Amund Maarud

* 2015: Volt (Snaxville)
* 2012: Dirt (Snaxville)
* 2011: Electric (Snaxville)

### With No Torso

* 2008: Ready Already
* 2006: Several Brains
* 2004: Fatal Fraud

### Other projects

* 2020: Six string holiday, with Perry Dear and the Deerstalkers
* 2020: Travels, with Endre Nordvik
* 2020: The Backbouncebillity of humans, with Harald Thune
* 2020: I morra kjører jeg forbi, with Kristian Kaupang
* 2020: Rock Omelette, with Mats Wawa
* 2020: Eksil på Sundrehall, with Hellbillies
* 2020: After the bees, with Øyvind Holm
* 2020: Don’t Remember - Can’t Forget, with Alxsander Pettersen
* 2019: Love, with Torgeir Waldemar
* 2019: Young Heart, with Unnveig Aas
* 2019: MamaLove, with Queendome
* 2019: Norwegicana, with Jack Stillwater
* 2018: Good times ar bad times for somebody, with Numa Edema
* 2018: The Letter, with Alexander Pettersen
* 2018: Unknown skyline, with Mighty Magnolias
* 2018: Drømmen drømmerne drømmer, with Hubbabubbaklubb
* 2018: Kløyvd, with Odd Nordstoga
* 2018: References pt.2, with Malin Pettersen
* 2018: All city, with Label
* 2018: Heines sommerfavoritter Vol.2, with Heine Totland
* 2018: Gold, with Endre Nordvik
* 2018: Unbridled & Ablaze, with Zialand
* 2017: Oslo - Harlem , with BAYA
* 2017: World wide frequency, with Wild Man Riddim
* 2017: Mykje lyd , with Odd Nordstoga
* 2017: A Keen Eye for the Obvious, with Thulsa Doom
* 2017: Don't Mess with My Rock'n Roll, with Backstreet Girls
* 2017: Fear Is a Deamon, with Jonas Alaska
* 2017: Pop Noir, with Øystein Greni
* 2017: Amazing, with Kurt Nilsen
* 2017: Life of A Rudeboy, with Fyah George
* 2016: Predikant, with Predikant
* 2016: Divided, with Tommy Kristiansen
* 2016: Hopp Karoline, with Krom
* 2016: Mosaics, with Hard Luck Street
* 2016: Medicine, with Simen Aanerud
* 2016: Superkrefter, with Dizzet ft. Admiral P
* 2015: The Better End, with Caddy
* 2015: Durg natt, with Anders Bjørnvold
* 2015: Wild Man Riddim, with Wild Man Riddim
* 2014: Jump, with Queendom
* 2014: Manjolia mountains, with Manjolia mountains
* 2014: Bli her til eg dør, with Iselin Andreasen
* 2014: Bless Us All - Songs of Mickey Newbury, with Paal Flaata
* 2014: Will ni åka mer, with Senjahopen
* 2014: Green Means Walk Red Means Run, with Shaun Bartlett
* 2014: Alt, with West Bank Robbers
* 2014: Frode Johansen, with Frode Johansen
* 2014: Kall det hva du vil, with Herreløse
* 2014: Porterville, with Porterville
* 2014: Bli her til eg dør, with Iselin Andresen
* 2014: ...The Further Out You Get, with The South
* 2013: Glimpse of What We Had, with The South
* 2013: Violent Hippies, with Popgun
* 2013: Della Loved Steve, with Grand Island
* 2013: If Only As a Ghost, with Jonas Alaska
* 2013: Inertia, with Gina Aspenes
* 2013: Selections, Images under constructions, with Dandylion
* 2013: Ikkje vekk mæ før æ våkna, with Julie Willumsen
* 2013: My Sun, with Mona & Maria
* 2012: Sing Like Me, with Stina Stenerud & Her Soul Replacement
* 2012: Dead Man's Shoes, with The Lucky Bullets
* 2012: Images Under Construction, with Dandylion
* 2012: Ti liv, with Dumdum Boys
* 2011: Prairie Sun, with Orbo & Longshots
* 2011: Melodi Grand Prix 2011, with Melodi Grand Prix
* 2011: Joy Visible, with Foyn Trio
* 2011: Jobber overtid, with Admiral P
* 2010: Go and Tell, with SUM
* 2010: Den unge Fleksnes, with Den unge Fleksnes
* 2010: Live 10, with Orbo & Longshots
* 2010: Live fr Operaen, dugnad for Haiti, with Forente artister
* 2010: Elevator Sessions, with Paul Tonning
* 2010: Dugnad for Haiti - Live fra Operaen, with various artists
* 2009: Public Treason, with Fence
* 2009: Hooga Island, with Hooga Troopers
* 2009: Masquerade, with Orbo & the Longshots
* 2009: Soul Deep, with Noora Noor
* 2009: Appelsinpiken, with various artists
* 2009: Abracadabra, with Bazooka Boppers
* 2008: Røde Hunder, with Trond Brænne
* 2008: Himmelblå, with "various artists"
* 2008: Absolute music 20, with various artists
* 2008: Worry No, with "Chris lee"
* 2008: Welcome to Annoying Town, with Domi [no]
* 2008: Shrink the City to a Light, with Shaun Bartlett
* 2008: Put a Little Grease on my Axe, with Grand Cafe
* 2007: Troll, with Trond Brænne

## Awards

* 2018 – Won the Spellemannprisen for The last great country swindle
* 2015 – Nominated to Spellemannprisen for Do you know who I think I am
* 2014 – Won the Spellemannprisen for How to fake it in America
* 2014 – Nominated to the Bendiksen Award
* 2013 – Nominated to Kulturdepartementets priser for barne- og ungdomslitteratur for the book series Dyra på gåren
* 2010 – Nominated to the Brage Prize in "Billedbøker for barn og/eller voksne" for Uvenner