Vancouver Sleep Clinic
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Vancouver Sleep Clinic | |
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| Birth name | Tim Bettinson |
| Born | 28 April 1996 |
| Origin | Brisbane, Australia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2013–Present |
| Labels | |
| Website | www |
Vancouver Sleep Clinic (VSC) is an Australian band led by singer, songwriter, and record producer Tim Bettinson.
Career[edit]
Tim Bettinson, a past student of Citipointe Christian College, was a finalist in triple j's Unearthed High competition in 2013.[1] Vancouver Sleep Clinic released its debut EP, Collapse, in late 2013.[2]
Bettinson has collaborated with a wide range of artists, including American DJ Seven Lions, Chinese American musician Zhu,[3] Madeon, Raury,[4] Wafia, and Gnash. He worked with Grammy Award-winning Al Shux on Vancouver Sleep Clinic's debut album, titled Revival, released on April 7, 2017.[5]
The band released an EP called Therapy Phase 01 in March 2018, followed in June by Therapy Phase 02. In 2019, the second studio album Onwards to Zion was released.[citation needed]
Touring and appearances[edit]
The band has toured extensively since 2013. It did a European tour in August 2014, when Bettinson was aged 18.[1]
It toured again for the debut album Revival (2017) as the headline act, covering the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Canada, USA, New Zealand, and Australia.[citation needed]
Prior to these headline tours, Vancouver Sleep Clinic supported Daughter, London Grammar, Angus and Julia Stone, and The Naked and Famous on their respective Australian and New Zealand tours (2015 and 2016), as well as London Grammar on their 2014 US and Canadian tour, and Daughter on their 2016 US and Canadian tour. In 2018, VSC toured the Therapy (2017) EPs when supporting Angus & Julia Stone on their European tour as well as playing their own headline shows. This was followed by a A/NZ tour and then a debut Asian tour.[citation needed]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- Revival (2017)
- Onwards to Zion (2019)
- Fallen Paradise (2022)
EPs[edit]
- Winter (2014)
- Therapy Phase 01 (2018)
- Therapy Phase 02 (2018)
- From a Distant Dream... (2021)
Singles[edit]
- "Vapour" (2013)
- "Collapse" (2013)
- "Hold on We're Going Home" (Drake cover) (2014) (with GXVXNS)
- "Flaws" (2014)
- "Lung" (2016)
- "Killing Me to Love You" (2016)
- "Someone to Stay" (2017)
- "Unworthy" (2017)
- "Closure" (2018) (featuring Drew Love)
- "Ayahuasca" (2018)
- "Vixen" (2018) (featuring Raury)
- "In the End" (2018)
- "Silver Lining" (2018)
- "Don't Matter to Me" (Drake cover) (2018) (with GXVXNS)
- "Mercy" (2018)
- "Bad Dream" (2019)
- "Summer '09" (2019)
- "Fever" (2019)
- "Middle Of Nowhere" (2020)
- "The Wire" (2021)
- "Love You Like I Do" (2022)
- "The Flow" (2022)
- "Blood Money" (2022)
Guest appearances[edit]
- "Superfly" (2014) (with Raury)
- "Modern Conversation" (2015) (with ZHU & Daniel Johns)
- "Only Way Out" (2015) (with Madeon)
- "Fading Through" (2015) (with Wafia)
- "Stargazing" (2017) (with Gnash)
- "Change Your Mind" (2018) (with Said The Sky)
- "Moon" (2020) (with OTR)
- "Call On Me" (2022) (with Seven Lions)
Videos[edit]
| Song | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Killing Me To Love You" | ||
| "Someone to Stay" | |||
| 2018 | "Ayahuasca" | ||
| 2019 | "Bad Dream" | ||
| 2019 | "Summer '09" | 2022 | ”Love me like I do” |
Film, TV, and other platforms[edit]
| This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (February 2022) |
| Film | Song | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Before We Go | "Flaws"[6] |
| 2015 | Aloha | "Vapour"[7] |
| 2017 | 2:22 | "Someone to Stay" |
| TV Series | Episode | Episode Title | Song | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Beauty and the Beast | S2 . E16 | "About Last Night" | "Vapour" |
| Beauty and the Beast | S2 . E17 | "Beast is the New Black" | "Vapour" | |
| Awkward | S4 . E8 | "Prison Breaks" | "Vapour" | |
| Teen Wolf | S4 . E1 | "The Dark Moon" | "(Aftermath)" | |
| Teen Wolf | S4 . E3 | "Muted" | "Stakes" | |
| Bones | S10 . E4 | "The Geek in the Guck" | "Rebirth" | |
| Reign | S2 . E4 | "The Lamb and the Slaughter" | "Rebirth" | |
| Arrow | S3 . E4 | "The Magician" | "Vapour" | |
| 2015 | Eye Candy | S1 . E10 | "A4U" | "Goodnight Children Everywhere" |
| The Royals | S1 . E4 | "Sweet, Not Lasting" | "Vapour" | |
| Halt and Catch Fire | S2 . E3 | "The Way In" | "Collapse" | |
| Teen Wolf | S5 . E10 | "Status Asthmaticus" | "Everything Not Gone" featuring Carly Bettinson | |
| Chicago Med | S1 . E1 | Series promotional trailer | "Someone to Stay" | |
| Bones | S11 . E10 | "The Doom in the Boom" | "Lung" | |
| 2016 | The Catch | S1 . E1 | "The Pilot" | "Killing Me to Love You" |
| Guilt | S1 . E8 | Eyes Wide Open | "Someone to Stay" | |
| The Vampire Diaries | S8 . E2 | "Today Will Be Different" | "Rebirth" | |
| 2017 | Lethal Weapon | S1 . E17 | "A Problem Like Maria" | "Someone to Stay" |
| Catfish: The TV Show | S6 . E8 | "Kailani & Sam" | "Living Water" | |
| Catfish: The TV Show | S6 . E10 | "Dylan & Ally" | "Lung" | |
| Suits | S7 . E3 | "Mudmare" | "Someone to Stay" | |
| Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments | S2 . E19 | "Hail and Farewell" | "Unworthy" | |
| 2018 | The Good Doctor | S1 . E12 | "Islands Part. 2" | "Someone to Stay" |
| 2018 | Bull | S3. E9 | "Separation" | "Collapse" |
| 2019 | On My Block | S2. E9 | "Chapter 19" | "Forgiven" |
| 2022 | Partner Track | S1. E4 | "Due Diligence" | "Collapse" |
| Other Contributions | Song | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Facebook 2015 Year in Review | Doug DeMuro, | Youtube: Here's a Tour of a $100,000 Cadillac Escalate |
| 2017 | "Someone to Stay" | ||
| 2017 | Cerveza Pacifico TV Commercial | "Wildfire"[8] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "School makes dreams rock". Courier-Mail. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Brooks, Matt (16 May 2017). "An Interview with Vancouver Sleep Clinic's Tim Bettinson". Third Coast Review. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Mack, Emmy (16 October 2015). "Hear Daniel Johns' New Collab With ZHU & Vancouver Sleep Clinic". Music Feeds. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Kaye, Ben (12 March 2018). "Vancouver Sleep Clinic teams with Raury for new track "Vixen": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Kebby, Laura (5 January 2017). "Vancouver Sleep Clinic Give Us A Glimpse Inside Their Long-Awaited Concept Album 'Revival'". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Vancouver Sleep Clinic - Flaws / Before We Go on YouTube 4 June 2016
- ^ "Sony Pictures And Madison Gate Records/Legacy Recordings Say Deep Tiki With Extraordinary Soundtrack To Much Anticipated New Film Available May 26". KCEN-TV. April 21, 2015. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Cerveza Pacifico TV Spot, 'Jump' Song by Vancouver Sleep Clinic".