Christopher Bear

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Christopher Bear is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music producer based in Los Angeles, United States. While studying jazz and music production at both the New School and New York University, Bear met his three future bandmates who, over the span of the following 15 years, would go on to create 5 full length albums and tour the world extensively as Grizzly Bear. In addition to his melodic and polyrhythmic drumming style, his songwriting contributions helped shape the band's sound known for it's vast array of rich sonic layers and detailed arrangements. Additional artists he has been lucky to perform and record with include Fleet Foxes, The War on Drugs, Beach House, Dirty Projectors, TV on the Radio, and Paul Simon as well as touring alongside Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Florence & The Machine, and The XX. Over the years Grizzly Bear's music has been featured in numerous films, television productions and advertising. In between tour cycles Bear continued work on his own music which led to the opportunity to contribute original compositions for the popular web series, High Maintenance. When the show made its eventual move to HBO, he came along for the ride to score 3 full seasons. In addition, he has created original music and scored numerous projects including Hailey Benton Gates' short film Shako Mako, starring Alia Shawkat, as part of the Women's Tales film series commissioned by fashion house MIU MIU, as well as the Culture Trip documentary Soul of Soho. Bear craf

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