Christopher Bear
Birthday: July 19, 1982
Christopher Robert Bear (born July 19, 1982) is a drummer and multi-instrumentalist of the Brooklyn-based indie-rock group Grizzly Bear. Bear joined the group with singer Ed Droste for contributions to their first record, Horn of Plenty. He also contributed to Earl Greyhound's self-titled EP in 2004. Bear worked with fellow Grizzly Bear bandmates Daniel Rossen and Chris Taylor on Rossen's project, Department of Eagles, contributing drums to their second album, In Ear Park. In addition to his continuing work with Grizzly Bear, Bear was briefly a member of Dirty Projectors. Bear continues developing his independent career, most recently working on arranging soundtracks for the HBO series High Maintenance. Bear has also performed live and recorded drums with the band Beach House and contributed drums and percussion on 9 out of 15 tracks on the 2020 album Shore by Fleet Foxes. Bear also records under his solo project Fools. He released his first solo album, Fools' Harp Vol. 1, in May 2020. Bear would again work with Grizzly Bear bandmate Daniel Rossen on his debut solo album, which he confirmed through his Instagram page in April 2021. Bear and Rossen also composed the music for the 2023 film Past Lives. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Bear, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
