Christopher Bear is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music producer based in Los Angeles, CA.
While studying jazz and music production at both the New School and New York University, Christopher 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 Christopher 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. Christopher crafted the theme song for Waffles & Mochi, Michelle Obama’s children’s series for Netflix, and composed original score for AppleTV+’s docuseries HOME, as well as director Carter Smith’s forthcoming horror film Swallowed. His compositions have been commissioned by high profile luxury brands BMW, Louis Vuitton, Kate Spade, and David Yurman for worldwide advertising campaigns. In 2020 he released Fools Harp Vol.1, a 13-track ambient/fusion-leaning LP with renowned Dutch label Music from Memory. Christopher is currently composing the score for the dramatic performance Holding Achilles to debut at Brisbane Festival and Sydney Opera House in 2023, as well as the original score for the upcoming A24 feature film Past Lives starring Greta Lee and Teo Yoo directed by Celine Song.
Forthcoming:
If You Were the Last with Zoe Chao & Anthony Mackie
Mother, Couch! with Ewan McGregor & Taylor Russell
The Passenger for Blumhouse
