Singing Bear

Anthony Singing Bear showed up on the Bay Area Music Scene five years ago and has catapulted to headline many festivals and events in the area. Without a management or promotional team, he has performed over 150 shows every year for the past five years. His popularity is in large part due to his conscious well-thought lyrics and unique and beautiful soulful voice. The music is in the style of Jason Mraz, Brett Dennen and John Butler Trio but really tends to defy genre classification. Singing Bear features • Anthony Singing Bear (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Harmonicas, Percussion) • Kevin Njikam (Electric Guitar, Keys, Beat Box, Vocals) • Chocolate Face (Vocals) • James Caran (Percussion, Beat Box, Vocals, Bass, Sax, and just about everything else)* • Jared May (Bass)* * When they are not busy touring the world with nationally recognized acts. Their live performances are magic because they allow themselves to go beyond their recordings. Bear will freestyle new lyrics and speak lucidly as if channeling from another time and space. On stage, they are on fire, a presence, a spirit, a voice of the people, a muse, a witness, a visionary, a comedian, a star. You will hear acoustic guitar, harmonica, keys, electric guitars, bass, effects, harmonies and unique percussion with flawless skill and funky style. You will hear an impeccable sensibility as the band navigates through each musical wave with a sort of ESP. You will hear them sing angelic and move elemental, like liquid velvet. But in the end, the thing that everyone really comes for are the words ... the lyrics ... the poetry ... the vibe. Bear has just released a full length CD, ‘Gold’ - produced by Jesse Boleyn, Engineered at Renegade Studios (Jefferson Starship), Mixed by Chris Garcia (Santana, Dido, Katy Perry) and Mastered at Sonic Vista (Lady Gaga, Grizzly Bear). Think Jason Mraz meets Wisdom meets Eddie Vedder “Into The Wild” soundtrack. Singing Bear has also performed at Health Conscious Festivals and Events such as Harmony Festival, Monterey Pop 40th Anniversary of the Summer of Love, Raw Spirit Festival, Mystic Garden Party, Topanga Earth Day Festival, San Diego Earth Day Celebration, CAST, Peace Village Festival, Dreamtime Festival, The Good Fest, and the list goes on and on. Singing Bear is currently being played on several radio stations throughout the US and is receiving more and more internet and print recognition for their album "Gold". Long before there was man, there was music. All over the land, the birds were singing. The waves were crashing, the wind was howling and the earth was beating on her drum. There will always be music.