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Instinctively nomadic and musically inquisitive, Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), by day a member of avant-pop magicians Animal Collective, has always been searching the land for inspiration and meaning. As a teenager in his hometown of Baltimore, Panda Bear created his first solo record, the long out-of-print, first (and last) album on his and fellow AC member Deakin’s (Joshmin) Soccer Star Records. Panda then made his way to University in Boston. Trouble and crazy things happened so he came down to New York at the turn of the millennium to congregate with his recently-convened Animal brethren (Avey Tare, Geologist, and Deakin). In the years to come, Animal Collective would go on to become one of the most consistently inventive bands of the era.

When not working on Animal Collective material, Panda Bear creates lots of music by himself and with Scotty Mou (DJ Casio/Queens) in Jane. He also makes jams with the other Animal bros and Rusty Santos for fashion shows as Together. Never sticking with any particular sound, Panda’s range goes from the quiet, humble jams of Young Prayer to the housejams of Jane to the Beach Boys-like call and response harmonies and rich, enveloping production of 2007's Person Pitch, a record which won him a legion of fans, and found itself atop many year end best of lists. Panda Bear currently resides in Lisbon, Portugal.