Bear Music Fest executive producers Kevin, Amanda, and Leah discuss how their longtime vision came together.
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"The sound seems tailor-made for a pool party. Prophet lays down vintage guitar sounds through swimmy reverbs. And he punctuates his performance with little shouts and asides that come through a second microphone rigged to sound like an antique radio... A couple paddles up and clings to the wall closest to the stage. Some resorts have swim-up bars. This show has a swim-up first row."
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"I’ve done press at some large events and can honestly say that Bear Music Fest was one of the funnest weekends I’ve had all summer...Not only are [the producers] enriching the lives of their patrons but also the lives of all the artists that perform."
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"I’m on a mission to bring my own style of happiness to the world.”
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The San Francisco Bay Area is a melting pot of people, and the Bayonics are a melting pot of music.
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"We want to make a kind of neo-hippy mosh pit."
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Mike Baker of Radio Nowhere sets up a projector in your skull and plays movies on the back of your eye lids. What we mean is that the guy knows how to write a lyric. Let's talk to him.
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Actor and musician Eric Stuart is an astronaut of pop culture, traveling between the distant planets of Millennials and Baby Boomers.
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Brandi Smith of RIFF Magazine interviews our Executive Producer Kevin Merritt and BMF artists Ben "Smiley" Silverstein of The Main Squeeze & Caleb Hawley.
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California Soul: Ever heard of it?
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Be informed: the Lord of the Rings theme uses a tin whistle – and so does Middlesleep.
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Everything that families need to know for Bear Music Fest.
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Menna Discusses running her own country, gardening, & catfish.
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“Our goal is to combine the nostalgia of summer camp and the intimacy of a friend’s house party with a professionally produced music festival in a natural setting.” – Executive Producer Kevin Merritt speaking with JamBase.
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Kevin So has written R&B, country, and a musical. Oh yeah, and he's Justin Timberlake's alter ego.
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KTVU Channel 2's "The Nine" interviews Bear Music Fest Executive Director Kevin Merritt. Get Passes Today! http://www.bearmusicfest.com Live on Friday, August 19, 2016.
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Their self-titled debut album features many special guests, including but not limited to; a subway, a screeching chair, and a vacuum cleaner.
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"The concept behind Bear Music Fest is to create an intimate and immersive musical experience in nature which fosters deep connections both to the music and to the musicians themselves."
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EVERYONE is excited to coalesce in Pinecrest next month and unwind for a weekend of music & community.
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Two more great bands, at opposite ends of the musical spectrum, have been added to our lineup.
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