Hi! Podington Bear is the nom de plume of me, Chad Crouch. I make instrumental music that I enjoy sharing freely, while seeking exposure and income through licensing. My podcast, Category Archives for Blog
Sound Of Picture YouTube Channel, Ambient trip
Hello folks, I've started a YouTube Channel for my Sound of Picture songs. I think this type of music thrives when combined with imagery. In this case, I'm breaking form by pairing the music to moving images instead of simply … Continue reading
Sound of Picture Vols 1 & 2 available FREE.
Hello folks, Happy New Year! Well it's a new year and I've resolved to try some new things. First on the list is bandcamp, basically a site that works as efficiently and cleanly for music as Vimeo does for video. … Continue reading
“Toast” soundtrack featuring P Bear
I must say that I was extremely delighted to when I got an email a few weeks ago from Joey Connolley alerting me to the Creative Commons license use of my music for his incredibly charming film Toast, written, shot … Continue reading
Season Two Begins.
Podington Bear is back! Starting today, a new surprising season of Podington Bear begins. New songs will be posted every Friday. These songs will be collected and issued logically as albums, for which preview mixes will be added to the … Continue reading
The Ballad Of Zack McCune – An RIAA lawsuit tale.
Hello folks, Something nice in the inbox today: A video series making good use of my music and the Non Commercial Creative Commons license I offer to all, on a topic I find very engaging. In April of last year, … Continue reading
On NPR’s “All Songs Considered”
The track "Elephants on Parade"--clearly an early favorite--was played on the latest edition of All Songs Considered. Said host Robin Hilton, "This past year the staff of NPRmusic fell in love with the playful songs of electronic artist Podington Bear." … Continue reading
DECA: A HUSH 10th Anniversary Compilation FREE.
This from HUSH, my label. Has a new P Bear jamm: "Wii Oui". We are delighted to share this party favor with you: DECA: A HUSH 10th Anniversary Compilation. It's a rare snapshot of an invigorating cross section of artists … Continue reading
You Tube – Our Story
Those of you who caught my post about the season finale to This American Life may recall I said it was one of the best 60 minutes of television I've ever seen. The episode conveys a rich sense of, um, … Continue reading
I am Podington Bear.
Hello There. In the recent past I've been brief with the posts, but I suspect it will take a few words to get through this one. If you're just joining us from Rocketboom or HUSH Records or someplace else and … Continue reading
Free gifts at HUSH. A little help from my friends.
HUSH Records is pleased to offer up some totally FREE musical gifts to you today from Yours Truly. The Lost Album collects the last 11 original songs posted in the run up to number 156 in the P Bear Podcast, … Continue reading
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