Gentle Bear Studio is a place to create, a place to think, to experiment, a place to discover. It is a place to slow down, try new things, break for tea, and come back fresh. The space has many instruments and pieces of gear, but it also exists as a space of silence. Gentle Bear is a sound provoker, a motivator of exploration.
Less about contending. More about finding. Less about knowing. More about learning. Less hustle. More stillness. Be Gentle. Make Noise
Gentle Bear is the home of Joe George; Chicago based songwriter, Emmy Nominated film composer, and video host of music YouTube channel, REVERB.
After supporting his debut record, BEAUTIFUL DREAMS, in the U.S, Europe, and Japan just before the pandemic, Joe began conceptualizing FOLK CINEMA - a collection of songs rooted in folk, re-focused through a new lens, combining modernity and nostalgia.
Joe’s accomplishments include:
Original composition music for THE PEDAL MOVIE, an acclaimed feature length documentary, which went to #1 on iTunes.
Contributions to REVERB.COM which have been featured in The New York Times, Consequence of Sound, Guitar Player Magazine, and People Magazine. And a number of the videos he has hosted/performed in have gone viral, earning him global notoriety amongst music and gear lovers.
Film compositions earned him an Emmy nomination for his work on humanitarian based documentary series, Seeing Brave.
