Little Bear are a four piece band from Northern Ireland playing emotionally literate rock, and are made up of Steven McCool (Bass and vocals), Mark O'Doherty (Drums), Ryan Griffiths (Guitar), and Conor Mason (Piano).

After releasing "I'd Let You Win", a preview to their debut E.P, Little Bear received some fantastic reviews - Including both "Flavour of the Month" and "Ones to Watch" from BBC introducing. 

Some extremely well-received live shows followed, including an appearance at Dublin's Hard Working Class Heroes festival and the Derry juncture of Other Voices. Soon after, the band was asked to play at the first Other Voices event in London’s timeless Wilton’s Music Hall, along with acts like Villagers, John Grant and Imelda May. The summer has been filled with festivals, including the last Glasgowbury, Indiependence, Castlepalooza, Stendhal and they are now looking forward to playing Electric Picnic.

Little Bear have seen tracks playlisted on BBC Radio 1, Rte 1, Downtown and City Beat.

The band have just released their first single with Smalltown America records, a double A-side of “Night Dries Like Ink” and “Killer”. 


"Excellent" - Caspar Llewellyn Smith (The Guardian)

"poignant lyrics, beautiful songs… a band worth falling in love with" Rigsy (BBC Across The Line)

"I'd Let You Win is one of the most beguiling tunes we've heard in quite some time" - Jim Carroll (Irish Times)

Some examples  of audio doodles, live recordings, mash ups and  original material working with local communities. Process above production. Promoting, health, well-being and experimentation. 
I recently recorded sessions of my own grief journey with  sound therapist  Clare Hunt. I  hope to use these as a starting point after much sadness and silence.  
Community groups I have worked  include young people from Roma Community, Throckley Elders, dementia friendly groups  and  young children. I enjoy creating low fi  live recordings. The central  Choir recordings were created with a women's group as part of the Digital Makings artists residency at Gateshead Council. The kit I use is "pop up" and a real mix of lo- fi and hi- fi.  Sessions are lighthearted, promote health and well being are fun and are a bit experimental with  sketchy recordings outcomes. "Respect the Streets" and "Our world  " was written with young people for the ROMA community and recorded a CHAT and North Benwell Youth Project. The production in these songs was a bit more polished.  The young people wrote, recorded original material in LOGIC. They also created visuals and compiled a video. The videos  promote messages on recycling and community pride. The young people continue to perform and spread message about recycling.

Producing Electronic music since 1996, originally as 'Artwhore' (with Bob Burroughs)and later as 'Four Hands'  a collaborative project with Laura Reid, Gayle Hutchinson & Burroughs.

Now working  under my own name, and on collaborative project with Laura Reid, Suade and Mark Hand  (Bathhouse LP  on Firecracker Records).

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