Panda Bear (musician)
American musician
Noah Benjamin Lennox (born 1978), known by his moniker Panda Bear, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and co-founding member of the band Animal Collective, with whom he started collaborating in the late 1990s. Lennox has also released six solo LPs since 1999 under the name of Panda Bear, including Person Pitch (2007), Tomboy (2011) and Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper (2015) (the latter two both reaching the Billboard 200. He has also collaborated with other artists, including Daft Punk on their 2013 single "Doin' It Right", Dean Blunt on his song "9", Braxe + Falcon on their 2020 single "Step by Step", and Sonic Boom on the albums Reset and A? of When.
Early life and education
Lennox grew up in the Roland Park section of Baltimore, Maryland. He attended the Waldorf School of Baltimore through 8th grade, and Kimberton Waldorf School in Chester County, Pennsylvania, for high school. His family moved frequently during his early years, owing to his father's studies to be an orthopedic surgeon.
Growing up, Lennox played sports, mainly soccer and basketball. His brother, Matt Lennox (whom the Animal Collective song "Brother Sport" is about), was a leading player on the high school basketball team; Noah was also a team member, playing as point guard.
Lennox has stated in interviews that he enjoyed drawing a lot as a teenager, especially pandas.
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