You may have seen him at first running in the rabidly talented Chi-town wolfpack alongside Derrick Carter, DJ Sneak, Bad Boy Bill, Mark Farina etc—and he, like the rest, did his time working at landmark wax store Gramaphone; playing out at Chicago mainstays like Crobar, Karma, Shelter, Redno 5 and Zentra; setting up his own production company (What I’ve Been Through Productions) and putting out singles on, among other labels, Dust Traxx.

From Italy and Brazil to Germany and the UK, Bear has kindly walloped crowds over the head with his self-dubbed “Mental Musicale”—a soulfully kinetic jambalaya of disco, salsa, techno and Latin-influenced “house hop” rhythmus shot thorough with freestyle, rap and spoken word.

Bear Who? is responsible for the 2003 dance chart slayer "Fix My Sink", with remixes by the Grammy Award Winning duo "Basement Jaxx." The song produced by Mark Bell of Bjork and Simply Red fame, along with Dj Sneak, marked Bear Who?'s first excursion into the world of music television and worldwide dance fame.

The "Fix My Sink" video was filmed in alleyways around Queen West in Toronto. The song and video subsequently hit #1 for 13 weeks on the legendary Radio 1 BBC dance show hosted by legendary Pete Tong, number 10 on the MTV UK Video Charts and #25 on the Radio 1 Pop Charts. “Fix my Sink” also landed in the hands of world famous dance collective Ministry of Sound UK and Australia hitting the pop charts at # 10 down under.

Bear Who?’s popularity grew even higher when Dj Sneak, Mark Bell and Todd Terry (“Everything But the Girl”) collaborated for a fiery single titled “Que Pasa,” now featured on AOL music sessions live exclusively for Grammy Nominated Dj and Artist, Armand Van Helden.

“FMS” proved Bear’s ability to conceive and execute grade-A floor burners that garner equal respect in the worlds of dance and hip-hop; consequently his discomfiture at perceiving himself low-man in the “Mongoloids” has eased. If you’re not familiar, the aforementioned is a loosely formed, tightly knit brotherhood of badasses including The Basement Jaxx, Roger Sanchez, Sneak, Armand Van Helden, Junior Sanchez and Daft Punk. Time for one “Hurrah!” and it’s back to work. He’s not nearly satisfied. Bear’s recent remix of Grammy

So what’s next? When asked to explain the title of his LP, his reply is simply, “The Beatbox is my brain. House music smoothed out on a Hip Hop tip with Pop appeal.” A fair answer and one that elicits curiosity and hope...for there’s much more than kitchen appliances that need a’fixin in the US scene, and it appears that Bear’s brain might be just the tool we’re looking for.