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Message To Bears officially started in 2007 as the solo recording project of multi-instrumentalist Jerome Alexander. Alexander creates beautiful soundscapes by overlaying acoustic guitar, piano, percussion, samples, strings and more recently vocals. In 2007 he self-released his first set of recordings, simply titled EP1. This was packaged in handmade cases and limited to approximately 100 copies. After becoming out of print, Alexander began speaking with the then newly formed label Dead Pilot Records about releasing a re-issue. This was made available in 2008, again limited to 100 copies and again promptly became out of print. Sharing similar ethos and being very happy with how the first release went, Dead Pilot Records and Alexander decided to work together again for Message To Bears' second release, Departures. This album had more lush string arrangements, a higher quality recording style than of the more ambient and lo-fi EP1 and also the first introduction of voice. Limited to 500 CDs, the album was packaged in an organic case, wrapped in brown parcel paper and tied together with string. Every single copy also came with an individual, unique old photograph hidden inside. The CD is sold out but due for a re-issue on vinyl in 2011. In the summer of 2009, Alexander played his first Message To Bears live show at the Jericho Tavern in Oxford. Band members included his close friends playing a wide variety of instruments. Message To Bears has gradually become a more prominent live band featuring a set of members who bring a new aspect to Message To Bears, whereby the live performances are not merely replications of the recorded material. Alexander is currently finishing his as of yet untitled third release, tentatively scheduled for early 2011. Twitter Facebook Myspace User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.