My Take
Toro y Moi is one of those artists I genuinely respect for refusing to stay in the lane people tried to put him in. Chaz Bear basically helped invent chillwave out of his bedroom in Columbia, South Carolina — hazy synths, lo-fi warmth, a sound that felt like summer through a fog — and then immediately started moving away from it before anyone could really pin him down. Albums like Underneath the Pine showed he could go full psychedelic funk, Anything in Return leaned into slick pop, and Outer Peace had a playful hypnagogic shimmer that felt completely fresh. He's also a graphic designer, which tracks — you can feel the visual thinking in how he constructs atmosphere. A quiet original who's been quietly great for well over a decade.
Overview
Chaz Bear (born Chazwick Bradley Bundick; November 7, 1986), known professionally as Toro y Moi, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. He is regarded as a pioneer of the chillwave genre that emerged in the late 2000s and early 2010s, alongside artists such as Washed Out and Neon Indian, though his music has since incorporated a wide range of styles.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Toro y Moi
- Name (Japanese)
- トロ・イ・モア
- Reading
- とろ・い・もあ
- Born
- November 7, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Tiger
- Origin
- Columbia, South Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- record producer / singer / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Ridge View High School
- University
- University of South Carolina
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.