The Bird and the Bee

The Bird and the Bee
The Bird and the Bee performing at The Bell House in Brooklyn, New York City on March 6, 2009. From left: Greg Kurstin, Alex Lilly, Juliette Commagere, Inara George
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Indie pop, synthpop, dream pop
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Metro Blue Blue Note Rostrum
Associated acts	Geggy Tah
Website	www.thebirdandthebee.com
Members	Greg Kurstin Inara George

The Bird and the Bee (stylized as the bird and the bee) is an American indie pop musical duo from Los Angeles, consisting of Inara George ("the bird") and Greg Kurstin ("the bee"). Kurstin—a Grammy-nominated producer and multi-instrumentalist who has worked with artists such as Sia, Kylie Minogue, Little Boots, Ladyhawke, Lily Allen, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Beck, Barenaked Ladies, The Flaming Lips, and Red Hot Chili Peppers—is also a member of the band Geggy Tah. George and Kurstin met while the two were working on her debut album and they decided to collaborate on a jazz-influenced electropop project. Their debut EP, Again and Again and Again and Again, was released on October 31, 2006, followed by their self-titled debut album on January 23, 2007.

According to their Myspace page, Greg and Inara "were introduced in 2004 by mutual friend Mike Andrews, whom George had enlisted to produce her solo debut, All Rise. George and Kurstin soon found themselves spending hours together in the studio, where a shared interest in jazz-based music helped lay the foundation for the Bird and the Bee. [They] began to explore new sounds and textures, eventually composing enough material for their debut EP." That EP was the four-track Again and Again and Again and Again, released on October 31, 2006 by Blue Note Records. The EP includes the single "Fucking Boyfriend", which topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on the issue dated December 2, 2006.