October 1st 2021, humanity lost a star and heaven gained one… It is with heavy hearts we share with you all that our dear friend and drummer of Elevator Operator, Scott Ercoliani, passed away after battling Covid for over a month in the hospital. This is an extreme loss for us, for his family and…
This tune brings a playfulness to facing fears within, who says it has to be such a struggle? What if we danced & cheered our way through our inner work, applauding ourselves after the deep and difficult emotional healings? The more courageously we face our fears and the more we release old wounds and traumas,…
Please donate to Raise for Rowan Learn more about Raise for Rowan Raise for Rowan was founded by Brynn Johnson after losing her 17 month old daughter Rowan in a tragic accident in 2014. The story Brynn has told about this loss is heartbreaking and tragic. As sometimes happens with terrible misfortune, this painful loss…
How lucky am I to be dived into a music project alongside my love, Noah?! I had no idea I’d end up in Olympia, Washington, singing and playing keys in a band called Elevator Operator, with soul family as bandmates. And yet, here I am! This musical endeavor has had a lot of ups and…
Filled with Dreams by Elevator Operator “Filled with Dreams” is a song of absolute gratitude and appreciation for life. It’s about waking up to how lucky we are to be alive, no matter what we may be going through, and the knowledge that we are all guided on this timeless and eternal journey through many…
Born in Ithaca NY, 1988, I was introduced to guitar at the age of 17. This journey into music became my personal pinnacal of aesthetic expression at the age of 21. The genres fueling these influences were, and still are: folk, gospel, soul, blues, funk, and various forms of indie rock. 2011 was a year…
Origin of the Operators Noah Bears had a pocketful of songs, and I had an itch to get a new band going when the cosmic frequencies of the universe aligned our paths in early 2018—skyrocketing an epic tale of romance, fun, travel, music, and, ahem… some much-needed inner work. (Two people who had both been…
Drumming is life!
What a strange world we live in! There is so much hate and intolerance here, yet simultaneously so much love and tenderness. It’s a difficult world to live in at times, but boy, I’m so grateful to be here—to be alive, to breathe, to feel, to be conscious, to sense my body, to hear through…