Press Kit

Press Kit In Feb of 2024 Waking Bear was rebirthed as Elevator Operator! We’re starting this year off with a complete rebranding and super excited about it! In our musical journey we feel like we’ve found our groove in new songs we’re writing, melding in a way that only happens after the passing of time…

Deja Liloquy

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…

Origins

Origin of the Operators Noah Bears had a pocketful of songs and Ivy had an itch to get a new band going when the cosmic frequencies of the universe aligned their paths to cross in the beginning of 2018 skyrocketing an epic tale of romance, fun, travel, music and ahem more inner work (two people…

Noah Bears R.

I’m so grateful to be here, to be alive, to see through these eyes, to be conscious of as much as I am able and to feel through this heart, which continues to heal, stretch and love more with each year.   I have two teenage boys who I love to the moon and back. I…