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{{Infobox musical artist Sam Golzari Benjamin Hall Miles Gregley Itai Shapira Andre Morton
 * name = (The) Elevaters
 * image =
 * caption =
 * background = group_or_band
 * origin = Los Angeles, California
 * genre = Alternative hip-hop, soul]]
 * years_active = 2006–present
 * label = [[Independent
 * associated_acts = Sam Golzari, Namaste, |Namaste, [[Yellow Alex (Angeleno Solo Artist)|
 * website = {{url|elevaters.com}}
 * current_members = David Noily
 * past_members = Ian Kirkpatrick

The Elevaters also know as simply "Elevaters" is an Indie-hip-hop band from California, USA, {{cite web|url = www.elevaters.com

Formation and early years
Guitarist David Noily, vocalist/keyboardist Sam Golzari, vocalist/percussionist Benjamin Hall, and emcee Miles Gregley all met while students at UCLA's School of Theatre. In 2003, the foursome took part in a spoken word theatre piece called "Bearth" in which they wrote and performed their first song 'Grandma's Hands, inspired by Bill Withers' song of the same name. They performed the song at UCLA's historic annual talent showcase, Spring Sing in 2004. Shortly after graduation the foursome enlisted Jaron Halmy to manage them. Halmy connected the group to Ian Kirkpatrick at ZenSeven Studios in Woodland Hills, CA where they started to record the first songs they had. This first eponymous EP release featured five new songs. The group had Ian Kirkpatrick as an early stand-in drummer. UCLA classmate Itai Shapira, a multi-instrumentalist who had studied ethnomusicology joined the group on bass in 2006. After a sold-out show at the Mint in Los Angeles, drummer Andre Morton, a club regular approached Noily asking for an audition at the drummer's home. Later that week he joined the group.

"Rising", Touring, "Live 'n' Remixed" (2009) and "Vol.1, Tonight" (2010) EP's
The now six member group began playing Los Angeles and San Francisco gigs while finishing 'Rising' at ZenSeven. The album was released at The Bootleg Theatre May 5, 2007. Under the management of Christina Soufo, The group spent 2008-10 on tour opening for the likes of The Roots, Janelle Monae, Shwayze and Bruno Mars. In the same period they released two EP's - 'Live 'n' Remixed' (2009) and 'Vol.1, Tonight' (2010).

Changes
In late 2010, Shapira left the group to pursue producing music at Manifest studios in Santa Monica, CA. He has since worked with The Decoders, Rhye, Moses Sumney, Stuart Zender. Also in 2010, the group was beset by the tragedy of the loss of Hall's mother Rebecca. Both events created a necessary respite from the groups touring and recording schedules.

Reformation, "Come Alive"
In early 2012, the group's founding members, Golzari, Hall, and Noily and later Gregley set out in the studio to record their sophomore full-length record. The new album, titled 'Come Alive", featuring contributions by Morton and Shapira (due in early 2014) is a leap into a decidedly newer sound. 'Come Alive' showcases the groups' evolution from traditionally rock arrangement/instrumentation into an exciting new fusion of analog and digital soundscapes. True to the original energy of their live show, the groups' new record is a dance heavy mix of new disco, hip-hop, rock and soul into a sound with mass appeal and bold artistic vision.