Bear Mountain have toured as direct support for Bloc Party, Cut Copy, Hot Chip, MS MR and have played major festivals including Lollapalooza, The Governor's Ball, Sasquatch!

After a successful showcase at SXSW 2013, Billboard wrote that "The fact they could catch so much attention says something about the potential and staying power of their music.

"[1] The group was originally formed as a solo project by Ian Bevis of the band Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party.

After playing several shows solo as Bear Mountain, Bevis invited fellow University of Victoria student Kyle Statham to join the band.

Ian began a solo career[13] and Greg moved to Los Angeles to work as a composer for the film industry.