[1] Twin brothers Jason and Justin Munning started the band in 1999 at Stanford University along with Steve Kessler, Marc Mazzoni, Bryan Jayne, and Brooks Dubose.
Jeff Clemetson, Kristen Kessler, and Matt Mitchell joined on to form the core of the band which toured in different formats full-time for over 6 years.
During the mid 2000s, Ten Mile Tide served as the house band for The University of Vermont Outing Club Fest each September.
The band either headlined or was a supporting act from 2002-2006, performing hits like Remember, Sweet Girl, and Never Gonna Drink Again.
[1][2] Munning also expressed a belief that the advent of internet file sharing would lead to more significant success among independent musicians as new opportunities arose to gather fans and attention outside of the influence of record labels.