Floater (band)

Floater
Floater
Background information
Origin	Eugene, Oregon, United States
Genres	Rock, alternative rock
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Elemental, Typhon
Associated acts	Drumattica, Riverboat, Rob Wynia
Website	www.floater.com
Members	David Amador Peter Cornett Robert Wynia

Floater is an American rock band currently based in Portland, Oregon. The band was started in 1993 by Robert Wynia, Peter Cornett and David Amador. They are known for their progressive concept albums, stylized storytelling, intense live performances, and devoted fanbase. Floater routinely sells out local venues in Oregon and periodically plays shows in the neighboring states of Washington, California, Nevada, and Idaho. Floater has played a variety of venues, including CBGB in New York and the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. The band was also a musical guest for Live Wire Radio on OPB radio. The band has been voted the "Best Band" in the Willamette Week's "Best of Portland" reader's poll for 2009 and 2010.

The seeds for Floater were placed when Peter Cornett moved to Eugene, Oregon and answered a musician-wanted ad placed by Robert Wynia. By 1992, they had created Henry's Child. Rob and Pete left Henry's Child after the musical direction was not headed where they wanted, and they formed a band called The Dog's. Sometime after, their guitarist got drunk and ruined a local gig, Dave Amador stepped in to replace him. The moniker of The Dog's was quickly shed and Floater was born. It was 1993 and began playing small garage parties and eventually at the University of Oregon. In early 1994 Floater recorded their first four song demo tape "Stiff & Restless" at Pro-Arts studio. Later in early 1994, Floater recorded a nine song demo tape "Sink", which was the four tracks off of "Stiff & Restless", plus 5 new songs, which were recorded at the home of a friend in his studio. This tape impressed the indie record label Elemental, when Rob and Pete handed Jonathan Boldt a copy of their demo tape, who a short time later signed them. Floater's first full-length album, Sink, was released on September 9, 1994 and contained some songs from the demos. To date, a total of seven versions of Sink were released, The first pressing was only 500 discs pressed before the album was partially remixed and re-released. One year later, a second full-length album was released in October 1995, Glyph, which as with Sink, was originally released with a first pressing of 500, and again the album was partially remixed, and re-released again. This album increased the band's popularity in the Pacific Northwest and allowed tours further east, into Arizona, Utah and Texas and all the way back into New York in the fall of 1996.

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