Floater routinely sells out local venues in Oregon[1] and periodically plays shows in the neighboring states of Washington, California, Nevada, and Idaho.

[4][5] The seeds for Floater were planted when Robert Wynia placed a musician-wanted ad in Eugene, Oregon and it was answered by Cornett.

[7] Rob and Pete left Henry's Child after the musical direction was not what they wanted, and they formed a band called The Dog's.

This album increased the band's popularity in the Pacific Northwest and allowed tours further east, into Arizona, Utah and Texas as well as an excursion to New York in the fall of 1996.

[8] With the popularity of their song "The Sad Ballad of Danny Boy" and the help of then soon-to-be defunct national Z Rock radio network,[6][9] Floater's airplay increased greatly.

[9] In another deleted internet article, it was mentioned that Floater also received play via Digital Music Express circa 1996.

[11] The newsletter also mentioned Floater ranked in the top 5 of Pandemonium's Annual Readers' Poll for "Best Northwest Band on an Independent Label",[11] consistently in The Rocket's "Northwest Top Twenty Chart",[11] and having garnered the esteemed "Gavin Rocks" selection of the best band of all 300 participating in the NXNW Music Festival conference.

[11] At this time, Floater was also playing popular venues like the WOW Hall in Eugene, and La Luna and the Crystal Ballroom in Portland.

[12] Just before Floater released their third album, Angels in the Flesh and Devils in the Bone in May 1998, the band moved to Portland, Oregon where they remain today.

With Sosobra, Floater moved into a new phase, having purged a dubious manager and beginning to work with Cassandra Thorpe, who bought Elemental Records on September 9, 1999.

[17] The album bridged a familiar older Floater sound in the case of "An Apology" and coupled it with a new creativity infused in their songs like "Weightless," "Breakdown," and "Tonight No One Knows."

Floater has expanded greatly, playing larger venues in some cities, like The Showbox in Seattle, Washington and the McDonald Theatre in Eugene, Oregon.

[6][12] Already, Steininger's influence can be felt as Floater has made appearances on PDXposed and OPB's Live Wire program.

Mark Powers replaced Pete Cornett on December 31, 2017 when he made his debut at the Star Theater in Portland.

Their albums Sink and Glyph included samples from movies such as Apocalypse Now, THX 1138, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining, The Last Temptation of Christ, Nice Dreams, various episodes of The Twilight Zone and old radio programs.