2002

Two years after graduated college, while working as a freelance photographer, singer/songwriter Hotma “Meng” Roni Simamora was asked to join a band called Zero by his old friend in highschool, Svendpri Sanderson Umpel. Zero is a side-band formed by Svendpri (vocal/guitar) and his two bandmates in Mangobuds. They're Priyo Budz (bass) and Richard Henry Pattiradjawane (gitar). Windra “Bontel” Benyamin, a guitarist to Mangobuds, often joined to hang out when Zero was having rehearsals and gigs.

2003

2004

Bontel chose “Pulang” to work on first. Unfortunately, after few months, in the middle of the process, something terrible happened. The data files of his work on “Pulang” somehow got corrupted. His being overloaded by jobs at work also inevitably contributed to the delay on the project. It took him nearly a year to do the work. To finish the arrangement in “Pulang”, Bontel felt the urge to replace the “plastic” bass track he already made with VST instrument. He persuaded his old bandmate in d’Opera, Raymond “Remon” Agus Saputra, to join in as a bass player. As Remon began to take part, Bontel asked Meng to continue the project as a band.
 
In August 22, 2004 the group finished the recording sessions for “Pulang” and “Stupido Ritmo”.

Despite the rapid growth of independent music industry, they did nothing with their record but to share it with friends instead of selling it. Because it was only “Stupido Ritmo” that had been mastered, the CD only consisted of one song. They hadn’t even thought of naming their group until a friend Febby Lubis asked them for a name that represented their collaboration. For that, on August 30, 2004, Meng offered three names and FLOAT was voted the best name as it reflected the band's emphasis on freedom of expression and their overall approach to making music.

Febby secretly sent the single to Anton “Not” Wahyudi, who, by that time, was the music director of a radio station in Jakarta, Prambors. Not long after that, “Stupido Ritmo” got broadcasted and entered the chart called “Prambors Nubuzz”, a program featuring indie artists. The song made it to the top on December 8, 2004, and had remained there for 3 weeks.

2005

With full support from friends and family, finally the mastering session of the album was completely finished. The record then got duplicated, each one with an artwork cover. The mixing & mastering process was done by Jaya ROXX, Bontel’s brother. The cover was designed by a friend, Fero Utama. Meng was in charge in photography with a help of his friend, Klemens Kananlua. Not only that, a friend named Joe Gievano, a filmmaker, also offered his contribution by making them a video clip of “Pulang”, featuring Bonita Shinta Dewi.

In early January 2005, 1000 copies of Float’s debut album got released and independently distributed. Many of the copies were sent to friends, some radio & TV stations, and other potential market.

In April 2005 Prambors Radio station gave FLOAT an award for being a band whose music they considered to be "out of the box" in an event called “Prambors Blast The Rewards”.

2006

Unfortunately, as time went on, with no-one officially in charge taking care of the group's management, despite getting more exposures and recognition, it became hard for them to focus on developing both their music & the potential business. It became even harder when Bontel & Remon got recruited by the same company that eventually made it impossible for the three to congregate within regular schedule. On February 5, 2006, Meng finally decided to continue his project as a solo artist

2007

On July 18, 2007 Timur Segara (drums, Clorophyl) joined Float as a supporting musician.

2008

2011

After two years, Meng finally found his new team to resurrect Float. It all started when he met again with Timur Segara (drums, Clorophyl) in early December 2010. Timur suggested that, with a new team, Float should get back on stages. As their very first appearence, they planned to perform at Java Jazz Festival 2011 with Meng's brother in-law, Leo Christian (bass, Ecoutez!), who happened to be Timur's old friend back then in highschool. To complete the formation, David Q Lintang (gitar, Clorophyl) and Iyas Pras (keyboard, Ecoutez!) joined in.

After only few rehearsals, with some minor adjustments, the chemistry required to bind the group together began to reveal itself. As it grew stronger, now they've made new arrangements in "3 Hari Untuk Selamanya", "Sementara", "Surrender", "Tiap Senja", "Stupido Ritmo", "Pulang", a new song written by Meng, "Indah Hari Itu".