Music Career
Hoerner was a fan of hardcore punk and post-hardcore bands, and decided to become a musician after attending a concert of Fugazi. Hoerner became the housemate of bassist Nate Mendel while attending the University of Washington, and they formed the band which would later become Sunny Day Real Estate. After being joined by drummer William Goldsmith, they started the band Empty Set. After the band recorded a two song demo, they changed their name to Chewbacca Kaboom, and band recorded a six song demo under that name. Later, the band once again changed their name to One Day I Stopped Breathing. Finally, the band settled on the name Sunny Day Real Estate.
From the band's founding as Empty Set until after releasing the songs "Flatland Spider" and "The Onlies" as Sunny Day Real Estate, Dan Hoerner was the band's lead vocalist as well as guitarist. Jeremy Enigk eventually took over on lead vocals from Dan Hoerner. However, Dan continued to supply back up vocals, as well as performing as the band's lead guitarist.
After releasing two albums, the group disbanded. During this time, Hoerner had moved to a farm in rural Washington. The group reformed in 1998 (minus original bassist Nate Mendel, now of Foo Fighters), releasing two more albums, before disbanding again.
In June 2009, it was confirmed that the band would be reuniting once again, and the band toured extensively in the U.S.A, playing on the Jimmy Fallon Show, as well as playing shows in Barcelona and London.
Hoerner can be heard on the EP So Impossible by Dashboard Confessional.
Hoerner also scored a short film by Rohit Colin Rao called "Someone and Someone, Inc".
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