Occurrence

Occurrence are Ken Urban (electronics), Cat Hollyer (vocals) and Johnny Hager (vocals). Based in NYC's Washington Heights, the band formed in 2015 when Ken reached out to his college friend Cat on social media after not seeing each other for almost twenty years. Ken was working on new music and he wanted to know if Cat would sing on them. They collaborated remotely on their first release 2016’s The Past Will Last Forever, which featured contributions from Kip Berman of The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, and Alejandro Necochea of Bang Camaro. When they began to perform the album live, they invited Ken’s boyfriend Johnny Hager to join as an additional vocalist. Releases include Everyone Knows the Disaster Is Coming (2018), I Have So Much Love to Give (2021), and Slow Violence (2023). Plastic Magazine called their music “a sonic tapestry that blends elements of indie pop, electronic music and shoegaze into a seamless whole.” After an intensive period of writing and recording, the band will unveil three new releases in 2025.