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Ocoai


Ocoai was a 5 piece instrumental band from Johnson City, Tennessee. They formed in the summer of 2006, and retired in June of 2012. They were signed to Missing Words Records out of Southern California, and they recorded all of their music at Fahrenheit Studios in Johnson City, TN. Ocoai started as a studio project - engineer Travis Kammeyer (The Shape, Generation of Vipers, 24 Hour Front Desk) drummer Tim Smith (24 Hour Front Desk) and a few other friends were involved in the initial recordings. At first the main 'goal' of the band was to push the limits of instrumental heaviness and create a sense of overwhelming loudness, but the project quickly evolved into a full-scale performance group. Ocoai's early songs caught immediate attention at local shows, and high quality EPs began to circulate online. The band lineup had also solidified into: Travis Kammeyer - guitar Joe Armstrong (Mouth Movements) - guitar Bo Dugger (Junk) - bass Tim Smith - drums 2008 saw the release of the premier full length album, entitled Breatherman. That record remains their most popular work. It featured trumpet by Eric Porter (24 Hour Front Desk, Junk), and cello tracks by Cody Ledford (Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, this mountain). Cody played select shows with Ocoai to support the release of Breatherman and almost immediately became a full member. From this point on Ocoai's music began to take on a more symphonic texture, featuring alternative instrumentation in the form of cello, viol...

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