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It’s an honor to have Dobber and Cammie Beverly of Oceans of Slumber as Support Life And Music’s very first official artist testimonials. They’re a Houston, TX-based band whose music is heavy, deep, emotional, beautiful, dark, intelligent, intricate, challenging, soulful, and intensely original, self-described as “Southern Sonic Storytellers.” How many bands can say all that? Add off-the-charts musicianship and one of the best voices in the world, and you have something truly special. What follows is an interview excerpt from summer 2024, when I spoke with Dobber and Cammie about their latest album, “Where Gods Fear to Speak.”

Jack Mangan: I want to tell a quick story. The first time I met you guys, you had just finished a trip across the California desert in the middle of summer in a bus where the A/C had broken, and you guys and Insomnium were just suffering. So the Rock n’ Roll/music life is hard. You guys are veterans. What would you tell young artists, or if you could go back in time to young Dobber and young Cammie, what advice would you give?
Dobber Beverly: Don’t. (laughs)
Cammie Beverly: I wouldn’t change anything and I wouldn’t not do it. For me, I have a very unique experience. Everything I’ve done is intertwined with loving him (Dobber), and so I can’t speak to separating the two from an impactful relationship that I have, so I’m a little bit more embedded than other people (laughs). It’s a part of our dynamic, it’s a part of our relationship. I’ve never been in another band that did anything to this caliber that didn’t involve him. So obviously it works for us, and it makes it very special and it makes it less painful and less stressful. But it’s hard. Prepare yourself for anything and know that your biggest fight is gonna be with yourself. There’s no predictions, there’s no knowing where this goes. Technology is going to ruin everyone’s lives.
Dobber Beverly: I would tell myself to get over thinking you’re going to change how things work. Going into the thing, I thought I was gonna find a way to revolutionize something or bring an element into a world that would benefit and extend what’s possible. You know, I thought that it was gonna be impactful in that kinda way. Once you get in a room with everybody, you kinda realize that there’s nothing you can do to make the status quo change.

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