Oketo is a group made up of six young musicians forming creative musical arrangements by incorporating a wide array of instrumentation. Drawing upon the inspiration of Fleet Foxes, The National, tUne-yArDs and Tame Impala, Oketo manufactures luscious soundscapes for its fans at their energetic live show. It is controlled chaos, refined through years of perseverance, and still the majority of the members have yet to hit their second decade in life. The maturity and emotion presented in the music suggests otherwise.
Oketo, still not even a year in the making, recently released their self-titled debut EP, produced and engineered by BZZZ (James Fleege and Sean Beste). The record features three songs recorded at Studio F and Silver Street Studios in Nebraska. Oketo has performed many shows in Lincoln and Omaha as well as other surrounding cities over the last year, receiving favorable press and radio spots as well as a nomination for 2014 OEAA Indie Alternative Band of the Year. Ready to hit the road at any time, Oketo looks forward to future opportunities and experiences to come.
The time has finally come for Oketo to hit the road! In the next month we are going to purchase a van get out of Lincoln for our first Midwest tour! We are also in process of booking a month long west coast starting at the end of April. This long of a tour will take a lot of expenses for things such as gas, and food. We are very passionate and serious about what we are doing, and our dream is for this to one day be our full-time job. We cant accomplish this without a little help first. We have something really special between the six of us in the band, and we believe with enough work and perseverance, we can make this happen.