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Oskar Campbell performs with Dosed
DO YOU REMEMBER what you were doing when you were 18? Like most of us, it probably wasn’t jet-setting around the country playing in a rock band. Although many of us have that dream, few get to live it. But then again, some do. Such is the case for Maleny-based Oskar Campbell who, along with his two mates Rory Stirton (drums) and Noah Webbe (bass), formed Dosed in 2016 after jamming together and being asked to play Woodstock at Witta in March that year. “We were offered this spot as ‘the band with no name’ and from that day forward, I guess we were a band,” Oskar says. “We never really set out to form one, so it was strange trying to come up with a name after we did. Someone suggested naming ourselves after a Red Hot Chili Peppers’ song. We are all diehard fans, so I guess the rest is history,” he says. The group have played in some of the top music venues across the Sunshine Coast, at a range of festivals and are regulars in the Brisbane music scene. 26
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“Possibly the most surreal experience we’ve had to date was our support slot for Thirsty Merc,” Oskar says. “We all grew up listening to their music so to share a stage with them was pretty incredible, not to mention they were all super-friendly guys.” It’s funny, when you sit and talk to Oskar it is easy to forget he is only 18. His passion for music is obvious and you get the sense that he will be one of the few that make it to the top. “For me, the goal was always to try and make a living from something I love doing and I guess music just happened to be that thing,” he says. “Music is now a full-time thing for me and ultimately we would love to be working on the band full time in the near future.” And in five years’ time? “Well, ideally we’d be selling out stadiums,” he laughs. “But in saying that, we play music because we love it and that will always be our number one priority. We enjoy performing and sharing the art that we create together with our fans, and if we can make the world a little bit of a better place through music, I think we’ve succeeded.”
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