Okapi (band)
Okapi is an American musical duo composed of Scott Mitchell Gorski (upright bass/voice) and Lindsey Paige Miller (cello), based in  Asheville, North Carolina. History 
The two met and began performing in Chicago, IL in 2012, but have called Appalachia home since moving there in 2017. Sound 
Okapi's music draws from experimental music, avant-garde music, classical music, art rock, folk music, progressive rock, jazz, tango music, and Eastern European music, and through his lyrics, Gorski tries giving artistic voice to a doctrine and philosophy written like a mission statement on the Okapi website. Approach 
Hailing from differing musical backgrounds but sharing a passion for various types of songwriting and structures, they began formulating candid, cathartic, and intentionally intricate orchestrations rooted in honesty and rawness. With evocative works abundant with lyrical paintings, they present ideas both intimately and aggressively, which challenge perceptions that stimulate universal confrontations with our absurd reality, while also encouraging consciousness, healthy growth, and individual empowerment. Big Ears Festival 
Okapi was selected to perform at the 2022 Big Ears experimental festival alongside illustrious performers such as John Zorn, Patti Smith and Animal Collective. The Wire 
Okapi was featured in The Wire (magazine)'s "The Wire Tapper" (No. 63), a series of CD anthologies of new underground music that The Wire staff compiles three times a year. A track of theirs was selected to be included with The Wire Magazine's Issue No. 477. Collaborations 
In October, 2019 Okapi collaborated with Luke H. Walker on his play The Wake of Dick Johnson, composing the score for the third run of the play at Performance Space 122 in New York City. A review of the play by Broadwayworld.com lauded their "chilling" performance, citing the band's unmistakable talent and eerie sounds. Broadwayworld wrote, "Throughout the play, the two perform with both a creepy rawness changing the tempo as quick as Dick's moods." References 

American experimental musical groups
American musical duos
2012 establishments in Illinois
Musical groups from Asheville, North Carolina