SkatterBand Blog

   You’re in band that’s been around for a few months, maybe even a year. You’ve been playing locally as much as possible, gradually building up your fan base, and making a name for yourselves in the local scene. After doing this for quite sometime, eventually, the question comes up… Do we need to start touring?  Well, [...]

    1) Get a Tour Manager. Having a great Tour Manager with you, will make your life on the road 10x easier. They handle the routing, the sleeping arrangements, the schedule, the club owners and anything else that can cause stress on the road…That way, all you need to worry about is rocking out. If you [...]

      Almost every indie band out there is dying to have their music licensed and played on some of the most popular television shows and movies around today. However, a lot of them just don’t know where to begin. Well what if I told you that getting your music licensed just became as simple as uploading [...]

   Never be afraid to be yourself. A piece of advice I heard a lot growing up, and I think it rings true now more than ever. In today’s society a lot of people try to be liked so much that they will do whatever it takes to fit in, even if it means changing themselves [...]

  Every musician and band needs a strategy if they want to make it in this business. Without one, decisions are harder to make and goals are harder to reach. Luckily, Kavit Haria, a music marketer from the U.K, just came out with a new E-Book titled “How to Design a Winning and Profitable Music Business”. It [...]

The music community has always had a strong voice for things they believe in. From Rock the Vote, to Rock For Hunger, music lovers everywhere are uniting to make this world a better place. With that, comes “Evolve One Evolve All”, a new program started by both MTV and Trojan Condoms, in which the [...]

    Is something considered work if you enjoy doing it?  As a young entrepreneur trying to thrive in a horrible economy, you better believe I work my ass off. I have to. Its hard work trying to make a start-up successful. Luckily, I have an amazing team by my side that works equally hard, if not harder. If [...]

This past weekend I had the pleasure of finally attending my first tech-conference, IZEAFest, which was held at the Grand Bohemian hotel, in Downtown Orlando, Fl. Upon arriving, I can honestly say I didn’t really know what to expect. I knew I would hear stories and tips from successful people in the Blogging and Internet [...]

Now more than ever, bands are realizing that in order to stand out in the crowd, they need to do things a lot differently then bands of the past. Not only does having a great story behind your band help weed you out of the mix, but it is extremely important that you capitalize on present day [...]

I recently met up with a good friend of mine from New Jersey, and we started talking about some of the new startups in the industry, as well as the different sites popping up around the web. One of the sites he showed me, Simplify Media, really struck a chord, and I decided to explore [...]