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There are few artists in the music industry that can hold the title “independent” with as much depth as Brad Skistimas of Five Times August. The 26 year old singer/songwriter has passed up opportunities with major labels to go at his career alone. Based out of the small town of Waxahachie, TX, the indie Southerner has garnered enough success in his own stride to ignore the pipe dreams of glitz and glamour so many bands tend to get caught up in.
He is a true patriot to the “Do It Yourself” work ethic. His only aid is manager and wife, Kelly, making the two a legit “mom and pop store” in the midst of a large corporate industry. With the release of Five Times August’s latest album “Life As A Song,” the dynamic duo plan to push boundaries and set the standard for what being a truly “indie” is all about.
In November 2004 Five Times August’s song “Better With You” was featured in MTV’s hit show Laguna Beach. The series’ music supervisor had found the song at random via online web portal CDBaby.com. By the end of the year that exposure had snowballed into an underground following for the one-man band, catapulting Myspace listens and iTunes sales. By Spring ’06 Five Times August was a national touring artist, performing solo acoustic shows across the country (to date FTA has performed in 43 of the 50 states). More song placements soon followed, with features on networks ranging from The CW and MTV to ABC, FOX and Lifetime, among many others. In 2007 Five Times August became the first unsigned act in history to accomplish national distribution through Wal-Mart stores.
In November 2004 Five Times August’s song “Better With You” was featured in MTV’s hit show Laguna Beach. The series’ music supervisor had found the song at random via online web portal CDBaby.com. By the end of the year that exposure had snowballed into an underground following for the one-man band, catapulting Myspace listens and iTunes sales. By Spring ’06 Five Times August was a national touring artist, performing solo acoustic shows across the country (to date FTA has performed in 43 of the 50 states). More song placements soon followed, with features on networks ranging from The CW and MTV to ABC, FOX and Lifetime, among many others. In 2007 Five Times August became the first unsigned act in history to accomplish national distribution through Wal-Mart stores.
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| FULL TRACK The Minute | 4:23 |
| FULL TRACK Better With You (2009) | 4:13 |
| FULL TRACK Up To Me (2009) | 5:18 |
| FULL TRACK Love The Way (2009) | 4:09 |
| FULL TRACK Break (2009) | 3:33 |
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Profoundemonium wrote:
Brad "never sewed a phallus" Skistimas. :D
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indierock-20 wrote:
You made it into our top ten list for the middle of summer with your song Better With You! Congratulations :) http://indiealternativerock.blogspot.com/2011/07/summer-top-ten-list.htm
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duducaico wrote:
nice voice
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Anispasti wrote:
I like his voice. Just perfect to calm down. ♥ I wanna feel save. I wanna feel like I'm not hated. :)
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matt_white wrote:
unaware steve unaware steve hasn't played a game since 1992
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AuthentikArtsts wrote:
Hey FTA Fans! Do you like Coldplay, Aqualung, or Radiohead? Check out Civalias @ http://www.last.fm/music/Civalias ! Enjoy!
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waitressboy wrote:
Somebody should fix the cover of Brighter Side
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cmahoney61987 wrote:
Please go on tour. To colleges! like University of Illinois! You will be liked.
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OnlyWords wrote:
Amazing artist.
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keilinha wrote:
love your songs *-*
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Kemez wrote:
This is one of my all time beloved artists and I think that most of you will like bands that appear on the chart: http://plejlista.wordpress.com/ . All bands there are choosen from thousands and are the best ones on the web. If You don't agree simply vote. And the best thing is that you can download them legally right away!
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dlmr wrote:
Sorry ... I like all your songs
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staytooned wrote:
okay....okay, he shouldn't try to make his voice pop - like.....okay, just that okay.
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mahzao wrote:
better with you♥ (2)
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DMusic3 wrote:
Better with you sounds like Jason Mraz with electric guitar. But I like Up to Me, a bit more mellow
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peace_love_rock wrote:
better with you♥
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Markiss_09 wrote:
Pretty sure I just found the best song for me. up to me. =]
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JackJakobsen wrote:
great lyrics,and something in the voice taht just keeps me hearing it;)
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freshde wrote:
great until the voice comes in. Good lyrics even. Just dont like the generic pop voice
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yannisdpunkt wrote:
sorry is so awesome!
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Here's What You Are Missing Out On..
6 Nov 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/fivetimesaugust
If you haven't yet backed FTA's new Kickstarter project
here's what you are missing out on so far...1. Exclusive soundcheck
performance of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean"2. Exclusive download
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