HARD work, gigging and getting your name known are the way to make it in the music business says Martin Gillespie of Skerryvore as the search for Oban’s next big band gets under way today.
Oban Unsigned launches this week – an opportunity for Oban bands and musicians to play during a prime slot on Saturday afternoon at the town’s biggest gig, Oban Live, during the first weekend in June.
And to celebrate the prize of performing on the main stage of the town’s biggest festival, founding member of Skerryvore Martin spoke exclusively to The Oban Times – which included a few tips on how to make it in the Scottish music scene.