Skybucket celebrates 10 years in music business

Travis Morgan, owner of Homewood-based Skybucket Records, developed his vision for the company with only a love of music and the hope it would survive the industry’s high failure rate.

Currently, as he gears up to celebrate the label’s 10th Anniversary with an event in February, few independent record labels can boast what Homewood-based Skybucket can,

“Back when we started Skybucket, there was really only one other label (in Birmingham) to my knowledge,” Morgan said. “They were kind of at the tail end of putting out records. They had their style, and the rest was wide open. It’s like opening an ice cream shop next to a swimming pool in the summer. Well, something like that.”

What made Morgan want to venture into the business was an excitement he had for the Birmingham music scene. “I used to be into Remy Zero when I was in high school, and discovered Verbena shortly after that. I’ve always been into record labels since I recognized what they were. Labels’ purposes resonated very highly with me.”

Morgan said he is thankful to still have momentum as Skybucket moves into its second decade of business. The 10th anniversary event is set for Feb. 8 and 9 at Bottletree Café in Avondale.

For more, visit skybucket.com.