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between following a schedule and getting inspired,” explained Skuller. “It’s incredible when inspiration hits (and allows me to write a good song in twenty minutes), but I find that I experience more of those breakthrough moments the more I just make myself do it, even when I’m not feeling it. But I can’t lock myself into a set time either. It’s got to be that time of day when I think, ‘Okay, I’m gonna walk out of this room with a finished song.’” His next single will be released on November 4 by Mint 400 Records. The track was produced by Joel Hamilton, the Grammy nominated producer who has worked with Pretty Lights, the Black Keys, and Tom Waits. Skuller says he loves that feeling of achievement when he finishes a song that he’s particularly proud of. He enjoys the fun of being in the studio and working to create the sounds that are in his head, but what he likes most of all is knowing that there’s going to be at least one person out there listening that’s affected by his music in some way. “That’s what I’m really in this for,” he says. www.JackSkuller.com UPCOMING SHOWS Friday, July 18, 2014 BMI Summer Stage 7 World Trade Center New York, NY New Jersey Stage Saturday, November 8, 2014 The Bowery Electric 327 Bowery at 2nd Street New York, NY July 2014 pg 8