Skater used to be called "Skuter". But we'll talk about this later. First, let us give you an impression of who Skater really are. What started in 2002 as a "joke" project between Roberto Dee (right) and Dean de Lucca, turned out to be a serious international smash. First, Skuter were four Deejays and Dean - the producer. After two singles, guys split up, leaving Roberto Dee and Samcy Jay (left) as members. Producing a debut album, the boys started looking for a female vocalist. Katja appeared on a local talent show and Samcy immediately decided that she was the one. Asking her to sing a song called Arrivederci Vanc and slightly changing their sound with additional accordion. The track was a huge hit in Slovenia and a clear sign - this is the way they need to go. So Dean produced a whole album called "Arrivederci" and the success was complete. In the meantime, Dean found some contacts with a multinational label Universal and they decided to form a new group with Samcy and Katja - called Zdravo. This means "Hello" in Slovenian language but it obviously sounded exotic enough to them. First single Ene Mene Miste was recorded in Germany. This is a remake of Gor in Dol (Dean de Lucca's original track). Unfortunately, the recession kicked in and the label couldn't afford additional funds for music video and so on. No investing in promotion, the track remained a sleeping beauty, being played on Ibiza and different holiday resorts. In the meantime, Dean produced the next hit called "Na pomoc" (Help) and a simple video full of hot girls. Uploading it to the internet - the story changed forever. Over 5.000.000 visitors in only three months, before Google banned the video for no reason. It was enough for a huge copyright lawsuit. In Germany, a group called Scooter decided to sue the group because of their Name. And this took time... Over six month before they agreed that a simple name change is enough. U was replaced with A, and Skater was born. Dean and the group received about hundred of emails (daily) with requests, especially from the USA, where can they buy Skater CD, why isn't there a tour planned and so on. Unfortunately, the record label Skater were signed to, was being run by a no-brainer. Nice words in the beginning, nice facts, great portfolio, but the truth was a lot different. Whatever licensing deal was offered, they turned it down or even better - they negotiated it so far, that no healthy label would want to agree to their terms. And no CD's were available, no download, no nothing. More than a year after that, Skater are still a very successful band, but unfortunately international fans are left behind. In December 08, their contract with the label expires, leaving them free and available for worldwide distribution. Feel free to visit their homepage and listen to their music. Once the international market is open, we'll add their music and other merchandising items to our store. We'd like to apologize to all fans and everybody sending us e-mails, but things simply weren't in our hands but there are better times on the horizon. real editor best profile tools real editor best profile tools
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