Scratch Music Group is a venture-backed, high growth music and technology company. Since its founding in 2002, Scratch has built the first and largest national team of heavily screened marquee DJs, who entertain guests at thousands of weddings, corporate events, tours, and music festivals each year. Scratch works closely with leading brands including MTV, Saks, Vans, Bloomingdales, ESPN, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ann Taylor, Pepsi, Sandals Beach Resorts, W Hotels and many more.

The company also runs the Scratch DJ Academy—the world’s first and leading DJ and music production learning center co-developed with Jam Master Jay of Run DMC, with locations in NYC, Miami, and LA. Scratch Music Group has booked DJs for over 15,000 events, entertained over six million guests, and has been featured in national press outlets including CNN, MTV, ABC, FOX, The NY Times, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.

Financials

Date Type Amount Investors Valuation
07/01/11 Other 3.3M Unknown

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