November 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

NERFA, GoGirls Elite & Being The Fearless Leader

As the fearless leader of GoGirlsMusic.com, I keep pretty busy bringing female musicians together. It’s been my calling for the last 16+ years. Last weekend I was in The Catskills of New York attending the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference. It was amazing! I spent the entire 4 days talking tirelessly about the GoGirls community and our membership program, GoGirls Elite.

Side Note: The only requirement to join GoGirls Elite is having at least one female in a group. We are all genres, all levels of musicianship – everything from the solo female singer/songwriter to the punk rock band with a chick drummer plus everything in between.

So back to NERFA… just when I think everyone in the independent music world has heard of GoGirls (hello… we’re about to turn 17!), I’ll be pleasantly surprised at a conference when someone asks, “What is GoGirls?” I’m quick to respond with my elevator pitch that I can summon in my sleep. “GoGirls is the oldest & largest online community of independent women in music. Our mission is to promote, support & empower our members. We do this with events worldwide as well as weekly online chats including our popular GoGirls Twitter Chat (#ggchat). We also run a GoGirls Elite ‘members only’ Facebook Group.”

Scenes from NERFA:

I have to say, being the leader of the GoGirls Tribe is incredibly amazing and so rewarding. Who knew that a little website I started in 1996 would become such an awesome 100% volunteer-run community. Our motto is, “We are all in this together to learn and grow, fostering a much needed community of like-minded female artists, and making a difference in the music world.” Our members are involved because they are passionate about their own careers and are equally supportive of their peers. Our organization is about unity, not competition.

So that’s my spiel. I know I haven’t blogged in awhile. I got inspired to do so today because my bud Chris Rockett of Promote Your Music asked me to participate in an article about blogging for musicians. My contribution to the piece is being consistent with posting. So with that, I realize I need to practice what I preach. I am making it my goal to blog more. I prefer Twitter because I like short and to the point. This post is about as wordy as I get. So with that, thanks for listening.

Until next time… Keep rockin’!

Madalyn Sklar
The Musician’s Social Media Coach, teaching you to “work smarter, not harder”
Founder of GoGirlsMusic.com… cuz chicks rock!


Running the GoGirls booth at NERFA. Look at that big smile on my face. I love what I do!

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July 8, 2011 By 6 Comments

NARIP Welcomes Social Media Expert Madalyn Sklar

Today it was officially announced that I’m NARIP‘s (National Association of Record Industry Professionals) newest Board Member. I couldn’t be more excited or proud. The press release below is so wonderfully written by its fearless leader Tess Taylor, that I just had to share. -Madalyn

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Madalyn Sklar to the NARIP Houston Board. Madalyn joins NARIP Houston Executive Director Barry Coffing, Directors Lisa Schneider, Heidi Massin and Roxell Richards, and Marketing Managers Ohmare Washington and Bobbie Beasley.

In recent years, the words “Madalyn Sklar” have become synonymous with “social network maven” as this digital music marketing expert has grown her circles of influence.  We are delighted to have her on board with Team NARIP Houston (and in fact benefited from her shared expertise at a recent NARIP Houston program on using social media to market music).  She was also voted #2  Best New Media / Social Media Executive by her peers in NARIP’s 2011 Best in the Biz Survey (you can see results here).  This annual survey highlights outstanding executive talent and we are gratified to recognize people like Madalyn who have made superior contributions within our profession and community, and to have her officially on board with Team NARIP Houston.

Meet Madalyn July 16 in Houston, TX

Meet Madalyn at NARIP’s next Music Biz Brunch on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. to take place at 2307 Lamonte Lane in Houston, TX 77004. Get details and register online here now.

About Madalyn Sklar

Madalyn is music business coach, consultant, blogger, social networks maven and fearless leader of GoGirlsMusic.com. She has spent over 15 years working with a wide range of independent musicians as well as music industry professionals all over the world. She’s helped countless businesses of all shapes and sizes, music and non-music, with her Internet marketing expertise. Her goal is to help people achieve greater success with social media by working smarter, not harder.

Madalyn has spoken on music panels all over the country and moderates many of them as well. She’s been heard at 2NMC, 8×10 Music Conference, Dewey Beach, Dfest, DIY Convention, Folk Alliance, Hyperactive Music Festival, Invasion of the GoGirls, Millennium Music Conference, MTEC, NARIP, NEMO, PLAY:stl, Rockrgrl, SongU.com and South Park Music Festival. She has been named one of 10 Powerful Women in Music by Curve magazine and one of the 15 People You Should Know In the Biz by Indie-Music.com. In 2011 she was voted #2 for NARIP’s Best in the Biz for Best New Media/Social Media Executive.

Madalyn founded GoGirlsMusic.com, the oldest and largest online community of indie women musicians. Her mission is to promote, support and empower female musicians. She started the organization in 1996 with a vision of bringing together independent women musicians from around the world. 15 years later, GoGirlsMusic.com has become a welcome destination for women in music through networking and events. She also runs Social Networks for Musicians and Social Networks for Biz where she helps musicians and all business types effectively create + manage their social networks.

You can find out more about Madalyn at www.madalynsklar.com.

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