GoGirlsMusic Carolinas NC & SC

Madalyn Sklar started the organization in 1996 with a vision of bringing together independent women musicians from around the country. 12 years later, GoGirlsMusic.com has become a welcome destination for women in music through networking and events. GoGirls produces the annual GoGirlsMusicFest, Invasion of the GoGirls, GoGirls Songwriting Competition and more.In the last 8 years, Sklar has spearheaded well over 100 benefit showcases for various organizations including the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, MusiCares, American Liver Foundation, The Lynne Cohen Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research and more. She has spoken on music panels at 2NMC, Dewey Beach, Dfest, DIY Convention, Folk Alliance, Hyperactive Music Festival, Invasion of the GoGirls, Millennium Music Conference, NEMO, Rockrgrl and South Park Music Festival. She's been a judge for the Outmusic Awards from 2003-2006, named one of 10 Powerful Women in Music by Curve magazine and was named one of the 15 People You Should Know In the Biz by Indie-Music.com.Sklar is also a music business coach, consultant and author at IndieMusicCoach.com. Her goal is to help indie artists achieve greater success in the music business by working smarter not harder.