Upcoming Recording Artist Sara Skinner Joins Monkeybars

Monkeybars, a social marketplace to discover, buy and share innovative content, today officially welcomes recording artist Sara Skinnner to the new social community that enables artists and fans to earn meaningful royalties by recommending a song, film or book to their friends online – something most people already do daily. Ms. Skinner has three songs currently available for sale in Monkeybars, and will debut her first album on the site in late February.
 
As an independent artist, Skinner has personally experienced the pain associated with trying to distribute her music and show appreciation for her to her loyal fans. Prior to Monkeybars, to distribute her music, Skinner had to choose between giving it away for free, or pay the majority of her profits to various middlemen. (Some of the most popular internet music sites pay the original artist only a fraction of a penny.) Monkeybars introduces the first e- and m-commerce platform that enables artists to monetize and distribute content directly while rewarding their fans with a portion of the royalties for sharing and recommending it. On Monkeybars, Skinner will be able to directly control all aspects of her career. She is responsible for choosing what to make available; setting the price and rewards on her own, unique content; and interacting with her fans and getting their feedback all through the site.  
 
“I love all of my fans, and it’s really awesome that now I can actually reward them for promoting my music online instead of just saying ‘thanks’.” said Skinner. “Launching a music career is super stressful, but Monkeybars is the perfect avenue for me to promote my music to my fans while motivating them to want to share it as well. I also love how I can connect and interact personally with my fans on Monkeybars and receive all of their feedback that will make me a better artist.”
 
How Monkeybars Works
Monkeybars is not just a new social network or a new commerce site. Rather, it complements existing relationships on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc., to allow users to make more meaningful recommendations to their friends. After joining Monkeybars, content providers can grow their community and upload their own unique content—including music, film,  e-books, and art—for sale in the Monkeybars Market and set the price points for each piece of content, as well as the monetary amount of royalties the artist wishes to “reward” the community. Then, for each purchase through the Monkeybars Social Graph Royalty Program™, the network of fan recommendations that led to the purchase is financially rewarded. Consumers joining the Monkeybars community can tap their existing social networks to recommend the content they find most interesting. Artists who join Monkeybars can build their community, connect directly with fans like never before, upload and sell their content and reward their fans.
 
“Sara’s music is wonderful, and it’s amazing that someone as talented as her still has trouble spreading her infectious voice,” said Monkeybars Founder, Robert Hayden. “Monkeybars was created exactly for people like her; she deserves all the credit for her work, and her fans should be able to share in the joy with her.”
 
How to Join Monkeybars
To join the Monkeybars community, please visit www.monkeybars.net. Monkeybars values the feedback of its Beta community, will encourage engaged members to invite their friends and the Monkeybars development team may seek feedback to guide future releases.
About Sara Skinner
Sara Skinner, a 17-year-old singer/songwriter from Texas, has already begun to make a splash in the contemporary music scene. Having taught herself how to play the guitar and piano at an early age, Sara is able to easily translate her thoughts and emotions into music that grabs and holds the attention of her audiences!
What separates Sara from her peers is her drive to succeed; not only in music, but in all areas of her life! Sara is among the top of her class and continues to remain purpose-driven and goal-oriented in both music and academics. Her “can do” attitude is not only responsible for her ability to pick up new instruments with ease, but also her ability to design her own marketing and promotional materials, record her own demos and produce her own videos! Sara’s dynamic, powerful voice in combination with her songwriting ability and captivating performances on stage puts Sara among the upper echelon of young up-and-coming pop artists!
“Sara has incredible potential ” -Renee Grant Williams, Vocal Coach – Garth Brooks, Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood, Tim Mcgraw
“Sara is a rock show!” -Michael Turner, Disney, Nascar, Broadway
“You have an amazing voice and such beautiful runs throughout the tract.” -Music Clout, Los Angeles, CA
“The first few words you sang, you had it hands down.” -Mike Turney, Michael Turney Agency, ArkLaTex’s Got Talent Bossier City, LA
“You sound great, now get your Texas hustle on!” -Aaron Accetta, Producer/Songwriter – Forever the Sickest Kids, Aaron Carter, Brooke Hogan
“Acoustic, Electric, Piano, a cover or live…Skinner’s music is electrifying.” -Four States Living Magazine
About Monkeybars
Monkeybars is a social marketplace that connects artists and their fans like never before. Only Monkeybars rewards fans for discovering and sharing the content they love across their dynamic social networks through its unique Social Graph Royalty Program ™. Monkeybars provides artists a channel that incentivizes fans to accelerate distribution of their content while artists maintain control of profits and rights. Artists can directly interact on Monkeybars with their fan base and reward their loyalty and support. Coming to the Monkeybars playground simplifies discovering content you’ll love, while directly supporting artists and authors, rewarding fans’ loyalty and creating a self-sustaining community. For more information, visit www.monkeybars.net

Contact Information

Andrea Hawley

Director

Schwartz MSL

(1) 415-512-0770

monkeybars@schwartzmsl.com