Uvumi Launches to the Public

2 comments / Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by Bryan Menell in Consumer

We’ve been tracking the progress of Austin-based Uvumi for a while. They showed an early glimpse of the product at Austin Tech Happy Hour a few months ago, then launched a beta shortly after that. Today they are officially launching to the public, and have proven themselves to be a great resource to both musicians and fans. The coolest thing about Uvumi is that fans can listen to streamed music from the bands they’re interested in, while browsing information about the band at the same time.

Since mid 2009, musicians and bands have used Uvumi to self-promote their work with access to advanced features, such as integrated band accounts that allow management of multiple band profiles from a single personal account, a PDF press kit creation tool called Uvumi Press Kits, and automatic search engine optimization of profile content.  Fans and visitors to the website enjoy unlimited and uninterrupted music streaming, unlimited playlists, daily popularity charts, and status updates from their friends and favorite artists.

Uvumi provides artists with the tools necessary to compete in an increasingly competitive environment. We are excited to now open the site publicly to all independent musicians and their fans,” said Marshall Stokes, CEO for Uvumi LLC. “Our mission is to empower artists, promote widespread creation and consumption of art, and add value to the artistic community.”

Uvumi.com has already attracted the attention of independent and mainstream artists, including Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Quiet Company, and the Staxx Brothers, who have uploaded songs and photos for their fans to find and explore.

“Uvumi is easy to use and manage my band and personal profile from one account. You need multiple emails to do that on any other site, plus the layout is organized and easy to navigate,” said Adrian Sebastian of the Austin-based band, Major Major Major. “These features are invaluable as making great music no longer guarantees success – these days, bands must be as marketing smart as they are musically talented.”

Posted by Bryan Menell http://austinstartup.com Bryan is the founder and Editorial Director of AustinStartup.com, which launched in 2005 by Bryan Menell. He is currently the Collaboratory Director at Dachis Group. Bryan advises a handful of early stage companies and is a Managing Director of Capital Factory. To read more posts click here.

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