NuMuBu Launches with Social Sharing Sweepstakes

NuMuBu, a new online community for music industry professionals and businesses has officially launched out-of-beta, and to celebrate they're offering a social sharing sweepstakes for spreading the word on Facebook and Twitter, giving participants a chance to win up to $25K, or one of five iPads.

To enter the sweepstakes, go here, and follow their directions; existing NuMuBu members should go here. For more information about their sweepstakes (rules, requirements, etc.), go here.

Below is a brief video about NuMuBu's service:

Merge.fm: where fans and artists share in the songwriting process

Update (see below):
Merge.fm is a new collaboration app that helps artists open-up the creative process and share the songwriting experience with their fans (see video demo below).

The site has a great clean layout with intuitive features, and they are looking for bands and musicians artists to join as they just launched a couple of weeks ago, and it's free for artists, and the first 3 fans artists to email support@merge.fm with the coupon code "indiemusictech" will get one free year's subscription to Merge.fm (a $60 value).

Allowing fans to participate in the evolution of your music, and even provide feedback to the songs you're working on is a great way to develop and strengthen loyalty with your fans.

10 Invites to Rdio

Have you been wanting to try the new social music service, Rdio? Thanks to Glenn Peoples, I now have an account, and I'm giving away all of my 10 invites to readers of IMT. All you have to do is post a comment requesting an invite by logging in with your Twitter account below, and I will randomly select 10 winners.

Essentially, the invite will give you a free, 3 day preview of Rdio, but after that, you'll have to pay. So while the invite will get you in so you can try Rdio, you'll have to start paying after 3 days (please note, Rdio only works within the US at this time).

Below is a brief feature tour of Rdio from lifehacker:

Sound Around Launches

Sound Around, a startup I wrote about a couple of weeks ago has officially launched this morning. Essentially, Sound Around enables artists, labels and managers to create, update and manage their own custom iPhone applications (see how it works in their product announcement video below).

To kick off their launch today, they will provide 3 months of free service to the first three artists, labels or managers that reply to this post by tweeting their comment via Disqus below - good luck! (UPDATE: only one has been taken as of 9:30am)

Tweet My Song

Is TweetMySong the future of music promotion on Twitter, or a tool for music spam?

Win a pair of AUVIO Balanced Armature Headphones

That's right! IMT has been given three pairs of AUVIO's latest Balanced Armature Headphones to give away. All you have to do is answer the question at the bottom of this post to be eligible, but first, a little about these fantastic headphones.

AUVIO's Balanced Armature drivers offer high-definition audio reproduction and extreme detail and precision, and the Comply™ Foam ear cushions comfortably seal the ear canal to provide high levels of noise isolation and retention. This Unique breathable memory foam is activated by body heat and becomes ultra soft, reducing fatigue and ensuring all the sound gets to your ears. Music enthusiasts and audiophiles will find that these compact headphones sound amazing and are perfect for your iPod or computer. Additionally, each set comes with 3 pairs of ear cushions and a black carrying case with magnetic closure.

Now that you've read how great these headphones are, here's your chance to score a pair for free, including shipping, a value of over $90! Just tell me what you think is the best summer music festival (can be anywhere around the world) and why. The three most creative/interesting responses win! Good luck!  Btw, the same festival can be listed more than once.