Hudson Music
StatusActive
Founded1998 (1998)
New York City
FounderRobert Wallis and Paul Siegel
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City
Key people
Publication typesSheet music, books, DVDs, software
Official websitewww.hudsonmusic.com

Hudson Music (formerly DCI Music Video from 1982 to 1997) is an American music publishing and distribution company founded in New York City by Robert Wallis and Paul Siegel.[1]

History

Before getting into the publishing industry, founder Rob Wallis was an owner of The Drummer's Collective in New York, purchasing it with partner Paul Siegel[2] in 1980. They founded DCI Music Video in 1982 to produce drum-oriented educational VHS tapes as a way to diversify their educational offerings.[3] One of the first DCI products was a video featuring Steve Gadd.[4] Another early release was The History of R&B/Funk Drumming with Yogi Horton.[5]

The business was a success and in 1992 they sold the catalog, though retained creative control, to CPP/Belwin which would later be acquired by Warner Brothers.[6] With Warner Brothers they had access to distribution by Hal Leonard. They also started a related company for book publishing, Manhattan Music.[7] In 1998, Wallis and Siegel started Hudson Music to shift from VHS to DVD format.[8] The first Hudson DVD featured Steve Smith of Journey fame.[7] Hudson also gained notoriety by releasing several DVDs with famed drummer Neil Peart[9] of Rush, including his Anatomy of a Drum Solo in 2005.[10]

In 2007, Hudson launched the Hudson Limited label for independently produced content and in 2009 launched Hudson Digital[11] to offer downloadable content on their website,[1] including over 200 titles.[12] Hudson added print books and eBooks to their product offerings, and in 2009 brought on Joe Bergamini[13] as Senior Editor.[14] Continuing with their digital content theme, in 2013 Hudson launched a Hudson Digital Bookstore app.[1] Hudson content has won Wallis and Siegel the Modern Drummer Editor's Achievement Award and the Percussive Arts Society President's Achievement Award.[3] In 2020, Hudson partnered with Alfred Music[15] to release many of their classic instructional titles[16] in a downloadable digital format, along with many titles from Modern Drummer publications, Hal Leonard, and Rebeats.[12]

Artists and authors

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About Hudson Music". Hudson Music. April 3, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Paul Siegel". NAMM.org.
  3. 1 2 "Hudson Music: Spurring Market Growth." Music Trades. 2005.
  4. ↑ "The Drum Guru App's Rob Wallis Drummer Blog". October 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Yogi Horton". May 1, 2007.
  6. ↑ "HAVE MultiMedia Stories: Hudson Music – HAVE, Inc". multimedia.haveinc.com.
  7. 1 2 Haid, Mike. "Hudson Music – Celebrating a Decade at the Top of the Drum Instructional Market." Drum Business. 2010.
  8. ↑ "Rob Wallis". NAMM.org.
  9. ↑ "Hudson Music – Taking Center Stage – A lifetime of live performance". September 26, 2011.
  10. ↑ "RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART: 'It's All Going My Way'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. October 19, 2005.
  11. ↑ "Hudson Music relaunches website". Drummerszone.
  12. 1 2 "Instant Download Drum Books from Hudson Music". Not So Modern Drummer.
  13. ↑ "Sustaining a masterful career in music, with Joe Bergamini". November 30, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Bio « Joe Bergamini". Joe Bergamini.
  15. ↑ "Hudson Music offer Alfred Publishing and Hal Leonard classics | Beatit.tv". April 26, 2020.
  16. ↑ Biedzynski, Ken "K Bo" (April 11, 2020). "HUDSON MUSIC GOES CLASSIC-DIGITAL STYLE [sic]".
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