is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . may 2014 the singing machine company inc. type public otcqb smdm industry karaoke karaoke music consumer electronics founded california united states 1982 as the singing machine company inc. headquarters 6301 nw 5th way suite 2900 fort lauderdale florida key people edward steele ceo till 2003 gary atkinson ceo lionel marquis cfo bernardo melo vp of sales & marketing products karaoke machines karaoke music accessories website singingmachine.com the singing machine company is a public company listed on the otc bulletin board under the ticker symbol smdm . the singing machine company is primarily engaged in the karaoke business including the development production marketing and distribution of consumer karaoke audio equipment accessories music musical instruments and licensed youth electronic products . contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 karaoke machines 2.2 music 2.3 bratz licensed products 2.4 motown licensed products 2.5 musical instruments 3 references history edit the singing machine company smc was originally incorporated in california in 1982 with a focus on professional and semi professional karaoke equipment . in 1988 the company began marketing karaoke equipment for home use . it is believed that smd was the first company to introduce home karaoke products to the united states . citation needed in 2001 smc entered into a multi year license agreement with mtv . 1 as a part of a shift in strategy smc approached the mass market through large retailers . in the following year business week magazine named the singing machine company 1 on their list of hot growth companies . 2 products edit karaoke machines edit the core of smc s business is the distribution and sale of its karaoke machines to retailers and wholesalers such as wal mart sam s club best buy and costco . citation needed in the fall of 2015 the singing machine introduced its new digital line of products no cd g required allowing users to create playlists on the company s branded site and chose their favorite songs download them to a usb giving them the freedom of mixing and matching genres singers and enjoying the songs they want to sing . music edit smc has a music library thousands of recordings which are licensed from their publishers for karaoke use . the library spans a variety of genres including pop rock rap country christian latin motown and oldies . bratz licensed products edit in 2007 smc signed a deal with mga entertainment to license the popular bratz franchise . such licensed products include karaoke products digital drum sets clock radios tv dvd combos and portable dvd players . motown licensed products edit following a 2003 agreement between smc and universal music enterprises the company released the motown original artist karaoke compilation series which features karaoke tracks of motown classic songs made from the original master recordings of the songs instead of cover versions like most karaoke tracks . in addition a motown themed karaoke machine has also been released . musical instruments edit smc has a line of electronic drum sets under the brand name soundx . references edit company history . thesingingmachineco . retrieved 2008 01 25 . hot growth companies business week june 10 2002 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the singing machine company & oldid 730988005 categories companies based in californiakaraokecompanies established in 19821982 establishments in californiahidden categories orphaned articles from may 2014all orphaned articlesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2009articles with unsourced statements from october 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 july 2016 at 04 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view