Hal Leonard Corporation

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.halleonard.com

From Mozart to McCartney, Debussy to Disney, Hal Leonard Corporation knows music. The company publishes sheet music, songbooks, and musical method books for instruments and voice. It also offers accompaniment CDs and related items. Hal Leonard's products are sold in more than 65 countries through a network of distributors. Domestically, the company markets its product to more than 7,500 music stores in the US and Canada. Hal Leonard started in 1947 as a music store. The company was founded by Harold "Hal" Edstrom, his brother Everett "Leonard" Edstrom, and their friend Roger Busdicker. In 1985, Hal Leonard was purchased from the original founders by an internal management team led by CEO Keith Mardak.

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Keith Mardak
President: Lawrence M. (Larry) Morton
Manager Advertising: Trish Dulka

Competitors:
Alfred Music Publishing
Music Sales Group Limited
Musicnotes

Hal Leonard Corporation is a US music publishing company founded in 1947 headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. It is the largest sheet music publisher in the world. ^[1]

The company produces sheet music, songbooks, and method book (with CD) packs, and band and choral arrangements, reference books, instructional DVDs, videos CD-ROMs, and music software.

In 2006, Hal Leonard acquired "Backbeat Books", which publishes the Allmusic reference guide and other music-related publications.^[2]

References

1. ^ "What We Learned In The New Economy". Fast Company. p. 6. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/80/neweconomy.html?page=0%2C5. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 
2. ^ "Hal Leonard buys Backbeat Books for $2.2M". The Business Journal of Milwaukee. November 20, 2006. http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/11/20/daily7.html. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 

External links

• Official site
• Official site of Backbeat Books
• Official site of Applause Theatre and Cinema Books

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