The Singing Machine Company, Inc. Engages in the development, production, distribution, marketing, and sale of consumer karaoke audio equipment, accessories, music, and musical instrument primarily in North America and Europe. The company also produces and markets karaoke music, which include compact disks plus graphics (CD + G's) and audiocassette tapes containing music lyrics of songs for use with karaoke recording equipment. Its recordings include two versions of each song: one track offers music and vocals for practice, and the other track is instrumental only for performance by the participant. The Singing Machine Company's cassettes are accompanied with printed lyrics and karaoke CD + G's contain lyrics, which appear on the video screen. The company offers a product line of 21 different models of karaoke machines and 5 accessories, such as microphones, incorporating such features as CD plus graphics player, sound enhancement, echo, tape record / playback features, and multiple inputs and outputs for connection to compact disc players, video cassette recorders, and home theater systems. In addition, it provides a song library of approximately 2500 recordings, which it licenses from publishers. The company's library of master recordings covers the musical tastes, including popular hits, golden oldies, country, rock and roll, Christian, Latin music, and rap. It sells its karaoke machines and music to various customers, primarily through mass merchandisers, department stores, direct mail catalogs and showrooms, music and record stores, national chains, specialty stores, and warehouse clubs. The Singing Machine Company was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Coconut Creek, Florida.
