Roger Hart

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. was designed, manufactured and marketed musical instruments. The firm offered pianos, band and orchestral Instruments. The company was founded in 1993 and was headquartered in New York, NY.

Guitar Center, Inc. distributes musical instruments. It offers musical lessons, repairs, and rentals. The company was founded by Wayne Mitchell in 1959 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

Nortek Security & Control LLC provides wireless security, home automation, and personal safety systems and devices. It offers 2Gig Security and Control; Gocontrol Smart Products; Linear Access Solutions; Elan; Gefen; Linear Pro Access; Panamax; Xantech; Proficient; Speakercraft; Furman; and Sunfire. The firm also provides wireless security solutions, stand alone smart solutions, commercial access control, personal safety, and health and wellness solutions. The company was founded by by Ted Farrell in 1961 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

DiGiCo UK Ltd. designs and develops live digital mixing systems. It offers digital mixing consoles, including multi application, broadcast, and theatre consoles, racks and options. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Chessington, the United Kingdom.

Musician's Friend, Inc. provides music equipment through direct marketing. Its products include guitars, basses, keyboards, percussion, amps, and DJ gear. It also offers gold coverage, sweepstakes, berkelee, and diskfaktory services. The company was founded by Robert Eastman and Deanna Eastman in 1983 and is headquartered in Medford, OR.

D'Addario & Co., Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets strings for musical instruments. The firm distributes strings for fretted and bowed musical instruments, drumheads, drum practice pads, guitar, and other woodwind accessories. Its products are sold under the proprietary brand names D'Addario, Evans Drumheads, Planet Waves, Rico, and HQ Percussion. The company was founded by John D'Addario, Sr., John D'Addario, and James D'Addario in 1973 and is headquartered in Farmingdale, NY.

Pelican Products, Inc. designs and manufactures protective cases, temperature controlled packaging solutions, portable lighting systems and rugged gear. The firm's products include air cases, protector cases, storm cases, wheeled coolers, soft coolers, cooler accessories, bottles, tumblers, backpacks, iPhone, iPad, headlamps, safety lights and tactical flashlights. It serves fire, law enforcement, life sciences, defense, aerospace, entertainment, industrial and consumer industries. The company was founded by David H. Parker and Arline Parker in 1976 and is headquartered in Torrance, CA.

Music & Arts Center, Inc. engages in the operation of musical instruments and accessories stores. It offers woodwinds, brass, guitars, keyboards, pro audio, folk and traditional instruments, drum and percussion, concert and marching percussion, orchestral strings, general accessories, books, sheet music and media, and basses. It also offers rental, lesson, and repair programs. The company was founded by Benjamin O'Brien in 1952 and is headquartered in Frederick, MD.

Yamaha Corp. of America supplies musical instruments. It offers pianos and electronic keyboards, woodwind and brass instruments, guitars and drums. The firm also distributes professional audio and live sound reinforcement gear. It supplies home audio and video equipment, including stereo receivers, home theater systems, DVD and CD players, loudspeakers, and video displays. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Buena Park, CA.

Conn-Selmer, Inc. provides orchestral musical instruments and accessories. The company was founded on March 1st 1993 and is headquartered in Elkhart, IN.

Sabian Ltd. manufactures cymbals and percussion instruments. Its products include drum set, band and orchestra, percussion products, and accessories. The company was founded by Robert Zildjian in 1981 and is headquartered in Meductic, Canada.

Taylor Made Golf Co., Inc. provides golf equipment. It offers drivers, fairways, hybrids, irons, wedges, putters, golf balls, accessories, custom golf clubs and balls. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. operates as a non-profit organization. It mobilizes business, government, and civic leaders to maximize the region’s economic prosperity and global competitiveness. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

DANSR acts as musicians. Its products include reeds, mouthpieces, ligatures, accessories, and saxophone. The company is headquartered in Champaign, IL.

M&M/Mars, Inc. manufactures and markets chocolate candies under different variants such as almond, milk chocolate, baking bits, and dark chocolate brands. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Salomon North America, Inc. is a private company that specializes in sporting goods for men, women, and children. The company is based in Portland, OR. The company offers a range of products including ski boots, clothing, snowboarding gear, trail running shoes, and hiking clothes.

Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin, Inc. operates merchandise stores. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Menasha, WI.

Washington Music Sales Center, Inc. offers musical instruments such as guitars, keyboards, drums, band instruments, audio, disc jockey and lighting equipment. The company was founded by Chuck Levin and Marge Levin in 1958 and is headquartered in Wheaton, MD.

Marshall Music Co. operates as a music retailer. It offers a selection of name brand instruments, music equipment, and accessories. Its products include band, orchestra, keyboards, print music and acoustic guitars. The company was founded by Mary Marshall and Willis Marshall in 1948 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI.

Founded in 2005, the Fender Music Foundation, formerly the Guitar Center Music Foundation, is a non-profit organization located in Agoura Hills, California. They provide funding and resources for music programs throughout America and strive to educate the public on the value of musical education. They also donate musical instruments to qualifying school music programs, after school programs and music therapy programs. The Fender Music Foundation is an authorized, official licensee of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.

Cosmo Music Co. Ltd. design, manufactures, and sells musical instruments. It offers guitars and amplifiers, drums and percussion, band and orchestra, pianos and keyboards, recording and software, apparel, homeware, and gifts, and DJ and lighting. The company was founded by Tom Hebert in 1968 and is headquartered in Richmond Hill, Canada.

National Association of School Music Dealers, Inc. represents retailers, manufacturers, and service providers who share a passion for helping school music students make music. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Part of KEEN, Inc. (Oregon), Keen Footwear KK is a Japanese company that operates shoe stores. The company is based in Chuo-ku, Japan.

Gibson Brands, Inc. manufactures musical instruments and professional audio equipment. It offers electric and acoustic guitars, strings, accessories and hardware. The company was founded by Orville Gibson in 1894 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Noteflight LLC provides and develops online music writing application tools and services. The firm’s website also gives musicians the opportunity to collaborate and comment on each other’s music while sharing musical opinions and other information through user forums. The company was founded by Joseph Berkovitz in 2008 and is headquartered in Somerville, MA.

Part of Gibson Brands, Inc., Gibson Europe BV is a Dutch company that specializes in guitars and related accessories. The company is based in Amersfoort, Netherlands. The company offers a wide range of products, including Les Paul, SG, ES, acoustic, designer, and bass guitars, as well as customized one-off guitar mods. The company also provides financing options through Klarna at checkout. Gibson Europe is committed to nurturing young talent through their two-year mentoring program. The company was founded in 1894, and the CEO is James Robert Curleigh.

Cordoba Music Group, Inc. manufactures and distributes acoustic and electric guitars, ukuleles, and musical instrument accessories. Its brands include Córdoba, Guild, HumiCase, DeArmond, Savarez and Aquila. The company was founded on January 2, 1997 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Part of Astorg VI Luxembourg Special LP, Solid State Logic Holdings Ltd. is a holding British company that operates subsidiaries which manufacture and sell professional audio recording equipment. The company is based in Oxford, UK and was founded in 2011.

Console Bidco Ltd. provides management consultancy services. The private company is based in Chessington, UK.

Audiotonix Ltd. engages in the design and manufacture of audio mixing consoles. It offers products under the brands of Allen & Heath, Calrec, DiGiCo, DiGiGrid, Group One, KLANG:technologies, and Solid State Logic. The company was founded on June 13, 2014 and is headquartered in Chessington, the United Kingdom.

Part of Astorg VI Luxembourg Special LP, A6 Audio Bidco Ltd. is a British digital mixing solutions company for live sound and theatre. The company's flagship product, the SD8 console, features 37 feature-packed channels arranged in three banks of 12 motorised faders and one master fader, or 24 channels in a more compact frame. The console's worksurface is a 15-inch, high resolution TFT LCD touch screen with backlit display that allows you to assign any bank of 12 faders as input or output channels. The SD8 offers local I/O in abundance, with eight mic inputs, eight outputs, eight mono AES I/O, and two MADI connections. It comes as standard with an 8U fixed 48 input / 8 analogue output D2 Rack, with the ability to increase output count to 24 with any combination of analogue AES/EBU or Aviom. The company, founded in 2017, offers a range of audio tools designed for the art and science of sound engineering.

Renovo Financial LLC provides financial and strategic support for real estate investors and property rehabbers. The firm manages its own private investment fund for high net worth individuals and other institutional investors to invest in its loans. It also offers loans to landlords. The company was founded by Kevin Werner in 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Audiotonix Ltd., Console Midco Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in Chessington, UK. Console Midco was founded in 2014.

Part of Audiotonix Ltd., Console Lowco Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in Surrey, UK. Console Lowco was founded in 2014.

Part of Astorg VI Luxembourg Special LP, Audiotonix Group Ltd. is a holding company that operates subsidiaries manufacturing and selling audio mixing consoles. The company is based in Chessington, UK. Founded in 2017.

Part of Astorg VI Luxembourg Special LP, Audio UK 2 Ltd. is an investment holding company. The company is based in Chessington, UK and was founded in 2017.

Part of Astorg VI Luxembourg Special LP, Audio UK 3 Ltd. is an investment holding company. The company is based in Surrey, UK and was founded in 2017.

Heid Music Co., Inc. is an American company that specializes in retailing and renting music instruments. The private company also offers educational courses related to music.

West Edge Partners LLC (West Edge Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.