Hudson Music

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]

• Chris Adler
• Carmine Appice
• Carter Beauford
• Ryan Alexander Bloom
• Dennis Chambers
• Phil Collins
• Seth Davis
• Virgil Donati
• Dom Famularo
• Steve Gadd
• David Garibaldi
• Mark Guiliana
• Lionel Hampton
• Claus Hessler
• George Kollias
• Thomas Lang
• Mike Mangini
• Jojo Mayer
• Russ Miller
• Ian Paice
• Neil Peart
• Mike Portnoy
• Rocco Prestia
• Tito Puente
• Johnny Rabb
• Derek Roddy
• Todd Sucherman
• Chad Smith
• Steve Smith
• Dave Weckl
• Victor Wooten