[1] 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.
[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.
[7] In 1998, Wallis and Siegel started Hudson Music to shift from VHS to DVD format.
[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.
[12] Hudson added print books and eBooks to their product offerings, and in 2009 brought on Joe Bergamini[13] as Senior Editor.