Muse Group
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| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music software Music education |
| Predecessor | Ultimate Guitar |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Headquarters | , Cyprus |
| Products | Ultimate Guitar MuseScore Audacity StaffPad |
Number of employees | 200+[1] (2024) |
| Subsidiaries | Hal Leonard |
| Website | mu.se |
Muse Group (MuseCY Holdings Ltd.[2]) is a Cypriot software and education company specialised in making tools and resources for music composition, music production and music education. Established in 1998 as Ultimate Guitar, it became Muse Group in 2021 following several acquisitions such as MuseScore and Audacity. It is now headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus, and became the parent company of Hal Leonard in 2023.
History
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In 2017, the company acquired the open source music notation tool MuseScore (now MuseScore Studio) and its sheet music sharing platform MuseScore.com, respectively launched in 2002 and 2010.[3]
In 2021, it acquired the open source audio editor Audacity, a software project originally started in 2000.[4][5]
In 2023, Muse Group acquired American music publishing company Hal Leonard, founded in 1947, and its entire catalogue of sheet music and music learning resources.[6][1]
Products and Acquisitions
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| Logo | Name | Description | Platform | Year | |||
| File:Ultimate Guitar Logo.svg | Ultimate Guitar | Online sharing platform for guitarists. | Web | Proprietary | Launched | 1998 | |
| Acquired stake of Dean Zelinsky Guitars | 2012 | ||||||
| File:Agile Partners Logo.svg | Agile Partners | Several software products, including: | Acquired | 2013 | |||
| File:Diapason and Line.svg | SteadyTune | Desktop/Mobile | Proprietary | ||||
| File:AmpKit Logo.svg | AmpKit | Desktop/Mobile | Proprietary | ||||
| File:Tonebridge Logo.svg | Tonebridge | Virtual effects pedal for guitars. | Mobile | Proprietary | Launched | 2016 | |
| File:MuseScore logo square.svg | MuseScore Studio | Music notation app. | Desktop | Open source | Acquired | 2017 | |
| File:MuseScore web.svg | MuseScore.com | Online score sharing platform. | Web/Mobile | Proprietary | Acquired | 2017 | |
| — | Crescendo | Music education app. | Desktop/Mobile | Proprietary | Acquired | 2018 | |
| File:MuseClass Logo.svg | MuseClass | Music education app. | Web/Mobile | Proprietary | Launched | 2020 | |
| File:Audacity Logo Plain.svg | Audacity | Audio editor. | Desktop | Open source | Acquired | 2021 | |
| File:StaffPad App Icon.svg | StaffPad | Music notation app. | Mobile | Proprietary | Acquired | 2021 | |
| File:MuseHub Logo.svg | MuseHub | Audio/music store for MuseScore and Audacity. | Desktop | Proprietary | Launched | 2022 | |
| File:Audio.com Logo.svg | Audio.com | Online music sharing platform. | Web | Proprietary | Launched | 2022 | |
| File:Hal Leonard Icon.svg | Hal Leonard | Sheet music, method books, and several software products, including: | Acquired | 2023 | |||
| File:NoteFlight Icon.svg | Noteflight | Web | Proprietary | ||||
| File:SheetMusicPlus Logo.svg | Sheet Music Plus | Web | Proprietary | ||||
Notes and references
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External links
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