Muse Group (MuseCY Holdings Ltd.[2]) is a 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.
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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 |
History
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
- Ultimate Guitar (launched in 1998)
- Dean Zelinsky Guitars (acquired stake in 2012)
- Agile Partners (acquired in 2013) and its products
- Tonebridge (launched in 2016)
- MuseScore Studio (acquired in 2017)
- MuseScore.com (acquired in 2017)
- Crescendo (acquired in 2018)
- MuseClass (launched in 2020)
- Audacity (acquired in 2021)
- StaffPad (acquired in 2021)
- Muse Hub (launched in 2022)
- Audio.com (launched in 2022)
- Hal Leonard (acquired in 2023) and its products, including:
