``Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing'' With The Singing Machine Company and Motown Originals

Business Wire, March 21, 2003

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About The Singing Machine Company

Incorporated in 1982, The Singing Machine Company produces and distributes a full line of consumer-oriented karaoke machines, CD with graphics machines and CD G and audio karaoke music under The Singing Machine, MTV and Nickelodeon umbrellas. The company, which is based in Coconut Creek, Florida, was the first manufacturer to offer karaoke electronic recording equipment and audio software for home use in the U.S.

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