Andy Waterman | Career Highlights

Hal Leonard Corporation is the world leader in the music print industry. The company produces sheet music, songbooks, and method book/CD packs for all instruments, as well as band and choral arrangements, reference books, instructional DVDs and videos, CD-ROMs and other music software, children's music products and more. Over the last years, Hal Leonard has made the transition from only printed materials to 21st. Century modalities such as CDs and DVDs. Andy Waterman is one of the top producers of audio content for Hal Leonard's choral music packs.

Andy is the Recording Producer for Music Express Magazine, an audio, video & print publication of Hal Leonard Corp which is issued bi- monthly and reaches over 5 million young students each edition. In addition, Andy produces webinzed videos and DVDs for Hal Leonard.

"Andy seems to have developed proprietary channels to access the hottest emerging talent in the world, and then knows how to find a way to work these talent costs into our very tight budgets. He has been one of our most important production resources."

- John Higgins, Executive Vice-President, Hal Leonard Corporation, the world's largest education music publisher.

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, the elementary school publishing unit (Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 6) of The McGraw-Hill Companies, a $2 billion company. They are dedicated to educating children and to helping educational professionals by providing the highest quality materials and services. Their goal is to provide scientifically research-based print and technology materials that instruct, nurture, and challenge students to maximize their potential. Professional resources, designed to meet the needs of today's teachers, are up-to-date and easy-to-use.

In 2004, Andy was given the assignment of managing a $10 million joint venture project between McGraw-Hill and Hal Leonard Corporation which included producing recordings for a nine volume edutainment project, "Spotlight on Music." This series has reached 30 million students.

Passing along a voicemail left by composer Mary Unobsky: "I am just so incredibly pleased with this version, with how you framed the songs, with the lessons...They are just exquisitely manifested. I am just so proud to be a part of this....It's just thrilling. I really would sing your praises to the sky, and I'm delighted to be in such great company."

- Kathleen Burke, Supervising Editor, McGraw-Hill Music

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