Flea Market Music
Company type | Private Company |
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Industry | Publishing |
Founded | 1992 |
Key people | Jim Beloff, Liz Beloff |
Products | Music books and CDs |
Website | Flea Market Music |
Flea Market Music is an American company which publishes and sells ukulele-related books and music.[1]
History
Flea Market Music was founded in 1992 by Jim Beloff and his wife, Liz Beloff, to publish music books for the ukulele community.[2][3] A guitarist for many years, Jim bought a used Martin ukulele at a flea market and later left his job with Billboard Magazine to make a full-time career of promoting the ukulele.[4][5] The company name combines the meaning of ukulele in Hawaiian, 'jumping flea', and the purchase of Beloff's first ukulele at the Rose Bowl Flea Market.[6]
Flea Market Music has published a wide variety of ukulele instructional books (distributed by the Hal Leonard Corporation) and DVDs as well as CDs of recorded ukulele music.[6] As of May 2002, over 600,000 books have been sold. The company's products are sold through retail and online.[7]
Beloff and his wife, Liz, perform and give workshops at festivals and other musical events to promote ukuleles and the Flea Market Music products.[8] In 2014 they were guests on a WNPR radio show with ukulelist Jake Shimabukuro, discussing ukuleles and ukulele music.[9]
Books
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Favorites, Flea Market Music, Inc., (1992) ISBN 978-0-7935-2050-3
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Tips 'N' Tunes: A Beginner's Method & Songbook, Flea Market Music, Inc., (1994) ISBN 978-0-7935-3377-0
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Gems, Flea Market Music, Inc. (1995) ISBN 978-0-7935-5796-7
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Christmas, Flea Market Music, Inc. (1998) ISBN 978-0-7935-9486-3
- Jumpin' Jim's Gone Hawaiian, Flea Market Music, Inc., (1999) ISBN 978-0-634-00934-1
- Jumpin' Jim's '60s Uke-In, Flea Market Music, Inc. (1999) ISBN 978-0-634-00631-9
- Jumpin' Jim's Camp Ukulele, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2000) ISBN 978-0-634-01850-3
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Beach Party, Flea Market Music, Inc., (2001) ISBN 978-0-634-03425-1
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: Lyle Ritz, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2001) ISBN 978-0-634-02764-2
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: Lyle Ritz Solos: 15 Chord Solos Arranged by the Ukulele Jazz Master, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2002) ISBN 978-0-634-04658-2
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: Herb Ohta, Flea Market Music, Inc., (2002) ISBN 978-0-634-03863-1
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Spirit, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2002) ISBN 978-0-634-04618-6
- Jumpin' Jim's Gone Hollywood, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2003) ISBN 978-0-634-06218-6
- The Ukulele: A Visual History, Backbeat Books, (2d Ed 2003) ISBN 978-0-87930-758-5
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: John King, The Classical Ukulele, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2004) ISBN 0-634-07979-4
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Island, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2004) ISBN 978-0-634-07980-1
- Jumpin' Jim's The Bari Best, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2005) ISBN 978-1-4234-0706-5
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Country, Flea Market Music, Inc., (2005) ISBN 978-1-4234-0122-3
- Jumpin' Jim's Happy Holidays, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2006) ISBN 978-1-4234-2249-5
- Ukulele Fretboard Roadmaps, Fred Sokolow/Jim Beloff, Hal Leonard Corporation, (2006) ISBN 978-1-4234-0041-7
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: Lyle Lite: 16 Easy Chord Solos Arranged by Ukulele Jazz Master Lyle Ritz, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2008) ISBN 978-1-4234-3781-9
- Blues Ukulele, arr. by Fred Sokolow, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2008) ISBN 978-1-4234-6572-0
- Elvis Presley for Ukulele, Hal Leonard Corporation (2009) ISBN 978-1-4234-6556-0
- Disney Songs For Ukulele, Hal Leonard Corporation, (2010) ISBN 978-1-4234-9560-4
- Bluegrass Ukulele, arr. by Fred Sokolow, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2010) ISBN 978-1-4234-9316-7
- The Daily Ukulele, Hal Leonard Corporation and Flea Market Music, Inc, (2010) ISBN 978-1-4234-7775-4 (Also available in smaller size)
- Rodgers & Hammerstein For Ukulele, Hal Leonard Corporation (2011) ISBN 978-1-61780-386-4
- From Lute To Uke, arr. by Tony Mizen, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2011) ISBN 978-1-4584-0651-4
- Broadway Classics For Ukulele, Hal Leonard Corporation (2012) ISBN 978-1-4584-1565-3
- The Baroque Ukulele, arr. by Tony Mizen, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2012) ISBN 978-1-4768-1520-6
- The Daily Ukulele Leap Year Edition, Hal Leonard Corporation and Flea Market Music, (2012) ISBN 978-1-4584-8268-6
- The Daily Ukulele: Baritone Edition, Hal Leonard Corporation and Flea Market Music, (2013) ISBN 978-1-4803-5200-1
- Jazzing Up The Ukulele, Fred Sokolow (2015) ISBN 978-1-4803-9528-2
- The Romantic Ukulele, Tony Mizen, Flea Market Music, (2015) ISBN 978-1-4950-2254-8
CDs
- Jim Beloff, Jim's Dog Has Fleas, Flea Market Music,1993
- Legends Of Ukulele, (producer), Rhino Records 1998
- Jim Beloff For The Love Of Uke, Flea Market Music,1998
- Lyle Ritz, Herb Ohta: A Night Of Ukulele Jazz, (producer) Flea Market Music 2001
- Various Artists, The Finer Things, The Songs Of Herb Ohta & Jim Beloff, Flea Market Music, 2004
- Lyle Ritz, No Frills, (producer) Flea Market Music 2006
- Various Artists, Paradise Lost & Found, Flea Market Music, 2007
- Liz & Jim Beloff, Rare Air, Flea Market Music, 2009
- Dreams I Left In Pockets: 33 Songs By Jim Beloff 2 CD set, 2014 (FMM-1009)
DVD
- The Joy of Uke - Volume 1, Homespun Tapes 1998
- The Joy of Uke - Volume 2: Moving Beyond the Basics, Homespun Tapes, 2003 ISBN 978-1-932537-27-7
- Lyle's Style: Ukulele Master Lyle Ritz Shares A Lifetime Of Performance Techniques, (producer) Flea Market Music 2009
- Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Workshop, Homespun, 2011, ASIN: B0057CONAO
References
- ^ LeBlanc, Larry. "In the Hot Seat with Larry LeBlanc - Jim Beloff". Celebrity Access. CelebrityAccess MediaWire. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ Jerry Moore (12 July 2012). Chord Melody Method for Uke. Mel Bay Publications. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-1-61911-307-7.
- ^ Gavin Pretor-Pinney; Tom Hodgkinson (2013). The Ukulele Handbook. A&C Black. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-1-4088-3629-3.
- ^ Tranquada, Jim (2012). The Ukulele: a History. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 158–60. ISBN 978-0-8248-3544-6.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (17 February 2007). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 62–. ISSN 0006-2510.
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- ^ "John King, an Eckerd College instructor, was a true virtuoso of the ukulele". Tampa Bay Times, Andrew Meacham, April 7, 2009
- ^ "First Uke NJ fest leaves Morris Township crowd primed for more". September 3, 2013 by Morristown Green by Adam Casadevall
- ^ " Jake Shimabukuro and Friends Show How Uke'n Play Ukulele". WNPR Public Radio, By Colin McEnroe, Betsy Kaplan & Chion Wolf • Apr 17, 2014