inMusic Brands, Inc.

What is inMusic?

inMusic Brands, Inc. is a private American music technology company headquartered in Cumberland, Rhode Island. It owns a family of brands including Akai Professional, Numark, Denon DJ, Rane, Alesis, M-Audio, Moog, and Native Instruments, covering DJ gear, instruments, pro audio, and music software.

Is inMusic publicly traded?

No. inMusic is private and controlled by founder and CEO Jack O'Donnell. It does not publish financial statements, though revenue is privately estimated around $400 million and it employs roughly 430 people globally.

When was inMusic founded?

The inMusic corporate identity was established in 2012, but the business traces to Jack O'Donnell's 1992 acquisition of Numark Electronics. The portfolio grew steadily through acquisitions before being consolidated under the inMusic name.

Who owns inMusic?

Jack O'Donnell founded, owns, and runs inMusic as CEO. There are no private equity shareholders or outside controlling investors. All acquisitions, including Moog in 2023 and Native Instruments in 2026, were privately financed and negotiated.

What is inMusic's market position?

inMusic is one of the largest music technology companies globally. It leads in DJ hardware volume through Numark and Denon DJ, owns iconic synthesizer maker Moog, and in 2026 acquired Native Instruments to become a dominant force in music production software as well.

Does inMusic own Native Instruments and Moog?

Yes. inMusic acquired Moog Music in June 2023 and completed the acquisition of the core Native Instruments business on June 30, 2026. The former group's other assets were split off: iZotope went to Boris FX, and Plugin Alliance and Brainworx were reacquired by founder Dirk Ulrich's RCKFRC group.

The company's history begins with Numark. In 1992, Jack O'Donnell purchased Numark Electronics, a DJ equipment manufacturer operating since the early 1970s. Numark had fallen on hard times, and O'Donnell rebuilt it into the world's largest DJ equipment manufacturer by volume, establishing the buy-and-revive template that defined everything afterward.

In 2001 the company acquired Alesis, known for affordable studio effects and the ADAT digital tape recorder that democratized multitrack recording in the 1990s. The ION Audio brand followed for entry-level consumer audio. In 2005 the group bought the Akai Professional musical instrument division, acquiring the MPC sampling workstation line that is foundational to hip-hop and electronic production.

Mixmeister, a DJ software brand, joined in 2007, followed by Alto Professional in 2010 for live sound. In 2012 O'Donnell formalized the portfolio under the inMusic Brands name and added M-Audio, which brought keyboard controllers, audio interfaces, and the AIR Music Technology software division with its virtual instrument plugins. Sonivox expanded the software catalog further.

April 2014 marked a step-change: inMusic acquired Denon DJ, Denon Professional, and Marantz Professional from D&M Holdings, which kept the consumer hi-fi brands. The deal made inMusic a direct competitor to the dominant Pioneer DJ business. Rane, the storied DJ mixer maker, joined in 2016, and Denon DJ acquired SoundSwitch for lighting control in 2018. HeadRush guitar processors and Marq lighting rounded out the decade.

In June 2023 inMusic acquired Moog Music, the Asheville, North Carolina synthesizer company founded by Bob Moog, bringing one of the most revered names in electronic music under the group's umbrella. The most consequential deal came in May 2026, when inMusic signed a definitive agreement to acquire Native Instruments. The Berlin company had entered preliminary insolvency proceedings in January 2026 under majority owner Francisco Partners. The transaction completed on June 30, 2026, with inMusic taking the core Native Instruments business, including Kontakt, Komplete, Maschine, and Traktor. The wider former group was split: iZotope was acquired by Boris FX, and Plugin Alliance plus Brainworx were bought back by founder Dirk Ulrich under his RCKFRC group.

inMusic has faced recurring criticism over how it treats obligations and products inherited through acquisitions.

The most cited case is Roger Linn's royalty dispute. Linn, whose designs underpin the Akai MPC line, has publicly stated that royalty payments owed to him stopped after inMusic's 2005 acquisition of Akai Professional, and that legal threats followed his attempts to collect. The dispute was never resolved and remains a documented grievance.

The company has also been criticized for abandoning acquired software. Mixmeister received no updates after version 7.7.1 in 2015 while remaining on sale, and customers of several acquired brands have reported support gaps during transitions. These patterns fueled community anxiety when Moog and later Native Instruments joined the group.

No product safety recalls or regulatory actions of significance are on record against the company.