SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 1,
2008
THE
SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-24968
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95-3795478
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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6601
Lyons Road, Bldg. A-7, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073
(Address
of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (954) 596-1000
Copies
to:
Darrin
M.
Ocasio, Esq.
Sichenzia
Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61
Broadway, 32nd
Floor
New
York,
New York 10006
Phone:
(212) 930-9700
Fax:
(212) 930-9725
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 Appointment of Officers.
Effective
August 1, 2008, the board of Directors of The Singing Machine Company (the
“Company”) have appointed Mr. Gary Atkinson as Secretary of the Company. Gary
Atkinson is the son of Carol Lau, Chairwoman of the Company’s Board of
Directors, and interim Chief Financial Officer. There are no understandings
or
arrangements between Mr. Atkinson and any other person pursuant to which Mr.
Atkinson was appointed as Secretary. Mr. Atkinson has not entered into a
transaction, nor was there any proposed transaction between Mr. Atkinson and
the
Company at any time since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year. In
addition, Mr. Atkinson retains his general duties as General Counsel for the
Company.
Gary
Atkinson
Mr.
Atkinson is a licensed attorney in the State of Georgia and is currently seeking
admission to the State Bar of Florida. He graduated from the University of
Rochester with a Bachelors Degree in Economics and has been awarded a
dual-degree J.D./M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law
and
Weatherhead School of Management. He has been General Counsel for the Company
since April 23, 2008.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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THE SINGING MACHINE, COMPANY,
INC. |
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| Date: August 1, 2008 |
/s/ Anton
Handal |
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Anton
Handal
Chief
Executive Officer
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