8-K

UNITED STATES

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): November 19, 2009

THE SINGING MACHINE COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-24968	95-3795478
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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:

Gary Atkinson, Esq.

6601 Lyons Road, Bldg. A-7

Coconut Creek, FL 33073

(954) 596-1000 (phone)

(954) 596-2000 (fax)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Principal Officer, Appointment of Principal Officer

Mr. Tony Handal informed The Singing Machine Company, Inc. (“the Company”) on November 19, 2009 that he is resigning from his position of Chief Executive Officer effective December 1, 2009. Mr. Handal cites the need to devote more time to his law practice as the principal reasons for his resignation. Mr. Handal did not resign as the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. The Board of Directors will establish a search committee to interview candidates to replace Mr. Handal.

In the interim the Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Gary Atkinson as Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective December 1, 2009. There are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Atkinson and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Atkinson was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer. 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. Mr. Atkinson is the son of Carol Lau, Chairwoman of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Gary Atkinson

Mr. Atkinson has been with the Company for two years while serving as General Counsel and Secretary. During that time he has been involved in all areas of the Company, including finance, logistics, and business development. Mr. Atkinson is a member of the Florida and Georgia Bar. 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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)   Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated November 24, 2009 issued by The Singing Machine Company, Inc. (Filed herewith).

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.

	THE SINGING MACHINE, COMPANY, INC.
Date: November 24, 2009		/s/ Carol Lau
		Carol Lau
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

		Company Contact: Gary Atkinson (954) 596 – 1000 GaryAtkinson at singingmachine.com www.singingmachine.com
	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Singing Machine Announces Resignation of Tony Handal.

Coconut Creek, FL, November 24, 2009 -- The Singing Machine Company, Inc.  (“Singing Machine” or the “Company”) (OTCBB: SMDM) announces a transition at Chief Executive Officer. On November 19, 2009 the Company received a notice of resignation from Mr. Tony Handal, CEO of the Company. Mr. Handal’s letter of resignation is effective December 1, 2009 and cites a reason to dedicate more time to his law practice as the primary reason for his resignation.

The Company’s Board of Directors will establish a search committee to find Mr. Handal’s replacement. In the interim, the Board has appointed Mr. Gary Atkinson as Interim Chief Executive Officer until a replacement has been found. Mr. Atkinson has served with the Company for two years as its General Counsel and Secretary and during that time has been heavily involved in all aspects of the Company’s operations, including overseeing the Logistics operation and improving coordination with the Hong Kong office. Mr. Atkinson commented, “On behalf of the Company, I want to thank Tony for all his hard work and dedication. During his tenure we saw one of the worst economic recessions in history. Despite this, he was instrumental in implementing numerous key initiatives like getting the Company into the portable video product category. I look forward to continuing this trend for FY2011.” Atkinson continued, “While I see the need to diversify our product categories, my goal is to help bring the Company back to basics by building on our core strength as the #1 dominant brand in home karaoke. I am also committed to improving the Company’s level of service to all of its partners in order to solidify better relationships to grow the business.”

About The Singing Machine

Incorporated in 1982, The Singing Machine Company develops and distributes a full line of consumer-oriented karaoke machines and music under The Singing MachineTM, SMDigital™, SoundX™, and Sound X Kids™ and other brand names.  The first to provide karaoke systems for home entertainment in the United States, The Singing Machine sells its products in North America, Europe and Australia. The Singing Machine is also the first to offer digital music downloads for play on home karaoke machines. See www.singingmachine.com for more details.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business based, in part, on assumptions made by management and include, but are not limited to statements about our financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.  You should review our risk factors in our SEC filings which are incorporated herein by reference.  Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and the company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.