The mission of Hollins Musical Productions International (HMPI) is to train and equip musicians in the genre of Gospel Music through modern technology, media, books, DVD’s, digital downloads blogs, and smart phone applications. In addition, HMPI offers songwriting, music production, sound recording and musical performance services and products.
The vision of HMPI is to be the largest, most respected, and widely recognized gospel music instruction resource in the world.
Core Values:
- Service. We are here to serve musicians and help them realize their potential as artists. Therefore, all we do is with this mindset. We will focus on providing excellent customer service to all who give us the honor of working with them.
- Quality and Innovation. We strive to produce the highest quality products, training and courses while delivering them in the most innovative way possible.
- Honesty and Integrity. To treat all stakeholders with respect and to go above and beyond simply being fair and provide people with more than they expect.
- Collaboration. We are only as good as the people we surround ourselves with and we actively pursue relationships that will benefit all involved and grow the genre of Gospel Music.
- Open and Honest Communication. If we mess up, and we will, we want to be held to account and handle any conflicts with speed and honesty. We feel we will eliminate as many errors as possible if we communicate clearly and often.
- Be Relevant to Our Customers. To identify trends in the marketplace and make sure that musicians are receiving real solutions to their problems and that our products/services are on the cutting edge.
Kenneth Hollins is the Founder and CEO of Hollins Music Productions International. Kenneth began playing music at the age of 2 at his father’s church. At 15 years old he began to record professionally under Malaco Record Label with Twinkie Clark and Dr. Mattie Moss Clark. He received a full tuition music scholarship to the University of Memphis where he obtained a Bachelors of Arts degree in Music Performance.
He founded HMPI so he could reach more people and share his gift of music and teaching. It quickly became international. People from all over the world have purchased HMPI products. Kenneth has have traveled around the country playing and have produced several major recordings and worked with some of the top artists in gospel music like Marvin Sapp, Tramaine Hawkins, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Timothy Wright, Keith Staton, Ben Tankard, Kirk Whalum, Dottie Peeples, and several others.
Kenneth and his wife, Paula, make their home in Memphis, TN.
Ian Fitzpatrick is the Executive Vice President and Director of Development for HMPI. Ian has extensive marketing, sales, and leadership experience. He has generated millions of dollars in revenue in various entrepreneurial pursuits. His degree from Saint Mary’s College of California is in Business Administration and Economics.
His wife, Erin, and daughter, Ella, make their home in Willits, CA.
