Dolphin Music

"Dolphin Records" redirects here. For the label originally known as Dolphin Records, see Dolton Records.

Dolphin Music.
Company typePrivate
IndustryMusical instruments
Founded1999
HeadquartersVenture Point West,70-72 Evans Rd, Liverpool, L24 9PB
Key people
Carley Crowder (General Manager),
ProductsMusical instruments, recording equipment and accessories
OwnerS&T Audio
Number of employees
25
Websitedolphinmusic.co.uk

Dolphin Music was an online retailer selling a vast array of musical instruments and recording equipment online and is currently owned by S&T Audio.[1][2] It first began in Liverpool, England in 1999.

History

Robert Williams (11 September 1979 — 2 March 2009) and Jason Tavaria, while still at Liverpool University, used their credit cards & student loans to set up a company that would sell musical equipment by mail order and over the internet.[3]

By 2008 the business had 80 staff and £16m in revenues.[citation needed] In 2009 Robert Williams Co-Founder died whilst snowboarding in Switzerland whilst with Co-Founder Jason Tavaria.[4] In 2011 Dolphin Music was purchased by S&T Audio Ltd, who also own Play Music Today (PMT) retail stores and the PMTonline.co.uk webstore.[1]

Legacy

A memorial fund has been established[5] with the Prince's Trust with the aim of helping inspire others follow Rob's business success following a fatal accident[4] while on holiday – with associates including Michelle Dewberry – snowboarding at Verbier. On 2 March 2009, he slipped 60 ft (20 metres) during treacherous skiing conditions. Jason was found alive via GPS tracking, but Rob was dead by 11pm. The news broke of the plight of the missing adventurers on the Swiss Alps via mobile telephone updates to microblog networking service Twitter. [6] The celebration of Mr Williams's life was marked by his funeral and a reception at St Albans Cathedral and Sopwell House respectively on 19 March.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b Dungan, Ronnie. "PMT owner buys Dolphin Music". MI Pro. Intent Media. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Professional Music Technology to consolidate online presence". Music Industries Association. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ "About Us - History". dolphinmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
  4. ^ a b British entrepreneur Rob Williams dies on skiing holiday in tragedy played out on Twitter
  5. ^ Rob Williams Tribute » Charity Fund & Address Archived September 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Twitter tributes to British snowboarder
  7. ^ Edwards, Richard (3 March 2009). "British entrepreneur Rob Williams dies on skiing holiday in tragedy played out on Twitter". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Rob Williams". Lasting Tribute. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2009.


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