Dolphin Music

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{{Infobox company

| name = Dolphin Music.

| logo = Dolphin Music Logo 2014.jpg

| logo_size = 200px

| type = Private

| foundation = 1999

| location = Venture Point West,70-72 Evans Rd, Liverpool, L24 9PB

| key_people = Carley Crowder (General Manager),

| num_employees = 25

| industry = Musical instruments

| products = Musical instruments, recording equipment and accessories

| owner = S&T Audio

| homepage = {{URL|Dolphinmusic.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.{{cite web|last=Dungan|first=Ronnie|title=PMT owner buys Dolphin Music|url=http://www.mi-pro.co.uk/news/read/pmt-owner-buys-dolphin-music/015369|work=MI Pro|publisher=Intent Media|accessdate=20 February 2012}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mia.org.uk/2017/07/professional-music-technology-to-consolidate-online-presence/|title=Professional Music Technology to consolidate online presence|date=2017-07-18|website=Music Industries Association|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-19}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/?page=shop/about&tab=overview&news_id=634|title=About Us - History|publisher=dolphinmusic.co.uk|accessdate=2008-07-27}}

By 2008 the business had 80 staff and £16m in revenues.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} In 2009 Robert Williams Co-Founder died whilst snowboarding in Switzerland whilst with Co-Founder Jason Tavaria. In 2011 Dolphin Music was purchased by S&T Audio Ltd, who also own Play Music Today (PMT) retail stores and the [https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/ PMTonline.co.uk] webstore.

Legacy

A memorial fund has been established[http://www.robwilliams.org.uk/address Rob Williams Tribute » Charity Fund & Address] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903091312/http://www.robwilliams.org.uk/address |date=September 3, 2011 }} with the Prince's Trust with the aim of helping inspire others follow Rob's business success following a fatal accident[https://web.archive.org/web/20090304230317/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/twitter/4933281/British-entrepreneur-Rob-Williams-dies-on-skiing-holiday-in-tragedy-played-out-on-Twitter.html British entrepreneur Rob Williams dies on skiing holiday in tragedy played out on Twitter] 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.

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090310025541/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/twitter/4936297/Twitter-tributes-to-British-snowboarder.html Twitter tributes to British snowboarder] 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.{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/twitter/4933281/British-entrepreneur-Rob-Williams-dies-on-skiing-holiday-in-tragedy-played-out-on-Twitter.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304230317/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/twitter/4933281/British-entrepreneur-Rob-Williams-dies-on-skiing-holiday-in-tragedy-played-out-on-Twitter.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2009-03-04 | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=British entrepreneur Rob Williams dies on skiing holiday in tragedy played out on Twitter | first=Richard | last=Edwards | date=2009-03-03 | accessdate=2010-05-01}}{{cite web|title=Rob Williams|url=http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/williams/3034398|url-status=dead|website=Lasting Tribute|accessdate=March 4, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309061809/http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/williams/3034398|archivedate=March 9, 2009}}

References

External links

[http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/ Official site and Web Store]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090623013051/http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/robwilliams The Rob Williams Enterprise Fund]
[http://www.mi-pro.co.uk/news/32350/ST-Audio-buys-Dolphin-Music ST Audio buys Dolphin]

Category:Online retailers of the United Kingdom