Dolphin Music

Dolphin Music
For the American record label, see Dolton Records

Dolphin Music is an online music shop, part of Dolphin Enterprises Europe Ltd. It first began in Liverpool, England in 1999.

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History

Robert Williams (11 September 1979 — 2 March 2009) was born in Hemel Hempstead and educated at Beaumont School (St Albans), and subsequently Liverpool University studying computers. While still at Liverpool University, Williams and Jason Tavaria used their credit cards and £1,500 of their own money to set up a company that would sell musical equipment by mail order and over the internet. Today Dolphin Music sells products from 300 different suppliers.[1] In 2004 the company added sales through eBay and in 2005 opened a shop in Liverpool specialising in rare guitar from suppliers like Gibson, Fender, and Rickenbacker.

Sales have grown 176% a year from £267,000 in 2003 to £5.6m in 2006.[2][3]

Legacy

A memorial fund has been established[4] with the Prince's Trust with the aim of helping inspire others follow Rob's business success following a fatal accident[5] 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 March 19.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "About Us - History". dolphinmusic.co.uk. http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/?page=shop/about&tab=overview&news_id=634. Retrieved 2008-07-27. 
  2. ^ Andrew Stone (2008-03-16). "Get in tune with today’s economy". London: Times Online. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/entrepreneur/article3552111.ece. Retrieved 2008-03-31. 
  3. ^ "For the second year, Dolphin Music are one of the fastest growing companies in t[he UK]". Audio courses. http://www.audiocourses.com/article2500.html. Retrieved 2008-03-31. 
  4. ^ Rob Williams Tribute » Charity Fund & Address
  5. ^ British entrepreneur Rob Williams dies on skiing holiday in tragedy played out on Twitter
  6. ^ Twitter tributes to British snowboarder
  7. ^ Edwards, Richard (2009-03-03). "British entrepreneur Rob Williams dies on skiing holiday in tragedy played out on Twitter". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/twitter/4933281/British-entrepreneur-Rob-Williams-dies-on-skiing-holiday-in-tragedy-played-out-on-Twitter.html. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  8. ^ http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/williams/3034398

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