Company:Beaumont Music
| Industry | Musical Instrument Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
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| Headquarters | Brighton, UK |
| Website | www |
Beaumont Music is a British musical instrument accessory company, distributing worldwide and focussing on woodwind.[1]
Beaumont Music began as an instrument manufacturer and refurbisher, producing student flutes, clarinets and oboes and repairing instruments for re-sale.[1]
Founded in 2010 by Thea Paraskevaides and Tim Walker in Brighton,[2] the company now makes accessories for musicians with an emphasis on fashion, such as flute bags, clarinet cases, saxophone straps and so on.[3]
In 2020, due to the struggles facing musicians during the COVID-19 pandemic, Beaumont Music founded the Virtual Sounds Festival,[4] a remote music festival.[5] Artists from around the world performed online and offered masterclasses and backstage chats, providing a source of income for musicians and entertainment for the house-bound public. Performers included Beatboxing saxophonist Derek Brown, pianist Ayse Deniz and flute and drums duo RoSaWay.[6]
Beaumont has a roster of artists, with notable musicians including violinist Esther Abrami, and Rachel Ombredane and Stephen Clark both flute players.[7] The brand has an emphasis on sustainability, with cleaning materials made from recycled plastic bottles and bamboo charcoal.[8] Both co-founders have a scientific background with a medical degree and a masters in Science between them,[9] they cite this as the reason for focusing on the use of technical materials in their products.
In 2022, the Beaumont brand was purchased by US musical instrument company JLSmith & Co.[10]
Beaumont are recognised by their colourful designs, including rainbows, polka dots, pinstripes and animal prints.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guardian Staff (2014-04-07). "Exporting: Beaumont Music Ltd" (in en). http://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2014/apr/07/showcase-exporting-beaumont-music.
- ↑ Lewis, Carol. "Flute maker sounding out US market" (in en). ISSN 0140-0460. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/flute-maker-sounding-out-us-market-xrfppd9r79p.
- ↑ "music trades magazine - Company Listing". https://www.musictrades.com/companylisting.html?id=1572.
- ↑ "Virtual Sounds hosts first classical and jazz music festival streamed directly into homes around the world" (in en-GB). 2020-04-01. https://www.mia.org.uk/2020/04/virtual-sounds-hosts-first-classical-and-jazz-music-festival-streamed-directly-into-homes-around-the-world/.
- ↑ Travel, Telegraph. "Bringing home the very best of British: Meet the small businesses sustaining a nation" (in en-GB). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/articles/the-very-best-of-british/.
- ↑ Featherstone, Emma. "Mourning Glastonbury? Missing the Royal Opera House? Tune into this upstart festival from your living room" (in en-GB). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/arts-and-culture/mourning-glastonbury-edinburgh-live-music-virtual-festival-from-home/.
- ↑ "Beaumont Cases". http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Ahl-Dgy_Qp0J:digitaleditions.sheridan.com/display_article.php?id=2661788&_width=&client=firefox-b-d&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Progress: How the coronavirus pandemic could help lead us to a more sustainable future". 2020-07-14. https://www.metro.news/progress-how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-could-help-lead-us-to-a-more-sustainable-future/2078416/.
- ↑ Malik, Zoya (2020-01-21). "Bringing your work home – the rise of the copreneur" (in en-GB). https://www.smeweb.com/2020/01/21/bringing-your-home-rise-copreneur/.
- ↑ Smith, Jeff. "About Us". https://www.beaumontmusic.co/gp/about/1/.
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