AMERICAN INVENTOR LAUNCHES MUSIC GEAR COMPANY WITH AMBITIOUS GOALS
A start-up music gear company from Missouri says the launch of their first product will begin a transformation in the live music industry that is akin to the switch from landlines to smartphones. Their big aspirations include manufacturing not just their all-in-one wireless speaker systems for bands and DJs, but also a host of unique instruments that have integrated wireless connectivity.
Their all-in-one solution for musicians is the RockDolly. The RockDolly acts as the guitar amplifier, bass amplifier, pa-system, wireless mic and instrument hub, and mixer for live music production. As the name suggests, all of this equipment is arranged in colored boxes and has recessed casters and handles much like a dolly or hand cart. The makers say that the compact size relative to other options does not sacrifice the sound quality that musicians are looking for in their live performance gear.
Cameron Eaton, the inventor and designer behind RockDolly Equipment, says he has other inventions in the fields of energy and transportation that can not yet be discussed. Right now he is devoting most of his efforts to launching the RockDolly. He thinks that he can leverage this commercially popular product, and the revenue from it, into a research and development company that can pursue the other projects. Right now, that means all efforts are going towards this musical endeavor.
He says that his company isn’t just looking into wireless guitars and basses though. They have plans to build wireless chime drums, theremins, even a never before conceived electric hurdy-gurdy. His vision for the company moving forward is to create a convenient ecosystem of musical products that allow new possibilities for musicians both professional and recreational. Right now, the company is far from those lofty goals. Their first product launched today through a Kickstarter campaign where they plan to sell a limited number of first-edition units.
When asked about the relatively low number of units (200) available for a product launch, Eaton said that his small team of fabricators and circuit-builders can only handle so many orders each month, and will need time to scale up. He wants to manufacture all of the RockDolly units and instruments in the United States, a tricky proposal, even while the climate is starting to lean towards American manufacturing.
Eaton patented his design and believes his company can raise enough capital in their Kickstarter launch to both scale up manufacturing, and begin hiring the engineers he says he needs to bring the company to the next level. Will the company attain their stated goal of music industry revolution? We will have to wait and see.
More information at www.rockdollyequipment.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/1322871422/rockdolly-the-all-in-one-solution-for-live-sound
