JamPlay

JamPlay
Type of site
Privately held company
Available inEnglish
Founded2006
HeadquartersBeavercreek, Ohio,
US
Created byJeff Booth, Chris Dawson, Kevin Wimer
IndustryEducation, mobile applications
ServicesGuitar lessons
Revenue$4.1 million (2013)[1]
URLwww.jamplay.com
RegistrationRequired
Users404,363
Current statusActive

JamPlay is an online instructional guitar-playing subscription service.[2][3] The company was founded in Beavercreek, Ohio in 2006 by Kevin Wimer, Jeff Booth and Chris Dawson.[4][5] From 2010 to 2013, the company's revenue rose from $2 million to $4.1 million, a 105 percent growth.[1]

JamPlay streams videos of guitar lessons and live chats with music teachers.[6] It has over 4,000 lessons from 70 professional instructors including musicians such as Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Steve Stevens,[7] Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel,[8] Glen Drover,[9] Rex Brown, Andy James and Mike Mushok.[10][11]

  1. ^ a b "JamPlay.com". Inc. Magazine. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Dunn, Claire (November 20, 2014). "Always wanted to learn an instrument?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "JamPlay Guitar Pack". 148Apps. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Harrah, Erica (December 20, 2012). "JamPlay.com brings guitar lessons just a mouse click away". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  5. ^ Stephens, Caleb (August 20, 2014). "Inc. 5000 list features 19 from Dayton region (and region is home to fastest growing company in Ohio)". Dayton Business Journal. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "Instruments of mass delight". The Economist. October 13, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  7. ^ "Is JamPlay any good?". Top Guitars. April 7, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  8. ^ "MACHINE HEAD Offering Video Guitar Lessons Via JamPlay". December 31, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  9. ^ Drover, Glenn (February 3, 2015). "JamPlay with Glen Drover: Mysterious Harmonic Minor Walk Down". Guitar World. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  10. ^ "JamPlay with Andy James: Three Pentatonic Hybrid-Picked Runs to Increase Speed and Dexterity". Guitar World. April 28, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  11. ^ "Staind Guitarist Mike Mushok Offering Online Lessons". Audio Ink Radio. August 6, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2015.