Sweetwater Sound

Sweetwater Sound
Sweetwater
Company typePrivate
IndustryMusical Instruments, Pro Audio, Lighting
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
FounderChuck Surack
HeadquartersFort Wayne, Indiana, US
Key people
[1]
ProductsMusical Instruments, Pro Audio, Lighting, and accessories
Revenue$1.57 Billion (2022)[2]
OwnerProvidence Equity (2021-present)
Number of employees
2,300[3]
Websitewww.sweetwater.com

Sweetwater is an American musical instrument retailer. Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sweetwater is the largest online retailer of musical instruments and pro audio equipment in the United States.[4]

  1. ^ "Sweetwater Names Mike Clem President". Music Inc. Maher Publications. March 2023. p. 18.
  2. ^ "Sweetwater Reports 2022 Sales". Music Inc. Maher Publications. March 2023. p. 19.
  3. ^ Brown, Alex (3 February 2022). "Sweetwater Continues Record Growth". Inside Indiana Business. IBJ Media. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Ranking the 40 Largest Online Retailers". Vol. 166, no. 7. The Music Trades Corporation. Aug 2018.