Quest musique
Quest Musique is a company based in Winnipeg aimed at assisting the local music community. One of the many services Quest Musique provides to musicians and bands is TicketQuest. "TicketQuest is your local source for indy concert tickets. We're here to provide a central hub for concert tickets in Winnipeg, without ripping off the arists or the fans."
In their Summer 2009 Issue, Style Manitoba Magazine wrote, "General Manager of Quest Musique, Sam Trachilis gets the biggest thrill hooking up musicians with the right equipment and service to help them live out their MusicAL dreams."
Quest Musique operates 2 music store location in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. "The support at Quest Musique goes beyond the initial sale. Both locations (the one on Meadowood and the other on Portage) offer lessons and repairs, along with coordinating recitals and clinics - the most recent of which saw Rascal Flatts' drummer, Jim Riley, walk through the doors when the country act was in town in March." Trachilis' own quest, so to speak, is to become a leader in sales and service in the music community. His commitment is to place the highest value on his customers through the excellence of work and the integrity of his relationships with his clientele.
"Music is a big part of people's lives. And we're here to help people, whatever their musical level."
All of this started by chance when Sam Trachilis was in a high school jazz band. He dropped his brass instrument on the way home. Sam took it to a repair shop and was amazed that someone made their living helping people while being surrounded by musical INSTRUMENTS.
Trachilis made the decision shortly after. He told his friends that he was going to earn his keep surrounded by music and play a big part in the Winnipeg music community. Thus he began working in the repair shop, acquired all the skills he needed to run a shop and eventually opened the first Quest Musique location in St. Boniface, Winnipeg, MB.
Quest Musique has recently added an e-shopping component to their website. In the summer of 2009, they launched an online store called QuestMusicStore that expands the music community they deal with worldwide. http://www.questmusicstore.com/
Website includes information on musical instrument and equipment, instrument maintenance tip, a community events calendar that connect the musical community, a concert ticket program, music lesson information and much more.
Quest Musique has teamed up with artists such as, Johnny Reid, Divine Brown, Jim Cuddy, Suzie McNeil and many others to raise funds for Unicef, Siloam Mission, Variety Children's Charity, The Children's Hospital Foundation Of Manitoba and others.
Quest Musique hosts an the annual Winnipeg Shredfest. Shredfest is a guitar playing competition where guitarists age 30 and under compete to the title of Winnipeg's top shredder. In 2009 legendary guitar play Michael Angelo Batio joined everyone as a guest performer and a judge.