Modern Music was opened in 1982 by Andy Pascoe and Arthur Lloyd. Andy had worked for two of the more general music shops in Truro and wanted to expand and specialise in the group gear side of the business.
His vision was of a shop that would one day build up to stock the elite of professional equipment. Despite advice from his previous employers that this idea was doomed from the start Andy formed a partnership with Arthur and the shop was opened.

Modern Music was started on a shoe-string budget of around £5,000. It was a far cry then from the fully stocked shop of today. Modern Music has gone from strength to strength taking on board more and more agencies over the years. 2001 heralded the start of an exciting new venture, the sourcing and importing of vintage and rare guitars. This has now grown into an established part of the business.
The future now lies in maintaining the competitive prices, wide variety of choice and the exacting standards of service.