23 April 2023
Event rental
Glenton JKB, creator of atmosphere for prestigious events, offers the prototype of the exceptional Glenton 150 jukebox for rental.
BENOIT CREPET: VISIONARY ENGINEER AND PASSIONATE OF MUSIC ON VINYL
Benoit Crepet, originally from Saint-Etienne, is a mechanical engineer who graduated from ENI in Tarbes. Passionate about music and robotics, he is interested in manufacturing in the broad sense and is gradually improving his skills in making mechanically welded assemblies, machining and 3D printing. He will then refine his knowledge in computer development as well as microcontroller programming in order to develop, in parallel with his employment in a large French industrial group, a first model of jukebox for CD.
Building on this beautiful achievement, which has since found a place of choice in his living room and which inevitably arouses the curiosity of his guests, he decides to transform the attempt and launches with passion into the design of a new jukebox for vinyl records which it wants to have features similar to modern media players. The Glenton 150 was born, and with it the ambitious project to create a high-end jukebox brand marketing products that were atypical, innovative and 100% made in France.
Benoit Crepet
Fondateurs de GLENTON JKB
GLENTON150: THE CONCEPT
All vinyl aficionados will tell you, vinyl has a sound that is incomparable to that of other media, a “more authentic” sound, a “unique crackle” that invites you to travel. The only small downside, but a big one for Benoit, is that the journey stops suddenly with each change of vinyl and requires the presence of the traveler who must “go through customs again” to get to his new destination. The traditional jukebox has offered the possibility of listening to vinyl continuously since the 1950s, but in the era of listening to music continuously via modern media players, the traditional jukebox struggles to make its letters shine. nobility despite its very attractive vintage character and it's not Benoit who will tell you the opposite! Building on a successful first attempt at designing a CD jukebox in 2017, Benoit is launching a new challenge in 2018, that of designing from A to Z an extraordinary jukebox that he will describe as an “augmented Jukebox”.
The specifications were quite simple, it was necessary to create a jukebox that had the capacity to play a large collection of vinyl records while being able to choose the playing order of each title. But behind this apparent simplicity lies a major challenge because it was also necessary to remove all the constraints induced by the vinyl record and in particular its different formats. A challenge matched by his passion for music and innovation, which this jack-of-all-trades achieved through perseverance. Glenton 150, the first product of the Glenton JKB brand, was born. Beyond the technical challenge, the birth of this project is also the expression of a family heritage. Benoit developed a real taste for making beautiful things since his early childhood, watching his parents work as marble workers on daring projects in the world of luxury (villas, high-end public places, private jets, etc.).
FROM PROTOTYPE TO COMMERCIAL VERSION
Glenton 150 is the first jukebox developed by Glenton JKB.
The development of the prototype took place over 4 years. It was designed and manufactured mainly in Benoit's workshop with his own tools (digital milling machine, metal lathe, 3D printer, etc.) which he equipped himself specifically for this project. A work which required long hours of studies, assembly and adjustments before resulting in a perfectly functional and marketable machine with a customizable design (colors, materials, inlays, etc.) on request.
Prototype bras robotisé
GLENTON JKB
KEY MOMENTS OF THE PROJECT
Since the creation of its prototype at the end of 2022, Glenton JKB has experienced a remarkable rise in
the music industry thanks to its augmented jukebox: the Glenton 150. This vinyl jukebox, unique in the world, combines the modernity of a multimedia player while preserving the charm of traditional vinyl listening and the beauty of the moving jukebox.
Discover below a summary of the key moments in the history of the Glenton 150 jukebox:
2022 : First steps
September 2022, the prototype of the current Glenton 150 jukebox is released after 4 years of development and successfully passes its reliability tests. Noticed and soutenu par la French Tech, Glenton 150 passes into the hands of an industrial design firm to get a makeover in order to offer a marketable version in line with market trends and expectations.
October 2022, Glenton JKB takes his first media steps in the“Connections” show hosted by Monsieur Vinyl on his eponymous YouTube channel. On this occasion, the company unveils its revolutionary prototype, the Glenton 150, which significantly changes the way we experience music on vinyl.
Shortly after, Glenton JKB continued to make headlines by participating in theprogram “À la meeting du 2ème type” broadcast on Radio France Bleu Pays d’Auvergne. This interview allows a wider audience to discover the exceptional features of the Glenton 150 jukebox.
2023: A Year of Development which marks a new stage in the evolution of Glenton JKB.
January 2023, the company joins the platform Instagram to establish a direct link with a growing community and share exclusive content on its innovative jukebox.
March 2023 Glenton 150 continues its media rise thanks to a exclusive report in the magazine “Vinyl & Audio” (number 17: March-April 2023) and arouses the interest of many audiophiles looking for something new.
April 2023 marks the pinnacle of the year for Glenton JKB who has the honor of celebrating vinyl music by hosting the Record store Day at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Paris. This event allows the public to live an exceptional musical experience and for the brand to amplify the notoriety of the jukebox with 150 vinyls.
May 2023, Glenton JKB is one of the partners of the “Visions d’Entrepreneurs” event in collaboration with BUSI By Clermont Auvergne Innovation and Hall 32 in Clermont-Ferrand. This participation strengthens Glenton JKB’s presence in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation.
Alongside its appearances in the media and professional events, Glenton 150 is constantly evolving.
it is enriched with innovative features such as automatic wiping of vinyl records and automatic cleaning of the cell and integrates a customizable luminous logo projector for an even more immersive musical experience, also marking its entry into the world of event services .
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