We earned our Victory.

Our story

More than three decades in the making

Victory did not begin in a factory. It began in uniform, and on a screen, and inside a global community of musicians. Here is how we got here, and how we earned the name.

1. 1991–2000

   In uniform

   Seven years as a saxophonist with the U.S. Army’s 248th Army Band, alongside Quartermaster service and two years as a computer specialist in the Army National Guard. Music, logistics, and technology, the three disciplines Victory still runs on today.

2. 2000–2008

   Technology and music

   A career across Dell, HP, and Alienware, with a turn as a music producer at Univision, then back to technology for good in 2005 at Hewlett Packard.

3. 2008

   MyMusicTalk.com

   Founded a musicians’ network that grew to members in more than 100 countries. Years spent working shoulder to shoulder with thousands of players, factories, and brands. This was the foundation. Without it, Victory would never have known where to begin.

4. 2015

   Stepping back

   Health came first. The network wound down, and the next two years went to recovery and rebuilding.

5. 2017

   The Growling Sax, the return

   The way back into the industry. What was meant to be a small saxophone shop became something bigger: building saxophones under our own name.

6. 2018

   Becoming Victory

   Our first brand name, Phoenix Wind, collided with another company that launched the same year. We rebranded to Victory, which became the parent company and the front face, while The Growling Sax continued as our premium artisanal saxophone line. That same year, our instruments reached players through Sam Ash.

7. 2019

   Sweetwater

   Began working with Sweetwater, one of the largest names in the industry, including instruments developed in collaboration with them.

8. 2020

   All in, with $400 left

   In January the decision was made to go full time. The retirement from engineering was announced in February, weeks before the world shut down. A home went up for sale to fund the company, the sale fell through, the equity was gone, and there was no returning to engineering. What was left was four hundred dollars.

   We went all in anyway, in a year when no one could even test play a new horn, and used the time to develop professional trumpets and trombones alongside the artists who help us build them. We earned our Victory. We still earn it every day, adapting as the market keeps changing.

9. 2021

   Editor’s Choice at NAMM

   At Believe in Music, Victory received the Music Inc. Magazine Editor’s Choice Award, an honor we went on to earn four years running.

10. 2023

    PlayTech by Victory

    A collaboration with Soundhouse Japan to develop a new line of professional saxophones, PlayTech by Victory, tested by experienced band directors and pro players in Japan. Along the way, Victory instruments were adopted across Latin America, in military bands and schools.

11. 2026

    Miami, retail, and StreamPath

    Relocated to Miami and expanded into authorized multi-brand retail, plus StreamPath, our own audio and video integration brand. It puts the engineering background and Dante certification to work for houses of worship, schools, enterprise, and live production.

• Award winning Music Inc. Editor’s Choice Award, four years running at NAMM
• Trusted partner Supplying Sweetwater and leading retailers
• Veteran owned Founded and run by a U.S. Army veteran
• Global reach Players, schools, and military bands across the Americas and beyond