The Music Experience is an actual brick and mortar store in Chicago where you can stop by, listen to music, relax with a magazine or just talk about the music you love (or don't love). A Music Experience is our on-line presence where you can get music news, read reviews, see videos, hear new and/or interesting music and purchase music that you may have trouble finding where you live. The Music Experience and Track One Records have been featured in Billboard Magazine, Urban Network Magazine, The Network Magazine, Business '96, Rolling Out Magazine, AFIM Magazine, The Chicago Defender and others.

The Music Experience is an outgrowth of Track One Records and the marketing company, Right Track Entertainment. The Music Experience's noted signature event is The Experience. This event has featured Grammy nominee Will Downing (three times), Grammy winner Al Jarreau, Grammy winner George Duke, Grammy and Dove award winner CeCe Winans, Lalah Hathaway, Rahsaan Patterson, multiple Grammy winner, John Legend, new inspirational sensation Joye B Moore, Grammy, Dove and Soul Train Award winner Israel and New Breed (two times), Kindred the Family Soul, Grammy nominee and Tony Award winner Heather Headley, 8 time Grammy winner and Oscar nominee Andrae Crouch, 5 time Apollo winner Lyfe Jennings, American Idol winner Ruben Studdard, Stellar Award winner J Moss, Kelly Price, Kevin Vasser, Dewayne Woods, Ledisi, Stellar Award winner and Grammy nominee Donald Lawrence, 8 time Grammy winner Natalie Cole, Grammy nominee Jonathan Butler, 8 time Grammy winner Chaka Khan, 6 time Grammy winner Marvin Winans, Grammy winner Common, Grammy Winner Eric Benet, 4 time Grammy winner Yolanda Adams, Grammy winner Kirk Franklin, the legendary Grammy winning artist Patti Labelle and 5 time Grammy winner and the 6th largest female in music history with over 100,000,000 units sold - Donna Summer.

From Track One Records to The Music Experience, award winning DJ Thomas Johnson aka 33 1/3, Paul Ray and Erik Bell have assisted Dedry Jones since 1989 to create an atmosphere of music and love for members of the South Shore community in Chicago as well as the city at large. Dedry was awarded the first Retailer Award from Frontier Marketing, the first Horizon Award from WEA Distribution for future legends in the retail industry, CUMA's Retailer Award, Urban Network's Retailer of The Year Award and Urban Network's first Most Innovative Retailer in the USA Award. The Music Experience was also nominated for 2007's NARM Small Division of the Year Award. Dedry also works with artists he feels will definitely impact the music industry.

The love of music and a superior level of service is what gives you a music experience when you deal with our establishment. We take music very seriously. Our customers have become our friends and our partners. We have all become a music family because we do believe that it's about music - which means it's all about love.

Store Hours:

Mon- Sat:
11 AM - 6:30 PM