A brief history of Mike's Music and Sound....

Mike's Music and Sound, Inc has proudly served the musical community of Wisconsin for over 45 years. With the idea of fixing and maintaining guitars for the local musicians, Mike Soffa opened up a small storefront in downtown Fond du Lac in 1974. Repairing guitars soon led to selling parts and accessories as well as used guitars. By the early 90's Mike's had expanded beyond guitars, amps and pro audio to include a full line of band and orchestra instruments. At this point Dan Gilgenbach was brought on to develop and maintain a full service repair and rental program to help facilitate the already healthy school band and orchestra programs in the region.

In 2002 Mike Soffa retired from the retail music world to spend more time with his family. He decided to also pursue once again live performance and sold the store to Jim and Dan Gilgenbach. The Gilgenbach family continually developed the community  atmosphere  until April 2020, when longtime employees Andrew Johnson and Jeremy Helbling took the reigns as the new owners of Mike's Music and Sound, Inc. Continuing innovation and support from long time business partners such as Fender, Marshall, JBL, Conn-Selmer, Gemeinhardt and many others have always helped us meet the needs of our musicians. From the professional player to the first time novice, we strive to provide the service, sales and advice you'll need on your musical journey. Keeping customer's education and a love for music top priorities, Mike's Music and Sound continues to grow and serve the community that has supported us for so long.