Invading Cortex

The 2016 Tritone Expo is expanding in big ways. We are partnering with CIC St. Louis, ex'Treme Institute by Nelly, TechShop, and more to bring this 2nd annual event to the @4240 building on the Cortex Innovation Community Campus, in the Central West End.

  • 1/4 mile from Highway 40/64
  • Ample FREE parking
  • Located in STL’s central corridor, down the street from the brand new IKEA, and adjacent to Forest Park
  • Historic building that just underwent a 73M rennovation
  • 40x the square footage of the first Tritone Expo, across 2 floors

Purchase Tickets

ONLINE SALES HAVE CLOSED BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF TICKETS AT THE DOOR. $10 ADMISSION; KIDS UNDER 10 ARE FREE. WE ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS VIA SQUARE AND CASH.

The Tritone Expo will set a new standard for music-technology shows by combining the modern trade-show experience with the feel of a classic, family-friendly exposition. Single-Day and 2-Day passes available, children under 10 are free!

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What To Expect

Variety

The Tritone Expo will present nearly 70 music-related companies, artists, and non-profits from the St. Louis area spread out over 40,000 square feet of exhibition space on two floors.

Interactivity

Both floors will feature interactive exhibits allowing you to fully experience a wide variety of locally made musical instruments, amplifiers, and effects, as well as unique educational activities.

Kids' Activities

Upstairs there will be multiple rooms geared directly towards activities for children, in addition to an entire expo that was purposefully designed to be fun and exciting for the whole family.

Education

The Expo will feature recording workshops, beat-making stations, two instrument petting zoos, on-the-spot bands comprised of attendees, group music lessons, and online video lesson exhibitors.

Art & Photography

A gallery devoted to music-related art, video, and photography where you can talk with local artists and photographers, and check out their amazing work. (And, buy prints, too!)

Food & Entertainment

During lunch, food trucks will be parked outside in the beautiful Cortex Commons and all-day you can get your fix for coffee, food, and live music inside at Park Avenue Coffee.

More Than Your Average Guitar Show

The Tritone Expo Offers Fun For The Whole Family

The 2016 Tritone Expo truly has something for everyone — bring the whole family and make a day (or a whole weekend) of it! Our location is easily accessible from all major St. Louis highways and offers three gigantic free parking lots and plentiful street parking. And, the surrounding area has so much, as well — the new IKEA, plenty of restaurants and shops, and of course, Forest Park! Get directions!

Sponsored By

I was blown away, simply put. I have attended many guitar shows over the years including Arlington, Nashville, and Winter NAMM. The foot traffic was as good if not better than the regional shows and, at times, the NAMM show as well.

Chris Kroenlein K-Line Guitars

There was a great spirit of community and enthusiasm for this field of interest. I was struck by the world-class level of quality work that is coming out of this town. The attendance was overwhelming, too. I can only imagine this growing and growing.

Brad Sarno Sarno Music Solutions

My expectations for the show had been to meet new people and let them see my work, if I sold anything it was just going to be icing on the cake. The cake was iced as one gentleman who took an OM guitar into the hall to try came back and bought it.

Joe Mendel Mendel’s Fretted Instruments

The Expo Is The Accelerator

The Tritone Expo's Mission Rests On Four Main Pillars

Entrepreneurship

To foster local St. Louis businesses, as well as those from the surrounding region, that are simultaneously pushing the envelope for what is possible, and collectively bringing a renewed sense of craftsmanship, to the music industry.

Education

To promote St. Louis as a hub for music education, which it has been steeped in for decades, not just at the university level with top rated programs that produce working musicians and engineers, but also at the start, with a wide-range of exceptional programs for children and beginners.

Economy

To create and promote a marketplace that elevates sales for local and regional businesses that are producing world-class musical instruments by hand, as well as our other sponsors and partners that share our intense passion for music.

Enrichment

To create a community of artisans that can share knowledge and resources in order to strengthen and promote the local music economy, as well as, challenge and encourage each other to be more innovative.