On Friday, the team behind new high-rez music ecosystem Pono Music announced that rock legend Neil Young will take on the role of CEO, replacing John Hamm at the helm, with Rick Cohen taking on the role of COO. The new music service is reportedly scheduled to launch by the end of this calendar year, a timeline bump from the original April goal. Continue Reading
Pono Music, the nascent high-fidelity portable music player and download store founded by Neil Young, brings its Kickstarter campaign to a close today having nearly octupled (if that’s a word) the original goal of $800,000. The current tally is $6.1-million with three hours to go. Impressive, but still probably a niche product. Continue Reading
The five most-read articles last week: iHeartRadio’s news bulletin; Amazon’s possible music service; Mixcloud’s ambitions; Neil Young’s very successful bad idea; RAIN Poll results. Continue Reading
PonoMusic fixes what Neil Young regards as a quality problem with existing music players. He has created a high-quality audio ecosystem (player + download store) that goes against at least three current rends in music consumption. Nevertheless, the PonoMusic Kickstarter campaign is a goal-smashing success. Continue Reading