Musician and entrepreneur Tom Vek is building a digital music player, but don’t call it retro
Musician Tom Vek is transitioning into an entrepreneur by developing a specialized digital music player called Sleevenote. The device focuses on the aesthetic experience of album art and liner notes in a digital format.
Why it matters
It highlights the intersection of niche hardware design and the digital music industry's shift away from physical media.
Tom Vek burst onto the scene in 2005 with his album We Have Sound, which garnered a solid 7.6 from the tastemakers of the day over at Pitchfork. His undeniably catchy brand of dancy indietronica landed him an appearance on The OC and placement on the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack. His follow-up, Leisure Seizure, had a lengthy gestation period, but arrived in 2011 to similar success, reaching No. 79 on the UK charts.
[Media: https://tomvek.bandcamp.com/album/we-have-sound]
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