# Musician and entrepreneur Tom Vek is building a digital music player, but don’t call it retro

> 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.

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/report/976872/tom-vek-musician-entrepreneur-sleevenote-interview?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a774a24b4a92b270b1a877b)
- **Published:** 2026-08-08
- **Category:** Laptops
- **Tags:** #macbook
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