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The story
Founded by Neil Young in 2012, in Seattle.1
Private company
Pono
Logo: John Hamm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Failed high-resolution audio download service
Pono (, Hawaiian word for "proper") was a portable digital media player and music download service for high-resolution audio. It was developed by musician Neil Young and his company PonoMusic, which raised money for development and initial production through a crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
2012Founded1
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Pono (, Hawaiian word for "proper") was a portable digital media player and music download service for high-resolution audio. It was developed by musician Neil Young and his company PonoMusic, which raised money for development and initial production through a crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter.2
Leadership
Who has led Pono, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderNeil Young1
Products and brands
- PonoPlayer
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 2012Founded Founded in Seattle1
Links
- X (Twitter)x.com/pono1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/PonobyNeilYoung1
- WikipediaPono (digital music service)
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7227932
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataPono on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPono on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsPono logo by John Hamm, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsPono photo by Maurizio Pesce from Milan, Italia, CC BY 2.0