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# Neil Young’s Pono Kickstarter Passes $6.1 Million
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/neil-youngs-pono-kistarter-passes-6m-with-1-day-to-go/
- Published: 2014-04-14T10:19:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-04-14T10:19:00.000Z
- Description: Neil Young’s Pono Kickstarter campaign to launch a better-audio player and download store, which ends at 1:30 ET Tuesday, has passed $6.1 million pledged from more than 17,000 backers. This. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/04/neil-youngs-pono-kistarter-passes-6m-with-1-day-to-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

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Neil Young’s Pono [Kickstarter campaign](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1003614822/ponomusic-where-your-soul-rediscovers-music?ref=hypebot.com) to launch a better-audio player and download store, which ends at 1:30 ET Tuesday, has passed $6.1 million pledged from more than 17,000 backers. This makes Pono, which will play FLAC or ultra-high resolution recordings, the third most suucesful fundraising project ever on the platform. Watch the intro video featuring an all star cast of musicians extolling the virtues on Pono.

**[Pledge here.](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1003614822/ponomusic-where-your-soul-rediscovers-music?ref=hypebot.com)**

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