Grammy Awards finds MBA student’s retro gramophone pitch perfect

Chicago-based entrepreneur Anthony Vitale used lessons learned at Gies College of Business to capture the interest of the producers of this year’s Grammy Awards.

The Bluetooth Gramophone 2.0 was the star of each presenter’s dressing room, customized to play their music. It is one of two new products from Vertical Grooves, Vitale’s consumer electronics start-up that reimagines vintage audio design with modern technology. The second, the Floating Record Vertical Turntable, is also getting new life.