Tom Kowalczyk

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Oral History Information

Interview Date
Job Title
Artist Relations
Company Name
Kurzweil Sound

Tom Kowalczyk served a long post as the artist relations director at Kurzweil Music. Tom had begun his career in music retail in the 1970s and became an expert on electronic keyboards as a salesman and musician. Ray Kurzweil, the company founder and instrument innovator, hired Tom to assist with the product launches and soon discovered Tom’s invaluable abilities as company spokesman to professional performers. Tom witnessed first hand the early development and expansion of the successful Kurzweil technology as well as the growth of the product line. Tom also took part in the company’s noted merger with Young Chang.