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How an MIT-Trained Engineer and Rock Star Took On His Record Label — And Won

The saga of Tom Scholz, Boston and their magical music devices

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Brendan Borrell
Dec 09, 2025
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Fifty years ago, the rock band Boston—spawned in the basement of an MIT-trained mechanical engineer named Tom Scholz—became one of the biggest moneymakers for the biggest record label in the country.…

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