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Luke Wood is the president and COO of Beats Electronics, the company that in five years has cornered 51% of the headphones market. In a past life Wood played guitar in a '90s alt-rock band called Sammy.

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After Five Years, Beats Redesigns Studio Headphones

In 2008, Dr. Dre and Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine unveiled Beats by Dr. Dre Studio headphones. With help from celebrities–among them Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber–the headphones became a part of pop culture, and soon there wasn’t a subway or plane where they weren’t ubiquitous. “It really was the pillar of our brand,” says Beats Electronics president Luke Wood.

After Five Years, Beats Redesigns Studio Headphones

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Dr. Dre’s Beats Unveils A Portable Speaker Shaped Like A Pill

How Dr. Dre’s Burgeoning Headphones Company Stays True To Its Bass-Thumping Roots

Beats Electronics president and COO Luke Wood says the company–which now dominates more than half of the headphones market–is laying down bigger tracks without abandoning its mission. “We always go back to ‘How does it sound?’”

How Dr. Dre’s Burgeoning Headphones Company Stays True To Its Bass-Thumping Roots

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