Check this threads
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Apple/Hardware/iPODs/iPod/Q_23012927.htmlhttp://www.experts-exchange.com/Apple/Hardware/iPODs/iTunes/Q_22826915.htmlAs the IPod is one of hte newest I will go for the manual recovery.
That's using the IPod as a Hard disk and using the explorer to copy the files, also there's a small chance that his music is still there.