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Blue Microphones Names Brian Arensberg as Vice President of Sales, Consumer Electronics Channel

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Brian Arensberg brings over 15 years of experience capturing top market share to Blue Microphone’s consumer sales channels

Blue Microphones announces the appointment of Brian Arensberg as the Vice President of Sales, Consumer Electronics Channel. Arensberg, an industry veteran with an expertise for acquiring top market position, will be responsible for Blue’s worldwide consumer sales channels, including key account relationships as well as building up the consumer sales team infrastructure around the world.

“We are excited to have Brian Arensberg as part of the Blue team to drive the high demand and rapid expansion of our consumer lines,” said John Maier, CEO of Blue Microphones. “Brian’s ability to capture dominant market share, along with his solid relationships in the industry is a perfect fit and will be integral to continuing the aggressive growth we’ve been experiencing.”

Arensberg comes to Blue with over 15 years experience expanding high-tech consumer product distribution into the North and South American retail channels for companies including Verbatim SmartDisk, Dazzle and Zio Corporation. His professional experience includes launching a number of manufacturers to the No. 1 North American share position (NPD) within their respective product categories. In addition, Arensberg’s resume includes North and South American independent sales agency management, product development, marketing and merchandising as well as advertising strategy development.

“Blue’s products bring a new standard and quality to the market, and I am looking forward to expanding the consumer line into new channels worldwide,” said Arensberg. “I have been watching Blue’s rapid growth in the consumer space and am excited to build on this momentum.”

Arensberg will be based in Kansas City, Missouri and can be reached at barensberg@bluemic.com.

Blue Microphones Announces Availability of en•CORE 300

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

The most advanced addition to Blue’s live series, the enCORE 300 live condenser microphone, is now available

(Westlake Village, CA) – Blue Microphones (www.bluemic.com), a leading innovator in microphone technology and design, announces the availability of their flagship performance condenser microphone, the en•CORE 300. The en•CORE 300 is the latest in the en•CORE series of performance microphones introduced last fall, which includes the en•CORE 100 dynamic mic, en•CORE 200 active dynamic mic, and the en•CORE 100i dynamic mic for capturing instrumental sounds. The en•CORE 300 contains the latest proprietary Blue condenser capsule technology with an open architecture design and reinforced build for high-quality stage performance.

The en•CORE 300 is built upon Blue’s custom-tuned condenser capsule technology used in the extensive studio line. In the en•CORE 300, this studio-grade condenser capsule is mounted on a rubber suspension system and coupled with a phantom powered circuit specifically tuned to match the capsule for unparalleled sound quality. This design allows it to produce vocal clarity with consistent tone and low noise, regardless of the cable length on stage.

“The en•CORE 300 is the next best thing to bringing our top studio mics on stage,” said John Maier, CEO of Blue Microphones. “When the recording session ends, singers can now enjoy the same Blue sound they get in the studio, gig after gig.”

The unique look of the en•CORE 300 serves more than just aesthetics; en•CORE’s open architecture design maximizes air volume in the capsule chamber, resulting in uninterrupted sound regardless of how the microphone is gripped. This design allows for unceasing open air surrounding the top and bottom of the capsule, which reduces in-chamber resonances, producing a more natural, continuous sound. The Blue logo also goes beyond style, with LED backlighting to indicate active phantom power in the preamp circuit.

Built to handle the rigors of the road, the en•CORE 300 features a reinforced chassis that doubles as a protective frame for the capsule, along with a heavy-gauge zinc barrel grip to protect microphone components and reduce resonance. The electro-plated parts and hardened paint finishes allow for maximum scratch resistance.

The en•CORE 300 is now available, MSRP $199, at Sweetwater, Sam Ash, Guitar Center, Musician’s Friend and other fine pro audio retailers. For more information, visit http://www.bluemic.com.

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About Blue Microphones

Blue Microphones designs and produces an extensive line of award-winning microphones and recording tools for audio professionals, musicians and consumers.  Founded in 1995, and headquartered in Southern California, Blue continues a lengthy tradition of innovative, cutting-edge design and astounding performance, with a range of inspiring recording tools for almost any application. From Blue’s flagship recording tool, the Bottle, to the enCORE line of professional live mics, to our new Mikey iPod/iPhone Recorder, Blue has just the tool to capture your creativity. Check out the complete range of Blue products at www.bluemic.com.

Runner Runner Rocks Jimmy Kimmel Live with enCORE mics

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Blue artist Runner Runner rocked the Jimmy Kimmel Live stage this week with Blue’s enCORE mics.  Performing “So Obvious,” Runner Runner stole the show using two enCORE 200s  and two enCORE 100s.

Keep an eye out for this group – Check out So Obvious on JKL:

Showdown: enCORE 100 vs SM58 by Housetop Media

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Housetop Media put two heavy hitters in the ring together. In one corner, enCORE 100. In the other corner, SM58.  Find out how the enCORE 100 held up and who came out on top…

To see the full review, click here.

Neon Trees mikes the stage with Blue for MLB.com performance

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Neon Trees mikes the entire stage with Blue…see how:

Blue artist Neon Trees recently performed, Sins of My Youth on MLB.com with a host of Blue mics. Their performance includes the enCORE 200 (vocals), Blueberry (snare), Baby Bottle (guitar) and Woopecker (lead guitar).

You can watch the complete performance here.

Neon Trees performs on MLB.com with Blue microphones

There is even a Robbie pre amp in the background!

See the Robbie?

Like their name, Neon Trees are a combination of slick pop hooks and sturdy organic rock, both melodic and hard-hitting, their anthems of adolescent angst, longing, love lost and found, delivered with the kind of heart-on-the-sleeve passion that only comes from hard work and commitment.