Blue Microphones


Blue Microphones is an American audio production company owned by Logitech that designs and produces microphones, headphones, recording tools, signal processors, and music accessories for audio professionals, musicians and consumers.

History

BLUE Microphones was founded in 1995 by American session musician Skipper Wise and Latvian recording engineer Mārtiņš Saulespurēns. The company's name is an acronym for Baltic Latvian Universal Electronics. The company is headquartered in Westlake Village, California, United States.
With a nudge from Apple Inc., the Westlake Village company created a low-cost condenser microphone called the Snowball for use with music recording software. That microphone became popular with aspiring pro musicians and dedicated hobbyists as an alternative to renting time in a recording studio.
In 2008, Skipper and Martins sold BLUE Microphones to Transom Capital, a private Equity firm from Southern California.
In 2013, The Riverside Company acquired BLUE Microphones from Transom Capital. Intrepid Investment Bankers advised BLUE Microphones in the transaction.
In July 2018, Logitech announced plans to acquire Blue Microphones for $117 million USD.

Products

BLUE Microphones designs and manufactures condenser microphones, ribbon microphones, dynamic microphones, USB microphones, microphone preamplifiers, microphone accessories and headphones. Some famous models include the Blue Yeti USB microphone and the Snowball iCE condenser microphone.

Studio

The company makes the Bottle Rocket Stage two, Bottle Rocket Stage one and The Application Specific Series each with a proprietary sonic signature.

Awards