written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message blue microphones type private founded 1995 founder skipper wise martins saulespurens headquarters westlake village california u.s. products microphones and recording equipment for consumer and industry website http www.bluemic.com a yeti usb microphone blue microphones is an audio production company that designs and produces microphones headphones recording tools signal processors and music accessories for audio professionals musicians and consumers . contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 studio 2.2 consumer 3 awards 4 see also 5 references history edit blue microphones was founded in 1995 by an american session musician skipper wise and a latvian recording engineer martins saulespurens . 1 the company s name is an acronym for baltic latvian universal electronics . the company is headquartered in westlake california united states . in 2008 skipper and martins sold blue microphones to transom capital a private equity firm from southern california . 2 in 2013 the riverside company acquired blue microphones from transom capital . intrepid investment bankers advised blue microphones in the transaction . 3 products edit blue microphones designs and manufactures condenser microphones ribbon microphones dynamic microphones usb microphones and headphones . studio edit the company makes the bottle rocket stage one bottle rocket stage two and the application specific series with a proprietary sonic signatures . consumer edit blue microphones designs and manufactures usb microphones including yeti snowball and spark digital . the spark digital was the first studio grade condenser microphone to combine usb and ios connectivity . 4 the yeti was the first thx certified microphone . 5 awards edit electronic musician 2000 editor s choice microphone of the year blueberry condenser microphone retailvision 2009 best hardware peripheral mikey and eyeball 2.0 6 beatweek formerly iprong best in show 2009 2010 7 see also edit c media supplier of chips for usb microphones list of microphone manufacturers references edit nathan olivarez giles 2009 07 21 . blue microphones turns up the volume . los angeles times . retrieved 2011 05 06 . music inc magazine 2009 10 20 . transom capital acquires blue microphones . music inc magazine . retrieved 2011 05 11 . http www.prnewswire.com news releases transom capital group completes sale of blue microphones 216603951.html lester ahren . namm 2012 blue microphones unveils new spark digital mic . audio pro international . retrieved 31 january 2012 . blue microphones yeti usb mic . reviews.cnet.com . 2009 12 16 . retrieved 2010 04 30 . retailvision europe 2009 . retailvision . 2009 05 26 . retrieved 2010 04 30 . best of show ces blue mikey 2 . beatweek . 2009 01 09 . retrieved 2010 07 07 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title blue microphones & oldid 742225535 categories companies based in californiamicrophone manufacturerscompanies established in 19951995 establishments in the united stateshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from march 2015all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages latvie u edit links this page was last modified on 2 october 2016 at 12 26 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view