MUSIC IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL
Live Performance Microphones - Handmade in Portland, Oregon
"Rabid support from performers, who place trust in the equipment’s story as well as its craftsmanship, is what puts Ear Trumpet Labs’ mics at the top of performers’ wish lists." - No Depression Magazine
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Ear Trumpet Labs was founded in Portland, Oregon by inveterate tinkerer and former software engineer Philip Graham, who built his first microphone for his daughter Malachi when she wanted to record her own songs. In acoustics and electronics he pursued an accurate, natural sound using carefully selected discrete components. He assembled the bodies from parts he had at hand in his basement and gleaned from hardware scrap stores– but applied a design sense from the peak of industrial style. Soon, musician friends were asking to use his mics, and he refined the designs to excel for live sound. The basement lab became his full time passion.
With the help of numerous musicians spreading the word, we've grown to a small workshop with three craftspeople building microphones for customers worldwide. Philip's daughter Malachi now helps run the business (and her two bands). Everyone in the shop is a musician, and we try never to lose sight of our goal of putting affordable, great quality tools in the hands of working artists.
With the help of numerous musicians spreading the word, we've grown to a small workshop with three craftspeople building microphones for customers worldwide. Philip's daughter Malachi now helps run the business (and her two bands). Everyone in the shop is a musician, and we try never to lose sight of our goal of putting affordable, great quality tools in the hands of working artists.
LIFETIME WARRANTY
We offer a lifetime warranty on defects or internal electrical failures in normal use. If a transistor goes noisy or an internal connection breaks we'll pay for shipping and fix or replace it for free. Obviously things like microphones can get broken by mishandling or misadventure; if your mic is damaged from rough handling or a hard touring life (we’ve seen it all!) we'll fix it for the cost of parts and shipping. We want these mics to be heirlooms, so we’ll always take care of you and your mic.
We offer a lifetime warranty on defects or internal electrical failures in normal use. If a transistor goes noisy or an internal connection breaks we'll pay for shipping and fix or replace it for free. Obviously things like microphones can get broken by mishandling or misadventure; if your mic is damaged from rough handling or a hard touring life (we’ve seen it all!) we'll fix it for the cost of parts and shipping. We want these mics to be heirlooms, so we’ll always take care of you and your mic.
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ARTISTS
Ear Trumpet Microphones are used by a growing number of talented, creative musicians across genres and around the world, both live and in studio!
ANDRA DAY • BAND OF SKULLS • BLIND PILOT • BRANDI CARLILE • DIERKS BENTLEY • CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE • CROWDER • DAVID PHELPS • THE DECEMBERISTS • ELVIS COSTELLO • GABY MORENO • GANGSTAGRASS • GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV • JASON MRAZ • KEITH & KRISTYN GETTY • NEEDTOBREATHE • OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW • OLD DOMINION • SARA BAREILLES • SIERRA HULL • SWITCHFOOT • THE ISAACS FAMILY BAND • TRAVIS GREENE • UNSPOKEN • THE WOOD BROTHERS • YOKO OGINOME • VIOLENT FEMMES
ALL SONS & DAUGHTERS • BAREFOOT MOVEMENT • BECKY BULLER • BILLY STRINGS • BOYGENIUS • BROOKE & DARIN ALDRIDGE • BRYAN SUTTON • CHATHAM COUNTY LINE • CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING • C.W. STONEKING • DARLINGSIDE • DAVID BROMBERG • DEL MCCOURY BAND • DELLA MAE • DELTA RAE • DOYLE LAWSON AND QUICKSILVER • DREW HOLCOLM AND THE NEIGHBORS • DUSTBOWL REVIVAL • ELEPHANT REVIVAL • FOX AND BONES • GRACIE TERZIAN • HAYSEED DIXIE • HORSEFEATHERS • HOT BUTTERED RUM • HOT RIZE • HUDSON TAYLOR • JERRY DOUGLAS AND THE EARLS OF LEICESTER • JOE HENRY • JOE MULLINS & THE RADIO RAMBLERS • JOE SMITH & THE SPICY PICKLES • JOSH ROUSE • LISA LEBLANC • LINDSAY LOU • MANDOLIN ORANGE • MARTIN SEXTON • MILK CARTON KIDS • MIPSO • NEFESH MOUNTAIN • OVER THE RHINE • PETER ROWAN • QUEBE SISTERS • RACHEL SERMANNI • RONJA MALTZAHN • T SISTERS • THE DILLARDS • THE LONE BELLOW • THE LOWEST PAIR • THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER & TAKE 6 • THE STRAY BIRDS • THE WAR & TREATY • TIFT MERRITT • WDVX BLUE PLATE SPECIAL
ANTHONY D'AMATO • BETA RADIO • BIG DADDY LOUD • BILL AND THE BELLES • CAROLINA BLUE • CHE APALACHE • CHARM CITY JUNCTION • THE CONTENDERS • DAN RODRIGUEZ • DANIEL KIMBRO • DANNY BARNES • DAVID JACQUES • DAVIS BRADLEY • FOGHORN STRINGBAND • FRANCES CONE • FRANCES LUKE ACCORD • FREDDY AND FRANCINE • GARRISON STARR • GOPAL METRO / IS THERE LIGHT • HANNAH SANDERS & BEN SAVAGE • HOOT AND HOLLER • ILLITERATE LIGHT • JAIRO ZAVALA RUIZ (CALEXICO) • JEFF SCROGGINS & COLORADO • JOEL SAVOY AND JESSE LÉGE • JOHN JORGENSON • JOHN REILLY AND FRIENDS • JOSH SWIFT • THE KINGSTON TRIO • KYLE CAREY • KRIS DELMHORST • KRISTY COX • LULA WILES • MAN ABOUT A HORSE • MARK SCHATZ • MARK O’CONNOR BAND • MIKE BLOCK • MILE TWELVE • NICK DUMAS (THE SPECIAL CONSENSUS) • NORA BROWN • OLD SALT • THE PRICE SISTERS • RACHEL BAIMAN • RICHIE AND ROSIE • THE SHOW PONIES • SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTERS • ST. BEAUFORT • THE SURLY GENTLEMEN (CLAY HESS & TIM SHELTON) • ANDREA TARQUINI • THE KINGSTON TRIO • TOM BROSSEAU • TRACK 145 • WILDEYES • WOOD AND WIRE WOOD BELLY
Ear Trumpet Microphones are used by a growing number of talented, creative musicians across genres and around the world, both live and in studio!
ANDRA DAY • BAND OF SKULLS • BLIND PILOT • BRANDI CARLILE • DIERKS BENTLEY • CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE • CROWDER • DAVID PHELPS • THE DECEMBERISTS • ELVIS COSTELLO • GABY MORENO • GANGSTAGRASS • GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV • JASON MRAZ • KEITH & KRISTYN GETTY • NEEDTOBREATHE • OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW • OLD DOMINION • SARA BAREILLES • SIERRA HULL • SWITCHFOOT • THE ISAACS FAMILY BAND • TRAVIS GREENE • UNSPOKEN • THE WOOD BROTHERS • YOKO OGINOME • VIOLENT FEMMES
ALL SONS & DAUGHTERS • BAREFOOT MOVEMENT • BECKY BULLER • BILLY STRINGS • BOYGENIUS • BROOKE & DARIN ALDRIDGE • BRYAN SUTTON • CHATHAM COUNTY LINE • CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING • C.W. STONEKING • DARLINGSIDE • DAVID BROMBERG • DEL MCCOURY BAND • DELLA MAE • DELTA RAE • DOYLE LAWSON AND QUICKSILVER • DREW HOLCOLM AND THE NEIGHBORS • DUSTBOWL REVIVAL • ELEPHANT REVIVAL • FOX AND BONES • GRACIE TERZIAN • HAYSEED DIXIE • HORSEFEATHERS • HOT BUTTERED RUM • HOT RIZE • HUDSON TAYLOR • JERRY DOUGLAS AND THE EARLS OF LEICESTER • JOE HENRY • JOE MULLINS & THE RADIO RAMBLERS • JOE SMITH & THE SPICY PICKLES • JOSH ROUSE • LISA LEBLANC • LINDSAY LOU • MANDOLIN ORANGE • MARTIN SEXTON • MILK CARTON KIDS • MIPSO • NEFESH MOUNTAIN • OVER THE RHINE • PETER ROWAN • QUEBE SISTERS • RACHEL SERMANNI • RONJA MALTZAHN • T SISTERS • THE DILLARDS • THE LONE BELLOW • THE LOWEST PAIR • THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER & TAKE 6 • THE STRAY BIRDS • THE WAR & TREATY • TIFT MERRITT • WDVX BLUE PLATE SPECIAL
ANTHONY D'AMATO • BETA RADIO • BIG DADDY LOUD • BILL AND THE BELLES • CAROLINA BLUE • CHE APALACHE • CHARM CITY JUNCTION • THE CONTENDERS • DAN RODRIGUEZ • DANIEL KIMBRO • DANNY BARNES • DAVID JACQUES • DAVIS BRADLEY • FOGHORN STRINGBAND • FRANCES CONE • FRANCES LUKE ACCORD • FREDDY AND FRANCINE • GARRISON STARR • GOPAL METRO / IS THERE LIGHT • HANNAH SANDERS & BEN SAVAGE • HOOT AND HOLLER • ILLITERATE LIGHT • JAIRO ZAVALA RUIZ (CALEXICO) • JEFF SCROGGINS & COLORADO • JOEL SAVOY AND JESSE LÉGE • JOHN JORGENSON • JOHN REILLY AND FRIENDS • JOSH SWIFT • THE KINGSTON TRIO • KYLE CAREY • KRIS DELMHORST • KRISTY COX • LULA WILES • MAN ABOUT A HORSE • MARK SCHATZ • MARK O’CONNOR BAND • MIKE BLOCK • MILE TWELVE • NICK DUMAS (THE SPECIAL CONSENSUS) • NORA BROWN • OLD SALT • THE PRICE SISTERS • RACHEL BAIMAN • RICHIE AND ROSIE • THE SHOW PONIES • SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTERS • ST. BEAUFORT • THE SURLY GENTLEMEN (CLAY HESS & TIM SHELTON) • ANDREA TARQUINI • THE KINGSTON TRIO • TOM BROSSEAU • TRACK 145 • WILDEYES • WOOD AND WIRE WOOD BELLY
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