The Colors We Keep
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When it comes to pro audio, sometimes it feels like we're living in a drab, colorless world. People talk about color when they mean tone: warmth, saturation, texture. They want more life in the sound. But condolences to the process, because when it comes to the gear itself, the record keeps repeating with clones, anachronistic black and silver, and, if we're being generous, matte black.
When we first arrived on the scene, we weren't intentionally trying to fix this tragedy. Color was simply our regular atmosphere. Our tempo. Our everyday understanding of what it meant to express ourselves as artists. So when folks ask for exceptional vibrance in their microphones, we see it as a unique opportunity to serve them a full yes. Maybe that's what we're really making. Not just microphones, but permission: Please, be yourself. There are no risks here. Just curiosity, self realization, and the chance to make something that actually looks like it belongs to you.
The World We Want to Make
A portion of every Pride microphone sale goes to support The Trevor Project and their work with LGBTQ youth experiencing mental health crises, including suicidality. Many young people, and I know this from my own growing up, feel relegated to hiding who they are, when who they are is actually as natural as a sunrise. It's like walking against the wind. How far can you get before your body finally says no?
That is why it feels personally important for us to rally for these folks in a way that extends hope and possibility. It's okay to be who you are. It's okay to release your magnificence. It's okay to finally meet your heart where it has been waiting for you.
This persistence, this leading by example, brings us back to why color matters. Why the opportunity to make your distinct mark in this world matters. It shows the next generation that what once looked like risk can simply become preference. That the worlds we create, the values we embody, and what we choose to reflect through our senses all shape how we dream, how we make, and how we imagine a future worth living in.
It is a drab world out there sometimes. But drabness isn't inevitable. Every act of expression carves out a little more room for someone else to arrive as themselves. Maybe that's how the world changes. Not all at once, but one full yes at a time.
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