Blue Microphones hires industry veteran Dino Virella to lead pro sales

Blue Microphones, has hired in industry veteran Dino Virella as Director of Global Sales – Professional Products.

“With our expansion into the live market segment and some exciting things coming on the studio side, the timing for bringing in Dino couldn’t be better,” said John Maier, CEO of Blue Microphones. “His energy
and experience will help us deepen our key relationships as well as help in building new ones.”

Virella comes to Blue having served in key sales and marketing roles at a number of prominent professional audio companies such as Digidesign, Focusrite, Harman International (AKG), and Emu Systems. An excellent presenter and motivator, Virella brings his award-winning multi-lingual sales and marketing expertise to Blue and will be responsible for reseller channel development and management and
building a focused sales team as Blue expands into new professional markets.

“I’ve enjoyed a great relationship with Blue Microphones over many years,” said Virella. “Now that I’m officially a team member, I’m looking forward to working with the creative minds at Blue to increase their worldwide presence. Their outstanding reputation for innovation and sound quality has no equal.”

About Blue Microphones
Headquartered in Westlake Village, California Blue Microphones is commonly referenced as “the
microphone company of today” because of their unique philosophy— to meld the lessons of the past
with the technology of today, leading to continuous innovation in the field of audio recording. In short,
Blue does not imitate the past— they improve upon it. Blue has an award-winning line of microphones
and accessories and is recognized as one of the top brands in the industry. Recently, Blue launched a
new line of products targeted at the consumer mass market, including Mikey, a recording device made
for the iPod, and Eyeball, the world’s first HD audio/video webcam.