Behind the scenes with JZ Microphones: “This is where the magic happens!”
13th May 2021
“I think the secret for JZ Microphones success is listening to our audience.”
Andris Evelis, Head of marketing, is dissecting the brand’s industry appeal, and his comment seems perfectly appropriate for a microphone specialist.
The manufacturer has won over a legion of admirers with its hand-crafted condenser microphones, its unique Golden Drop Capsule technology is revered by artists and technicians alike.
Producer and engineer Josh Newell (Linkin Park, Avril Lavigne, Black Veil Brides), says: “The V67 is everything you’d want if you mixed a vintage tube with a modern mic: It has a full low midrange with a great top end. Great for guitars and bass, both acoustic and electric, and so good on vocals that I even liked how I sounded singing through it.”
Juris Zarins, former headteacher of Avenue Middle School, who has died
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Famous for his jaw-dropping school assemblies, passionate advocate for education and much-loved Norwich headteacher Juris Zarins made an impact on all who knew him.
To Juris, known as Juri to friends and family, teaching wasn’t just a job, it was his life’s work: his pride in his school, his staff, his pupils and their education shone from him and inspired generations.
Juris Zarins, devoted husband, father and headteacher at Avenue Middle School for 20 years, died on Friday March 19 aged 72.
He had, according to all accounts, tackled his cancer diagnosis with the same upbeat positivity and resolve he had showcased throughout his life.
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Boutique Latvian company JZ Microphones have earned a reputation for their classy mics, and their latest design doesn’t disappoint.
JZ Microphones take their name from the initials of designer Juris Zarins, who established the company in 2007. And, unlike some microphone manufacturers I can think of, JZ actually manufacture microphones. In other words, they don’t just commission something that looks nice from a Chinese factory and put their name on it; JZ mics are hand‑built in the Latvian capital of Riga, from the all‑important capsule upwards.
In an era when many ‘boutique’ companies focus on copying the same old Neumann and AKG designs, JZ’s emphasis on innovation is also refreshing. This is most apparent in their industrial design, which eschews the usual cylindrical and conical bodies in favour of more radical shapes, including the unforgettable Black Hole mics. However, Juris is also an innovator at a more fundamental level, thanks to h