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Unknown Mortal Orchestra and The Copperphone! October 20th, 2011

Ruban Nielson using the Copperphone on his vocals for an in studio live performace:

Lou Barlow and The Copperphone! June 19th, 2011

A haunting performance from Lou Barlow (formerly of Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh).

Cat’s Eyes Record Live With The Copperphone May 3rd, 2011

Check out this pleasant and tasteful use of the Copperphone during a live recording session at the Guardian Studios in London with Cat’s Eyes.

Queens of the Stone Age and The Copperphone! November 21st, 2010

Queens of the Stone Age bassist, Michael Shuman, is using the Copperphone as an effect mic for his backup vocals. Check out their performance from the 2010 Lowlands Festival. The Copperphone can really be seen/heard starting around 2:05 till the end of the video.

News Clip Of The Copperphone Shutting Down DFW Airport Now On YouTube August 23rd, 2010

This happened back in 2004 and we’ve been looking for the original newscast footage ever since.  It finally popped up on YouTube recently.

Rush Using The Harmonica Mini For ‘Crowd’ Mics! August 13th, 2010

For their 2010 Time Machine tour, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson each have a Harmonica Mini mounted on their mic stands to capture the crowd during live recordings of the shows.

Norah Jones Uses The Copperphone On Her Latest Album “The Fall” October 20th, 2009

Producer/Engineer Jacquire King uses the Copperphone alongside  a Telefunken Ela M 251 for Norah’s Vocal Set up:

Watch a short interview with Norah and Jacquire and see the Copperphone in action during the session:

Green Day Using The Copperphone On Electric Guitar July 23rd, 2009

For Green Day’s live show, front of house engineer Kevin Lemoine runs a Copperphone on auxiliary guitarist, Jason White’s  amp.

Read the full article in Mix Magazine here.

Veteran Scoring Mixer Dan Wallin Uses The Copperphone In The Pixar Movie “UP” February 5th, 2009

Dan ended up using a few Copperphones to achieve an ‘old-timey’ orchestra sound for the intro black and white sequence of the animated Pixar movie, “Up”.

Here are a few photos from the session. Dan took the previously recorded orchestral tracks and re-amped them through a few Copperphones to get the desired effect.

R&B Artist Keyshia Cole ‘Blings’ Out Her Harmonica Mini December 23rd, 2008

For her current world tour supporting Lil’ Wayne, Keyshia Cole has customized her Harmonica Mini. See below:

Copperphone On The Cover Of Recording Magazine! September 2nd, 2008

Below is the front cover of the 2008 issue of Recording Magazine and the corresponding article:

To read the text version of this article please go to Reviews

Copperphone in New Raconteurs Video! March 26th, 2008

Looks like Jack is using the Copperphone in the latest Raconteurs video, “Salute Your Solution”.

The Copperphone Gets ‘Obama-fied’ February 5th, 2008

In the spirit of the 2008 election – a unique, yet familiar image:

Jesca Hoop Uses Her Copperphone on KCRW’s ‘Morning Becomes Eclectic’ September 19th, 2007

Here is a photo of Jesca’s vocal set up at the KCRW studios.  To watch/hear the whole performance, click here.

Copperphone in Swan Dive Video September 15th, 2007

The Copperphone gets a stunning visual feature in the video “Tender Love” by Swan Dive.

The Raconteurs, Jools Holland, and a Copperphone November 3rd, 2006

Here the Raconteurs perform “Broken Boy Soldier” on The Jools Holland show. The Copperphone gets a bit of use between 2:00 and 2:32… Check it!

Copperphone Mentioned in Mix Magazine July 1st, 2006

Engineer Joel Hamilton discusses some of his favorite microphones and techniques for recording vocals. Lo and behold the Copperphone is one of them. Read the full article in Mix Magazine Online here.

Jack White as “The Copper Kid” June 20th, 2006

Check out Jack’s car in the video “Steady As She Goes” by the Raconteurs. Look familiar?

The Copperphone in Guitar Player Magazine June 8th, 2006

Blake Sennet of Rilo Kiley discusses recording guitar through a Copperphone on their album, More Adventurous. Read the full article in Guitar Player Magazine here.

Various Pictures Of The Copperphone In Action September 16th, 2005

Copperphone in a dual mic setup on a marxophone:

photo credit: Joel Hamilton @ Studio G

Another dual mic set up on acoustic bass:

photo credit: Joel Hamilton @ Studio G

Joel Hamilton’s triple Copperphone setup:

photo credit: Joel Hamilton @ Studio G

Tim DeLaughter and his Copperphone:

Some print ads of the Copperphone that have run in various magazines:

The Placid Audio Copperphone Shuts Down DFW Airport! August 12th, 2004

Yes, this really happened!  Read the full article here.  Fortunately, the TSA is well aware of the Copperphone now and it is perfectly safe to have one in your checked luggage.

Copperphone Featured in the Video “Back on the Radio” by The Hiss November 25th, 2003

Here is a great video showing the Copperphone being used in a dual mic setup with an SM57.

First Official Recording of The Copperphone by Grandaddy June 23rd, 2003

Someone had to be the first to record with it and that credit goes to Jason Lytle of Grandaddy. He used it quite a bit on their record, Sumday. Visit here to listen to a clip of “Stray Dog and the Chocolate Shake” where the Copperphone is being used on his vocal.

A Copperphone is Born – Tim DeLaughter of The Polyphonic Spree Puts The Copperphone Front and Center March 18th, 2003

Where did this Copperphone idea start? Well singer/songwriter Tim DeLaughter of The Polyphonic Spree wanted to use the classic telephone vocal sound in his live set up but hadn’t found a consistent and effective way to do it. Fellow bass player and engineer Mark Pirro thought having a mic dedicated to the task would be the perfect solution and off to work he went, experimenting with different combinations of components and materials until the very first Copperphone was created. Putting it to the test, Tim used the mic alongside his regular vocal mic during a show in 2003 and fell in love with it. Ever since then the Copperphone has been a part of his regular set up on stage.