Summary
Apogee Electronics is an American manufacturer of audio interfaces and audio converters, USB & iOS microphones[2] as well as audio production software.
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| Company type | Limited liability company |
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| Industry | Recording studio hardware and software |
| Founded | December 1985 |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, United States |
Key people | Betty Bennett, CEO[1] |
Number of employees | 35 |
| Website | apogeedigital |
History edit
Apogee Electronics was founded in December 1985 by Soundcraft USA president Betty Bennett,[3] audio engineer Bruce Jackson,[4] and digital electronics designer Christof Heidelberger.[5] Apogee initially made its name[6] designing anti-aliasing filters that solved many of the early problems associated with digital audio.[7] The company moved to their new headquarter on Berkeley Street in Santa Monica in 2005.[8] Apogee is now a manufacturer of digital audio converters[9] and digital audio interfaces; dithering, limiting and filtering technologies; digital clocking technologies and all-in-one digital recording solutions.[10]
TEC awards edit
Apogee Electronics won NAMM Foundation and Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards (TEC Awards) in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1992 and 1988[11]
Apogee studio edit
Apogee Studio is a recording studio in Santa Monica located at the headquarters of Apogee Electronics and is owned by Apogee Electronics and producer and mixer Bob Clearmountain,[12] the husband of Apogee's CEO Betty Bennett.[13] KCRW hosts shows[14] in the venue, called KCRW Apogee Sessions.[15]
Philanthropy and environment edit
Apogee Electronics supports non-profit organizations: Corazon de Vida,[16] Care.[17]
Apogee Electronics is a corporate partner of UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability.[18]
The company is a Santa Monica certified Green Business[19] and won the Sustainable Quality Award.[20]
Apogee is certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).[21]
Apogee has a certificate of compliance from The WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment). The WEEE Directive addresses the End of Life (EOL) phase of products and contributes to the reduction of wasteful consumption of natural resources.
A portion of Apogee Electronics’ profits has been distributed among the following charities:[22]
External links edit
- Apogee Homepage
References edit
- ^ "Business Week Company Overview, 30th January, 2010". Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ Bridge, The Broadcast (2015-07-24). "Sennheiser and Apogee Bring Professional Audio to Apple Devices - The Broadcast Bridge - Connecting IT to Broadcast". www.thebroadcastbridge.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Peterson, George (October 1, 2005). "Apogee Electronics at 20". Mix Online. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
- ^ "Bruce Jackson". Mixonline. 2005-05-01. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Heidelberger, Christof". The Wall Street Transcript. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1994-12-24). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Apogee Electronics at 20". Mixonline. 2005-10-01. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Apogee Moves to Berkeley Street". Mixonline. 2005-05-09. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1994-12-03). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Trademarks. U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. 2005.
- ^ "TEC Awards Past Winners". legacy.tecawards.org. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "Music Engineering University of Miami".
- ^ "AES New York 2019 » Presenters: Bob Clearmountain". www.aes.org. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Singh, Sonya (2015-01-22). "Photos: Belle and Sebastian Kick Off KCRW's Apogee Sessions Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Apogee Sessions". KCRW. 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Partners". www.corazondevida.org. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Corporate Partners Program". Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Directory | Apogee Electronics Corporation". gbc.boldarray.net. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Santa Monica Sustainable Quality Awards -". sqa.secure-platform.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Apogee Electronics - Company". Apogee Electronics. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Apogee Electronics - Company". Apogee Electronics. Retrieved 2022-09-19.