Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter Features the Louise Microphone on Tour
PORTLAND, OR (April 7, 2026) — Boutique microphone company, Ear Trumpet Labs, proudly announces GRAMMY-nominated artist, author, and producer Margo Price as its newest artist ambassador. Price has incorporated the Louise condenser microphone throughout her Wild At Heart tour, including her standout duet with John C. Reilly during the AMERICANAFEST Awards at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.
Price’s Front of House engineer Charles Twilling praised the mic’s performance, saying, “As a FOH engineer the mic has been an absolute pleasure in the mix. ETL has made an amazing microphone.”
Hand-built in Portland, Oregon, the Louise is Ear Trumpet Labs’ flagship large-diaphragm condenser microphone, known for its natural clarity, feedback resistance, strong gain, and stylish vintage design. With its spring-suspended ring mount, fully balanced FET circuitry, and carefully hand-wired components, Louise delivers studio-level articulation onstage—making it a trusted choice for artists such as Billy Strings, boygenius, Phoebe Bridgers, Jerry Douglas and the Earls of Leicester, Lucius, Gregory Alan Isakov, and Dierks Bentley.
Price’s adoption of Louise adds one of Americana’s most respected and influential voices to the ETL roster.
Since the release of her breakthrough debut Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, Margo Price has emerged as one of the most acclaimed and recognizable artists in modern roots music. She has earned a GRAMMY nomination, performed on Saturday Night Live, toured worldwide with Chris Stapleton and Willie Nelson, published her bestselling memoir Maybe We’ll Make It, and recently released her new album Hard Headed Woman, featuring contributions from Tyler Childers, Rodney Crowell, and Jessi Colter.
“Margo’s artistry and dedication to authenticity make her an ideal ambassador for Ear Trumpet Labs,” said founder Philip Graham. “We’re honored she chose Louise as part of her live sound.”
ABOUT MARGO PRICE
Nearly a decade ago, Margo Price turned Nashville on its head with her breakthrough, beloved debut solo album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter. Released in the throes of bro-country and before pop stars were crossing over into the genre left and right, it showcased an artist completely unafraid to double down not only on herself, but what she’d always loved: classic country songs written from the intellect and the gut, hell-bent on truth-telling and both timeless and urgent all at once. And now she’s back with an exquisite, truly timeless album that reconnects with her roots and pays tribute to the art of the country song, inspired in part by the legends whom she now calls colleagues and friends. Hard Headed Woman is both a look forward and a look back: a way to march forward while staying true to yourself when the path of less resistance is right there in front of us, and short cuts are around every corner. At its core, Hard Headed Woman is about that furious instinct to never waver, especially when ourselves, our values and our future is so clearly on the line. As she sings on the title track, “I ain’t ashamed, I just am what I am.” “I hope this album inspires people to be fearless and take chances and just be unabashedly themselves,” Price says, “in a culture that tries as hard as it can to beat us into all being the same.”
ABOUT EAR TRUMPET LABS
Founded in Portland, Oregon in 2011, Ear Trumpet Labs is a craft builder of unique microphones for adventurous musicians and recording artists. Combining technical expertise, the highest grade hand-selected electrical components, and a sculptural aesthetic, the company is committed to a hand-built craft workshop approach to providing the best-looking and sounding microphones.
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