Westlake Village, CA - Aug 21, 2009 - Blue Microphones has hired John Maier as chief executive officer. Maier makes the move after nearly seven years as CEO of TC Group Americas, working with such brands as Tannoy, TC Electronic, Lab Gruppen, TC-Helicon, Dynaudio Acoustics and Linn Electronics.

In addition to his time with TC Group Americas, he has spent time in the retail side of the industry as the pro audio buyer for Guitar Center, and gained sales and marketing experience in director positions at Alesis Electronics and Sound Marketing. Maier holds a business management degree from California Lutheran University where he graduated with honors.