About Us

I’m Darwin and I run this one-person operation out of my garage in Oregon. From the years 2000-2014, I was active in the PNW music scene is some way or another.

Darwin Audio started as a project in 2023 while I was teaching a college course for incoming freshmen on building positive study habits. One of the key assignments is having students pick something new to learn or improve over the 10-week term (crochet, learn guitar, bake, etc.)

I join in too. Some terms I pick up hobbies, like tie-dye or a simple magic trick. Other terms, I use the opportunity to work on my microphones. That’s how the beer can mics came to life. That’s also how I developed my telephone microphones.

Each mic is crafted from solid steel beer and soda cans from the 1970s and earlier, before aluminum replaced these rigid cans. That thick steel shell creates a natural reverb chamber that gives every mic a lo-fi, raw, vintage tone. (Check out the demo reel)

Recording has become too sterile, perfect, and predictable. Add your own layer of lo-fi to the mix with one of my unique microphones.