Zak Nelson builds boutique audio effects pedals under the brand Safehouse Audio in Portland.
Dan Haugen
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When you hear the words “craft” or “artisan” mentioned together with Portland, you might tend to think of beer or coffee.
But it could also easily be artisan amplifiers and handcrafted cables.
Portland writer Marc Young tells us about how Oregon became known as a place where people make a lot of very cool audio equipment.
You can find more information about the people and gear mentioned in the podcast here:
Safehouse Audio effect pedals
Zak Nelson’s band AAN
Peter Holmström’s band Sun Atoms
Divine Noise audio cables
Larry Crane’s Jackpot! Recording Studios
Ear Trumpet Labs microphones
Portland City Councilor Jamie Dunphy
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