RODE Microphones’ is the leading brand of Freedman Electronics, which was established in 1967 by British-born audio engineer Henry Freedman and his wife, Astrid. The company has long been a pioneer in the Australian and New Zealand audio industry and is currently headed by Peter Freedman. The company has a wholesale division covering Australia and New Zealand and it is through this division that RODE distributes its microphones, as well as Event Studio Monitors from the US - and now Solid State Logic.
At its base in Rhodes, Australia, it has a test and measurement facility equipped with over A$300,000 worth of analysis equipment and also supports a fully-equipped lab. The company’s staff include an SSL factory-trained support engineer, as well as three electronic design and service engineers who specialize in audio. The company is about to move its entire operation to a new A$10M, 20,000sq.ft factory, located within the 2000 Olympic Games area, which will house R&D, manufacturing and warehousing and distribution.
(Ruth Rossington)
