Soyuz Microphones is a high end, boutique microphone company based in Russia that specializes in handmade tube microphones. Soyuz Microphones was founded in 2013 in Tula, Russia by American singer/songwriter David Arthur Brown and Russian entrepreneur Pavel Bazdyrev. Since developing the SU-017, Soyuz has expanded its line of microphones to 5 main models with various configurations.Source: EverybodyWiki