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MASTER & DYNAMIC: SOUND TOOLS FOR CREATIVE MINDS
Master & Dynamic is a New York City-based, design-driven, premium audio brand obsessed w i t h t h e i n t e r a c t i o n b e t w e e n s o u n d a n d c r e a t i v i t y. Our passion is building beautifully designed, technically sophisticated audio products.
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MODERN THINKING CAPS
We see our headphones as modern thinking caps: tools to help focus, inspire and transport your mind.
(Photos taken at NeueHouse)
For Master & Dynamic, it’s not about providing isolation for p r o d u c t i v i t y, b u t c r e a t i n g a s a n c t u a r y f o r c r e a t i v i t y t o f l o u r i s h . 3
PRODUCT LINE ON EAR HEADPHONES
OVER EAR HEADPHONES
MH40-Black
MH40-Gunmetal
MH40-Silver
MH30-Black
EARPHONES
ME01-Black
ME01-Gunmetal
ME03-Black
MH30-Gunmetal
MH30-Silver
BOOM MIC
ME03-Gunmetal
MM800-Silver
MM800-Black
STAND
MP1000-Black
MP1000-Silver
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THE FINEST MATERIALS AND DETAILS Stainless steel headband core Heavy grain premium leather - stitched Lamb skin Stainless steel Sewing oil
Custom neodymium drivers -40mm for MH30s -45mm for MH40s Laser etched serial number and model number
Laser engraved branding Stainless steel CNC lathe laser etched graduation marks PVD coated
Cable - kevlar fibers
Customized Plaques Aluminum knurled tube
Lamb skin
Cup - forged and CNC milled Anodized finish
Memory foam
Stainless steel yoke Extruded and woven mesh
Heavy grain premium leather Laser engraved branding
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PRECISION MANUFACTURING
MH40 EARCUP FORGED (BEFORE CNC)
MH40 EARCUP FORGED (AFTER CNC) Only Master & Dynamic dares to make full metal and leather headphones.
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LUXURY IN AND OUT OF THE BOX
IN THE BOX + 3.5/6.3mm Gold-Plated Adapter + 1.25mm Cable with Remote and Mic (iPod 速, iPad 速 and iPhone 速) + 2.00m Standard Cable + Canvas Headphone Case + Leather Cable Box
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BRAND IMAGERY
Additional product and lifestyle images can be provided separately upon request.
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PARTNERSHIPS
NEUEHOUSE
HARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMIES
Exclusive headphone partne of high-end collaborative
HVA, our charity partner, is a K-12 public
workspace, NeueHouse. Initial location in New York
charter school district with five schools in
City with plans to expand globally:
Harlem, NY. Master & Dynamic is underwriting
Los Angeles – April 2015
multi-year support for arts education at the
London – October 2015
HVA High School.
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COLLABORATIONS
PROENZA SCHOULER Proenza Schouler, one of today’s most prominent women’s fashion lines, is defined by its fusion of craftsmanship and attention to detail with a sense of refined ease. M&D/PS launched a collaboration for Q4 2014.
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A PROVEN ABILITY TO COLLABORATE WITH LUXURY BRANDS LIMITED EDITION - PROENZA SCHOULER FOR MASTER & DYNAMIC
MH40-PW
MH40-PG
MH40-PB
White/Copper Leather
Black/Gunmetal Leather
Black/Proenza Blue Leather
PROENZA SCHOULER – OVER EAR HEADPHONES Master & Dynamic partnered with Proenza Schouler, the acclaimed New York City-based fashion house, to introduce a capsule collection of limited-edition headphones. Our signature MH40 Over Ear headphones were re-imagined in three unique leather and black metal colorways; each with a shiny goatskin headband lined with lambskin and perforated lambskin earpads. Only 200 of each design were produced for worldwide distribution.
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BRAND TIMELINE
Master & Dynamic launches in NYC with a core collection of premium on, over and in-ear headphones. A commissioned painting is auctioned to benefit arts education at Harlem Village Academies at a private launch event at Skylight Modern.
Master & Dynamic brand film, “Sound is What You Make Of It,” inspired by its signature sound profile, is launched, getting over 112,000 views on You Tube.
May 6, 2014
August 12, 2014
June 17, 2014
Master & Dynamic becomes available at Opening Ceremony, “...probably the most influential retailer of the new millennium.” (NY Times)
Master & Dynamic ships its first international account, Colette, “Paris’s temple of hip” and “coolest store in town.” (NY Times)
Inaugural “Create History” Fall/Winter 2014 campaign features models as neo-classical marble busts on pedestals, meant to embody that “Sound is Creativity” and that tomorrow can be defined by your creativity today.
August 18, 2014
August 16, 2014
Audiophile and consumer technology reviewer Steve Guttenberg of CNET writes, “Master & Dynamic’s MH40 Headphones Win on Design, Sound, and Build Quality.”
Vogue magazine full page features Proenza Schouler collaboration with Azaelia Banks wearing Proenza Schouler for Master & Dynamic headphones.
October 21, 2014
Master & Dynamic, the headphone partner of the private membership work collective NeueHouse, will launch a boom microphone in collaboration with NeueHouse.
November 19, 2014
January 26, 2014
September 4, 2014
November 17, 2014
December 9, 2014
Harlem Village Academies High School opens with a new foundational arts program fully funded by Master & Dynamic.
Master & Dynamic announces its first product collaboration: Proenza Schouler for Master & Dynamic, a capsule collection of limited edition headphones.
Master & Dynamic is available in the US and Canada at select Apple retail stores and Apple.com.
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