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DPA’s vocal and instrument microphones assist varying musical performances

DPA Microphones recently supported various musical events across the U.S. - including the Catalina JazzTrax Festival, Belmont University’s Oratorio Chorus and Orchestra, and Danny Elfman at the Hollywood Bowl - and is also providing audio for the Los Angeles Ballet’s performance of the “Nutcracker” at the Dolby Theater.

The annual Catalina JazzTrax Festival set on Catalina Island has been made possible for the past 26 years by Production Manager and Audio Engineer Gregg Hudson of Hudson Audio. Hudson has also been aided by FOH Engineer Spenser Bishop of MixOne Sound since 2008, and this season was no different. With 22 bands performing across two weekends, the festival required an audio production made possible by a selection of nearly twenty DPA Microphones, including 4099 Core Extreme SPL Instrument, 2011 Twin Diaphragm Cardioid, 2028 Vocal and 4055 Kick Drum microphones.

At Belmont University’s new Fisher Center performance hall, DPA mics helped project a presentation by the Oratorio Chorus and Orchestra of “Requiem for Colour”, a musical, literary and visual journey honoring the lives, legacies and history of Black Americans. Featuring an 80-piece orchestra and 400-person choir, the event was recorded under the direction of Doyuen Ko, Associate Professor of Audio Engineering Technology, who spec’d the stage with forty DPA mics. This included the 4006 Omnidirectional Condenser, 4015A Wide Cardioid, D:facto 4018 VL Vocal, 4097 Core Supercardioid Choir and 4041-SP Large Diaphragm microphones, along with the 4055 Kick Drum, 4099 Core Instrument, 4011A Cardioid, 4061 Miniature and 2011C Twin Diaphragm Cardioid microphones.

To set the mood this past Halloween season, Live Sound Engineer Troy Choi was called upon to run monitors for the Danny Elfman shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Choi used DPA’s new 4055 Kick Drum and 4099 Instrument microphones for the orchestra and drum set, and the brand’s 2028 Vocal Capsule for Elfman himself.

Choi is also serving as FOH engineer for the Los Angeles Ballet to mic the company’s 65-piece orchestra for performances of “The Nutcracker” at the Dolby Theatre. For this, he turned to his two DPA 4097 Core Micro Shotgun, 2011 Twin Cardioid and 4011 Cardioid Condenser mics, as well as thirty DPA 4099 Core Instrument mics with stand mounts.

Also, the Santa Clara Vanguard (SCV) Drum & Bugle Corps took its team to the annual Drum Corps International World Championship Finals with DPA 4099 Core Instrument mics along for the ride. The team, which competed against eleven other corps, relied on the experience of Audio Technician Jonathan Yoo, a longtime DPA user, to lead them throughout the competition.

(Photos: Belmont University/Catalina JazzTrax Festival/Troy Choi/DPA Microphones/Hollywood Bowl/Jasmine Simmons/Sam Simpkins)

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