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South African sound engineer Simphiwe “Smooth” Mhlanga chooses DPA Microphones

Dedicated to the art of music engineering, Simphiwe “Smooth” Mhlanga spent years training and honing his skills as a freelance sound engineer for both broadcast and live music. With a growing reputation, he has become the top choice for some of South Africa’s most promising talents, including the likes of Jabulani “Sjava” Hadebe, a singer, rapper and actor, as well as Kiernan Forbes, the late rapper and producer known as AKA.

Additionally, as Sub-Saharan African music has recently seen a surge in music sales and an increase in streams on popular music platforms, Mhlanga’s experience is needed now more than ever. This global recognition for the musical style has opened the door for artists, producers and engineers from the region to showcase their talents and compete on an equal footing to their colleagues in more established markets.

Working with DPA Microphones specialist Keith Karimi from ApexPro in South Africa, Mhlanga selected the DPA 2028 Vocal Microphone to benefit all of Mhlanga’s production work. “The DPA 2028 is a handheld vocal condenser mic that can be used wired or wirelessly. It is specifically designed for the live stage”, says Karimi.

The benefits of the 2028 go beyond the artist’s performance on the engineering side - Mhlanga has found that the response and EQ issues he previously experienced were solved once introducing DPA into his workflow. “The mic is sensitive enough to allow more gain before feedback, but rugged enough to hold up on the road and during live shows”, he says.

Mhlanga began his sound engineering career while still in high school, when he joined the production crew at Hope Restoration Ministries in Gauteng, South Africa. This experience led him to a passion for the art and the subsequent pursuit of formal training, specializing in film, television, radio and broadcast.

Now, as a freelance sound engineer, he often collaborates with other like-minded young professionals to provide live production, outside broadcast and post-production services to creative and corporate clients in the region.

Pictured: Keith Karimi and Simphiwe “Smooth” Mhlanga. (Photo: DPA Microphones)

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