NEW YORK – More than 50 Audio-Technica microphones were used to capture the 25th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which took place at the Waldorf Astoria on March 15, 2010.
Inductees including ABBA, Genesis, The Hollies, Jimmy Cliff, The Stooges and non-performers David Geffen, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Elie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, Jesse Stone, Mort Shuman and Otis Blackwell. The show was broadcast live on Fuse and www.fuse.tv.
Audio-Technica's Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless System was used with the AEW-T5400 handheld microphone/transmitter for frontline vocals on performances by Jimmy Cliff, and also for the Hollies (Graham Nash, Allan Clarke and Terry Sylvester).
Also using the AEW-T5400 were Wyclef Jean, joining Cliff on stage, and several artists in the evening's "songwriter's medley" tribute performance, including Peter Wolf, Eric Burdon, Chris Isaak, Ronnie Spector, Rob Thomas, Train's Pat Monahan and Fefe Dobson.
The backline mic complement of A-T wired microphones included AT4081 Phantom-powered Bidirectional Ribbon Microphone for guitar cabinets; AT4050ST Stereo Condenser Microphone for overheads; AE2500 Dual-element Cardioid Instrument Microphone for kick drum; AE5100 Cardioid Condenser Instrument Microphone for hi-hat; additional AEW-T5400 wireless mics/transmitters for backline vocals; ATM350 Cardioid Condenser Clip-On Microphone for acoustic bass, violin, viola and cello; AT4054 Handheld Cardioid Condenser Microphone for background vocals; and AT4055 Handheld Cardioid Condenser Microphone for horns and woodwinds.
The technical staff for the induction ceremony was made up of professional audio industry veterans. Frenchtown, New Jersey-based remote recording specialists Music Mix Mobile, the company responsible for both recording the program and mixing the live feed for broadcast, used its M3 remote truck with Jay Vicari as Music Mixer, mixing the event's audio onsite. Joel Singer served as Engineer-in-Charge and Pro Tools Engineer, and fellow Music Mix Mobile principal John Harris served as Audio Coordinator this year, organizing and assigning all the inputs and microphones for the event.
The P.A. was provided by Firehouse Productions. Dave Natale served as Front-of-House Mixer and Firehouse Productions' Simon Welch was Monitor Mixer.
"Year after year, I continue to choose Audio-Technica wired and wireless microphones for high-profile broadcast events because of their overall reliability, sound quality and consistency from mic to mic," said Vicari. "As we deal with complicated productions such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, things can get pretty hectic, and being able to depend on A-T's microphones makes all of our lives a lot easier."
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