NEW YORK – Production Manager and Audio Engineer Richie R. Clarke relied on a selection of DPA mics for the Wordless Music Orchestra’s performances.
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When the Wordless Music Orchestra takes the stage for one of its unique and critically acclaimed performances, Production Manager andAudio Engineer Richie R. Clarke uses a selection of mics from DPA Microphonestocreate an unforgettable sonic experience for those in attendance. Clarke first started using DPA in the early 1990’s while working in recording studios on jazz andclassical albums, and film score recordings.
While he turns to various DPA mics, Clarke has a special affinity for DPA’s d:dicate™2006C Twin Diaphragm Omnidirectional and d:dicate™4011 Cardioid microphones. Clarke also regularly employs DPA’s d:vote™Instrument Microphones, d:screet™4061 Miniature Omnidirectional, d:facto™ Vocalandany other models available when he records. Clarke typically uses anywhere between two and60 microphones depending on the application.
“I continue to choose DPA microphones for their excellent audio quality,” says Clarke. “DPA microphones sound natural and clear across the entire frequency spectrum; for string instruments, I find there isno substitute. The d:vote™4099stands out because it sounds great on a variety of instruments.
”In addition to his DPA microphones, Clarke uses large format digital consoles for his mixes (Avid VENUE™, Yamaha C Series, MIDAS and DiGiCo) as well as state-of-the-art speaker systems from d&b audiotechnik, Meyer Sound, L’Acoustics and JBL. “
DPA mics will always be front and center for all my ongoing and future audio projects,” says Clarke. “I find that some venues don’t have itin the budget togetmeall ofmy preferred mics. As a result, I have started to build upmy own collection of DPA microphones to travel with, so my desired sound doesn’t have to suffer duetobudget constraints. This has already proven tobe the best decision I could have made!”
Wordless Music Orchestra is the house band of New York’s Wordless Music series, which was founded by Ronen Givony in 2006, andhas since performed concerts inmuseums, churches, nightclubs, and outdoors, pairing artists from the sound worlds of so-called classical, electronic and rock music. Comprising New York’s most omnivorous young musicians and members of groups such as Alarm Will Sound, ACME and Ensemble Signal, the orchestra presented its first concerts over two sold-out nights in 2008 under conductor Brad Lubman, with the U.S. premiere of Jonny Greenwood’s Popcorn Superhet Receiver, on a program with music by Gavin Bryars and John Adams.
Clarke is currently working on a special live score screening of the ACADEMY AWARD® winning film Moonlight. The world premiere took place earlier this year and the company will be presenting itin London this spring. In addition, Clarke will bemixing the upcoming World Premiere of Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon live orchestra performance in New York.
