WILSONVILLE, OR — Audix Microphones announced that they are welcoming GRAMMY Award-winning drummer Gregg Bissonette is using and endorsing the company’s products.
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Bissonette has played with some of the most celebrated names in modern music history—Ringo Starr, Santana, James Taylor, David Lee Roth, Toto, Andrea Bocelli, and Brian Wilson, as well as performances for TV—NBC’s hit show Friends, for example—and soundtracks such as Best in Show, American Pie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Enchanted, and the Academy Award-winning song Man or Muppet from the film The Muppets. He was recently voted Best Studio Drummer in the latest Modern Drummer Magazine reader’s poll—an award that speaks to his versatility to play everything from big band, blues, and rock, to Latin, fusion, and funk.
“This is a fantastic partnership with a world-class drummer, and we are very excited to have Gregg on board,” says Audix VP of Sales Cliff Castle. “His involvement in live performances, touring, studio sessions, education and technology shows his commitment to the art of drumming and achieving a great sound.”
Bissonette’s choice for his drum miking setup includes the Audix Studio Elite 8—D6 on kick, i5 on snare, D2s and D4 on toms, SCX25As on overheads, and SCX1HC on hi-hats. “I love the way my drums sound with the Audix mics,” says Bissonette, “big, full, dynamic. I love the punchiness and the tone. They record well, and the engineers I’ve worked with love them. It just sounds like my drums, without having to do a lot of EQing, or overcompensating.”
Besides his prestigious tours and studio work, Gregg is an influential drum educator, with his Gregg Bissonette Drum School online via DrumChannel.com, an Audix partner. He has released three instructional DVDs and continues to give drum clinics all over the world. Bissonette has also released three solo albums; his latest is Warning Will Robinson. He will be on tour in North America with Ringo Starr and His All Starr band Fall 2015. Get more info on Gregg at greggbissonette.com.
Audix is one of the most recognized microphone companies in the industry, consistently raising the bar in the pro audio world with innovative, award-winning products. Audix was founded in 1984 with a mission that remains unchanged: To design, engineer, and manufacture high-performing, innovative products that contribute to the advancement of the professional audio industry. Year after year, Audix microphones are recognized for their innovative design, performance, quality, durability, and value. Artists touring with Audix mics include Bonnie Raitt; Alex Clare; Crosby, Stills & Nash; Of Monsters and Men; Charli XCX; Jimmy Eat World; Alkaline Trio; Alanis Morissette; the Doobie Brothers; Ani DiFranco; Tower of Power; and country music legend Willie Nelson.
