LORD HURON TAKES DPA FROM STUDIO TO STAGE

Adored for their emotive lyricism and moody undertones, American rock band Lord Huron burst onto the charts with The Night We Met, a viral hit that caught the attention of billions. Capturing the intricate and delicate nature of their music while recording is crucial for the band, and they put just as much emphasis on recreating that listening experience for live audiences.

To ensure the band delivers a sound on stage that is consistent to their studio sessions, Front of House Sound Engineer Justin Chechile selected the band's favored DPA Microphones vocal and instrument mics, including the d:facto 4018VL Vocal and 2011 Twin Diaphragm Microphones. For recorded and live applications, the band also deploys the DDK4000 Drum Microphone Kit, comprised of the 2012 Cardioid and 4055 Kick Drum mics, along with a stereo pair of the 2015 Wide Cardioids and three 4099 Instrument Microphones.

Lord Huron first started using DPA mics for the recording side of things, Chechile says. The team loved the mics' performance in those cases and thought it would be nice to bring them out on tour-and I'm so glad we switched the live setup to DPA.

Chechile explains that lead singer Ben Schneider frequently moves around stage during shows, which caused a significant high-end bleed from the drum set. The d:facto was first to come on the live side, he says. We were struggling to find a vocal mic that wasn't super colored and offered a really flat sound. The d:facto fixed all these issues and provided context and clarity. I could talk about this mic all day. It's very open sounding and the bleed is so natural. Ben will sometimes sing way off-axis, stepping away from the microphone for effect or to intentionally make himself sound distant. Even when he's four or five feet away, the d:facto still sounds exactly like him, just further away. It's a perfect mic.

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