Audio-Technica Mics Chosen for the 14th Consecutive Year at the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

For the 14th year in a row, a broad range of Audio-Technica microphones was selected 

to outfit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. A-T supplied over 50 mics

to capture the audio for the 26th annual induction ceremony, which took place at New

Yorks Waldorf Astoria on March 14, 2011. Inductees included Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond,

Dr. John, Darlene Love and Tom Waits. Leon Russell received the Rock and Roll Hall of

Fame Award for Musical Excellence. Non-performing recipients included Jac Holzman and

Art Rupe. The show will broadcast on Fuse on Sunday, March 20, 2011, at 9:00 p.m.

Eastern and online at www.fuse.tv.

Audio-Technicas acclaimed Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless System was used with

the AEW-T5400 handheld microphone/transmitter for frontline vocals on performances

by Rob Zombie, as part of the Alice Cooper induction performance; award recipients

Leon Russell, Dr. John and Darlene Love; and house bandleader Paul Shaffer. John

Legend joined Dr. John onstage, using an Audio-Technica AE6100Hypercardioid Dynamic

Handheld Microphone, and Elton John, who presented friend and collaborator Leon

Russells award, also used an AE6100 during the shows finale.

The backline mic complement of A-T wired microphones included AE2500 Dual-element

Instrument Microphone for kick drum; AE3000 Cardioid Condenser Instrument Microphone

for toms; ATM450 Cardioid Condenser Instrument Microphone for hi-hat; AT4050ST

Stereo Condenser Microphone for overheads; AT4080 Phantom-Powered Bidirectional

Ribbon Microphone for guitar amps; ATM23HE Hypercardioid Dynamic Instrument

Microphone for congas; AE5100 Cardioid Condenser Instrument Microphone for

percussion overheads; ATM350 Cardioid Condenser Clip-On Microphone for acoustic

bass; AT4055 Handheld Cardioid Condenser Microphone for horns; and AT4054 Handheld

Cardioid Condenser Microphone for background vocals.

The technical staff for the induction ceremony was made up of professional audio

industry veterans. Remote recording specialists M3 (Music Mix Mobile), the company

responsible for both recording the program and mixing the live feed for broadcast,

used its Eclipse remote truck with Jay Vicari as Music Mixer, mixing the events

audio onsite. Joel Singer served as Audio Truck Engineer-in-Charge, and fellow M3

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 New

York-based Firehouse Productions. Dave Natale served as Front-of-House Mixer, and

Firehouse Productions Simon Welch was Monitor Mixer. FOH Production Audio was

handled by Ron Reeves.

Jay Vicari remarked, Once again, we used an assortment of Audio-Technica wired and

wireless microphones for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony. I need to be able

to draw upon a wide selection of mics that I know will capture the audio clearly and

consistently, and Audio-Technica always delivers.  This years event was no different

than past ones, in that the A-T mics performed flawlessly