SENNHEISER AND NEUMANN DONATE MICROPHONES FOR WTC TELETHON REHEARSALS

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK: With more than 89 million television viewers tuning in from around the world, "America: A Tribute to Heroes" will be remembered as one of the entertainment industry's finest hours. Artists including Neil Young, Faith Hill, Billy Joel, U2, Sting, Mariah Carey, and Dave Matthews joined Hollywood superstars like Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, and Will Smith to raise funds on both coasts for victims of the September 11th tragedies. Sennheiser was pleased to support this worthy event by donating a number of Sennheiser and Neumann microphones to SIR NY for use during artist rehearsals prior the telecast.

SIR NY is one of New York City's premier rehearsal spaces and back-line rental companies, providing practice facilities for world-class musicians and top television shows alike. Studio manager Marc Alan called Sennheiser's Rob Treloar (with whom he's previously worked) to discuss their need for a number of Sennheiser microphones for the September 21st telecast.

Treloar quickly responded with the following Sennheiser evolution series units: eight e 835 condenser microphones, eight 604 drum mics, eight 609 guitar mics, and four 602 kick drum mics. Also supplied were two Neumann TLM 103 monolith piano mics, a pair of Neumann 184s for high hats and acoustic guitars, and several KMS 105 vocal mics.

For decades, Sennheiser and Neumann mics have enjoyed a dominant position in recording studios and in the broadcast/film and entertainment market segments. Today their scope has broadened, having gained wide acceptance in live performance applications. "The Sennheiser and Neumann mics were absolutely flawless, both in their accuracy and in their technical specifications," noted Alan. "Among the highlights, a Neumann KMS 105 beautifully captured Faith Hill's emotive vocal stylings, and a pair of Neumann TLM 103s delivered a stunning piano image. We used a Sennheiser 609/602 combination on Paul Schaffer's Hammond B3 and on Carol Steele's conga drums to great effect. These microphones are world-class, hands down."

"We're familiar with all the great work Marc and his team at SIR NY have done in the past," said Treloar, NE Distributed Brands Marketing Manager, "and we simply wanted to do whatever we could to help out during this time of need."


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