Kevin “Brandino” Brandon, a noted bass session player based in Los Angeles who has played with a wide range of top artists – Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Mary J. Blige, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Outkast among them – has also recently worked as a producer on Robby Krieger’s new solo disc, “Singularity” on Oglio Records.
Brandino chose CAD microphones for two tracks on the new album, “Event Horizon” and “Russian Caravan,” opting for a stereo pair of CAD Trion 8000 multi-pattern tube condenser mics on his acoustic bass to get, in his words, “That ‘booty bass’ sound which is full-sounding, big bodied, warm and natural. The sound I’m known for in town.” He also used the Trion 8000 for Robby’s classical acoustic guitar parts.
In addition to CAD percussion microphone packs on Steve Stephens’ drums, Brandino also used his bass setup on the other track, “Russian Caravan,” along with CAD M179 variable pattern condenser mics and a Trion 7000 ribbon mic for the Brandon Horn Section, which included Thomas Stones III on flute, Albert Wing on tenor sax and Sal Carrachio on trumpet, and Eric Jorgensen on trombone.
A long-time fan of CAD Audio, Brandino sums up his feelings about the mics by saying, “I can always depend on CAD to sound really great in most any recording or live situation. They’re my go-to mics.”
