The clarity, detail and natural sound delivered by DPA’s d:vote™ 4099 Instrument Microphone has enabled producer and engineer Mr. Chan Pui Ching to record 30 Singing Bowls being played by Chinese artist and wellness guru Mr. Tsang Man Tung.

Danish singer/songwriter Karen Marie Ørsted Andersen, better known by her stage name MØ, has a distinctive musical style that combines electronic elements and big samples with live drums, guitar and vocals. For her long time Front of House engineer Jon Schumann, transporting her music into a live environment is challenging because it brings some very modern production issues to the fore – not least how to best amplify MØ’s voice and the live musicians so that they integrate seamlessly with the electronic samples.

Post-minimalist British composer and musician Max Richter is renowned for his prolific output, which includes composing and recording his own music and writing for stage, opera, ballet, television and film. In recent months Richter has been touring Germany and the USA with a show that incorporates music from his first solo album The Blue Notes, his first ballet, Infra, and a selection of pieces he wrote for the cult HBO TV series The Leftovers.

The clarity and versatility of DPA’s microphone range made them the ideal choice for Front of House sound engineer James Dunkley when he was tasked with amplifying an unusual live concert – one that combined a heavy metal band with a classically trained chamber ensemble.

After replacing his d:vote 4099B Instrument Microphone for one with the new CORE by DPA technology, internationally acclaimed bassist Sam Anning says he is hugely impressed with the sound he is now achieving.

Internationally acclaimed bassist and composer Kyle Eastwood already owns a DPA d:vote™ 4099 Instrument Microphone, which travels with him whenever he tours. But when he recently played a gig in Hong Kong, he realized more oomph was needed to bring the sound of his band to life.

The superlative sound provided by DPA microphones helped thousands of people in Germany, Switzerland and Austria enjoy a night to remember when they attended Disney In Concert, a series of 15 musical events that took place in major arenas over a period of four weeks.

Snake Newton, FOH Engineer for Harry Styles relies on DPA Microphones to mic up the entire drum kit for their current world tour production, performing over 20 confirmed dates across Europe before jetting off to Australia.

“Can monitors sound really be this good?” That was the reaction of Norwegian singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør when she first heard her vocals through a DPA d:facto™ Vocal Microphone. At the time she was playing a solo show in the Netherlands and her FOH engineer Jørgen Brennhovd had just introduced the microphone because he was convinced she would love it.

Flawless and amazing that is how Front of House engineer Niels Jensen described DPAs d:facto¢ Vocal Microphone after he deployed 18 of them to amplify the singers in a unique stage show entitled Ayreon Universe, which was performed over three nights at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland.

DPAs new pocket-sized d:vice MMA-A Digital Audio Interface is helping to free renowned musician Nikolai Tunkowitsch from the confines of the recording studio by allowing him to record demos and capture musical ideas on his iPhone.

DPAs award-winning microphones played a key part in helping Thai rock band Carabao deliver a stunning live set when they performed at the Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, as part of a recent US and European tour.