DPA AND FOR THE RECORD LIVE CELEBRATE LEGENDARY US FILMMAKER IN SCORSESE: AMERICAN CRIME REQUIEM

When For The Record Live made its triumphant return to Beverly Hills in the all-new production, Scorsese: American Crime Requiem at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Sound Designer Ben Soldate turned to DPA Microphones to deliver crisp, clear audio for the all-star casts’ celebration of the work of the great filmmaker, Martin Scorsese. 

“When we got ready to spec the Scorsese show for Wallis Annenberg in Beverly Hills, DPA was the obvious choice,” says Soldate. “I got in touch with a DPA representative who was extremely helpful and generous with my introduction to DPA. Thanks to DPA’s cooperation, every single mic on stage was a DPA with the exception of one, and they have performed wonderfully. DPA mics work like they should. You never bring up a channel with a DPA mic and worry if it’s going to fail. The starting point that DPA gets you to is much higher than anything else in terms of clarity, tone and sound. You open the box, put the microphone on the sound source and you’re already further than you are with most other microphones. DPA is a no brainer choice for me.”

Scorsese: American Crime Requiem is mixed very much like a rock concert that features a seven-piece band on stage with 12 performers. Each cast member is miked with a d:fine™ 4088 Directional Headset Microphone and d:vote™ 4099 Instrument Microphones are used on the drums (kick, snare tops, snare bottoms and three toms), piano and horns. DPA d:dicate™ 2011 Twin Diaphragm Cardioid Microphones are used for overheads. The bass and guitar are sent directly into the console.

“I became aware of DPA Microphones through the suggestions of other audio professionals,” adds Soldate. “Based on their recommendations and my research, I found that DPA has a lot to offer. My first introduction to DPA was working with For The Record on the Scorsese show at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2015. The festival provided the d:fine™ 4088s and I immediately noticed a difference. The previous headsets would always struggle with feedback as the cast would spend a lot of time in front of the PA. With the d:fine™ 4088s we had none of those issues and the clarity was unbelievable. Everyone was impressed.”