“The capacity of the systems to successfully operate densely packed coordinated channels in a small area of the RF spectrum freed up space for us to operate the large number of IEM and conventional analogue receiver channels that were also in use on the show.
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“We used the 9000 series on all the presenters and award winners, and the 6000 series on several artist mics,” he explained. Jimmy Nicholson was audio crew chief for Britannia Row, in charge of logistics from the mundane, such as wrangling local crew and plant machinery for the load-out, to working out creative solutions for the constant stream of curveballs that these types of shows throw at the audio crew. I have to say that I have been happy to be a Sennheiser user and will continue to push any artist I mix to use them.”
Dealing with feedback from either the PA, sidefills or wedges has been super easy to deal with, even with those artists that don’t have much output level. “Also, the off-axis rejection is simply amazing. I find that with this capsule, I get super clean and clear high end that just cuts through my mix. I paired the new transmitter with the 9235 capsule and just fell in love again. I loved the sound so much that when the Digital 6000 series came out, I had to have it. “Since then, it has become my preferred mic choice for any artist I have mixed FOH or monitors for. Blackwell, Front of House engineer for Nicki Minaj. “I have been a huge fan of Sennheiser wireless since I was first introduced to the SKM 5200 about five years ago,” said Brandon R. Bebe Rexha opted for the SKM 9000 with an MD 9235 capsule and 2000 Series IEMs whilst Ann-Marie and David Guetta both benefitted from SKM 6000 transmitter with MD 9235 capsules with Ann-Marie again using 2000 Series IEMs. The extensive range of equipment deployed to meet the requirements of the show included eight of the aforementioned flagship Digital 9000 Series systems, eight 6000 Series systems and six 5200 Series systems, with Haillee Steinfeld and Nicki Minaj using SKM 5200-II transmitters with MD 5235 capsules and EM 3732-II receivers along with 2000 series IEMs, Janet Jackson also using SK 5212-II, EM 3732-II and 2000 Series IEMs. As for the music, the line-up this year was very radio heavy and Sennheiser’s Kevin Jungk provided our RF team with excellent technical support.” “The presenters and winners all used Sennheiser Digital 9000 Series handhelds, chosen for their great clarity and extraordinary lack of handling noise. “The show included 11 acts, including three bands and three multi artist collaborations,” said Colin Pink who lead the audio team. For the past two decades, Sennheiser has provided unwavering support to its audio supplier Britannia Row Productions and their partnership delivered perfect results. This year’s MTV EMA Awards was held at Bilbao’s Bizkaia Arena and hosted by American actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld.
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