A-T supplied over 50 mics to capture the audio for one of the celebrated event held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The Hall of Fame honours legendary performers, producers, songwriters, DJs and industry notables. The 20th annual induction ceremony honoured The O'Jays, the Pretenders, Percy Sledge, Buddy Guy and U2.
Audio-Technica's acclaimed Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless System was used during the ceremony for vocals by The O'Jays, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Percy Sledge, Bo Diddley, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis and Paul Shaffer. Additionally, a selection of hardwired A-T microphones was also utilised including the AE2500 (bass guitar amps), AE5100 (hi-hat), ATM35 (horns) and AT4050 (overheads and guitar amps).
Mitch Maketansky was once again the Hall of Fame's choice as audio co-ordinator, responsible for organising and assigning all the inputs and microphones for the event. Grammy Award winner John Harris was lead engineer for recording specialists Effanel Music, the mobile recording company that both recorded the programme and mixed the broadcast, while Jay Vicari was the mix engineer.
(Jim Evans)
