The actor and singer, who has performed the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables over 2,000 times on Broadway, was looking for a microphone that could deliver exceptional sound quality and clarity through a large venue sound system. DPA's d:facto fit the bill perfectly. Rutherford used the microphone in a wireless configuration with a Sennheiser Wireless System, which made movement possible and allowed him to deliver a vocal performance that was memorable for the audience.
"I had never used a DPA mic before, and I was very pleased with the experience," Rutherford says. "I was impressed with the intensity of the sound and the mobility it allowed onstage, which gave me great freedom to make unobstructed connections with my audience. I also enjoyed the weight and feel of the microphone in my hand and found that it helped give me the necessary confidence for a one man performance. I would very much enjoy working with a DPA mic again."
Rutherford's show, entitled A Taste of Broadway, took place at the Academic Community Hall in Hong Kong. Mr. Clarence Chang of Jazz World Live Series, which organized the concert was also impressed. "The only instrument on stage was a grand piano, which was miked with a matched pair of DPA d:dicate 4011A Cardioid Microphones in A-B configuration to capture the main piano signal and d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones in a stereo piano kit configuration to provide additional percussive effect from the hammers," he explains.
"This proved to be a very successful formula because the piano sounded fantastic - really crisp and lively, yet with all the body and warmth one would expect from a top of the range instrument."
(Jim Evans)
