"To hear my name nominated in such company is such a huge honor," Grant told the Shreveport Times, humbly paying tribute to all the other artists singled out for kudos at the event. "My microphone used to be a hairbrush, and my audience used to be stuffed animals. I hold loosely to it all. I may be the flavour of the moment right now, but at some point it will be someone else's turn."
Having traded-in her hairbrush this night for a handheld Shure KSM9, Grant joined artists Chris Tomlin, Israel Houghton, and Ricky Skaggs in making the dual-diaphragm microphone with switchable polar patterns her wireless instrument of choice. Others performing live - including Switchfoot and the David Crowder Band - counted upon Shure UHF-R wireless systems using SM58 handheld transmitters.
"It's always a pleasure to mix when Shure is coming down the line," Dove Awards production mixer Michael Abbott said. "The KSM9 capsule and UHF-R wireless continues to be the best combination in the industry."
(Jim Evans)
