Press release
23.12.2008 - Sennheiser UK
Sennheiser Delivers Audio Presence at Capital Radio´s Jingle Bell Ball
The Capital Radio Jingle Bell Ball took place earlier this December at London’s O2 Arena with a huge array of globally heralded pop performers, the majority choosing to use Sennheiser microphone and monitoring technology for this prestigious event.
Sennheiser’s Mark Saunders, Dave Hawker and Sam Davison were all at the O2 Arena for one of the biggest evenings in the pop calendar, offering RF equipment and technical support to the audio team from Wigwam Hire and the show’s production company, Production North.
Nearly all of the performers on the night used Sennheiser ew 300 IEM G2 monitors, with The Script, Will Young and Alphabeat using wired evolution vocal mics and the Pussycat Dolls, Sugababes, Anastacia, Lemar and The Saturdays all using Evolution SKM 935 radio mics.
Rihanna, the star of the night for many observers, used her own decorated Sennheiser SKM 5200 handheld mic with MD 5235 capsule, while the Capital Radio presenters all employed SKM 5200s with Neumann KK 105 heads.
Geoff Muir from Wigwam Hire was delighted both with the performance of the Sennheiser equipment, and the support of the Sennheiser team.
“After the sterling work Sennheiser did with us on the George Michael World Tour it was great to have their back-up again at the Jingle Bell Ball,” he explained. “It’s helpful to have expertise on hand when we’re basically attempting to run the equivalent of a festival in three hours.”
Andrew Thornton, front of house engineer for the Sugababes, agreed. “Having worked with Sennheiser for many years,” he added, “both with the Sugababes and other acts, it’s always an extra benefit to know when the band are due to perform at one of the more complicated RF heavy shows like the Jingle Bell Ball that the Sennheiser team are on-site adding extra back up as and when required.”
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