VIENNA, Austria – Acclaimed British drummer and
percussionist Gavin Harrison, best known for playing with the progressive rock
band Porcupine Tree, has invested in a large set of HARMAN’s AKG recording
microphones - including a pair of C12VR's, seven C414's, the new D12 VR kick
drum microphone.
Gavin
won Modern Drummer Magazine’s readers' poll for "best progressive drummer
of the year" for four consecutive years. In 2011, he was voted best progressive
drummer by the US DRUM! Magazine and won the 2012 prog drummer award in
Classic Rock Magazine. In 2008, he joined King Crimson as part of a
dual-drummer lineup with Pat Mastelotto. Last year Gavin was a featured
performer on 'The Late Show with David Letterman' as part of their
"Drum Solo Week," along with such players as Neil Peart, Stewart
Copeland, and Sheila E.
"I
used C414's on the last Porcupine Tree studio album at AIR studios when the
engineer suggested using them on the toms,” stated Harrison. “I had never
tried that before, but was blown away by the clarity and punch the C414's
captured. They sound very even across my five toms.”
At
his home studio, Gavin uses a pair of C414 XLIIs to capture room ambience,
making full use of their nine selectable pickup patterns. Capturing overheads
are a pair of factory matched C12VR tube microphones, which Gavin describes as
"creamy heaven.”
"By
changing the pickup pattern I can effectively change the size and response of
the space,” continued Harrison. “I A/B'd precisely against my previous
mics and found the AKG's go way beyond what I had before.”
For
the bass drum, Gavin is using the D12 VR – AKG's new generation premium bass
microphone that features an all-new ultra thin diaphragm and the original C414
transformer from the 1970s. With a response somewhere between a vintage
and modern upfront sound Gavin says, "it really adds a nice solid punch
to my bass drum.”
Gavin
concludes, "As a session drummer over the past 30 years I've used AKG mics
so many times I've lost count. Since constructing my home studio 15 years ago,
I've been paying more attention to the kind of mics that make my drums sound
great and AKG provides me with that quality sound.”
AKG
is distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland by Sound
Technology Ltd.
For more information about AKG, please visit http://www.akg.com and http://www.youtube.com/AKGacoustics. For more
information on Gavin Harrison, please visit http://www.gavinharrision.com.
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