Sennheiser puts its technology at the service of Drake's 'The assassination vacation tour'

The versatile artist has relied on headphones in-ear monitoring G4 and Digital series 9000 from this audio manufacturer.

Drake's European Tour, which began at Manchester Arena last March and included six dates at London's O2, It was the occasion for the Canadian rapper to invest in headphones in-ear monitoring Evolution Wireless Sennheiser G4 that, along with Digital series microphones 9000 that I had already acquired a few years ago, used in his shows.

In the last decade, Drake has achieved the status of a major international star with his fusion of styles, from rap and pop to Dancehall Jamaican, and with his energetic and athletic performances.

In addition, the staging of their concerts, with productions of great complexity and the use of technology (In two of his songs he illuminated the auditorium with a cloud of tiny drones.), offers its fans a surprising and unique show.

Demetrius Moore, Drake's FOH engineer since the artist debuted on tour I am musicby rapper Lil Wayne on 2009, and monitor engineer Sean Sturge, who joined the team at 2013, are very familiar with the artist's preferences and have used Sennheiser equipment consistently throughout their career..

Even though, Sturge clearly remembers a time when this was not the case., "When we went to a famous TV show where they had equipment from another manufacturer., that Drake didn't like at all, so we continue with Sennheiser". At first they opted for a combination of an SKM transmitter 5200 and an ME microphone capsule 5005 and, more recently, by the Digital series 9000, Sennheiser's flagship.

Moore adds in this regard that in 2015 decided to switch to the Digital series 9000 "To keep up with the latest advances and developments in this manufacturer's technology. The quality of this series lets us know that we will have a stable microphone throughout the show.".

This expert points out that with this system they have not had attenuation problems "and we have never had to resort to reserve equipment. Drake sings almost all the time in front of PA monitors and the series 9000 Control it smoothly. Thanks to its narrow pickup pattern, it can be heard at all times in high quality.".

In addition, have recently added twelve channels of in-ear monitoring with the G4 Sennheiser. "With these teams," says Sturge, ", it's very easy to reproduce the sound Drake likes to hear. Working at very high volumes, input and output, It's really important. Right now I don't think there's any wireless monitoring system on the market capable of handling the high SPLs that G4 pouches can withstand.".

Drake's collaborators not only recognize the audio quality of Sennheiser systems, brand that markets in Spain magnetron, but your technical support, because "they respond quickly if I need anything," Moore explains.. There's always someone to get on the phone or email.".

For its part, Pierre Morant, responsible for relations with Sennheiser artists, He assures that "ensuring that our customers get the best out of our products is an important part of our services.. We are very happy and honored to have been supporting Drake and his team during these ten years.".

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