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GOOD CHARLOTTE DEPENDS ON AUDIO-TECHNICA MICS
TO KEEP THEIR TOUR ROCKIN’
— FOH Mixer Gary Ferenchak uses an array of A-T microphones
on vocals, drums,
and guitars to give the band studio-level sonics on any
stage —
NAMM WINTER SESSION, ANAHEIM, CA, January 15, 2004 —
Known for honest and edgy rock songs that have quickly captured
the attention of a worldwide audience, Good Charlotte is
propelled by a fresh, energetic approach and a commitment
to staying grounded even amidst their wild popularity. Lead
vocalist Joel Madden and his twin brother, guitarist Benji
Madden, have connected with fans as hosts of MTV’s
All Things Rock, and continue their assault on the modern
rock scene with Good Charlotte’s newest chart-topping
album, The Young and the Hopeless. Riding high on the release
of their latest hit single and video “Hold On,”
Good Charlotte has been touring the U.S. with a series of
scorching live performances, and using Audio-Technica microphones
to give concert audiences a level of consistent sonic quality
that you’d expect to hear only on CD.
Good Charlotte’s extensive complement
of A-T microphones includes the Artist Elite® 5000 Series
Wireless System as well as the AE6100 on vocals. Furthermore,
the AE5100, ATM25, AT4040, AE3000, and AE2500 are utilized
on drums, while the AT4050 and ATM25 are employed for guitars.
“This is studio-quality sound on stage,” says
Gary Ferenchak, Good Charlotte’s FOH mixer for the
past three-and-a-half years. “I’m recording
all of the shows onto a Pro Tools® system directly from
the A-T stage microphones, and the sonic performance I’m
getting is fantastic.”
On drums, Ferenchak is using the Audio-Technica
AE2500 for kick, two AE3000 microphones on the top and bottom
of the snare, ATM25’s on rack and floor toms, AE5100
for hi-hat, AT4040 on the ride cymbals, and the AT4050 on
overheads. The Madden brothers are also A-T fans; Ferenchak
moved lead singer Joel to the Artist Elite 5000 Series Wireless
System with the AEW-T3300 handheld condenser, and Benji
is using the AE6100 wired microphone. “Among the benefits
I’ve gained from the T3300 is the fact that it has
great rejection,” Ferenchak explained. “The
band plays loud but they tend to sing quietly. The T3300
allows me to bring their vocals up in the mix and in the
monitors without turning the volume up, because I’m
getting so much more clarity to the sound. You can actually
hear individual syllables that were lost before.”
Guitar amps are treated equally well by the
application of A-T microphones. “Since the stage volume
tends to be quite loud, I position the microphones on the
guitar amps to avoid leakage from the bass amp and drums,”
Ferenchak continues. “I choose the speaker cones on
the guitar amps furthest away from the bass and drums, then
put them off-axis at about the
three-o’clock position, right up against the speaker
grills. [Guitarist] Billy Martin plays through a double
Mesa stack with a 100-watt rectifier and a pair of small
Bad Cat amps. The Bad Cat with a single 12-inch speaker
is for the dirty guitar sound, and the second Bad Cat with
two 12-inch speakers is for his clean sound. I mic the Bad
Cats with ATM25’s and the Mesa with the AT4050. The
combination is amazing — it really captures and projects
his sounds. On the other side of the stage, Benji plays
through a Soldano amp with a Decatone head and Randall 4-12
cabinets, which I mic with a combination of the ATM25 and
AT4050. He also has a 2-12 Budda amp for his clean sounds
which I use an ATM25 on.”
Ferenchak, who has mixed shows as the FOH
for hard rockers such as GWAR and worked as the house mixer
at Philadelphia’s famous Electric Factory venue, also
uses a pair of AT4050 microphones for audience mics as he
records the shows. “The combination of Audio-Technica
microphones on all aspects of the show really makes a live
show sound like a record,” Ferenchak concludes. “That’s
the highest compliment you can pay to a microphone.”
Photo File: JOELMADDEN.JPG
Photo Caption: Joel Madden of Good Charlotte performs with
the Audio-Technica Artist Elite® 5000 Series UHF Wireless
System using the AEW-T3300 handheld condenser. Photo by
Chuck Pulin. (This photo is property of Chuck Pulin and
may be used by the press only for the purpose of one-time
reproduction. Unauthorized use or alteration of this image
is strictly prohibited.)
Photo File: BENJIMADDEN.JPG
Photo Caption: Benji Madden of Good Charlotte performs with
the Audio-Technica Artist Elite® AE6100 hypercardioid
dynamic microphone. Photo by Chuck Pulin. (This photo is
property of Chuck Pulin and may be used by the press only
for the purpose of one-time reproduction. Unauthorized use
or alteration of this image is strictly prohibited.)
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