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Active for six decades, The Rolling Stones remain one of the most popular and enduring bands of the Rock era. This year, the band brought their tour โSIXTYโ to a variety of large outdoor stadiums across Europe, taking with them microphones from Austrian Audio.
For โSIXTYโ, The Stones chose to work once again with legendary front of house engineer Dave Natale, to make sure their sound is as exceptional as their fans expect. Natale is one of the most influential and respected live sound engineers, known for his work with Prince, Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, Tina Turner, Yes, Stevie Nicks, Motley Crue and many more A-list artists. Natale specifically chose to use the OC18 and CC8 Cardioid True Condenser microphones for both โSIXTYโ and bandโs previous tour โNo Filterโ. Messaging the Austrian Audio team to praise the mic whilst on the road last year, Natalie revealed: โWe love them. I really like the fact that they weigh a lot. They are a really nice piece of functional engineering artwork!โ
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Austrian Audioโs CEO, Martin Seidl, was on the scene when The Stones rocked Viennaโs Ernst Happel Stadium in July. โIt was an unbelievable experience,โ he explains, โOf course, Iโm probably The Stonesโ biggest fan, so just seeing them live again was really cool. But hearing our mics on stage – that was unreal.โ The concert taking place in Austrian Audioโs hometown made it an even more unforgettable evening. โIt doesnโt get bigger than this,โ Seidl says with a grin.
Austrian Audioโs AR manager Walter Rรผhrig affirms: โIโm more than excited to have seen the Stones live. Itโs just really amazing hearing the technology in such a larger-than-life environment. We developed Austrian Audioโs signature Open Acoustics technology right here in Vienna, and now weโre hearing Steve Jordan playing the drums for The Stones through our CC8s. Itโs just crazy!โ
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