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Haworn Names DPA As Its Microphone Brand of Choice

19/11/2014

Hawthorn Names DPA As Its Microphone Brand of Choice

The staging company is now using DPA mics at every event it handles, no matter how large or small.

Hawthorn, the UKs largest independent supplier of technical production services, has named DPA as its primary microphone brand.

Established in 1987, Hawthorn employs over 120 staff from offices around the UK and handles over 1,000 events every year, including gala dinners, product launches, conferences and parties. The companys product portfolio has seen a 4.4 EUR investment over the last two years and now includes state of the art lighting, sound, AV, rigging, staging and drapes.

Among this phenomenal inventory are a wide range of DPA microphones including d:fine Headset Microphones, d:screet 4060 lavalier microphones and d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones.

Audio quality is very important to Hawthorn, which bases its reputation on delivering exceptionally high standards. It was this desire to use the best that initially brought DPA to the companys attention.

It all started a few years ago when we were looking for headset microphones to replace the brand we had previously been using, says Jon Curnew, Hawthorns Head of Sound. We discovered the DPA d:fine Headset Microphone range and were immediately taken with the fact that they came with single and dual ear attachments. That really appealed to us because it made them so versatile. We now have a stock of about 35 d:fine microphones and we use them all the time. They are much easier to position than any other headset mic we have tried and our customers love them.

Although Hawthorn also offers DPA d:screet 4060 lavalier microphones, most of its customers prefer headsets because they don't have to worry about accidentally knocking them - or forgetting to take them off when they go off stage.

Headsets are also better at picking up weaker voices because the microphone is positioned so close to the mouth and doesnt have to compete with background noise, Curnew says. Once they are in place, they tend to stay in place - we even had a guy wearing one while he was doing aerobics and it managed to survive that.

For musicians, Hawthorn stocks DPA d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones and now has 17 in its microphone cupboard.

We use them with a variety of clips and they are great because they deliver such a clean, transparent sound, Curnew says.

Hawthorn recently added six DPA d:facto Vocal Microphones toits stock, which it bought from DPAs UK distributor Sound Network.

We saw the d:facto Vocal Microphones at PLASA two years ago but we needed the right event to inspire us to buy some, Curnew says. This turned out to be SunWalk in Londons Battersea Park - a charity event raising money for breast cancer research, for which we delivered full technical production.

Four wired and two wireless d:factos were immediately put to use on the SunWalk live music stage.

Everyone loved them, Curnew says. They sounded amazing and we had no issues with feedback or rejection - they worked well across a range of artists and really brought out the subtlety in the vocalists voices. We have since used them on other events including an opera. Its interesting to note how often they are cropping up on artists riders - thats another reason why we felt the time was right to invest in some.

Although most of Hawthorns DPA microphones are used for in-house productions, they are also available for dry hire and Curnew says the DPA d:facto Vocal Microphones, in particular, are already making a name for themselves amongst dry hire customers.
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