For the Resurrection Tour, which includes stops everywhere from Paris to Belarus to Brisbane, Anastacia's voice is better than ever as she sings through a Sennheiser SKM 5200-II coupled with an MD 5235 capsule, running in combination with an EM 3732-II receiver.
Front-of-house mixing engineer, Gerard Albo, who has been working with Anastacia for over four years, and appreciates the sound quality and flexibility he gets night after night with the SKM 5200 / MD 5235 combination, "The microphone works well with her voice, which can be difficult to manage. She has a lot of power, especially between 2 and 4 kHz. We find that the 5235 capsule is very smooth all the way through.
"The theme 'Resurrection' relates to Anastacia's battle with cancer," Albo explains. "After a long battle, she is back stronger than ever. Her voice never stops to amaze me - in my opinion, she clearly has one of the strongest in the business."
While the tour has a similar musician line-up as in previous years - including several talented British musicians and many microphones from Sennheiser - it delivers a "very powerful and big" sound according to Albo. This tour also presents a completely reworked visual component, including advanced choreography and lighting - which Albo says makes it look more like a theatrical performance than a traditional rock concert.
(Jim Evans)
