Bent Iversen, key account manager for leading Scandinavian PA company, DPA Soundco (which, despite the similar name, is not affiliated with DPA Microphones), is the main sound technician for the press room. He feels that DPA Microphones' new podium microphones are ideally suited for the job and for the room acoustics.
"We installed 20 d:screet Podium Microphones, which were specified by broadcast rental company Best Broadcast Hire (BBH)," explains Iversen. "These are positioned on the press table where they are mounted on K&M table bases. Most of the people taking part in the press panels are musicians who have a tendency to be quite loud. So, we needed microphones that could cope with a loud monitor system and sudden changes in volume. We also wanted microphones that could handle a situation where singers decide to sing as well as speak, which does sometimes happen at Eurovision press conferences."
"As a Danish company, we are naturally delighted that our new podium microphones are playing an important part in this year's Eurovision Song Contest," adds Christian Poulsen, CEO of DPA Microphones. "Of course, we would have loved to see the artists also using our d:facto Vocal Microphones or d:fine Headset Microphones on stage, but sadly this isn't possible due to contractual reasons. However, we can guarantee that the sound coming from the press room will live up to DPA's - and Denmark's - high standards."
(Jim Evans)
