FOH Engineer for Franz Ferdinand is Parker, and Sennheiser mics and in-ear monitoring are used throughout: evolution e840 on lead vocals, e935 on backing vocals, e602, e903, e614 and e604 on drums, e421 on bass and e606 on guitars. The monitor systems are evolution G2 300 IEM.
Parker explained: "We started using Sennheiser for Franz Ferdinand in March and excellent support from Sennheiser, in both the UK and USA, has enabled us to test and select for the set-up we now use. For example we originally started with the e935 for Alex on lead vocals, and that was fine, but as soon as we tried the e940 we knew we'd got the exact solution. That's pretty much how it's been throughout and why I'm really pleased with the system. Each mic gives us exactly what we want, consistently and reliably."
Franz Ferdinand has had an amazing 2004, winning this year's Mercury Prize and seeing its debut album go double platinum in the UK.
(Sarah Rushton - Read)
