Feldman joins a list of performers including Sting, saxophonists Wayne Shorter and Bobby Ricketts, trumpet player Randy Brecker and violinist Nigel MacLean, who have adopted the 4099.
Feldman himself owns a valuable antique violin, a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume made in Paris in 1862. He was more than happy to use the 4099V microphone's gentle mounting accessory to attach it to his instrument.
"The DPA 4099V attaches to my violin very easily in just a few seconds, and has never damaged the delicate antique varnish," says Feldman. "It captures and reproduces every nuance of my violin so precisely. I love this mic. The sound is amazing; engineers often comment that my acoustic sound and my amplified sound are practically identical. With the DPA 4099V I know that what I hear is exactly what the audience hears."
(Jim Evans)