The band's Sennheiser gear includes wired e 945 microphones on Simon Neil's lead vocals and James Johnston's backing vocals, e 901 on kick drum, e 904s on toms and woodblock, e 905s on snare top/bottom and e906s on guitars. All three band members are on in-ear monitors, Sennheiser ew 300s being the systems of choice.
"The band has owned and used Sennheiser equipment for several years," says Front of House engineer Jonny Lucas. "Personally, I've been using Sennheiser right from the first recording projects at I did at college."
"I've been using Sennheiser products as long as I've worked as a monitor engineer," adds monitor man Dan Speed. "I particularly like using them because they require very little EQ to achieve a good natural sound.
Biffy Clyro recently won Best Live Band at the NME Awards is in the middle of a multi-date headline tour of the US and Canada, which featured headline shows in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto, and will be appearing at the Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit at London's Royal Albert Hall at the end of March.
(Jim Evans)
