"Congratulations to the winning team from the New England School of Communications, and thanks to all of the students who participated in the contest from all of the schools this year," said Dave Mendez, market development specialist at Shure, who coordinated the competition. "The scoring margin between entries was the closest it has been in years, which just goes to show the high quality of work that all the students' submitted. In the end, though, the project submitted by New England School of Communications won over our amazing panel of judges."
The judges for the competition were Danny Duncan, Michael Frondelli, Dave Hewitt, Sylvia Massy, Ron Nevison, Keith Olsen, Elliot Scheiner, and Bil VornDick. They evaluated the recordings on their overall fidelity, clarity, and sonic balance - as well as creativity in selection and placement of microphones.
"I was very impressed with the overall quality of the work," commented Hewitt. "The schools have come a long way. My congratulations to everyone involved. Shure scores big points again for being a concerned corporation."
The winning team used almost all of the microphones in the locker provided by Shure to create their project, which enabled them to gain experience with some microphones that none of them had previously used. Having a wide selection of professional microphones at their disposal also enabled them to experiment with different mics on different instruments and a variety of microphone placements.
As the winning school, the New England School of Communications takes ownership of the entire Shure Microphone Locker package valued at more than $13,000. In addition, a donation of $3,000 toward a scholarship fund will be awarded to the winning school, and each member of the winning team will receive a KSM32/SL.
(Jim Evans)
