"Nashville Star" Puts Shure Microphones in Spotlight

Country Superstar LeAnn Rimes Chooses Shure for On Stage and On Tour

 

24.03.2005  

For many, it still comes as a surprise that LeAnn Rimes is only 22. She's been a household name since 1996, the same year she received a pair of GRAMMY® Awards as Best New Artist and for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Stepping out today with a new album, This Woman, and as host of the USA Network's "Nashville Star", the country chanteuse sings with new range and power, the lessons of life now bringing added meaning to her lyrical interpretation with the help of Shure UHF wireless.

 

"I knew that this would be the first time I'd be able to sing about things I've actually experienced rather than things I could only imagine," Rimes confides with fans in a message posted recently on her website. "Everything has changed, from my own writing to the way I get into music written by others."

 

On a technical level, the task of bringing harmony and balance to Rimes' music on tour as well as on the set of "Nashville Star" has been entrusted to a Shure wireless UHF U24D/86 system using a custom champagne-finished handheld transmitter outfitted with an SM86 capsule.

 

"Coupling a really great sounding capsule like the SM86 with Shure's robust UHF transmitter and receiver is perfect for LeAnn," says "Nashville Star" production mixer Tom Davis of Nashville-based Seismic Sound. "The SM86 has fabulous depth and warmth, and when it comes to reliability, Shure never lets us down. We've never had to go to a backup since we started using this system. We still scrutinize everything and do line checks, but nothing ever goes wrong. I guess you could say that before each show we hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Shure gives us the confidence to face any situation, without worry."

 

Rimes' current tour schedule will take her through the South (including her home state of Tennessee), and into Colorado and Texas by midsummer. Following in the footsteps of the SM58 and SM57, Shure's SM86 is the first new model to join the SM product group in over 10 years. Bringing a remarkable new sound to the Shure line only condenser technology can deliver, the microphone features a cardioid polar pattern, and a tailored frequency response of 50 Hz to 18 kHz perfect for the clear reproduction of vocals.


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