CUSTOMER STORY UNDEROATH TAMPA, FLORIDA

Achieving superior sound for Obser- vatory livestream series

“The only one to The GRAMMY-Nominated hard rock band Underoath trusts an make it through an array of Sennheiser microphones and wireless technology to livestream an epic concert series, making sure that dedicated entire Underoath fans get their live music fix. set is a Sennheiser The three-part concert series Ob- Sennheiser has been the trusted e 935. With all the servatory kicked off this summer partner for Underoath for many sweating into it and with a weekly live performance tours over the band’s illustrious diving into crowds. of one of Underoath’s beloved career. To achieve the group’s It makes our vocals albums in full. Each concert uti- trademark sound and give fans lizes a complete touring produc- the same transformative, sen- sound the best, tion and ground-breaking stage sory experience they expect at regardless of how design, built exclusively for these an Underoath show, the band I’m singing.“ online performances. To ensure depends on Sennheiser equip- fans get the full concert experi- ment all over the stage and in- ence, Underoath relies on Senn- struments. For Underoath: Ob- Spencer Chamberlain Vocalist heiser microphones, in-ear mon- servatory, no detail or flourish Underoath itors and instrument wireless to is spared to create an authentic achieve their signature sound. ambience for the audience. CUSTOMER STORY UNDEROATH, TAMPA

»The gear is not only road ready and indestructible, but it sounds great night after night.

Underoath uses MD 421-II car- and five-position bass control. studio as well and it’s always dioid dynamic microphones “Sennheiser has been a mas- top notch.“ on the tom-toms and guitar sive component of our live Vocalists Spencer Chamber- cabs to ensure clear, unob- show for over a decade, so lain and Aaron Gillespie both structed sound reproduction. making sure we had the same entrust the e935 vocal stage The rugged microphone has gear for the Observatory microphone to carry their voic- been a constant for vocalist shows was a no brainer,” says es over the intense guitar riffs, and drummer Aaron Gillespie, guitarist Timothy McTague, thumping bass lines and fierce as well as guitarists Timothy “The gear is not only road drumming. Designed to per- McTague and James Smith for ready and indestructible, but it form well under pressure, it many touring cycles, thanks to sounds great night after night. produces a detailed and nat- its full-bodied cardioid pattern I use a lot of their stuff in my ural vocal output that cuts CUSTOMER STORY UNDEROATH, TAMPA

Making up lost revenue with livestream concerts through and compliments the MD 421s on guitars and toms. upgrading transmitters and re- instrumentation. The midrange in our guitars are ceivers as needed for their per- “I’ve gone through what feels a huge part to the sound of the formances. like a million microphones and band – the 421s perfectly cap- Despite the economic challeng- the only one to make it through ture them.” es COVID-19 has presented for an entire Underoath set is a To keep the band in sync, Un- touring musicians, Underoath Sennheiser e 935. With all the deroath uses the evolution has found success with this sweating into it and diving into wireless (EW) IEM G3 trans- new livestreaming model. The crowds. It makes our vocals mitters and EW IEM G3 and Underoath: Observatory series sound the best, regardless of G4 receivers. For guitars, the has sold close to 15,000 tick- how I’m singing. Whether I’m band counts on a mashup of ets, enabling the group to con- singing falsetto, singing full evolution wireless G4, EW 500 tinue bringing their energy and voice or full on screaming,” G3 and EW 100 G3s to ensure music to fans while making up says Chamberlain. the wireless performance is for lost revenue. According to Underoath’s long- equal parts explosive as it is The final Underoath: Observa- time front of house engineer JJ precise. The EW G3 wireless tory show took place on Friday Revell, “the e 935s were able transmitters and receivers are July 31, 2020 and featured the to get us to studio-like vocal backwards compatible with band performing their break- quality right out of the box. You their successor, which lends a through album “They‘re Only can’t ever go wrong with a few convenient interoperability for Chasing Safety” in full.