Every room sounds different. Every ensemble has its own balance. Live recording isn't about applying a formula — it's about listening to the space, understanding the music, and making decisions that serve the performance.
I work with microphones from Josephson, Schoeps, Royer, Sennheiser, and others — each chosen for specific strengths with specific instruments. Matched pairs of small-diaphragm condensers for overhead clarity. Ribbon microphones for natural warmth on brass and strings. Large-diaphragm condensers and a rare tube microphone for vocals and piano. Dynamic microphones for close work on drums and amplifiers.
The signal path is uncompromising: DAD conversion — the same used by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra — with analog processing from Wunder and custom tape saturation modules from Walters Audio. Every channel is captured at the highest resolution, giving you a master recording with the full depth and detail of the original performance.
Five cameras capture every angle simultaneously, delivering multi-camera video that brings the viewer into the room alongside the audio.
From setup through final mix, I handle everything — so you can focus entirely on the music.
