Pictured in his LA Studio
is Matt Scannell. Photo by David Goggin.
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Los Angeles, CA - September 25, 2006 — Matt Scannell, songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist
for Vertical Horizon, has purchased the new Telefunken
| USA Ela M250 for the recording of the band's
upcoming album.
"It's the best mic I've ever sung through,
and I've sung through original Telefunken microphones
which can cost $30,000," says Scannell. "As
far as the characteristics of the mic, it has
great presence and a beautiful top end that speaks
so well in the track. If you want the sound of
those great classic rock and roll records you
need to get the great gear. Fortunately, Telefunken
USA has done such a magnificent job on these mics
that you don't have to go and buy the old expensive
ones."
Vertical Horizon, formed in 1992, achieved double-Platinum
sales for their major label debut, 1999's "Everything
You Want." The album spawned numerous hit
singles, and was followed in 2003 with the equally
impressive "Go." Matt Scannell recently
set up his new LA recording studio, which houses
a Pro Tools HD Accel system and a treasure trove
of vintage guitars and guitar amplifiers.
"Another thing I love about this mic,"
Scannell continues, "is that you can sing
very aggressively and it doesn't break up. It
also takes EQ incredibly well. With other microphones
if I added some high end shimmer, it would get
abrasive and sibilant and nasty. The 250 has this
quality that sounds right wherever you have it
in the track."
Originally marketed in 1959 by Telefunken of
Germany, the Ela M250 is a two-pattern (cardioid
and omni) version of the famous Ela M251, and
shares the same extraordinary sonic performance
and circuitry of the most sought after of vintage
tube microphones.
"When I set this microphone up for the first
time and started singing through it I was good
to go. I actually had rented an original Telefunken
at the time and the original sounded darker and
kind of tired. You have to give those mics a break
- they have been doing some great work for a long
time. But this new one is a spectacular microphone."
ABOUT TELEFUNKEN ELEKTROAKUSTIK
TELEFUNKEN | USA acquired the TELEFUNKEN Trademark for North America in 2001, and in 2009 the company was named the Elektroakustik (translation: Electrical Acoustics) arm of TELEFUNKEN and awarded the exclusive rights to manufacture a wide variety of professional audio products and vacuum tubes bearing the TELEFUNKEN name, in over 27 countries worldwide. Recreating the classic TELEFUNKEN microphones has been a labor of love for the company CEO, Toni Fishman and the pursuit of that dream has culminated in the manufacture of what we at TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik believe are the finest microphones currently available in the world today.
Along with meticulously manufacturing historic replicas of classic microphones by hand in the USA, TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik is now marketing the R-F-T series of microphones that take advantage of the globalization of technology, in order to offer recording microphones with professional sonic performance at reasonable prices.
Our latest additions to the TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik product line include a revolutionary new capsule design based on Alloy 2213™, an exceptional dynamic microphone [the M80], and a vacuum tube replacement for the original TELEFUNKEN VF14 which offers comparable performance in our U47 and new U48 microphones.
TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik continues to expand, and research and development of new products is an ongoing process. Although based firmly on classic designs, TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik is continuously looking forward. Important changes in our company and further expansion of our product line are slated for the immediate future.
For more information about TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik, call 860.882.5919 or e-mail info@t-funk.com.
