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EV Mic Endorsers The Monks Perform with EV Ravens on European Tour
EV mic endorsers the Monks recently returned to Germany to hoist their rock ‘n’ roll flag for the first time in 40 years. While on their sold-out tour through Berlin, Zurich, and London, the band performed with five EV Raven microphones on vocals. Chosen for its austere look and transparent sound, the Raven proved a perfect match to the band.
The band’s FOH engineer, Bruno Gebhard, comments: “I had the chance to use EV Ravens as vocal mics on the recent MONKS shows. They certainly turned out to be a great choice! They were easy to handle with regards to feedback (I had to do monitors from FOH at one show).
Band founder/guitarist, Gary Burger, remarks: “The Raven looks like it dropped out of a 1950s hole in the sky! We found that it sounded fat and would cut through band clutter without problems. What we really liked is that it was so resistant to feedback and its tone was superb - good low end, good mids and good highs. The Monks play loud on stage and to present vocals through the mains and keep the band happy with monitors has been a tough job for sound engineers in the past. Using Ravens across the stage as vocal mics has cleared that up. It took me a day or two during rehearsals to get used to the idea that I had to get right on top of it to get a full vocal sound and if I were doing background vocals I’d back off an inch or two and the balance would be perfect. We were quizzed by other musicians who shared the Monk stage; all were interested due to its retro look, and then when they heard the Raven’s impressive sound they were sold as well.”
Of all of the band’s recent performances, the October 23rd show at the Volksbühne in Berlin was perhaps the most epic. With guest appearances by musical luminaries Schorsch Kamerun (Die Goldenen Zitronen), Peter Hein (Fehlfarben), Mark E. Smith (The Fall) and the Raincoats’ Ana da Silva and Gina Birch, it was quite obvious to all attendees that they were witnessing something special – something out of a time machine, but seemingly more current, ground-breaking, and revolutionary, albeit songs and presentation born over 40 years in the past.
Despite the seating, the concert in the Voksbühne was anything but a sit-down occasion; the audience sweated and danced as much as the Monks as they partied in honour of their musical heroes. Fans around the world look forward to more shows as every appearance of the Monks has sold out.
Burger continues: “When the Monks take the road again next spring the Ravens will go with us. They met every expectation of what a microphone should look, perform, and sound like.”
5th December 2006
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