Gear
I have used a variety of tools over the years, but this is some of what I’m currently favoring.
Sound Devices MixPre3ii
Sound Devices MixPre6ii
Sound Devices MixPre10ii
Strut Cases- these folks are based in Vermont and are super helpful and great to work with.
Danish Pro Audio 4017 shotgun microphones
Oktava MK012 Bello Nero Hyper-cardioid microphones
Sanken CUB-01 boundary microphone
Danish Pro Audio Lavaliers 4061, 6061
3Dio custom-made binaural microphone with DPA omni capsules and custom preamp.
Beesneez "Frank" U47-style large diaphragm tube condenser microphone
CoreAudio Tetramic- 4 element VR microphone system
Audio Limited A-10/A-20 digital Wideband wireless system 1 Receiver and 2 transmitters
Deity Theos wireless microphone kits
Sennheiser G3 and G4 wireless kits, including 1 handheld mic and plug-on transmitter.
Sennheiser G4 camera hops
Sennheiser G4 in-ear monitor/foldback systems
Sony MDR7506 headphones
VandenBerg 8' carbon fiber boom pole my main boom. Super light and travels nicely.
Ambient 18' carbon fiber boom pole
Ambient 8' carbon fiber boom pole
K-Tek 6' aluminum boom pole
Tentacle Sync E boxes
Deity TC-SL1 digital time code slate and TC boxes
And here's a bit of music-related gear I'm using made by amazing people:
Serek Midwestern bass custom built w/ Curtis Novak BS-DS pickup in the neck position and Serek B90 in mid-position
Benson B700 bass amplifier head- Portland, OR based amp company-simple and powerful
Barefaced Audio Super Twin 2x12 cabinet-based in the UK. Great engineering, fantastic customer service!
Pisgah Possum banjo- wonderful people making lovely banjos in Asheville, NC area
Earthquaker Devices FX pedals- great people pushing the boundaries of fx pedals
Mattoverse FX pedals- solo dude making some really creative fx pedals
Hologram Electronics- creative fx pedals
Ear Trumpet Labs microphones- resourceful, creative and functionally awesome microphones!
Universal Audio Volt 476 and plug-ins
Reaper audio recording/editing software
iZotope RX audio restoration software
Arturia software instruments
G-Force Software instruments- superb Mellotron
