David Bowie
English singer‐songwriter
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David Bowie's Microphones
Launched in 1971 as Sennheiser’s flagship dynamic the MD441 has remained in production ever since. Famous users include David Bowie, Stevie Nicks and Elton John. It is a superb example of German design and engineering, and even today has few competitors.
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According to Beyerdynamic, Bowie is using a Beyerdynamic M88 in this video for Let's Dance.
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In this interview with Tony Visconti from Sound on Sound, the producer states, "David bought himself the Manley Gold Reference stereo mic about 10 or 12 years ago — he'd kept it in storage, and when he asked me if I'd be interested in trying it out, I said 'sure'. I love anything made by Manley, and so we took the mic out of mothballs for Heathen, and it worked so great that we used it again on this album."
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Used as the vocal microphone in Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture
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"Visconti had no shortage of tricks up his sleeve for the production of the album. . . . He was the proprietor of Neumann U-87 microphones, often using multiple at a time to capture not just vocals but instruments as well as the space of the Hansa hall. . . . Taking full advantage of the large spaces at Hansa, the producer used three microphones to capture vocal takes, one close, one at 15 feet and one at 20 feet."
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In a 2000 performance of "Ashes To Ashes," David Bowie is seen using a Shure SM58 microphone.
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David Bowie frequently used the Shure Beta 58A microphone during his concerts, as highlighted in an ABC News article.
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Discography
David Bowie
1967
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David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster]
1969
Space Oddity (2019 Mix)
1969
The Man Who Sold the World (2015 Remaster)
1970
Hunky Dory (2015 Remaster)
1971
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (2012 Remaster)
1972
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture Soundtrack (Live, 50th Anniversary Edition, 2023 Remaster)
1973
Aladdin Sane (2013 Remaster)
1973
Pinups (2015 Remaster)
1973
Diamond Dogs (2016 Remaster)
1974
David Live (2005 Mix, Remastered Version)
1974
Young Americans (2016 Remaster)
1975
Album Credits
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David Bowie · 2024
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Iggy Pop & Iggy Pop · 2020
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No Trendy Réchauffé (Live Birmingham 95)
David Bowie · 2020
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Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)
Queen · 2018
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Welcome To The Blackout (Live London '78)
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David Bowie · 2015
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David Bowie · 2013
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David Bowie · 2013
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David Bowie · 2013
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Iggy Pop & Iggy Pop · 2011
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David Bowie · 2003
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