James LaBrie

James LaBrie uses the Neumann KMS 105 Wireless Microphone, as noted on his official bio at jameslabrie.com.

According to sE Electronics' official product page, LaBrie uses the V7 MC1 Black live with Dream Theater.

Used for Distance Over Time and the later sessions of The Astonishing, as featured in this April 16, 2019 product promo with Richard Chycki, "the vocal co-producer and engineer on Distance Over Time." The promo was featured in Mix Online and ProSoundWeb.

“LaBrie sings all lead and backing vocals,” Chycki explained. “I learned about the MA-1000 toward the end of recording vocals for Dream Theater’s previous album The Astonishing, where the mic proved itself as an excellent choice for James’ vocal style. As a result of that experience, we used it exclusively for the recording of Distance Over Time. James’ vocal performance can have a particularly wide dynamic range and finding a microphone with both a complementary response and the ability to handle his vocal level had been a challenge—until we discovered the MA-1000.”

When queried about those MA-1000 attributes that made the mic an excellent choice for capturing LaBrie’s vocals, Chycki offered the following comments. “First and foremost, the MA-1000 has the innate ability to sound great on all sources on which I’ve used it,” he said. “The mic is in many ways a jack of all trades and master of all. For vocals, the MA-1000 is both present and bright—without being harsh or sounding EQ’d. The detail of its capture is exemplary, as is its ability to capture high SPL without distortion or breakup.”