Jennifer Lopez

The AXT200/K8B is featured in this March 9, 2016 Shure press release.

FOH engineer Gordon Mack became a huge fan of the KSM8 for its versatility across a wide range of material. "The KSM8 is a very full-throated mic,” he says. “It captures all the warmth and depth of Jennifer's vocal without losing the crispness of a lightly sung lyric, all the while maintaining its composure as she struts in front of the PA. The only feedback I’ve had isn’t from the mic – it’s from people talking about the mic!”

Monitor engineer Anne-Lise Coulet had a similar reaction. “The KSM8 capsule is a life-changer in monitor world, especially for in-ears,” she says. “When Jennifer is moving between the PA, side fills, and the live band, and the audience starts screaming, the KSM8 gives me the clarity and control I need so that her vocal easily cuts through it all without bleeding.”

Coulet is also in charge of the show’s wireless systems, running 24 channels of RF networked together through Shure’s Wireless Workbench® software and Axient Spectrum Manager for real-time monitoring of every channel. The production uses ten microphone channels (Axient AXT200/K8B for JLo, Shure UHF-R® for the rest of the stage) and 14 PSM® 1000 in-ear systems.

During the initial ten-show run at Planet Hollywood, the audio team came away extremely impressed with Axient’s powerful features. The production also uses the Shure Axient AXT610 ShowLink™ access point to enable the system’s unique frequency diversity capability with full remote transmitter control, ensuring that Lopez’s vocal will never be marred by interference or dropouts.

“The Axient system does things that no other wireless system can,” notes Coulet. “At one point during the show, Jennifer sings on top of a metal tower that is raised by an industrial electric motor – literally making the entire tower a giant antenna! The wireless we were using before couldn’t handle it, but it was no problem for Axient. The frequency diversity is also very reassuring, though thankfully, we haven’t had to use it during a show yet!”

Another interesting aspect of the show is that Lopez had her AXT200 transmitters customized with crystals to match her costumes. This necessitated some input from Shure.

“First, we needed to make sure the designer was aware of the Axient battery design, so that the bling didn’t interfere with battery removal,” says Nelson Arreguín. “In addition, we provided a modified AXT902 charging station with wider openings to accommodate recharging the lithium-ion battery packs.”

Jennifer Lopez used this headset microphone on the American MusicAwards 2011.

When Jennifer Lopez decided to move on from Dancing (Janet Jackson) & Acting to become a World Famous SINGER she demanded the most sought after Engineer in the Business to Deliver her Sound: Maestro Bruce Swedien (Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Nat King Cole, Count Bassie, Duke Ellington)

This is the Main ACOUSTIC SYSTEM used on all of Bruce Swedien's work with Jennifer Lopez

Bruce Swedien was Head Engineer on several of her Landmark Albums including: "This Is Me...Then" (Jenny from The Block etc) "Rebirth" "Como Ama una Mujer" her Spanish Language Album "Brave" (Bruce Swedien Mixing only)

The majority of This Is Me... Then was recorded over two weeks.[15] Lopez was drawn to the "contagious" melodies of Michael Jackson's album Off the Wall (1979), which led her to summon the record's mixer and engineer, Bruce Swedien, to work on This Is Me... Then. Lopez felt that Jackson's "clear and spacious" records made her feel a "certain way". She said, "It has such a beautiful quality on it, and every time I looked at a record [I liked], it would be engineered and mixed by Bruce Swedien. I was like, 'Who is this guy? I want this guy.' So I tracked him down and he was like, 'I want to do something with her. I know exactly what she needs. I'm coming in.' And it made a huge difference." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Me..._Then

When Jennifer Lopez decided to move on from Dancing (Janet Jackson) & Acting to become a World Famous SINGER she demanded the most sought after Engineer in the Business to Deliver her Sound: Maestro Bruce Swedien (Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Nat King Cole, Count Bassie, Duke Ellington)

This is the Main Lead Vocal Mic used on all of Bruce Swedien's work with Jennifer Lopez

Bruce Swedien was Head Engineer on several of her Landmark Albums including: "This Is Me...Then" (Jenny from The Block etc) "Rebirth" "Como Ama una Mujer" her Spanish Language Album "Brave" (Bruce Swedien Mixing only)

The majority of This Is Me... Then was recorded over two weeks.[15] Lopez was drawn to the "contagious" melodies of Michael Jackson's album Off the Wall (1979), which led her to summon the record's mixer and engineer, Bruce Swedien, to work on This Is Me... Then. Lopez felt that Jackson's "clear and spacious" records made her feel a "certain way". She said, "It has such a beautiful quality on it, and every time I looked at a record [I liked], it would be engineered and mixed by Bruce Swedien. I was like, 'Who is this guy? I want this guy.' So I tracked him down and he was like, 'I want to do something with her. I know exactly what she needs. I'm coming in.' And it made a huge difference." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Me..._Then

In this photo, Jennifer Lopez can be seen using the Shure U2 SM58.

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