Sting

In the March 2012 issue of Total Production International magazine, Sting's then-production crew was interviewed and it is stated that he was using an 865 for live work.

A pair was used for "some acoustic guitar" on Brand New Day, as stated by recording engineer Simon Osborne in this October 1, 1999 Audio Media interview transcribed on Sting's official website.

Simon also had an exciting time experimenting at Sting's Italian villa. "I got into using M&S miking a bit on this album," he says, "using a pair of Audio Technica 4050s in the chapel. It's got brilliant acoustics. We recorded some acoustic guitar there, so I did M&S recording of the ambience. I experimented a lot to get the right balance between the close mic and the ambient mics. Real reverb was just lovely; it really makes you realise what you're missing when you use digital reverbs!"

Used for Sting's vocals for Sting: A Winter's Night... Live From Durham Cathedral, as featured in this video from DPA's YouTube channel.

According to the DPA website, Sting is an endorsing artist and has been using their d:facto microphone both onstage and in the studio.

Mentioned by producer Hugh Padgham in this March 2004 Sound on Sound interview.

"His voice was always fairly dull," Padgham explains, "and I was never totally happy with his vocal sound until we came upon the Sony C800 tube mic much later on."

Used for vocals on Brand New Day, All This Time and more. It is mentioned by recording engineer Simon Osborne in this transcribed October 1, 1999 Audio Media interview on Sting's official website.

When it comes to recording Sting's vocals, Simon has a standard way of operating, too: "I always go straight to tape rather than through the desk. I use AMS Neve 31105s and a Demiter valve mic amp, which I've used for a long while. I've also got all the usual stuff like Urei 1176s and such. I'll start with a general setting, so a 4:1 ratio, not too fast, with a quick release as a guide. His voice obviously changes depending on the key and dynamic of the tune, so it's important to have an initial set-up that can be tweaked as necessary. In terms of mics, we normally use the Sony C800G, it just works well with Sting's voice."

This is restated by Osborne in this December 1, 2002 Mix interview about Brand New Day, also transcribed on Sting's official website.

"For Sting's vocals, we use a Sony valve mic - the C-800G - the one with the little radiator [Peltier cooling device] fitted on the back. It looks a little daft, but it works. I have some Shep preamps - the Neve copies - which are great on drums. I have a Summit and a couple Demeter valve preamps I use on vocals and bass. Most of the other sounds go through the Shep Neve copies which sound good. The design might be 25 or 30 years old, but the sound is state of the art."

In a video on Instagram shared by classicrockandblues, Sting is seen performing "Englishman in New York" from his home studio, using a Telefunken U47 microphone.

In the image featuring Smokey Robinson, Sting, and Elton John, all three artists are holding Shure U2/Beta 87A microphones, providing visual confirmation that Sting uses this specific music gear.