For over thirty years Jody Maphis was a first call touring musician, playing guitars and drums for the likes of The Earl Scruggs Revue, Marty Stuart, Michael Martin Murphey, Lynn Anderson, Gary Allan and many more. Two years ago Jody landed as the production manager and soundman at Nashville’s Fiddle and Steel Guitar Bar. Ever the modest one, Jody says “Mixing at Fiddle and Steel makes me an audio engineer as much as standing in a garage makes me an automobile….. but one thing that’s helped me do my job has been the performance of the Equation Audio microphones”. Introduced to them by designer Carmichael, first the MTD series drum mics and later the DS-V10 vocal mics, “they’ve made getting great sound easy and the monitors a breeze.” “All I can say, if you haven’t tried them yet, you really should.

Meeting famous people like renowned artists has always been an exciting benefit to being in the professional audio business. But when Jimmy Dickens stopped by our offices to visit with us, the Equation staff instantly knew this was a very special moment. Small in stature, but towering in personality and presence, it was a rare privilege to meet a living legend that happens to be one of the icons of the music industry. Jimmy was genuine and within a few minutes, we all felt we had known him for years . . . that’s another one of his many and rare gifts. And then there’s the sensational fact that at 88 years young, he still performs to sell out crowds everywhere he goes.

Larry Garris, owner, (at left) and Ray Arsenault, Vice President of Nashville’s venerable independent music store, Corner Music. Located near the center of the Nashville market area, Corner Music has been servicing and supporting this time honored and growing music mecca for over 30 years. With anchor personnel like Ray, who’s worked at Corner for three decades, you get more than just instruments or accessories, you get experience and useful information delivered with a high degree of competence and integrity, something that’s becoming a rarity in business. Equation Audio is fortunate to have them near by.

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Steve Kimbrough, Engineer at the Gibson Showcase is now using Equation products. He stated, “I have been using the DSV10 vocal mics, as well as the entire drum package for several months now. At the Gibson showcase we pretty much run the gambit as far as “different types of acts” and in every respect the mics have performed flawlessly. We also do alot of recording and they go to tape as well as they perform live. The most important thing in the end is that every artist so far has been very pleased with the product so it is a win win situation. In addition to the fine equipment, the support staff from Equation has been very helpful in answering all of my questions and concerns.”

Steve is using the Alpha Series MTD Drum Mics. Pictured here are the DMI.102.S on rack toms, DMI.101 on floor toms and the DMI.104.SLF on kick drums. Steve uses the DMI.102.S on snare drums as well. He also uses the DMI.104.SLF on the guitar cabinets as shown above.

Kirk Willie, FOH Engineer and studio owner who has toured with John Michael Montgomery, Ricochet, Jessica Andrews and Billy Gilman and recently completed a tour with Ashley Tisdale is now using Equation MTD.7.2 drum mics! He said “I have recorded 10 songs with the new mics, and I really love them. The overheads are among some of the best I have ever heard. The kick drum has a really tight, great low in presence, and the toms mics are transparent. These mics are a really great product..I will continue to use Equation MTD mics on every session.”

Thanks Kirk for your support!

John Tristao of Creedence Clearwater Revisited recently sent some shots of our Alpha Series drum mics in his project studio. He says “I’m crazy about the new mics. I had to retune my Stulways, Johndio for the mics themselves. Instead of the kick mic being right up near the beater I keep this one right outside the sound hole. The tom mics had to be angled slightly because they pick up the full spectrum of tone and ring, and the low toms thunder. The overhead condensers are so accurate I stopped using my expensive tube mic for the room.”

John has achieved career heights few others have in Rock-n-Roll. He is currently the frontman for Creedence Clearwater Revisited, the band that features original CCR bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford, and spreads the joyous sound of all those chart-topping Creedence Clearwater Revival songs to the faithful around the world. Before being tapped by Creedence, Tristao had logged many years with San Jose hitmakers People and West Coast faves Daddy-o. But his formative years weren’t much different from a small army of American teenagers inspired to play rock ‘n’ roll when they first saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.

Thanks for the great pics, John. We are glad you like the mics. ROCK ON!

We turned on the Early Show today and lo and behold, some of our favorite pickers are using our DS-V10s! Check out this video from CBS.com. Skaggs & Hornsby are promoting their new collaboration that has been on the top of the billboard bluegrass charts for weeks. Yeeehaaw!
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Equation Audio is proud to promote the Nashville Jazz Workshop as one of our community alliances. The Nashville Jazz Workshop is Nashville’s community center for jazz, with classes, public performances, and special events. The Nashville Jazz Workshop is a non-profit organization supporting jazz musicians, jazz fans, and the jazz community.

The organization was founded in 1998 as the Nashville Jazz Institute by Lori Mechem and Roger Spencer, and opened with a handful of students. The program was based on a workshop model developed by Mechem and Spencer growing out of their dissatisfaction with traditional academic jazz education. The workshop model is based on a journeyman/apprentice approach. Students have the chance to play with faculty and perform in different settings. The school attracted a loyal and growing following of students. It also became clear that besides helping the students and instructors, the workshop format was a unique approach to jazz education that could benefit the entire community. (more…)

Equation Audio’s DS-V10 has been nominated for the coveted 2007 TEC Awards which will be held Saturday, October 6 In New York! We are honored, and frankly flattered that our technology has been considered for this prestigious event.

Founded in 1985, the Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards is the foremost program recognizing the achievements of audio professionals. Presented annually by the Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio, the TEC Awards honor the individuals, companies and technical innovations behind the sound of recordings, films, TV shows and live performances. (more…)