Telefunken Announces FET M60 Condenser and Dynamic M80 Mics Hugely popular band Greensky Bluegrass redefines traditional bluegrass music as they employ Telefunken FET condenser microphones to deliver their genre-shaking performances. "I have a stereo set of two matched M60s on the lip of the stage," explains FOH mix engineer Luke Milanese, "and I change the placement slightly every night, trying to get the sweet spot for the band's in-ear monitor system, so that they have ambient reference to their liking. Then I take those mics and I put them into our nightly live recordings that we upload to Nugs.net at the end of every show. Those performances are streamed ASAP and available for purchase right away." Greensky Bluegrass is a five-piece bluegrass/rock band founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 2000. The band has evolved over the years, growing from three to five members, adding electric effects and touring with a full light show. While the band is known as "not quite" bluegrass, they describe their sound as "our own version of bluegrass music, mixing the acoustic stomp of a string band with the rule-breaking spirit of rock and roll." After 18 years together, up to 175 shows per year, nearly 1,000 different setlists, six studio albums, and a litany of live releases, Greensky Bluegrass embodies more than just music for members Anders Beck (dobro), Michael Arlen Bont (banjo), Dave Bruzza (guitar), Mike Devol (upright bass), and Paul Hoffman (mandolin). The band embodies an ironclad creative bond, familial brotherhood, and a lifelong commitment to fans. "We have two principal singers and songwriters, although everyone contributes to the songwriting," Milanese continues. "Paul Hoffman plays mandolin and sings and writes, and Dave Bruzza plays guitar and sings and writes. Paul Hoffman was singing into a familiar dynamic stage mic for years, but when I took over the gig, we tried out a whole pile of mics at production rehearsals. Telefunken was nice enough to give me a handful of models to try. Once Paul started singing into that dynamic M80, I knew right away it was going to change everything, and we've never looked back." Learn more about Telefunken's selection of M60 FET mics: https://www.telefunken-elektroakustik.com/microphones/m60-series. 
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