Continuing its run until the end of October, the Shanghai Expo 2010 is making good use of a selection of mics from DPA Microhones.

Among them are 4023 compact cardioids and 4028 compact wide cardioids, which have been supplied to the Nordic Lighthouse, a Scandinavian consortium taking part in the expo. The mics, along with flamingo and table stand solutions, are being used for Nordic Lighthouse’s conferences, providing ‘versatile and elegant compact solutions’.

More than 60 companies representing Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland, as well as sponsors, are participating in the Nordic Lighthouse to promote market opportunities for Scandinavian companies in Asia. The consortium is housed in a three storey converted warehouse lit up like a beacon to reflect its name. Among the speakers using the DPA mics was His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, who visited the expo to make speeches at a Sino-Danish business conference.
‘Given our presence in the Chinese market, and as a manufacture of professional microphone solutions designed and manufactured at our factory in Denmark, it was an obvious move for us to support the Nordic Lighthouse initiative during the Shanghai Expo 2010,’ says Ken Kimura, DPA Regional Sales Director for the Asia-Pacific region.

A gala concert was held on ‘Denmark Day’ at the expo, which showcased the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. The performance brought together renowned musicians, singers and dancers from China and Denmark, including Chen Yi, Chen Yue, Michala Petri and Palle Mikkelborg. DPA 4006-TL mics were used as the main stereo pair for the orchestra, with 4011-TLs reinforcing some of the instrument sections, while the performing artists were miked with DPA miniature and headband mics.

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