Discovered by William “Count” Basie in 1982, Carmen Bradford became the featured vocalist in the legendary Count Basie Orchestra for nine years and continues singing as a guest vocalist with the Basie Orchestra to this day. She has also sung with the Doc Severinsen band, Naples Jazz Orchestra, and in various symphony pops concerts with major symphony orchestras throughout the U.S, Canada, and Europe. As a seasoned jazz vocalist, Bradford has used a wide variety of vocal mics throughout her career and discovered the Earthworks SR40V last fall. Bradford relies on the Earthworks SR40V vocal microphone to carry her remarkable vocal talents to the crowd.
“Over the years, I have used most of the popular conventional vocal microphones and they were okay,” Bradford explains, “but I have never used a microphone that performs as well as the Earthworks SR40V. When the Count Basie Band was touring Australia, we were doing shows every single night, and it is brutal when you have to sing night after night. When using the SR40V, even when I was tired, or my voice was hoarse, I didn’t have to push at all when I opened my mouth to sing. It just carried me, almost like there was another voice inside the microphone. I absolutely recommend the SR40V to other vocalists. Whenever I talk with any singer, I tell them how wonderful my experience has been using this microphone. The SR40V is awesome. It’s just great, and I love it.”
