The Canadian Olympic team and Focal: all together at 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Dean Landon (producer), Anika Paris and Roch Voisine have written the anthem song for the Canadian team at the occasion of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games which will take place in Sochi (Russia) from the 6th to the 23rd of February: « Living Out My Dreams ». Sung by Roch Voisine, this song exists also in French version « Pour l’honneur ».
The track has been recorded on SM9s. For the occasion, Dean Landon shares his experience about the Focal monitors with us:
A few years ago, I was looking for new monitors and my brother Chris had read an article regarding Focal. I was very interested in testing a couple of different models, so I called Troy Manning at RSPE and they delivered the Solo6 BE and Twin6 BE monitors. The first time I heard the monitors in my own environment, I was hooked. The SM9s were not available at the time, so I purchased a pair in early 2013. A few months ago while producing « Living Out My Dreams » in my studio (The Viber Room, Los Angeles), and composing the orchestral arrangement (later played by the Montreal Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano), it was a joy hearing everything with such clarity, warmth and punch and with the right amount of high's, mid ‘s and low’s, all without touching any of the Onboard 4-band EQ. The Cone Midrange driver is amazingly accurate, not hyped in any way, as is the Pure Beryllium Tweeter and Cone Woofer. I can listen for hours without any ear fatigue. The 2-way mode is absolutely genius. Perfect for listening at low volumes to catch any discrepancies in the recording.
When it sounds right on the SM9s, it sounds right everywhere else.
About Dean Landon
Dean Landon is a producer and a composer from United-States
ABOUT SM9
SM9 monitoring speaker is the flagship of Focal Professional. Condensed of the best Focal technologies (Beryllium inverted dome tweeter, W cone), it offers a precise stereo image, a perfect reproduction of details as well as an unrivalled dynamic and neutrality.