Sennheiser Digital 6000 Wireless System Dominates Halftime Performances During Super Bowl LVI

	While the technical and RF planning for the Super Bowl begins months in advance and is dependent on available frequency bands, Trenda and PWS do their best to accommodate the performers with their equipment preferences.

While the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals faced off in Super Bowl LVI at Los Angeles' new $5.5 Billion SoFi Stadium on February 13, a significant draw for fans in the stadium and millions of viewers around the world was the historic halftime performance, which featured the biggest names in rap and hip-hop. Five out of six acts -- including 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, and Eminem -- delivered performances using Sennheiser's Digital 6000 wireless system.

This year's Super Bowl Weekend kicked off with several high-profile events in Los Angeles, notably the Bud Light Super Bowl LVI Music Fest at the Crypto.com Arena on Friday and a private party at The Grove shopping center in West Hollywood on Saturday for VIP broadcast executives. Both pre-Super Bowl events saw mega country star Blake Shelton performing at the top of his game using Sennheiser's Digital 6000 Wireless System. Shelton, who was also joined on stage by his wife and L.A. native Gwen Stefani for a duet performance, has used Sennheiser microphones exclusively in his live performances for well over a decade.

The contest between the Rams and Bengals was the climax of a spectacular football season. The star-studded Super Bowl LVI halftime show, which was unprecedented in scale, talent, and technical complexity, was also a significant draw. Featuring rap and hip-hop based performances by 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Eminem and Snoop Dogg, the show lasted 14:40 electrifying minutes with five out of six artists depending on Sennheiser's Digital 6000 wireless microphone system for flawless audio.

Gary Trenda, Lead RF technician for Professional Wireless Systems (PWS), worked with his team to deliver wireless audio for the entirety of Super Bowl LVI, including "The Star-Spangled Banner," "America, the Beautiful," the on-field referee microphones, the post-game, and the entire half-time show. "Of all the things our team is involved in, the half-time show is by far the most complex, and this is where the Sennheiser Digital 6000 series was used."

While the technical and RF planning for the Super Bowl begins months in advance and is dependent on available frequency bands, Trenda and PWS do their best to accommodate the performers with their equipment preferences. "And as the artists request the different microphone systems, we say, 'OK, if you bring in a Sennheiser Digital 6000 microphone, we have a specific frequency range available for it,' this year we had Sennheiser allocated in the 600MHz range."

The halftime performances saw the vast majority of artists using Sennheiser: "Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent were all on the Sennheiser Digital 6000, using SKM 6000 transmitters coupled with MD 9235 capsules," Trenda states.

With hundreds of frequencies routinely in use at such a high-profile event, Trenda and his team must make important decisions to attain the best possible performance in challenging conditions: "Very often you will see a fluctuation in the RF level, and with various systems turning on and off throughout the stadium you see a change in background noise level. In these cases, we find the Digital 6000 gives us excellent reliability in such a congested environment."