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practical working period mics (almost always) and where to source them. They were very understanding that the film needed mics that did more than just "look right." I'm grateful to them for their collaboration—the entire movie was like that. I also had terrific collaboration from costumes, hair (shout-out to Carla Farmer and Lilly Frierson), and makeup (shout-out to Bill Corso), set decoration, and of course, the cast, who put up with a slew of hat mics, hair mics, and wig mics. One of my first efforts was to meet with John Warhurst, the Music and Post-Production Supervisor on Michael to discuss a game plan. I was in the UK at the time and was able to meet John for lunch at BAFTA in Soho. Nice quiet place to eat, talk, and be among filmmakers. We agreed in principal, about which portions would be live vocal record and which would be filmed to playback. We also discussed the importance of being historically accurate regarding onstage microphones, as accuracy was sought in every department (costumes, hair/ makeup, sets, etc.). There's video footage of nearly every public event in Michael Jackson's life, though not all of it well preserved. Looking at grainy video (often more than forty years old), makes for a difficult study. In some cases, I was able to identify microphone make and model by myself. If unable, I shared a screen grab and forwarded the pic to a couple of mixer friends who delved into the live sound end of the business. Eventually, I was put in touch with Michael Pettersen, who is the Historian at Shure Bros. He was incredibly helpful, even about mics not manufactured by his company. Brad Sundberg was helpful in identifying what mics were used for particular songs and specific albums in the studio settings. I was also able to contact someone from Clair Brothers, the sound reinforcement company that provided the house PA and monitors for many of Michael Jackson's tours, and I was able to get a stage plot diagram. Next was interfacing with the property department and sharing our research. We talked about where we would need Examples of two hat rigs