Grammy-winning Guitarist, Engineer

“One of the coolest things about working with sound is the happy accident, the discovery of a sound that immediately sounds good in front of a microphone. When you have a V44S in your studio you can be sure that no matter where you put it, you will get a richly detailed sound with amazingly controlled bass extension. I love that I can use one mic and mismatch mic preamps to get different flavors for the stereo field. The V44S brings sounds to life which is also why I like to use it for re-recording instruments from speaker playback to create immersive audio ambient tracks for ATMOS.”

Over the past 3 decades, Dweezil has forged an eclectic career. He’s a Grammy-winning guitarist who has played over 2000 concerts all over the world. He has composed original music which was performed in 2 concerts by a 100 piece orchestra in Holland. Additionally, he composed the theme music for the Emmy winning “The Ben Stiller Show” and has acted in various roles in film and television. He also voiced the character “Ajax,” on the animated show “Duckman” and, hosted MTV as well as his own cooking show on the Food Network.

He supports music education and frequently teaches guitar. He has his own music camp called “Dweezilla” and he created online lessons as well. He has collaborated with a wide range of significant musicians such as Herbie Hancock, Brian May, Chick Corea, Edward Van Halen, and of course his father Frank Zappa.

Dweezil recently added a Vanguard V44S gen2 Stereo FET Condenser to his impressive microphone locker!