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State of Indiana Plans to Fight Indemnification Reversal Favoring Mid-America Sound

State of Indiana Plans to Fight Indemnification Reversal Favoring Mid-America Sound

INDIANAPOLIS — On March 30, 2015, a 2-1 Indiana Court of Appeals decision ruled in Mid-America Sound’s favor on the legitimacy of its indemnity clause in the contract to provide the staging structure that collapsed in high winds Aug. 13, 2011, killing seven. That appellate court decision reversed a summary judgment from one year earlier, which ruled that the indemnity clause, dismissed by the State Fair Commission as “boilerplate” verbiage, could not shield the staging provider from financial liability.

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Vi5000

Soundcraft, Shure Digital Wireless Systems Working Together

FRANKFURT, Germany – Harman’s Soundcraft and Shure recently announced a new collaboration that enables native monitoring and control of select Shure wireless systems on Soundcraft Vi Series digital console. The initial implementation was featured at Prolight + Sound, where the new Soundcraft Vi5000 (pictured here) and Vi7000 Digital Mixing Consoles support Shure’s ULX-D and QLX-D Digital Wireless Systems.

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Solid State Logic SSL Live L500 Plus

Solid State Logic SSL Live L500 Plus, SSL Live V3 Software

OXFORD, ENGLAND — Solid State Logic noted a significant boost in the functionality of its SSL Live console series with the company’s new L500 Plus model. The company noted that the SSL Live L500 Plus will be powered by its new V3 software release. SSL Live V3 is due for public release in May 2015 and will become standard on all new consoles, the company added.

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David Cunningham to Receive Parnelli Visionary Honor

David Cunningham to Receive 2015 Parnelli Visionary Honor

LAS VEGAS — The governing body of the Parnelli Awards announces that David Cunningham will be the 2015 recipient of the Parnelli Visionary Award for his outstanding career and scores of innovations in lighting. “David is a true innovator, and has continually generated important breakthroughs,” says Parnelli Awards producer and FRONT of HOUSE/PLSN publisher Terry Lowe. “In addition to being one of the most brilliant members of our community, he’s also one of the most interesting, and we look forward to honoring him at the show.”

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Sound Designer Russ Haynes at CDT’s new DiGiCo SD9T (c) Jay Reilly

DiGiCo SD9T Installed at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres

CHANHASSEN, MN — The Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (CDT) in suburban Minneapolis is the largest professional dinner theatre company in the United States and a gem for musical-theatre enthusiasts. Home to many national and global premiere performances, CDT focuses on musical theatre and comedy shows as its mainstays, and has been the launching pad for a number of notable careers for actors, including Ron Perlman, Loni Anderson, Linda Kelsey, Don Amendolia, Grant Norman, Amy Adams and Laura Osnes.

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