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Military Officer Killed in Jerusalem Staging Collapse, Four Arrested for Negligence

Military Officer Killed in Jerusalem Staging Collapse, Four Arrested for Negligence

JERUSALEM — The staging structure for Israel’s annual Independence Day remembrance ceremonies at Mount Herzl this week fell during military rehearsals April 18, killing an IDF officer and injuring seven other military personnel. Four involved with the staging setup were arrested for negligence. The ceremonies will proceed at the site as scheduled, with recognition for victim, Second Lt. Hila Betzaleli, 20, who was laid to rest near the site shortly after the accident occurred.

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The stage for The ACM Experience

H.A.S. Productions Provides EAW Gear for ACM-Related Event

LAS VEGAS — H.A.S. Productions provided EAW’s KF740 line array modules and SB2001 large format subwoofers for “The ACM Experience,” a three-day series of events leading up to the 47th annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards. The ACM Experience drew thousands outside the Mandalay Bay resort over a three-day span to hear J.T. Hodges, Craig Morgan, Eli Young Band, Thompson Square, John Rich and Steel Magnolia perform. The ACM Awards were staged at the nearby MGM Grand on April 1.

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Midas’ Mixtender iPad app

Midas Mixtender iPad App

Midas’ Mixtender iPad app, available now from the iTunes app store, provides wireless remote control of the PRO2 and PRO2C digital mixing systems, giving engineers the ability to access fader levels and output GEQ remotely from an iPad. The app will also be available for the Midas PRO Series and XL8 digital systems upon the release of v2.0 software, which the company calls “imminent.”

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Kevin Madden

Kevin Madden Named National Sales Director for myMix

EDINA, MN — Movek LLC, manufacturer and distributor of myMix personal monitoring systems, has named Kevin Madden national sales director. Prior to Movek/myMix, Madden served as the US distributor for Innovason consoles and, prior to that, he spent several years in sales, product or marketing management positions as well as technical positions at CAD/Omnitronics, AKG Acoustics and JBL Professional.

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Rick Naqvi of PreSonus with co-founder Jim Odom

PreSonuSphere 2012 Set for Sept. 28-29, 2012

BATON ROUGE, LA — PreSonus’ second annual user conference, PreSonuSphere 2012, is set to take place Sept. 28-29, 2012 at the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge.  The event features seminars with tips and techniques for using PreSonus’ StudioLive-series mixers and Studio One 2 DAW. Some of the topics covered will be repeated both days so that one-day attendees won’t miss out.

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V4.7 Software for Studer Vista Consoles

The latest software release for Harman’s Studer Vista digital consoles brings 30-band graphic EQ functionality to all channels on the desk, whether they are inputs, buses or outputs, in addition to the existing full 4-band parametric equalization. Users assign and select the graphic EQ via the Vistonics touch screen, and the control of the frequency bands is then placed on the channel faders, or via the rotary controls in the Vistonics section.

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Revolution photo by Steve Parke

Prince Band Members Stage Benefit for American Heart Association

MINNEAPOLIS — Prince’s band, The Revolution, which marked the one-year anniversary of drummer “Bobby Z” Rivkin’s survival of a near-fatal heart attack with a performance in February, also using the occasion to raise awareness and money for MyPurpleHeart.org and the American Heart Organization. The event, which drew 1,500 to First Avenue in Minneapolis, was also supported by longtime crew members including FOH engineer Rob “Cubby” Colby, who mixed the benefit show on a DiGiCo SD7.

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