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Korn Drummer, Keyboard Player Touring with Aviom Personal Mixers

LOS ANGELES – Korn drummer Ray Luzier (pictured here) had been using an Aviom personal mixer on tour for the past couple of years. In 2013, when the band set out on tour after the release of their new album, The Paradigm Shift, keyboardist Zac Baird also started bringing an Aviom personal mixer along for the band’s gigs. Although a recent festival gig in Mexico was canceled, Luzier and Baird will be using the gear as the band’s 2014 tour continues.

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Concert Structure Falls in Malta, Four Crew Members Injured

TA’ QALI, Malta — The lighting support structure for a concert version of the Maltese rock opera Gensna fell at 10:50 a.m. on March 17 and injured four crew members. One of the workers, Emanuel Ronayne, 48, received life-threatening injuries to the chest; the other injuries were not life-threatening. The accident occurred at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre here. Of the four crew members injured, Ronayne and one other were hospitalized; the two others were reportedly treated on site for bruises and shock.

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For Saint Louis University’s recently-opened Center for Global Citizenship, TSI Technology Solutions installed a Bose RoomMatch system.

Saint Louis University Installs Bose RoomMatch System

ST. LOUIS, MO – For Saint Louis University’s recently-opened Center for Global Citizenship, TSI Technology Solutions, a division of TSI Global, assembled a system consisting of six RoomMatch loudspeakers (three RM9020 and three RM9010 modules) and two RMS215 subwoofers, all powered by three Bose PowerMatch PM8500N amplifiers.

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Yamaha QL5

Yamaha Launches QL Digital Consoles at PL+S

FRANKFURT, Germany — The Yamaha CL Series of digital consoles, widely credited with raising the bar in live digital mixing, were launched in Frankfurt in 2012. At ProLight+Sound 2014, Yamaha launched the QL Series (the QL5 is pictured here). The new consoles inherit such CL features such as all-in-one mixing, processing, and routing capability, but are targeted for small to medium scale live tour sound, house of worship installations, corporate AV and speech applications.

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DiGiCo Announces 2014 Masters Series Tour Dates. Pictured here, a previous session at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), which was attended by a number of production people from Cirque du Soleil, among others

DiGiCo Announces 2014 Masters Series Tour Dates

ATLANTA — DiGiCo announced its 2014 Master Series tour schedule. The company will host hands-on training sessions in Atlanta (March 19 and 20), St. Louis (April 22 and 23), Chicago (April 29 and 30), Phoenix (May 13 and 14) and Denver (May 20 and 21). Additional cities and dates will be announced soon. Pictured here are participants at a recent Master Series event held at UNLV in Las Vegas.

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Wichita State University Arena Installs Danley Horns and Subs

Wichita State University Arena Installs Danley Horns and Subs

WICHITA, KS — Along with a new Daktronics center-hung video board, Wichita State University’s 10,500-seat Charles Koch Arena, home of the Shockers basketball and volleyball teams, installed 24 Danley Sound Labs Synergy Horn loudspeakers and four Tapped Horn subwoofers. The new gear is configured in eight clusters that encircle the top ring of the new center-hung video board. Each cluster includes a SH-96, SH-64, and SM-80, with the four TH-118 subwoofers providing low end support.

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The NFL hired Clearwing to support Super Bowl Week and other events staged in the NYC area. Pictured here, The Bacon Brothers on NYC's Super Bowl Boulevard stage featuring Clearwing's L-Acoustics KARA and KIVA enclosures

Clearwing Supports Super Bowl-Related Events with L-Acoustics Gear

NEW YORK — For NFL Super Bowl-related events including the Super Bowl Tailgate Party (held at the old Meadowlands Racetrack), NFL On Location Super Bowl Club (at the Izod Center before the game) and the Super Bowl Boulevard extravaganza (Broadway between 34th and 47th Streets in the days prior to the big game), Clearwing Productions provided L-Acoustics KARA and KIVA systems. Pictured here, the Bacon Brothers’ performance during Super Bowl Week.

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Suspect in Police Chase Plows Into SXSW Crowd; Three Killed, 22 Injured

AUSTIN — A 21-year-old suspect evading a DUI checkpoint led police on a high-speed chase that ended when the Honda Civic he was driving crashed barricades set up for the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival near the Mohawk club at Red River Street and 10th Street in Austin. Dozens of bystanders were hit by the speeding vehicle, which also narrowly missed a police car and officer. Three died.

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Midas PRO X

Midas Announces 144-Channel PRO X Console

FRANKFURT, Germany —  On the eve of the 2014 Musikmesse/Prolight+Sound show, Midas has announced its new flagship PRO X touring console, which builds on the legacy of its PRO3, PRO6 and PRO9 digital mixers. Its powerful Neutron DSP engine is capable of up to 800 audio channels, which can be routed on a point-to-point basis, and that routing can be changed, even on individual automation scenes. MAP pricing is expected to be $41,999 when it ships in late 2014.

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