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ATMORE, AL — The “Gang of Outlaws” tour stop at the Wind Creek Casino and Amphitheater set for June 9 was cancelled due to stage safety concerns. The tour’s headliners include ZZ Top, 3 Doors Down and Gretchen Wilson. Roland Castillo of IATSE 134 San Jose, head rigger on the ZZ Top tour, was credited for canceling the show, according to a posting on the website for the Event Safety Alliance (eventsafetyalliance.org).

TORONTO — Staging elements for a June 16 Radiohead concert at Downsview Park partially collapsed, with falling structural elements pinning and killing drum tech Scott Johnson, 33, at the scene. Another crew member was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening head injury, and two others were treated at the scene.

WOODINVILLE, W — Mackie noted recently that its DL1608 Digital Live Sound Mixer with iPad Control, unveiled earlier this year, will soon be available, and for anyone seeking more information on the product, they can turn to the company’s latest episode in its DL1608 video podcast series.

LAS VEGAS —  Sennheiser’s distributed brand, K-array, is expanded with the company’s launch of several new product lines, including Redline, Kobra, Python and the KMT Series.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Fair Commission held a memorial June 14 for the seven people killed by the staging collapse on Aug. 13, 2011. They also unveiled a plaque near the entrance to the fair’s grandstand listing the names of the victims.

LAS VEGAS – Music Group announced the formation of a global Professional Division that brings together the company’s Midas, Klark Teknik and recently-acquired Turbosound brands. The company also recently named Philip Hart vice president of the Pro Division.

BOTHELL, WA — The OCA Alliance announced the completion of the OCA 1.0 specification, marking a significant milestone in its drive to create a standardized control and monitoring architecture for professional AV networks.