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Engineer Steps Into Action On Yamaha CL5 During Montreal Jazz Festival

21.7.2015

The 36th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal took place June 26-July 5 and once again, turned the city into the epicenter of jazz welcoming thousands of the world’s greatest artists into one 10-day musical celebration with more than 600 concerts. Solotech of Montreal was, once again, the official sound provider of the Festival. Over 25 Yamaha consoles, from CL, QL to PM5D and M7CLs were used for the festival, many of which are Solotech-owned, ad some were provided to Solotech by the Yamaha Professional Audio Division’s commercial audio products team.

Yamaha Taps Into The UK’s Biggest Dance Event

2.7.2015

24,000 aspiring, amateur and professional dancers attended the 10th anniversary of Move It - billed as the UK’s biggest dance event - in mid-February at Olympia London. With high profile artists performing on the event’s main stage, a Yamaha CL5 digital console with Dan Dugan automixing ensured that every beat and step were heard loud and clear.

Yamaha Receives Australia's Good Design Award for Relit LSX-70 Portable Lighting/Audio System

22.6.2015

Yamaha's Relit Series continues to capture the attention of design influencers worldwide by receiving the coveted Good Design Award in Australia for Product Design: Consumer Electronics, and the award ceremony named as "the Good Design Awards Gala Night" was held on May 29 in Sydney, Australia.

Leading Spanish Composer/Producer Chooses Yamaha Nuage

22.6.2015

Lorenzo Cortés is one of Spain’s highest profile composers and producers, with a career of over 20 years of music production for television, radio and the internet. For his newly-upgraded studio, he wanted a production system that would allow him to focus exclusively on the creative process. Yamaha Nuage was the answer.

Yamaha Assists Artisans At Metamorfosi

15.6.2015

“Our purpose is to spread a new culture, where art becomes life and life becomes art,” is the promotional tagline for Metamorfosi, a stylish new bar in the Italian city of Fondi, where a Yamaha CIS installation is helping to inspire and entertain the city’s new generation of artisans.

Yamaha’s ‘Mini’ CL1 Delivers Maxi Sound For Dutch Variety Duo

10.6.2015

More than a decade after much-loved Dutch duo Karel de Rooij and Peter de Jong stopped performing their comedy act Mini en Maxi, public demand for their unique brand of humour was so great that they agreed to perform as Mini en Maxi again at Koningklijke Schouwburg (Royal Theatre) in Den Haag for a run of shows from April through to June. A Yamaha CL1 digital mixing system has helped to bring the act right up to date.

Chakor Sound purchases Yamaha QL5

2.6.2015

Mumbai-based live events specialist Chakor Sound has recently added a new 64-channel Yamaha QL5 digital console to its inventory. Purchased through Dev Electronics, the console was chosen based on ‘reliability, superior sound quality, its friendly user interface and quick set up times'.

Staging Connections put CL and R-series into action for Adelaide’s V8 Supercar races

15.5.2015

Held over four days from 26 February to 1 March 2015, the Clipsal 500 is a massive V8 Supercar street race that brings over 285,000 people through its gates. Run on a 3.7 km long circuit through Adelaide’s beautiful East Parklands, the Clipsal 500 is a multiple award-winning event, attracting a huge audience both at the track and via broadcast. Staging Connections’ Adelaide team has been proudly involved with the race since it was first run in 1999, and in 2015, radically upgraded their production infrastructure to make this year’s race the most technically sophisticated on the circuit.

The PA People installs MTX-series AV solution for The Japan Foundation’s new Sydney facility

14.5.2015

The Japan Foundation recently moved its office to a new Sydney location, requiring an audio visual fit-out for the new space. The multi-room AV fit-out - provided by Sydney’s The PA People - includes a conference room, gallery, library and three meeting rooms.

Yamaha Is At The Heart Of Cairate Community

11.5.2015

Named after a local Jesuit who was a former director of Vatican Radio, Cine Teatro Padre Giacomo Martegani is a community venue in the Italian commune of Cairate, Lombardy. A recent refurbishment has included the installation of a complete Yamaha audio system.