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Derek Smalls: Stinkin’ Up The Great Indoors With Yamaha

Famed for his struggles with stage props, attempts to smuggle vegetables through airport security and a Big Bottom, former Spinal Tap bass guitarist Derek Smalls recently delighted fans by inviting them to ‘rock til you sit’ at Lukewarm Water Live, a one date tour of the US West Coast. Increasing age may have brought Derek a subtle change of hair colour but, with a Yamaha RIVAGE PM7 digital mixing system on monitors, he delivered the full majesty of rock.

Yamaha RIVAGE PM Mixing Consoles Shine for Thunder Audio at Detroit Jazz Festival

Thunder Audio Inc., now in its 40th year of business, is one of the largest audio production companies in the U.S., handling a diverse annual workload of corporate events, national touring concert acts, local and national live productions and festivals. To handle the demanding and diverse needs of each event, the company has found its new audio mixing standard: the Yamaha RIVAGE PM7 digital mixing console.

Yamaha RIVAGE PM10 playing key role in Urinetown

For a period of just over three weeks, Singaporeans were given the opportunity of an insight into a strange, dystopian world: “Urinetown.” In case your eyebrows just went up because you haven’t heard of it before despite it having won several awards including three Tonys and even more nominations, and despite it nearing its 20th anniversary since debuting in New York City, fret not, yours truly was as surprised -- and curious.

City Church Ready for the Future with Yamaha QL5 Digital Mixing Console

The City Church, a growing non-denominational Christian ministry based in San Diego, emphasizes sound quality and performance. That was clear to Jason Arguello the first time he pulled up to the church where he would soon be the sound engineer.

Yamaha RIVAGE Mixing Consoles Shine for Thunder Audio at Detroit Jazz Festival

Thunder Audio Inc., now in its 40th year of business, is one of the largest audio production companies in the U.S., handling a diverse annual workload of corporate events, national touring concert acts, local and national live productions and festivals.

Northwest University Expands with Yamaha CL5 Mixing Console

From managing the audio production for weekly chapel services throughout the school year, to mixing multiple live bands to educating aspiring engineers training for careers in live sound, Greg Hearns has his hands full at the Chapel Auditorium at Northwest University.

First Christian Church Handles Worship and Community Events with New NEXO System

The term "multi-use venue" is common among houses of worship and a perfect example is First Christian Church (FCC) in Kernersville, North Carolina, more accurately described as a "gymatorium" by worship pastor Drew Grounds.

Montgomery Performing Arts Centre Upgrades with Yamaha RIVAGE PM7 and CL5 Mixing Consoles

The Montgomery Performing Arts Centre (MPAC) now has an audio mixing workflow worthy of the theater's sonic characteristics, with the recent additions of Yamaha RIVAGE PM7 and CL5 digital consoles.

Arxiduc Audio Invests In Yamaha RIVAGE PM10

Arxiduc Audio Co. Ltd. was established in Yokohama, Japan, in 2013 to serve the PA and sound reinforcement market. The company maintains a fleet of Yamaha mixing consoles, including CL and QL series models, and in 2016 acquired Yamaha’s flagship RIVAGE PM10 Digital Mixing System with a CS-R10-S control surface. A year later, a CS-R10 control surface was added to handle larger applications, giving Arxiduc Audio the flexibility of operating two RIVAGE PM10 configurations. We asked chief engineer Hiroaki Otsubo and technical support engineer Osamu Sato about their decision to adopt the RIVAGE PM10, and how they like it.

Wine, Wireless and Song: Eleven Yamaha Digital Mixing Systems Ensure ‘Once A Generation’ Swiss Spectacular Enjoys A Vintage Year

Approximately every 20 years, the ‘once in a generation’ Fête des Vignerons takes over the Swiss town of Vevey for a month in July and August. Featuring 6,400 performers, musicians and singers, 2,000 lighting fixtures, 612 loudspeakers and over 300 channels of wireless microphones, 11 Yamaha digital mixing systems were needed for the centrepiece production of the 2019 event.