Saturday, May 25th, 2013
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A Midas PRO6, supplied by Britannia Row Productions in Europe and Delicate Productions in the USA, has gone out for the first time on monitors on Foo Fighters’ world tour in support of their seventh studio album, Wasting Light. The tour kicked off in Tulsa, Oklahoma in May, taking in over 60 dates across North [...]
Rising US R&B star Jason Derulo has completed a string of UK dates as part of his debut world tour, accompanied by a Midas PRO6 front of house. “I wish I’d tried the PRO6 sooner,” says FOH engineer Greg Bess, a long term Midas user with over 30 years’ experience, encompassing rockers Slayer to soul [...]
Belgium rental company Sound Inc, based in Roeselare, West Flanders has chosen a Midas PRO6 to spearhead its move into digital, becoming the second Belgian rental company to invest in a Midas large format digital console. According to Axel Nagtegaal, MD of distributor Midas Consoles Benelux, this marks a milestone in the Belgian market. “Sound [...]
A Midas PRO6 emerged the clear winner for the World Outreach Church in Murfressboro, Tennessee, US when selecting a console for its new 2,800 capacity main sanctuary. “The sound quality and navigation are unbeatable,” reports church technical director Derric West. West got to work demoing several different consoles onsite while the new sanctuary was in [...]
German rental companies, Rain Age and Go Audio Rental, have augmented their inventories with Midas PRO6 live audio systems purchased from Midas’ German distributor Mega Audio. “We have been long standing Midas fans since first using the XL200 and XL250,” says Rain Age managing director Pascal John. “We still have two H3000s on our books [...]
Sir Cliff Richard celebrated his 70th birthday in October with a week of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, complete with a swing band and Midas PRO6s for front of house and monitors. As the shows were more complex than Sir Cliff’s usual live appearances, both PRO6s were full to capacity. Engineers Mike ‘Bunny’ Warren [...]
Leading Polish rock band Riverside experienced the magic of a Midas PRO6 live audio system when they headlined the Metal Hammer 2010 Festival in Katowice, Poland alongside an array of acts including the multi-Grammy award winning Korn. Audio equipment for the entire festival was provided by Kraków-based rental company Prosound. FOH engineer Daniel Schindler first [...]
