It was a tour whose initial dates sold out in just ten minutes. A tour which nobody thought could ever happen. But March 2013 saw the impossible become reality… and Yamaha digital mixing consoles played their full part in reuniting the classic line up of Status Quo - otherwise known as the ‘Frantic Four’ - on stage for the first time in over 30 years.

• UK
• Mar,2013

Three Yamaha CL5s Help Promote Endangered Languages At Liet International 2012 Devised a decade ago to promote contemporary artists who sing in minority languages, the Liet International song contest has grown to be the multilingual alternative to Eurovision. December 2012 saw the festival’s final held on the Iberian peninsular for the first time, with three Yamaha CL5 digital consoles taking care of all audio mixing requirements.

• Spain
• Mar,2013

With offices throughout France and ten other countries globally, GL Events is in the premier league of event service companies. Whether it be organising, producing, hosting or equipping events, the company delivers only the best to its clients, which is why it has invested in a significant consignment of 56 Yamaha DXR8 powered speakers.

• France
• Mar,2013

The helipad of an 18 storey building on a cold winter’s night is not a typical place for a cinema screening, but the launch of Virgin Media’s movies-on-demand service Virgin Movies was no typical event. The challenge of delivering high quality (and high-rise) surround sound for an outdoor showing of The Dark Knight Rises fell to Urban Audio Productions, for whom Yamaha’s StageMix iPad app was - almost literally - a lifesaver!

• London
• March, 2013

Dominating the central Italian city of Gaeta, the massive 600 year old Castello Aragonese was one of the country’s strongest fortresses. These days it is rather more welcoming and the castle has hosted an annual jazz festival for the past five years. In 2012, old met new as it played host to a Yamaha CL5 system to mix the shows.

• Gaeta, Italy
• March, 2013

Armenian symphony orchestra and choir KOHAR has enjoyed remarkable success since it was formed 15 years ago. Performing across the world, the ensemble recently returned from a series of shows in South America, at which three Yamaha CL5 digital consoles starred.

• South America
• February, 2013

Every year a different German city holds a major celebration of the momentous events of November 1989, when the process of opening the Berlin Wall - and the reunification of Germany - began. This year Munich was the host and a Yamaha CL5 system was brought in to deliver high quality audio throughout a huge area.

• Munich
• January, 2013

When Dutch composer Paul Oomen designed his new 4D Sound project, the correct technical specifications were critical to ensuring that his vision was accurately realised. Transparent sound and high quality processing were a must, which is why Yamaha technology was chosen to mix, manage and power the system.

• Amsterdam
• January, 2013

Almost as much a part of the festive season as tinsel and Christmas trees, the annual December UK tour by evergreen rockers Status Quo has this year been wryly dubbed Quofestive. With one of the very first PM5Ds still doing faultless service at front of house - and three M7CLs - the tour is enjoying a major Yamaha presence.

• UK
• December, 2012

During four days of lively discussion at this year’s SWIFT International Banking Operations Seminar, Sibos 2012, the focus of attention behind the scenes was the Dugan-MY16 Automatic Mixing Controller Card, developed by Dan Dugan Sound Design for Yamaha.

• INTEX International Exhibition Center in Osaka, Japan.
• December, 2012