Indiana Now Requiring Stage Structure Inspections, Emergency Plans INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fire Pre-vention and Building Safety Commission unanimously approved new regulations on temporary staging May 2 that went into ef-fect May 3. The regulations, which followed the April 12 release of two state-commis-sioned reports on the deadly staging col-lapse at the Indiana State Fair last summer, mandate engineer-approved rigging plans and detailed emergency plans. Although the new rules let smaller event organizers bypass the regulations by keep-ing fans away from the stage — the distance for this “bufer zone” would be the height of the rigging, plus eight feet — larger opera-tors are not taking any chances. One of fve stages set up to entertain racing fans at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) during the Indianapolis 500 in late May was quickly replaced on short notice after safety inspectors deemed it non-compliant. The privately-built stage lacked the required technical documentation showing how the structure would be able to support the weight of gear it was loaded with in high winds. A near-riot in Bufalo, NY further illus-trated the risks that event organizers face even if they do cancel an event in bad weather. An unruly crowd damaged fold-ing chairs when they threw them at the stage in frustration after Eric Church’s ap-pearance at WYRK’s Taste of Country festi-val was called of due to worsening weath-er on June 1. Organizers, who cancelled the event for fear that high winds might destabilize the stage structure, are now working out the details of a makeup show, which would be free to anyone still holding a valid ticket to the original event. PEOPLE. PRODUCTION. GEAR. GIGS. JUNE 2012 Vol. 10 No.09 Rammstein Brings the Full Package Stadium and Arena Installation Showcase Industr y Veterans For m Zeehi, New Technology Solutions Company BOULDER, CO — Danny Abelson, a former U.S. partner and distributor for Turbosound, announced the formation of Zeehi LLC, a new company formed to de-velop solutions to improve the workfow of entertainment production profession-als. Zeehi’s management includes other industry veterans with experience in au-dio and lighting product design, produc-tion management and fxed installations. Zeehi’s frst entertainment technology solution, CueCast, will debut this summer. “We have spent the last year inter-viewing production personnel on mul-tiple continents to identify the challenges faced by today’s professionals,” Abelson said. “Our company was formed to create solutions to many of these challenges, based on a genuine understanding of en-tertainment production.” The Zeehi team, Abelson added, “in-cludes some of the top professionals in the industry: designers, builders and/ or high-profile users of professional en-tertainment products. We’re leverag-ing that industry knowledge, and have brought on board some of the most experienced software developers any-where, in the interest of helping the user community.” continued on page 5 Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy Assuring even coverage across ven-ues with thousands of seats — some-times more than a hundred thousand — is not an easy task. Here is a sampling of audio installation projects at stadi-ums and arenas around the world. For more, turn to page 46. When heavy metal rock band Rammstein opted to visit North America this year, they decided against traveling light. Their Made In Germany tour is arriving with the band’s entire production — including a full 120-box L-Acoustics rig. Everything was assembled and tested before it was packed into sea containers for the three-week ocean voyage. For the full story, turn to page 38. InfoComm Preview 28 New gear from Cadac, Clear-Com, Crown, d&b, EAW, Furman, Galaxy, Grundorf, Lectrosonics, Line 6, Nexo, Outline, Powersoft and PreSonus. Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Honor Goes to Charlie Hernandez By Kevin M. Mitchell Buyers Guide Charlie Hernandez “Are you sure you have the right guy?” re-plied a stunned Charlie Hernandez upon get-ting the call from Par-nelli Awards executive producer Terry Lowe and executive director Patrick Stansfeld. The Parnelli Board of Advisors has announced that Hernandez, pro-duction manager and founder of the nonproft charity organization, Just a Bunch of Roadies, will receive the live event industry’s highest honor, the Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award, Oct. 20 at a gala dinner in Las Vegas. “Charlie has an amazing career that has in-fuenced all who have had the pleasure of work-ing with him,” says Lowe, also publisher of FOH . continued on page 6 44 Acoustics, Mackie, Meyer, QSC, Renkus-Heinz, TOA and Yorkville Sound. Curved arrays from Clair, D.A.S., JBL, L-www.ProAudioSpace.com/join
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