Posts by Jason Allen
Madison Technologies to distribute Philips Professional Display Solutions
Madison Technologies, an Australian owned and operated distributor of specialised Audio-Visual solutions, is proud to announce the addition of Philips Professional Display Panels to their portfolio of world leading brands. Madison Technologies is a respected industry leader with a 28-year track record of delivering the very best smart solutions for the AV Integrator, Professional Audio…
Read MoreSydney’s Coliseum Theatre Chooses LSC Advanced Power Distribution
You’ve heard of Broadway and the West End – but have you heard of Rooty Hill? Sydney’s unlikely western suburb is now home to an extraordinary new state-of-the-art $100 million theatre space. The Coliseum has been designed to sit proudly among the best lyric theatres and concert halls in the world and is positioned to…
Read MoreWest HQ’s Sydney Coliseum Theatre Reveals World-Class Hyperreal Sound System
West HQ’s Sydney Coliseum has announced a preferred supplier partnership with Jands and L-Acoustics to deliver the world-class L-ISA Hyperreal Sound System for the $100m theatrical development, which opened 12 December 2019. The ‘hyperreal’ frontal scene sound system includes a 65-speaker system that heightens a sense of proximity and connection between artist and audience creating…
Read MoreULA Group enjoys a successful opening of their new NZ facility
ULA Group’s commitment to their clients moved to the next level with the opening of a brand new facility in Auckland which includes a showroom, warehouse space, and service centre. Intended as a space where clients can get their hands on the physical products, the open plan showroom showcases all their brands and highlights the…
Read MoreSydney Coliseum Theatre tech revealed to media
Pic: Four of the five hangs of the L-Acoustics Kara plus subs system that enable the Coliseum to run L-ISA immersive audio The $100m, 2,000 seat Sydney Coliseum Theatre was revealed today to media, after builders handed the keys to West HQ last Friday afternoon. It officially opens tomorrow with a performance by David Campbell…
Read MoreADJ for ULA Group
Pic L-R: Elation’s Chuck Green, ULA’s Con Biviano, and ADJ’s Toby Velazquez ULA Group have taken distribution of ADJ (Amercian DJ) lighting products, and used the LDI 2019 show to introduce their customers to the range. ADJ launched a large range of products at the show, including the Hydro Series IP65-rated moving head wash, and…
Read MoreGreat Scott! More from LDI 2019
by Cat Strom. This is an abridged version of the full LDI Show Report, which is only available in the December issue of CX Magazine. Subscribe now! Robe drew large crowds to their over-the-top live show. The ground-breaking ESPRITE LED profile moving light is the first in a new series of Robe luminaires that will…
Read MoreLPA Sums Up Industry
by Julius Grafton Peak employer association Live Performance Australia briefed arts industry leaders in Sydney on November 28, reporting on difficult progress with the NSW Government, and on ticket sales nationally. The live performance industry continued to drive Australia’s cultural economy in 2018 with more than 26 million attendances generating almost $2.2 billion in ticket…
Read MoreLDI 2019 – Vegas Lights Up
by Cat Strom This article is an abridged version of the full show report that will appear in the Dec/Jan issue of CX Magazine, due for publication Dec 1, 2019. Another year, another action packed few days at LDI in Las Vegas. Not so many world exclusive products and maybe less attendees than previous years,…
Read MoreShure Axient Digital Provides Flawless Coordination at the NRL Grand Final
On Sunday October 6, the Canberra Raiders squared off against the Sydney Roosters at the NRL Grand Final in front of 82,922 spectators at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, with millions more watching the broadcast. Impressive numbers – as was the 229 radio microphones active at the ground that Peter Twartz, Radio Frequency Manager for the Stadium…
Read MoreARX MSX-32 Mic Splitters run a ‘flawless’ race at the Melbourne Cup
Two ARX MSX-32 Mic/Line Splitters were recently specified by Melbourne based audio contractor Intavent to provide reliable and agile broadcast mic splits for the broadcast box at the world-renowned Flemington Racecourse. The ARX MSX-32s were required to be installed in time for the annual Spring Racing Carnival – of which the Melbourne Cup is the…
Read MoreBack to Lighting
by Julius Grafton I now remember why I got out of lighting in 1980 and switched to audio. The tedium, first in and last out, and the waiting. The dirty cables and rusty metal, hot in the sun, and continually bending shutters, coaxing gel frames, and energetically coaxing three-phase plugs into sockets. Not to mention…
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