Posts by Jason Allen
Soundcorp ends retail sales – Focuses On B2B And Integration
As part of the acquisition of Soundcorp and Rutledge AV by American AV giant Diversified, Soundcorp are restructuring their core business model. Soundcorp is discontinuing the retail side of their business and has closed their beautifully appointed shop in South Melbourne as of Friday 9 August 2019. They will also be closing their online business…
Read MoreQSC Consolidates Distribution in Australia with TAG
QSC have announced that TAG will distribute its Live Sound and Systems solutions in Australia, effective August 7, 2019. As a leading full-line supplier of professional audio equipment, TAG will stand as the single, strategic distribution partner for Australia, offering a complete portfolio of award-winning loudspeakers, digital mixers, power amplifiers, audio processors, and software-based audio,…
Read MoreQSC Professional Distribution to leave Jands
Eighteen months after being appointed the QSC Pro Distributor for Australia, Marcus Winkler, Managing Director QSC EMEA GmbH, has given Jands a 30 day “no fault” notice of termination. Jands originally agreed to take on the distribution in 2018, following an approach by QSC stating they were looking for an improvement in their Pro business…
Read MorePAVT ransomware attack – check your Remote Desktop access!
PAVT, distributors of EAW, ClearOne, and Symetrix among others, were hit this week by a ransomware attack on one of their servers. While this represented at worst an inconvenience for PAVT as they restored from a back-up, they have taken this opportunity to issue a PSA to warn others of the potential vulnerabilities in their…
Read MoreSupport Act Wellbeing Helpline – 1800 959 500
You are no doubt aware that people in the music and creative industries experience symptoms of moderate to severe anxiety and depression at rates that can be 5-10 times higher than the general population. You would also be aware that maintaining good mental health is a great way to increase productivity and help maximise the…
Read MoreWICKED performance by Acme Lighting
The Broadway smash hit musical WICKED landed at HOTA (Home of The Arts) last month for a strictly limited season. The sold out production of the Stephen Schwarthz musical, directed by Tim Hill, was brought to the Gold Coast by Matt Ward Entertainment. Krank’d Audio Visual Productions were engaged to provide dynamic lighting design and production…
Read MoreEAW in SA with AALT – Radius Line Array Rocks Adelaide
EAW’s newest line array, Radius, has landed in Adelaide and is in the hands of proud owners Australian Audio & Lighting Technology (AALT). With a full-sized concert system of RSX208L array elements supplemented by RSX218 dual 18” subwoofers, AALT are ready to deliver the advantages of Radius’s intuitive set-up, rigging, optimisation, and control to their…
Read MoreRiverside Theatre Invests in Robe
Pic: Josh Stringer and Mike Brew of Riverside Theatre Riverside Theatres is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Parramatta CBD in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Opened in 1988, its various venues include the 761-seat proscenium arch Riverside Theatre, the 213 capacity Lennox Theatre, and the Raffety’s Theatre which can accommodate an audience of 88. In the…
Read MoreItalian powerhouse emerges – New phase for dBTechnologies
Pic: NAS’s Shane Bailey and Stage & Audio’s Tim Buchholz at the dBTechnologies launch by Julius Grafton dBTechnologies have been around for decades but over the last five years have really hit their stride. Recently they were joined with EAW, RCF, and DPA, and say these brands will remain independent businesses that share technology. With…
Read MoreAdamson installed at the MCEC, brings in the big guns for Hillsong
by Jason Allen Dramatically increasing its attractiveness for concert production, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre has invested in an Adamson S10 line array system, complemented by E119 subwoofers, and CS7p dual 7” loudspeakers for infill; the world’s first powered, Milan-ready dipole loudspeaker with network redundancy. Completing the package are lab.gruppen amps with Lake processing.…
Read MoreNightlife Music to soundtrack the Australian pavilion World Expo 2020 Dubai
Nightlife Music has been announced as the music content technology partner for the Australian Pavilion at World Expo 2020 in Dubai. Founder Mark Brownlee said working closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and its other Expo affiliates, Nightlife will be the link between the creatives being spotlighted and the 2.5 million visitors…
Read MoreThe Empire Strips Back in America
Photos by Peter Rubie Hugely successful Australian burlesque Star Wars parody “The Empire Strips Back” has just completed its most extensive North American tour to date, also visiting Canada for the first time, complete with a suitably boisterous lightshow designed by Peter Rubie, featuring 30 x Robe Spiider LED wash beams as the core moving…
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