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Plotting and Fixture Selection on a Budget
HOW TO Plotting and Fixture Selection on a Budget by John O’Brien. Got a gig to light and want to make the most of it? Where to start? Like the rest of life, you will have parameters to work within. The biggest limiting factor will usually be your budget. A multi-universe rig of the latest…
Read MoreRuel
ROADSKILLS Ruel by Cat Strom. Photos by Troy Constable In 2017 he caught the attention of Grammy-nominated Khalid, who invited him on the road as main support on his Australian/New Zealand tour, and the legendary Elton John proclaimed on his Beats1 radio show that he had the “most amazing voice that I’ve ever heard from…
Read MoreOptical Audio Deliver Big Event Safety
COMMUNICATIONS Optical Audio Deliver Big Event Safety by Jason Allen. Optical Audio, large scale communications and audio specialists, keep Melbourne’s major public events safe and running smoothly with comms gear from Clear-Com. From Australia Day, to the St Kilda Festival, through the Midsumma Festival Pride March, White Night Melbourne and the recent White Night Geelong,…
Read MoreHow Huddle Spaces Have Changed Communications
COMMUNICATIONS How Huddle Spaces Have Changed Communications Technology by avt’s Head of Strategic Partnerships & Innovation, Graham Barrett. Business has changed and collaboration is now King. What used to be an environment of closed offices and cubicles is now an open space with many huddle rooms and meeting spaces. This change has driven the need…
Read MoreAmy Shark
ROADSKILLS Amy Shark by Cat Strom. Photos by Chloe Snaith Since her breakout single Adore went viral just over a year ago, Amy Shark’s ascent from relative obscurity to widespread adoration has been a rapid one. Amy’s Love Monster tour commenced on 24 August in Adelaide, finishing on 8 September in her home town of…
Read MoreMDG ATMe Haze Generator
ROAD TEST MDG ATMe Haze Generator by Jason Rooney and Tim Hall. Jason Rooney’s review – Director, Eventcraft Eventcraft is an events and audio visual installation company based in Melbourne. They specialise in production management and installation for some of Victoria’s most iconic venues, including The Espy, 170 Russell, and the Prince Bandroom. Jason Rooney has…
Read MoreColour Sound flows with Tash Sultana
NEWS Colour Sound flows with Tash Sultana Colour Sound Experiment – working via production company Bigabox – supplied lighting, video and rigging equipment plus crew to the recent Tash Sultana UK and European tour. The talented Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist – who can play 20 instruments – is wowing fans worldwide with debut album ‘Flow…
Read MoreWacken Rocks With Riedel
COMMUNICATIONS Wacken Rocks With Riedel When tens of thousands of heavy metal fans descend upon the small town of Wacken, Germany, for the Wacken Open Air festival held at the height of summer every year, organisers are ready, having deployed a comprehensive communications solution built on Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital…
Read MoreListen Here – Five Reasons For, Five Against
Listen Here Five Reasons For, Five Against by Andy Stewart. Some musicians just want to mix their own music. Are they crazy, are they kidding? Well, yes and no. But hang on a sec: nearly every engineer and producer I know started their career doing precisely this (myself included). So who’s crazier: the amateur or…
Read MoreFrom Projector to Plate – Encore Serve up a Sensory Feast
Projection From Projector to Plate – Encore Serve up a Sensory Feast Photo Credits: EventPix Encore Event Technologies invited corporate clients to ‘Experience Encore’, an evening of great food, wine and entertainment on Monday 10 September at the National Art School in Sydney’s Darlinghurst. Upon arrival, guests met in the courtyard of the Cell Block…
Read MoreIntegrate did not breach your data
Integrate event manager Soren Norgaard has cautioned that offers by external firms selling details of over 7,000 visitors to Integrate Expo in Australia are a hoax. “We would under no circumstance share this data, so it must be a hoax! There seems to be an increasing number of third-party providers claiming they have the data…
Read MoreChoosing the Best Projector
PROJECTION Choosing the Best Projector Mark Wadsworth, International Marketing Manager at Digital Projection, offers advice on choosing the best projector. For over 20 years, Digital Projection has delivered incredibly bright, detailed and colour-correct imagery to some of the most prestigious learning institutions in the world. From illuminating a 12-metre screen with lecture material regarding rainforest…
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