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How do SGM fixtures keep themselves dry internally?
How do SGM fixtures keep themselves dry internally? Proudly presented by If you’ve been to a pro lighting tradeshow in the last few years, you will have seen the brutal punishment that SGM dish out to their IP65 rated fixtures to prove how serious they are about weather proofing – sitting in ponds with…
Read MoreThe DMA’s
Roadskills The DMA’s By Cat Strom. Photos: David Youdell and BCS imaging The DMA’s do not disappoint on their long awaited Australian tour With a sound and style heavily influenced by ’90s Britpop, it’s no surprise that Australian band The DMA’s are a big hit in the UK. Having just finished a 24-date run there,…
Read MoreOamaru goes up in flames: Fire and Steam 2018
SFX excesses in Oamaru Oamaru goes up in flames: Fire and Steam 2018 By Jenny Barrett. Fire and Steam, the opening night of the largest and longest running steampunk festival in the Southern Hemisphere provides Southern Lights with the opportunity to light up the town’s Victorian architecture, invoking all the fire, smoke, bubbles, sparks and…
Read MoreVale Jeremy Collins
By Graham Eales. Jeremy Collins started as a lighting designer and theatre technician in NZ after completing a history degree. He worked primarily at the Mercury Theatre and on large musicals and operas. He travelled to the UK with a British Council grant to learn more about lighting design. In the early 80’s when…
Read MoreSafe Data at Live Events
Data Storage Safe Data at Live Events By Simon Byrne. Data storage plays a huge part in live events in this modern world. From digital audio desks to processors, lighting control, recorders, video processing, and display. In some way they all use templates, media, and complex configurations that are stored digitally. This brings enormous power…
Read MoreHow To Add Third Party Dante Devices into Symetrix Systems
How To How to: Add Third Party Dante Devices into Symetrix Systems Proudly presented by The purpose of this ‘How To’ guide is to provide instruction on how to add third-party Dante devices to the User Library of Symetrix Composer, leveraging the industry leading native integration of Dante and AES67 technology from Audinate.…
Read MoreNew Distribution News
News New Distribution News Show Technology is pleased to announce that they have been appointed distributor for Swedish-based StageSmarts AB’s smartPDU intelligent power distribution system, which received a PLASA Award for Innovation in 2017. “We are very excited to add StageSmarts to our family of premium lighting and video solutions,” commented Emmanuel Ziino, Managing Director…
Read MoreLSC Lighting Systems Clarity LX600
Road Test LSC Lighting Systems Clarity LX600 By Grant Watson. Grant Watson is the lighting director and lighting designer at Strauss Productions. He has been in the industry since 1972, working also as a director of photography. Strauss Productions have been extensively involved with lighting for broadcast reality television, including work on The Voice, My…
Read MoreHelpmann Awards step-change. David Atkins takes charge
Julius Grafton puts on the suit. It was a different Helpmann Awards for 2018, with a two night split trimming the main Capitol Theatre awards night show into a more manageable performance for ABC TV. CX walked the red carpet, assiduously ignored by the media pack who were all over Esther Hannaford (Best female actor…
Read MoreCancellation pay. Law or best practice?
A reader posted this question: “Do you know of any legal obligation there is to pay casual staff if they have a shift cancelled?” Their scenario: they were were booked by another production company to supply 8 x loaders for a load in and load out at a Racecourse for a show. Pretty simple. Morning…
Read MoreHooked on Power – Twenty years of keeping quiet pays off
New Zealand powerhouse spreads it wings Hooked on Power – Twenty years of keeping quiet pays off By Jenny Barrett. Hooked on Power provide power generators, air conditioning and lighting towers to the film and live entertainment industries. Not just any kind of generator, aircon unit or lighting rig. These are designed and purpose built for…
Read MoreJands NZ Rebrands to JPRO
News Tale of two Jands concludes Jands NZ Rebrands to JPRO Leading New Zealand professional audio distribution and solutions company JANDS NZ has introduced a new brand identity and rebranded to JPRO, as Jands Australia enters the market branded as Jands (New Zealand) Ltd. “One thing that’s constant in the vibrant audio industry is change,”…
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