Merv McCasker Appeal and Benefit Show

Merv McCasker Appeal and Benefit Show Industry legend Merv McCasker has been diagnosed with an inoperable cancerous tumour on the liver and unfortunately at this point in time the future is not bright. Merv has worked in the music and event industry for the past 40 years such as on the Big Day Out, Field Day,…

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A Blanck Canvas – White Night and Beyond

Feature – Performance A Blanck Canvas – White Night and Beyond A Blanck Canvas is a Melbourne-based company that creates unique, custom 2D and 3D artwork. Known for their Melbourne White Night performances of ‘The Messenger, a 5.5 metre tall humanoid puppet, March saw them take the show on the road to Ballarat for that…

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Reverb: The Cure and the Curse

REGULARS – LISTEN HERE You’ve recorded all the parts, edited them, started getting your mix into shape and now it’s time to add some reverb. But your mind starts spinning as you grapple with the endless choices – a hall, a chamber, a gated room or plate? How do you choose between these options and…

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Tech Tips

TECH TOOLS Tech Tips Here is this month’s collection of random tech tips to make your life just a bit easier! By Simon Byrne. Y-CABLE INTO 2 CHANNELS Julius has this tip: I always Y split the main vocal input and had it on two faders if I was sending monitors from FOH because then…

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Batteries – Get Intelligent!

TECH TOOLS Batteries – Get Intelligent! By Simon Byrne. How many batteries do you think are sold each year into the Australian market? About 310 million units! And I’m talking only of your bulk standard AA, AAA, C, D and 9 volt batteries. And how many of those batteries are recovered and recycled? About 2.7%.…

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Meyer Sound’s Australian Charm Offensive

FEATURES Meyer Sound’s Australian Charm Offensive By Jason Allen. With a new distributor in place, a major new product to show off, and a decent sale to brag about, Meyer Sound staff, including founders Helen and John Meyer, descended on Sydney en-masse in late March with a two-day system optimisation seminar followed by a product…

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Track The Light Fantastic: Radio Tracking on La Boheme

FEATURE Track The Light Fantastic: Radio Tracking on La Boheme By Jason Allen. Opera Australia’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour is always breathtaking, and it takes an army of technicians to handle the complex lighting, sound, and effects infrastructure it needs. In a trial of a new system for OA, this year they employed a…

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Eskimo Joe

ROADSKILLS Eskimo Joe By Cat Strom Photos: Peter Rubie Eskimo Joe are the latest act to team up with an orchestra. Before relocating to Sydney, lighting designer Peter Rubie worked for many years in Perth across different production companies and venues. One of the venues was Perth Concert Hall where he eventually became Head of…

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Zactrack: How It Works

FEATURES Zactrack: How It Works   With a gig as globally prestigious as Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, and Opera Australia sizing up the tech for future use, Zactrack CEO Werner Petricek and Project Manager Paul Roch were on-hand in Sydney to make sure the OA’s techs had all the guidance they needed. We talked…

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Roland V-60HD Video Switcher

GEARBOX Roland V-60HD Video Switcher By Jim Kumorek First published in Church Production Magazine. With video becoming so prevalent in houses of worship, cost-effective video equipment is needed to support expansion. But cost effective sometimes means compromises on quality or capabilities. With this in mind, Roland introduces a new video switcher to the market: the…

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Ed Sheeran

ROAD SKILLS Ed Sheeran By Cat Strom Photos: David Youdell Checking your Facebook feed through March seemed like every other friend was at an Ed Sheeran concert. Over one million people snapped up tickets to the singer’s stadium trek through Australia and New Zealand, breaking Dire Straits’ 1986 record for most tickets sold on a…

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New truck laws affect us all: COC

By Julius Grafton. Roderick Van Gelder’s AESRG website reports that new laws will shorty come into effect. In mid-2018, the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) will be amended to provide that every party in the heavy vehicle transport supply chain has a duty to ensure the safety of their transport activities – Chain of Responsibility…

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