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Hearing Augmentation, Technology, and The Law
INSTALLATION Hearing Augmentation, Technology, and The Law Hearing Augmentation Systems are a vital public service, and a legal requirement in many public spaces as defined in the Building Code of Australia. Their provision is mandatory in many public spaces that have installed PA systems, including educational institutions, places of business, auditoria, rooms used for legal…
Read MoreANT Live – Bringing Australian Theatre to Your Local Cinema
THEATRE ANT Live – Bringing Australian Theatre to Your Local Cinema Australian National Theatre Live films Australian stage works and presents them on the silver screen in regional Australia, bringing our stories and culture to those outside the Big Smoke. Nine productions into their mission, they’ve hit their stride, creatively and technically. Formed by Logie…
Read MoreLouise is breathless on back hinged rack panels
By Julius. “It’s geekily innovative”, enthused esteemed UK publicist Loo Stickland. The avalanche of great, adequate and most often puerile press releases that bombard the CX Network sometimes produces a nugget. And as we know, a nugget can be categorised into subsets: edible, digestible, or like what a rabbit makes on its rounds. Today’s product that…
Read MoreCry Havoc and Let Slip the Junkyard Dogs
WISDOM OF THE ANCIENTS Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Junkyard Dogs By Duncan Fry. According to Jim Croce, Bad Bad Leroy Brown was meaner than a Junkyard dog. That’s a bit harsh on junkyard dogs – we had one next door to us at ARX for quite a few years, so draw close youngsters,…
Read MoreWind – A Lesson From Sandstone Point
TECH TOOLS Wind – A Lesson From Sandstone Point By Simon Byrne. Last month the Red Hot Summer Tour was slammed by an unexpected and severe storm at Queensland’s Sandstone Point. According to weather reports, the wind gusts in the area reached 110 km/h. To the production team’s credit (Powa Productions and Regional Touring), the…
Read MorePaul Weller
ROADSKILLS Paul Weller By Cat Strom. Photos Ken Leanfore Last year marked the 40th anniversary of Paul Weller’s first album, ‘In The City’, which he released with The Jam. For most artists such a landmark would be greeted with extensive retrospective celebrations: lavish reissues and all that jazz… Not Paul Weller, who is almost clinically averse…
Read MoreTheatrixx Technologies xVision – Video Converters for Grown-ups
GEARBOX Theatrixx Technologies xVision – Video Converters for Grown-ups By Jason Allen. According to market research, a full 60% of the market for new video converters is to replace units that have broken with use. This is not going to come as a surprise to anyone working with video who has wrangled cheap, plastic converters…
Read MoreTelevic Plixus – Clever Conferencing
GEARBOX Televic Plixus – Clever Conferencing By Jason Allen. Belgium’s Televic make, amongst other things, high-end conferencing systems, the kind of thing you find installed in 200 delegate seats at the UN, which is in fact one of Televic’s customers. Their slick panels with built-in touchscreens, cameras, speakers, and microphones mount beautifully into custom made furniture,…
Read MoreFoo Fighters
Road Skills Foo Fighters By Cat Strom / Photos by David Youdell The Foo Fighters rocked stadiums across Australia and New Zealand in support of their ninth studio album Concrete and Gold with their long time lighting designer Dan Hadley once again at the helm of an MA2. The tour started before the album release…
Read MoreMoving Light Service
History – An article from Connections Magazine, March 2003 about Moving Light Service What’s involved? John Grimshaw visits a very large facility to see first-hand the efforts that go in to protecting a multi-million dollar inventory. It has long been known that ownership of any moving light equipment means a proactive service program must be…
Read MoreTech Tips
TECH TOOLS Tech Tips In what I hope will become a regular feature, here is a collection of some random tech tips to make your life just a bit easier! By Simon Byrne. TRAVELLING We love our Pelican and roadcases but they are somewhat heavy, and attract interest from potential thieves when travelling by air.…
Read MoreTop-End AV
INSTALLATION Top-End AV for an Iconic Brand Mercedes me Melbourne is the seventh such concept store of its kind to be rolled out worldwide and offers guests the opportunity to engage with Mercedes-Benz like never before. Partnering with Melbourne coffee institution St. ALi, the hip venue is designed to go from café and showroom to…
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