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Madison Technologies to distribute Philips Professional Display Solutions
Madison Technologies, an Australian owned and operated distributor of specialised Audio-Visual solutions, is proud to announce the addition of Philips Professional Display Panels to their portfolio of world leading brands. Madison Technologies is a respected industry leader with a 28-year track record of delivering the very best smart solutions for the AV Integrator, Professional Audio…
Read MoreSydney’s Coliseum Theatre Chooses LSC Advanced Power Distribution
You’ve heard of Broadway and the West End – but have you heard of Rooty Hill? Sydney’s unlikely western suburb is now home to an extraordinary new state-of-the-art $100 million theatre space. The Coliseum has been designed to sit proudly among the best lyric theatres and concert halls in the world and is positioned to…
Read MoreWest HQ’s Sydney Coliseum Theatre Reveals World-Class Hyperreal Sound System
West HQ’s Sydney Coliseum has announced a preferred supplier partnership with Jands and L-Acoustics to deliver the world-class L-ISA Hyperreal Sound System for the $100m theatrical development, which opened 12 December 2019. The ‘hyperreal’ frontal scene sound system includes a 65-speaker system that heightens a sense of proximity and connection between artist and audience creating…
Read MoreImmersive Live Sound – The Story So Far
AUDIO Immersive Live Sound – The Story So Far Two years ago Immersive Audio or Spatial Live Sound rolled out into the live audio market simultaneously from L-Acoustics (France) with L-ISA, and d&b audiotechnik (Germany) with Soundscape. CX travelled to both manufacturers to hear the systems and talk to the engineers in October 2017.…
Read MoreACME STAGE PARs
ROAD TEST ACME STAGE PAR BL-100 WW and BL-100 RGBW Ashley Salta Ashley Salta is a Supervisor of Production and Technical Services at Rockhampton Regional Council, a position that encompasses technical management of Rockhampton’s Pilbeam Theatre, a 1,000 seat proscenium arch theatre that is a major stop on the Queensland touring circuit. …
Read MoreLive streaming gigs from Blind Chihuahua’s remote studio
RECORDING Live streaming gigs from Blind Chihuahua’s remote studio Audio, video, live bands, 4G, paying customers, Internet, live Internet. What could go wrong? Yeah – Blind Chihuahua decided to take on this daunting task. There’s a lot of moving parts to all this so let’s dig in shall we? Paula Jones is an…
Read MoreSticky Fingers
ROAD SKILLS Sticky Fingers The lighting for Sticky Fingers’ recent tour was big, bold, obnoxious and threatened to cut power to the host city! In a big step up from previous tours Sticky Fingers, the Sydney band that are a ‘melting pot of psych, rock, and reggae’, completed an arena run around the…
Read MoreULA Group enjoys a successful opening of their new NZ facility
ULA Group’s commitment to their clients moved to the next level with the opening of a brand new facility in Auckland which includes a showroom, warehouse space, and service centre. Intended as a space where clients can get their hands on the physical products, the open plan showroom showcases all their brands and highlights the…
Read MoreSydney Coliseum Theatre tech revealed to media
Pic: Four of the five hangs of the L-Acoustics Kara plus subs system that enable the Coliseum to run L-ISA immersive audio The $100m, 2,000 seat Sydney Coliseum Theatre was revealed today to media, after builders handed the keys to West HQ last Friday afternoon. It officially opens tomorrow with a performance by David Campbell…
Read MoreFiasco Opens Service Centre in LA
Set to conquer the US – Fiasco Opens Service Centre in LA Six years since quitting their jobs to work fulltime on their dream of making the life of a roadie sweeter, Matt Waterhouse and Joe Bradford, founders of New Zealand road case manufacturer Fiasco have opened the first service centre in the USA.…
Read MoreDiversity and Inclusion in AV – it’s our responsibility
DIVERSITY Diversity and Inclusion in AV – it’s our responsibility by Toni McAllister. “It’s not that we don’t want to employ women, it’s just that none are applying.” “If you know of any women, send them our way.” “We love having women on our crew, it really balances things out.” I’ve spent…
Read MoreTrending in Production Lighting – Weatherproof Fixtures
TECH TALK Trending in Production Lighting – Weatherproof Fixtures by ULA Group’s Simon Pentz. While IP65 rated fixtures are nothing new, they have usually only been used in Architectural lighting applications. But over the last few years, the live production industry has started to adopt the use of IP65 fixtures as the…
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