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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 MoreVale Warren, Mark, and Harry
CX offers condolences and respects to the family and loved ones of Warren Peryman, Mark ‘Noddy’ O’Donnell, and Harry M. Miller, who all passed away in recent weeks. Warren and Noddy were road crew from the 1970s era who worked their way up the slippery road and maintained universal respect. Harry M. is the entrepreneur…
Read MoreChristchurch ENTECH next week!
While New Zealand is actually left off some maps of the world, it is an ENTECH Roadshow territory, relying on ENTECH to bring AVL to its three main cities. Today we report on ENTECH NZ as the focus is on the start of ENTECH USA next year. Opening on Thursday, July 26 at Christchurch’s Airforce…
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 MoreJPJ Audio on the road with The Presets
Legendary Australian electronic duo The Presets have been back on the road promoting their Hi Viz album and JPJ Audio were with them all the way. Having used an Avid Profile console for many years, FOH engineer Craig Gordon was keen to take an Avid Venue S6L console, with Waves card, on this tour and…
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 MoreThe Ever-Inspiring Xavier Rudd Relies On Sennheiser
Iconic Australian singer-songwriter, Xavier Rudd, has been selling out shows in North America and Canada on his Storm Boy Tour, relying on an array of Sennheiser mics for his unique performance set-up. He is set to return to Australia for a huge tour in August, with shows lined up for all the major cities, before…
Read MoreMusic On Stage Acquire Adamson System
Established in 1992 Music On Stage (Sydney) quickly became a trusted production rental partner delivering services to Hilton Hotels, Four Seasons Hotel, Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club and in more recent times Sydney Olympic Park. Music On Stage recently acquired Adamson’s Metrix Compact Line Array consisting of 8 x 2-way line source array enclosures and 4…
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 MoreVuePix in the Centre for Learning & Innovation
Carey Baptist Grammar School benefits from the new VuePix LED video wall, installed in their recently establish Centre for Learning & Innovation. Vision One were proud to have worked with Carey Baptist Grammar school in the design, development and deployment of the complete AV system for the new teaching and learning facility. Vision one and the…
Read MoreVera Blue
Road Skills Vera Blue By Cat Strom Photos: James Hughes Vera Blue, aka Celia Pavey, is one of Australia’s most promising emerging talents. Following the arrival of her debut single ‘Hold’ three short years ago, Vera Blue has released an EP ‘Fingertips’ and her first full-length album ‘Perennial’, and also featured on tracks with Illy, Slumberjack…
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