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Australian Commercial & Entertainment Technologies Association Convention
REGULARS A Vital New Resource is set to Indelibly Impact the Industry Calendar – And We Won’t Look Back By Frank Hinton. For some time, ACETA has been reporting the development of the inaugural industry convention initiative. The point has now been reached where core aspects are finalised and in the weeks ahead comprehensive details,…
Read MoreFist Full of Rock Tour
ROADSKILLS A number of Australian rock & roll royalty gathered together to play nationally as part of the 2017 edition of A Fist Full of Rock tour. The Hoodoo Gurus, You Am I, Jebediah and Adalita (of Magic Dirt) made their way across the country with stops in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane.…
Read MoreMoulin Rouge – Timeless Venue Surprises
By Julius Grafton. We’re always impressed by acrobats, and contortionists. 60 beautiful men and bare breasted women wearing exquisite costumes and makeup, dancing just in front of our table was most excellent. But when the stage rolled away to reveal a glass swimming pool I thought ‘Good! Here goes some synchronized water nymph routine. Until…
Read MoreVale George Young
By Grahame Harrison. The lone guitar played the intro chords before the blisteringly tortured scream tore the speakers nearly to shreds. Less than 20 seconds later, my mother roared into my bedroom, plucked the needle from the turntable and explicitly instructed me to take the pagan noise back to the store. NOW! “She’s So Fine”…
Read More20 Years of Placebo Tour
ROADSKILLS The enduring British band Placebo celebrated 20 years of brash rock and roll. By Cat Strom. The 20 Years of Placebo tour celebrates the band being at the forefront of the alternative rock movement and while they still appeared wild and youthful, the same could not be said for the crew at Sydney’s Qudos…
Read MoreReview: Event Lighting M7W40RGBW RGBW zoom wash
By Julius Grafton. Event Lighting are contesting the middle of the market with the M7W40RGBW – which would be better if it had a name. Like Ernie, that would be nice. This little 12 kilogram contender has 7 Osram 40 watt LED engines, and if everything is running all at once draws 265 watts at…
Read MoreReview: Midnight Oil 2017
Midnight Oil in Townsville. The Great Circle 2017 World Tour. By Cat Strom. Legendary Australian rock band Midnight Oil began their “The Great Circle 2017” World Tour with a warm up gig at Selina’s (Coogee, Sydney) in mid-April and after literally circling the world, they will end with a gig in Sydney. During the tour…
Read MoreRoland Unveils V-60HD Multi-Format Video Switcher
Roland Professional A/V is introducing the V-60HD, a compact, integrated video switcher and audio mixer, and the latest addition to Roland’s comprehensive line of video production solutions. Its sophisticated feature set is perfectly suited for live event production as well as broadcast, recording and streaming. The V-60HD supports SDI camera inputs plus scaled HDMI inputs…
Read MoreWhen you fail. A personal story
By Julius Grafton In November 2010, seven years ago, I had a board meeting with myself and made the hardest decision ever. I closed down my vocational college, Julius Events College. For nine years I’d struggled, dreamed, fretted and rejoiced while surfing the turbulent waves of regulations, compliance and missing fortunes that were not mine…
Read MoreBilly Joel, the monthly neighbourhood gig
By Julius Grafton. October 20, 2017. It could have been a small venue, it sounded like silk, and the 18,666 punters were vibed like only a local crowd are. Billy Joel is in residency in New York – his town – and the monthly gig just keeps on selling out. Since 2014, every month, one…
Read MoreL-ACOUSTICS SYVA COLLINEAR SOURCE SYSTEM
GEARBOX L-ACOUSTICS SYVA COLLINEAR SOURCE SYSTEM Julius Grafton. “So it’s another column system?” I say. The guys at Hills look at me like I’ve mentioned some one or some thing they don’t like. “It’s a collinear source system”, says Gerry Gavros. “A collinear source array, all in one line. This gives coherency in high frequency…
Read MoreResolution X and Mediatec Event Production Showcase – Teamwork’s A Beautiful Thing
PRODUCTION Lighting and rigging powerhouse Resolution X and display and OB giant Mediatec often find themselves on the same gigs. They’ve worked so well together that they thought they’d team up to show the world what they can do, and filled an entire sound stage at Melbourne’s Dockland Studios in the process. Jason Allen was…
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