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JPJ Audio and Thousands of Southern Stars
Thousands of performers and spectators converged on the WIN Entertainment Centre last month, as the annual Southern Stars school arena show hit town. More than 3000 student from primary and high schools in the southern schools region performed with the show also including soloists, a 500 piece choir, and orchestra and an indigenous dance company. Students…
Read MoreCanberra Theatre Centre upgrades to GDS ArcSystem
Canberra Theatre Centre is Canberra’s premier performing arts venue comprising of the 1,240 seat Canberra Theatre, The Playhouse seating 614 and The Courtyard Studio, an intimate rehearsal and performance space that seats up to 92 patrons. The Canberra Theatre and The Playhouse were in need of new house lighting systems and so a tender was…
Read MoreWhat next for Meyer Sound in Australia?
The recent termination of the Australian distributor of Meyer Sound products leaves a big question: what happens now? While CX waits for a response from Meyer Sound in Berkely, we spoke to Steve Devine, a partner in the former distribution company, which is Meyer Sound Australia. The other partner is Harley Richardson. “The cost of…
Read MoreThe Sun-Herald City2Surf – 2017 … The P.A. People notch up another year!
The Sun-Herald City2Surf, the worlds’ largest fun run, was once again an event with some interesting challenges. Moving 80,000 runners and spectators in and out of Sydney’s CBD and the iconic Bondi Beach tourist location, has its’ logistical issues. The P.A. People is a small but integral part of that substantial exercise. As in previous…
Read MoreEngie goes AV
Tough play leaves partners adrift In the brutal and hard world of AV integration, Pro AV Solutions stood out. A network of independently owned firms, each had a state territory, and each worked as a national network, with mostly national clients. Some 250 staff delivered the goods around the clock, designing and commissioning complex AV…
Read MoreK EYE K20 HCR
CLAY PAKY’S NEW WASH LIGHT By Julius Grafton The march of LED continues apace, the latest entrant from Italy is the long named K Eye K20 HCR. K20 is the fixture size, while HCR stands for High Colour Rendering. The ‘K’ originally stood for ‘key lighting’ but Clay Paky quickly reasoned this was too limiting.…
Read MoreEVENT LIGHTING will now be trading as EVENTEC
EVENT LIGHTING will now be trading as EVENTEC. EVENTEC is an Australian wholesale company and are exclusive distributors for Event Lighting, Event Lighting Lite and Event Pixels. EVENTEC also distributes Antari Fog Machines, one of the most highly distinguished brands within the effect machine industry. EVENTEC strives to provide high quality products feature packed and…
Read MoreBarangaroo Ferry Wharf … new facility gets audio solution
The Barangaroo Ferry Wharf will serve Sydney’s newest commercial district and provide increased capacity for ferry services to meet future demand. Sydney’s, The P.A. People provided audio services installation for the new facility. David Duong, Commissioning Manager for construction company McConnell Dowell said: “the performance result of the audio equipment installed is excellent, providing efficient coverage…
Read MoreFlagship 50 Series Recording Mic.
Audio-Technica’s acclaimed 50 Series is an elite range of premium recording microphone currently comprising AT5040 vocal and AT5045 instrument mics. The company has now added the AT5047 a premier studio microphone featuring the same capsule as the AT5040 but with a transformer-coupled output and optimised electronics. It is equally at home capturing instruments or vocals.…
Read MoreULA Group Opens a New Interactive Showroom in Queensland with more to follow
The ULA Group has opened the first of a number of new state of the art interactive showrooms at its Queensland office. The evening was catered in fine style and went off without a hitch, the loyal QLD and interstate clients were dazzled. Cuono Biviano comments: “I am so excited and humbled to open our…
Read MoreHelpmann Awards 2017: Better, brighter, happier
Julius Grafton and his research assistant rubbed shoulders. After a neat 100 years of existence, Live Performance Australia turned up the volume to deliver a large, sparkling and utterly professional awards ceremony for the performing arts industry on Monday July 24. Sitting on the set of the musical Kinky Boots at Stephen Found’s Capitol Theatre,…
Read MoreThe P.A. People + Arsenal vs Sydney FC & Arsenal vs Western Sydney Wanderers
The P.A. People provided Arsenal game day assistance at ANZ stadium which included MC microphones and control for Arsenal vs Sydney FC (Thursday 13th July) & Arsenal vs Western Sydney Wanderers (Saturday 15th July). On Thursday 14th Arsenal held a fan day for approx 20,000 fans. The P.A. People provided the audio system, including 8…
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