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Cher Very few grannies look, act or move with as much vim and vigor as Cher. By Cat Strom. Photos By Denise Truscello. A trip to LDI was the perfect excuse to see Cher perform at her Park Theater residency, Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The Park Theater is a fairly new venue…
Read MoreHills defeats windup application
A report in a trade media outlet on Friday reports that Hills Limited have defeated a windup application by software vendor Milestone. The action was said to involve $56,000 and relates to aspects of a former ‘partnership’ program.
Read MoreJPJ Audio have a laugh with Russell Peters Qudos Arena Sydney
It’s a common misconception that comedy must be easy to mix as there is only one microphone. Unfortunately with only one mic, you have no place to hide and no-one to blame if it doesn’t sound good. This means having a good sound system, correctly set-up is vital to the FOH engineer. The audio system…
Read MoreTash Sultana – One Woman Orchestra
Roadskills Tash Sultana – One Woman Orchestra Text and Photos by Cat Strom. Close your eyes and you’d think there’s a full band onstage, however Tash Sultana layers and loops to create a multi-instrumental sound on a solo stage. Over the past twelve months, Tash Sultana has become one very talked about Australian artist having…
Read Morealt-J Worldwide Tour
Roadskills alt-J Worldwide Tour alt-j took to a stage lit with Sceptrons that segregated the performers and dazzled the eye. By Cat Strom / Photos: David Youdell Three years of worldwide touring have forged alt-J’s reputation as a fierce live act. alt-J have headlined festivals across the globe, including Australia’s very own Falls Music and…
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Roadskills MUSE Hailed as one of the best live bands in the world, muse did not disappoint with crystal clear audio clarity. By Cat Strom / Photos: David Yodel. Marc Carolan has been Muse’s sound engineer for sixteen years, faithfully sticking with an analogue console because quite simply, it’s the best option for the band.…
Read MoreL-Acoustics L-ISA in Abu Dhabi
LIVE SOUND L-Acoustics L-ISA in Abu Dhabi – Auditoria’s Scott Willsallen goes Spatial The UAE’s 46th National Day was celebrated in Abu Dhabi on December 2 with a host of special events, including a ceremony held for 1800 in a temporary outdoor venue. Auditoria’s Scott Willsallen was Audio Director and Sound Designer for the event,…
Read MoreSysFlex Dante Endpoints – Guiding You In and Out of AV Network Hell
Gearbox SysFlex Dante Endpoints – Guiding You In and Out of AV Network Hell By Jason Allen. Ah, Dante. Australian wonder invention and the most successful AoIP product in history. We love Dante; on our consoles, desks, processors, amplifiers, stageboxes and now even our microphones. But with all the serious bits of the system taken…
Read MoreDisaster averted. A good news story!
Wind – A Lesson from Sandstone Point. By Simon Byrne. Over the weekend 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 stage structure…
Read MoreENTECH 2019 MOVES – NEW DATA RELEASED
Australia’s one day touring AV roadshow will move out of February and run wholly during March 2019. The move helps distributor staff attending the now enormous ISE show in Amsterdam which runs across the start of February; and also some production industry trade who are very busy. Despite ENTECH expanding internationally, the Australian flagship roadshow…
Read MoredBTechnologies ES1203 – Giving it Some Stick
GEARBOX dBTechnologies ES1203 – Giving it some stick By Jason Allen. The ES1203 is the new two-top box, one sub, portable stick PA from dBTechnologies. It was with some trepidation that I approached it as I was not a huge fan of its predecessor, the ES503. The previous model was plastic, the top boxes clipped…
Read MoreMore Industry Chaos – LSC distribution to remain with – LSC !
Despite the uncertainty currently whirling around distribution agreements in the Australian entertainment technology sector, LSC Lighting Systems have, despite all rumours to the contrary, retained exclusive distribution of their own products, worldwide. In a shock move, bucking industry trends, LSC Lighting will continue to manufacture, distribute, and support their range of dimmers, power control, lighting…
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