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The Bille Brown Theatre
INSTALLATION The Bille Brown Theatre, where “great and amazing things are found.” The late Australian actor William Gerard ‘Bille’ Brown was a proud Queenslander, and like many from that vast Australian state, a larrikin. He once told a newspaper reporter that schoolteachers should teach their students that theatre is a bad influence. “They’d be lining…
Read MoreRobe Launches the ESPRITE LED Moving Light with replaceable LED engine
The ESPRITE moving light is the first to use Robe’s ground-breaking new generation 650W WTE (White Transferrable Engine) light source. It was designed, developed, patented and manufactured by Robe in the Czech Republic, and is the first in a new series of Robe luminaires to feature a fully replaceable and transferable white source LED engine.…
Read MoreFortitude Music Hall
INSTALLATION Fortitude Music Hall Brisbane’s new Fortitude Music Hall is the largest ballroom/theatre styled venue in Australia, with 3,000 person standing and 1,100 seated capacity. The venue is inspired by some of the world’s most loved live music venues, from classic art deco theatres to larger clubs, while still paying homage to the iconic venues…
Read MoreAcme Dotline 360
ROAD TEST Acme Dotline 360 by Adam Volz and Darren Russell. Darren Russell Darren Russel is the owner and Managing Director of Canberra’s Elite Event Technology, one of the foremost production companies on Australia’s East coast. Elite supply venues, large scale touring, and events, with a comprehensive and top-shelf inventory of hire stock. The Acme…
Read MorePrincess Cruises Welcomes L-ISA Onboard
INSTALLATION Princess Cruises Welcomes L-ISA Onboard Two Princess Cruises ships – Diamond Princess and Sun Princess – have undergone a major upgrade to their entertainment offerings with a new approach to live sound, bringing L-ISA Hyperreal Sound and Immersive Hyperreal Sound experiences to their guests. Princess Cruises decided to raise the on-board sound reinforcement to…
Read MoreMidas globally launches the Heritage-D at Integrate
Pic – The Midas Heritage-D HD96 by Jason Allen The most teased and leaked mixing console of recent times, the Midas Heritage-D HD96 was finally, officially, globally unveiled last night by Midas and NAS at an invite-only function held adjacent to the Integrate tradeshow. You’ve been able to find photos, specs, and details on the…
Read MoreULA Group new Elation Distributor in Australia and New Zealand
Pic : Elation’s Eric Loader and ULA’s Cuono Biviano Elation Professional is pleased to announce that ULA Group has been named the new exclusive distributor for Elation Professional products in Australia and New Zealand. Established in 1991, ULA Group provides leading entertainment, architectural and LED digital lighting solutions to an extensive portfolio of clients across…
Read MoreRiedel presents Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre with Appreciation Award
Pic L to R: Espen Brynildsen – Technical Solutions Manager, ANZ, Riedel , Michael Walker – Infrastructure & Equipment Manager, MCEC, Cameron O’Neill – Director, APAC, Riedel, John Bell – General Manager, Riedel Over the last two years, the MCEC has become a flagship client for Riedel Communications Australia. Riedel worked with the team at MCEC to…
Read MoreAudio Logistics appointed as Australian distributor for UNiKA
Melbourne-based Audio Logistics has been appointed as the exclusive Australian distributor for Taiwanese pro audio brand UNiKA. Established in 1985, UNiKA manufacture a range of Dante network audio products, DI boxes, audio isolators and contractor tools, which complement existing audio solutions offered by Audio Logistics. “I am extremely impressed with the quality, features and value…
Read MoreBiamp Announces Acquisition of Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio
NEWS Biamp Announces Acquisition of Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio Biamp have announced the acquisition of Audioprof Group International, parent company of Community Loudspeakers based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Apart Audio based in Antwerp, Belgium from 3d Investors of Gent, Belgium. Founded in 1968 by speaker design pioneer Bruce Howze, Community Loudspeakers has a long…
Read MoreInternational Flavour at the ETNZ Conference
TRADESHOWS International Flavour at the ETNZ Conference by Jenny Barrett. In response to requests from membership to bring what’s happening around the rest of the world to New Zealand, ETNZ served up an array of workshops and keynote speakers with a strong international flavour, laced with a smattering of issues of local concern: health and…
Read MoreDave Coxon joins PAVT
Last month, veteran Sydney integration business DJW Projects was sold to Marrickville firm Buzz AV Projects, and principal Dave Coxon sat down to talk to CX about it. Dave now finds himself back in the news with the announcement that he is joining distributor PAVT, continuing to operate in the hospitality and entertainment scene that…
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