ROAD TEST: ACME XA-1000 BSWF

ROAD TEST ACME XA-1000 BSWF by Dan Evans, Lighting Director, NW Group. Dan Evans is a renowned Lighting Designer based in Melbourne Australia. For over 20 years, he has designed a wide variety of shows and events in Australia and around the world. He specialises in high impact technical production and creative portrayal of emotion…

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Astera LED Announces ULA Group as Exclusive Australian and New Zealand Distributor

Sebastian Bueckle and Con Biviano

Pic: Astera’s Sebastian Bueckle and ULA’s Con Biviano Leading battery powered wireless LED manufacturer Astera LED has announced the ULA Group to be its exclusive Australian and New Zealand distributor. Says Astera’s sales and marketing director, Sebastian Bückle, “I see huge potential in the Australian and New Zealand markets, which are highly developed, innovative in…

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Dante adds Video – Dante AV debuts at ISE next week!

The tipping point of convergence looks like it’s finally here; Audinate’s new codec agnostic Dante AV Module has been released for manufacturers to incorporate into their products. We’re currently wishing we’d actually bought shares in the company back when we could afford them! We’ll be at ISE next week to get the first look at…

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More Audio for Sport – The P.A. People prescribe Bose and Linea Research for Sydney FC

Sydneys’ The P.A. People have recreated their iconic ‘Speaker Carts’ that were originally designed two decades ago to provide quality sound reinforcement in stadiums, and in the process, have significantly expanded their inventory of Bose ShowMatch Delta-Q cabinets and Linea Research amplification. “Shortly after we deployed our first Bose ShowMatch system for the Sydney Kings…

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Magic Millions Place a Sure Bet with VuePix & Acme

Magic Millions’ facility on the Gold Coast has just undergone a major upgrade of their sale auditorium, including an investment in a brand new audio visual system. The famous ‘The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions Carnival’ and Raceday is held over a ten day period annually each January to coincide with the flagship Yearling Sale. The famous Magic…

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Shure Launches MV88+ Video Kit, Expanding On Its Award-Winning MOTIV™ Line

At CES, Shure unveiled the MV88+ Video Kit, featuring a digital stereo condenser microphone that provides content creators with an all-in-one solution for capturing professional-quality recordings on-the-go. The kit also includes a Manfrotto® PIXI tripod, phone clamp, and mount as well as iOS and USB-C cables for next-level compatibility and connectivity. Built on the success…

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Adelaide Convention Centre Selects Riedel Communications MediorNet and Artist

NEWS Adelaide Convention Centre Selects Riedel Communications MediorNet and Artist The Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) has deployed an expansive signal transport and communications backbone powered by Riedel’s MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital matrix intercom system. MediorNet provides integrated, decentralised, and fully redundant signal distribution and processing throughout the Centre’s three buildings, with an…

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PL+S 2019: The ‘Vintage Concert Audio Show’

Retro-sound and analogue warmth: at the coming Prolight + Sound and Musikmesse (Frankfurt from 2 to 5 April 2019), visitors will have the opportunity to see and hear milestones of four decades of concert PA systems at the first ever ‘Vintage Concert Audio Show’. Over 200 exhibits on a special-show area in Forum.0 will present…

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RCF Group Announces The Acquisition Of DPA Microphones

RCF Group, one of the fastest growing organizations in the Pro Audio market, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the acquisition of DPA Microphones A/S (“DPA”) from The Riverside Company. DPA, based in Allerod, Denmark, is the #1 premium brand in the high-end professional audio microphone market for the live, broadcast, theatre…

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Goin’ to The RØDE House, gonna have a real good time!

L-R Mrs. Melissa Babbage, Mr. Peter Freedman AM, Ms. Alice Walton, Australian Ambassador to the United States, The Hon. Joe Hockey

L-R Mrs. Melissa Babbage, Mr. Peter Freedman AM, Ms. Alice Walton, Australian Ambassador to the United States, The Hon. Joe Hockey Australia’s premier pro audio company, RØDE Microphones, is delighted to announce that it is opening The RØDE House, a state-of-the-art live music and art space in the Momentary – a contemporary arts satellite to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville,…

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LDI 2018

TRADESHOWS LDI 2018 by Cat Strom. LDI 2018 celebrated its 30th anniversary with the best-attended October show in its history with over 14,000 registered to attend and over 360 exhibitors. While the core of the show remains entertainment lighting, LDI 2018 showed attendance growth from key segments including audio engineers, video and projection designers, and…

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Road Test: Ayrton Ghibli Profile Fixture

Road Test Ayrton Ghibli by Ben Hunt, Head of Lighting, Empire Theatre Toowoomba. Ben has been involved in the technical production world for over a decade. Preceding his appointment at The Empire Theatre, Ben worked as a freelance Lighting Designer for the Empire Theatre and other venues in SE Queensland, and has toured nationally. His…

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