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News New Distribution News Show Technology is pleased to announce that they have been appointed distributor for Swedish-based StageSmarts AB’s smartPDU intelligent power distribution system, which received a PLASA Award for Innovation in 2017. “We are very excited to add StageSmarts to our family of premium lighting and video solutions,” commented Emmanuel Ziino, Managing Director…
Read MoreLSC Lighting Systems Clarity LX600
Road Test LSC Lighting Systems Clarity LX600 By Grant Watson. Grant Watson is the lighting director and lighting designer at Strauss Productions. He has been in the industry since 1972, working also as a director of photography. Strauss Productions have been extensively involved with lighting for broadcast reality television, including work on The Voice, My…
Read MoreInfocomm: IC18 – The Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association Steps Up
Feature Infocomm: IC18 – The Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association Steps Up By Julius Grafton. June is InfoComm time, where what was once just the AV industry shows new stuff and huddles in conference rooms. These days it’s a whole lot more, so the organising association have rebranded themselves. Now they are The Audiovisual and Integrated…
Read MoreElation Fuze PAR Z175 LED Wash Fixture
Road Test Elation Fuze PAR Z175 LED Wash Fixture By Jim Kumorek. This review was first published in Church Production Magazine In a nutshell, Elation’s Fuze PAR Z175 is a COB-based LED wash fixture with RGB colour-mixing capability, zoomable lensing, and strobe capabilities. One of its standout features: brightness. With the advent of Chip on…
Read MoreBlackmagic Design Atem Television Studio Pro HD Production Switcher
Road Test Blackmagic Design Atem Television Studio Pro HD Production Switcher By Alex Schwindt. Alex Schwindt is the Film Team Director at Hope Community Church in Raleigh, NC. He also does freelance media creation and consulting through Alex Schwindt Media. This review was first published in Church Production Magazine. Accessible enough for volunteer operators to…
Read MoreMandylights creates ‘The Liminal Hour’ magic with Antari atmospheric effects
‘The Liminal Hour’ is a theatrical experience designed by the artists at Mandylights, Earth Visual & Physical Inc, Jacob Nash and James Brown, transforming the Barangaroo’s Wulugul walk in Sydney into a magical bushland. As a part of the Vivid festival in Sydney, the show features an enormous six metre high illuminated artwork named Marri…
Read MoreGearhouse Broadcast On The Ball with Shure Axient Digital and Clear-Com
The frenetic pace of the Rugby Sevens and Tens competitions sees stripped-down teams competing in a gala atmosphere with lightning fast-halves and quick turnarounds between games. To sporting audio and comms provider Gearhouse Broadcast, this means having around 40 referees fitted with wireless mics and monitoring, sending audio to broadcast and the coaches, and receiving…
Read MoreAyrton brings new innovations to Australia with Show Technology Open Houses
What do the world’s successful inventors have in common? Innovation and ingenuity in bucket-loads! “Each new technological innovation begins in the same way,” says Michael Althaus, Ayrton’s Global Sales Director. “Suddenly the world sees a new kid on the market, pushing the boundaries whilst other manufacturers were busy with the legacy of old technology. For…
Read MoreThe Dirty Dozen – Novatech’s Elation Proteus deal with everything the elements throw at them
Novatech Creative Event Technology have given their 12 IP65-rated Elation Proteus Hybrid fixtures some serious punishment over the last few months. First, they left them outside for five weeks in February in Adelaide, copping the full heat of a SA summer. They then migrated north for four weeks on the beach at The Gold Coast,…
Read MoreHarman’s Suparman delivers JBL A12 for Sebastian
Harman Professional’s APAC wizards, Herman Suparman, Application Engineer, and Roger Lim, Application Engineer and System Design & Training, brought three days of product training to CMI’s Melbourne Headquarters in early June. JBL’s flagship VTX A12 line array was also flown in to the party, ahead of its 24-date Guy Sebastian national tour with Danny Olesh…
Read MoreAllen & Heath SQ Series
Road Test Allen & Heath SQ Series By Adam Biggs. Adam is the proprietor of Biggsounds Productions. Servicing New South Wales and southeast Queensland for 15 years, Biggsounds have a dedicated team of live engineers and also provide quality audio, visual, and lighting equipment to the pro audio, education, community, and worship markets. …
Read MoreEpson shoots around corner at University of Adelaide
A recent routine catch up between The University of Adelaide’s Information Technology and Digital Services team and Epson sales and technical staff led to a unique solution for a difficult projection installation in the University’s main ceremonial hall. The University required a permanent projection solution installed discreetly into the heritage building using an existing, centrally…
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