History
Austage Events and Melbourne Fashion Week
2025 marked Austage’s 20th year working with the City of Melbourne to deliver Melbourne Fashion Week.
Read MoreSOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW
Did it make sense to mothball my 90s PA system in the garage all those years ago in the hope that my son would someday use it in live music performances?
Read More25 YEARS LATER
The 2000 Olympics left a significant legacy within the Australian event industry, not the least of which can be found within The P.A. People.
Read MoreA Hard Day’s Byte from MIDI to AI
“You could, of course, feed the known facts of personal experiences into AI, but it cannot write from its own emotions; it can only draw on stored data banks and use complex algorithms.”
Read MoreECHOES FROM ICONIC CONCERT VENUES
I approached the parking valet with my parking ticket in hand. “Could you get my little blue F-111, please?”
Read MoreMeyer Sound and the Grateful Dead:
For Meyer Sound, the story isn’t just technical—it’s personal. The company’s long-standing relationship with the Grateful Dead helped define its ethos and its evolution.
Read MoreBaby Boomer in a Technological World: Game Of Phones
No one could have foreseen that the smartphone would mesmerise future generations and even make its way into the world of pro audio and video
Read MoreARCA releases The DUGITES LIVE at Billboard 1981 desk tape
“Hearing our songs on the radio was a thrill … and still is!”
Read MoreVIETNAM: THE NEW FRONTIER
Arriving at Ho Chi Minh Airport (formerly Saigon) in the winter of 1989 … I realised that Vietnam was still at war with Cambodia. “What am I doing here?” I thought
Read MoreTHE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY PROMOTIONS
There’s something special about sitting at a Bavarian beer table in front of a huge plate of Schweinshaxe, a juicy pork knuckle encased in crispy crackling, with sauerkraut and boiled potatoes on the side, while drinking steins of draft beer.
Read MoreDO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?
You don’t get to own anything anymore; you just get to rent it. Terms and conditions may (and inevitably will) vary…
Read MoreNot On The Write Track
My car is worn out but what care I?
My final bank cheque is drawn out.
I’ll trade my car at John L. Motors today.