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The Unofficial Lighting Programmer’s Golden Rules
HOW TO The Unofficial Lighting Programmer’s Golden Rules by Alex Hughes. There seems to be some misguided ideas around what makes a well-programmed lighting show. In recent history, we have seen a rapid jump forward in the way we interact with lights in general. This has meant some of the key features introduced and designed…
Read MoreArkaos Kling-Net
VIDEO Arkaos Kling-Net by Simon Pentz, ULA Group. The Kling-Net protocol was developed and introduced by Arkaos in 2011 to provide a quick and easy way to distribute video information to lighting fixtures over Ethernet. The protocol was specifically developed to be auto configurable so that little to no knowledge of networking protocols, and no…
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 MoreENTECH’s consultant and integrator focus – the Hour of Power – new for March 2020!
Next March all AV and IT professionals are invited to ENTECH’s free Hour of Power showcase at 10am where industry experts will drop fast elevator pitches on new and emerging technologies ahead of the tradeshow that opens at 11am. This time-effective presentation is also devoid of PowerPoint – we have banned the slides! You’ll see…
Read MoreMind Health – How Tech is Consuming our Crew Brains
OPINION Mind Health – How Tech is Consuming our Crew Brains by Julius Grafton. I love smart. I hire smart – witness Jason Allen (editor of this publication), Jimmy Den Ouden (our former tech editor), and Simon Byrne who writes here, and works with me in and outside on various ventures. Plenty more of these…
Read MoreCrewing Services – From an Unashamed Loader
INDUSTRY INSIDER Crewing Services – From an Unashamed Loader by John O’Brien. I got my start in the black box industry by pushing big black boxes in and out of trucks. I lived with a stage tech and our house was muso central but I wanted my own way in, so I rang an agency…
Read MoreIntel Extreme Masters
VIDEO Intel Extreme Masters by Cat Strom. Intel Extreme Masters, the elite global pro gaming tour operated by ESL, was held at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena across three action packed days from May 3 to 5. Principal technical supplier for the event were Woohah Productions, working with stakeholders to deliver an unforgettable show in accordance…
Read MoreSydney venue rout continues – RHI closes to events
On May 1st the Royal Hall of Industries was taken off Sydney’s event venue market and given to the Sydney Swans for their new HQ. The 5,500 square metre space has been used for decades, most significantly as the annual venue for the huge Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras party that caps the event. The…
Read More20 Questions with Craig Gordon
20 Questions with Craig Gordon by Cat Strom. Craig Gordon is an audio system engineer and FOH engineer for Peking Duk, The Presets, The Avalanches, Golden Features, and Bag Raiders. What are the 3 best things about your job? Travelling around the world. Meeting new people and working with some really talented artists and crew.…
Read More2,000 seat Lyric Theatre set to transform Sydney
NEWS 2,000 seat Lyric Theatre set to transform Sydney by Julius Grafton. Sydney’s new Lyric theatre, the Coliseum, will open in December. Sitting in the heart of the west, and built by West HQ (formerly the Rooty Hill RSL club), it is emblematic of the shift in the centre of Sydney’s gravity. With freight, logistics,…
Read MoreQSC Professional Distribution to leave Jands
Eighteen months after being appointed the QSC Pro Distributor for Australia, Marcus Winkler, Managing Director QSC EMEA GmbH, has given Jands a 30 day “no fault” notice of termination. Jands originally agreed to take on the distribution in 2018, following an approach by QSC stating they were looking for an improvement in their Pro business…
Read MoreMedia Transport “The Boring Bit”
VIDEO Media Transport “The Boring Bit” by Chris Dodds, Managing Director, The P.A. People. By now most audio and video professionals would be aware of, or indeed have used audio networking in one form of another. Dante, Ravenna, AES67 are all current forms of audio transport based on an Ethernet backbone, as were CobraNet and…
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