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INSTALLATION by John O’Brien. Shows and live productions are pretty transitory affairs. Huge efforts go into the logistics and budgeting for just one show and then, save for a few faded flyers and fanboy clips on the internet, the next day it’s all but a memory. Permanent installations are just that – permanent. They will…
Read MoreDo you understand? Intelligibility
INSTALLATION by Simon Byrne. Obviously an audience needs to be able to understand what is spoken or sung. That is, the performance must be intelligible. Therefore well implemented PA systems combined with acceptable acoustics are crucial for this to be achieved. This becomes a major safety issue for evacuation PA systems in buildings such as…
Read MoreNSW Entertainment Industry Bottoms Out
Sydney Coliseum and Lockout Reversal rumours spread slight hope by Julius Grafton Rumours of a reversal of Sydney’s unique ‘Lockout Laws’ seem confirmed although the NSW Government has not confirmed the measure which apparently maintains the Lockout across any venue in Kings Cross. Since enacted five years ago, almost all venues in Kings Cross have…
Read MoreSafer Trucking – Driver Monitoring Proves Itself at ATS
by Julius Grafton Australia’s largest entertainment logistics firm ATS have introduced a fleet-wide driver monitoring system called Guardian Seeing Eye that has already saved one driver within weeks of implementation. The driver-facing camera feeds a control face-and-gaze-tracking algorithm that measures the driver’s head position and eye closure and, when safety parameters are exceeded, audio alarms and…
Read MoreInaugural Australian Festival Industry Conference
NEWS Inaugural Australian Festival Industry Conference Announces Second Round of Speakers The inaugural Australian Festival Industry Conference (AFIC) will be held across 24-25 October 2019 at Opal Cove Resort in Coffs Harbour, NSW. Founder and organiser, Carlina Ericson, has unveiled AFIC’s program of speakers, who represent some of Australia’s biggest names in festival management, consulting…
Read MoreLeaders of the NZ Entertainment Industry Acknowledged
NEW ZEALAND Leaders of the NZ Entertainment Industry Acknowledged An Instigator, a Pioneer, and a Guru Claiming 170 years’ experience between the three of them, Rex Gilfillan, Peter Frater and Chris McKenzie all received achievement awards at the recent ETNZ Conference in Wellington, NZ. With careers spanning six decades, and hurtling towards seven, these unstoppable…
Read MoreLabour Hire Licenses Snare Productions – AV firms may breach new laws
by Julius Grafton The State of Victoria is the latest to bring in an onerous new license system for labour hire that will affect any firm that rents labour. It is not restricted to crewing agencies but also applies if a line item on an invoice includes labour by the hour. From 30 October 2019,…
Read MoreCrew get free counselling and psychology – Support Act detail extra services
by Julius Grafton Production crew from music, AV and theatre suffer a mortality rate that is a lot higher than the Australian societal average. Proof came when the ARCA reunion events several years ago resulted in a list of former crew from the 70s and 80s that grew to around 400 names – with the…
Read MoreRiedel Further Expands APAC Footprint with Two New Appointments
NEWS With the recent opening of its Beijing office, Riedel Communications’ presence in the Asia-Pacific region now spans across Japan, China, Singapore, and Australia. Riedel’s ongoing efforts to establish a regional framework for supporting a growing Asia-Pacific customer base will now see the company providing tailored customer service, system design, training, and sales functions. “We…
Read MoreCollarts – Reference Monitoring and Immersive Mixing
INSTALLATION by Jason Allen. Collarts (Australian College of the Arts Pty Ltd) is an independent tertiary college specialising in degrees and diplomas in the creative industries, including audio engineering and music production. With four campuses all in the Melbourne hipster havens of Collingwood and Fitzroy, Collarts starts their audio students’ careers right with groundings in…
Read MoreEventing The Future
NEWS Eventing The Future Sets the Scene – Wellington conference delivers two days of value by Julius Grafton The annual ‘Eventing The Future’ conference in August ran a full house, bringing event professionals from all over NZ together for two days of sessions. Put together by Peter Burnley and his partner Anne Hindson, this 19th…
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…
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