Industry Issues
Stunning new 2000 seat theatre launched in Sydney
NSW Government applauds – while sitting on hands by Julius Grafton Western Sydney is fast becoming a second city, larger than Adelaide or Perth. In December it gains a stunning 2,000 seat lyric theatre – The Sydney Coliseum – built at no cost to Government by West HQ – formerly known as Rooty Hill RSL…
Read MoreSound Masking 101
BUSINESS Sound Masking 101 Presented by Cambridge Sound Management Sound Masking is a Critical Component of Acoustic Design When designing an optimal acoustic environment, architects consider a variety of elements to address noise control and speech privacy. Elements added either Absorb, Block, or Cover sound, and are collectively called the ABC’s of…
Read MoreMy Business in Show Business
BUSINESS My Business in Show Business by John O’Brien. Show business – there’s no business quite like show business, right? We all know that – it’s our gig. We also know that getting the show on requires equal parts talent and perspiration. However, not many events would be staged unless someone was making some money…
Read MoreHawke’s Bay Opera House’s Vision for the Future
NEW ZEALAND Hawke’s Bay Opera House’s Vision for the Future by Jenny Barrett. What do you get if you combine a community that understands the value a theatre brings to a city, a Council that believes that art and creativity have a place in regional government, and a manager who thinks it is time…
Read More5 Steps To The Perfect Meeting
BUSINESS 5 Steps To The Perfect Meeting Making meetings matter again Presented by Barco Meetings have had a bad reputation for a long time. At some point in the 20th century, they went from being something everyone wanted to be in (because important people were always invited to meetings), to experiences most…
Read MoreSupport Act’s ‘Music in the House’ fundraiser – More crew than ever needed support this year
Pic L – R: Ainslie Wills, Electric Fields, Tina Arena, Kate Miller-Heidke, and Gary Pinto by Julius Grafton Last Wednesday 350 music industry legends, plus Julius, dug deep for Support Act at the annual Music in the House fundraiser at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney. Gary Pinto joined Kate Miller-Heidke, Electric Fields and Ainslie Wills to perform as part of a…
Read MoreSpectrum Support Charity Ride
NEWS Spectrum Support Charity Ride by Stephen Peereboom, Regional Sales Engineer, Bose. My wife and I are parents of three non-verbal Autistic children aged 5, 4, and 3, with support needs ranging from very high to high functioning. We met a little later in life and decided that starting a family was our priority.…
Read MoreACETA Convention 2019
ACETA ACETA Convention 2019 Here’s what ACETA can do for you. by Jason Allen. The second annual ACETA Convention ran in Wangaratta, VIC, on the weekend of 3 to 5 May. The case for a strong peak body for our industry cannot be overstated. Here’s why it’s important. Travelling up the Hume to…
Read MoreRamping it up for Transmission Australia
News Ramping it up for Transmission Australia Photos by Palci. The biggest Transmission dance event to date – in terms of audience numbers AND Robe moving lights – was staged at Sydney Showground in Australia, where thousands of fans absorbed the great vibes and music of “The Awakening” plus some truly phenomenal visuals…
Read MoreThe Politics of Wireless
WIRELESS The Politics of Wireless by Simon Byrne. Recently I was intrigued to see a post on the Live Sound Engineers Facebook page complaining that a major venue would not free up some wireless frequencies, so as to permit a freelance audio recordist to record a gig in that venue for a podcast. The…
Read MoreWireless Voodoo – Not a Dark Art
WIRELESS Wireless Voodoo – Not a Dark Art by Fraser Walker. Wireless in the world of audio is often referred to in dubious terms. It fails by way of voodoo, or works flawlessly as if by magic. All of this uncertainty is caused by the fact that we as humans have no…
Read MoreCelebrations and Reactions at the Launch of New Qualification
NEW ZEALAND Celebrations and Reactions at the Launch of New Qualification CX Magazine attended the launch of the highly anticipated New Zealand Certificate in Performing Arts – Entertainment and Event Technology (Level 4), held appropriately enough in the Auckland Arts Festival Spiegeltent in Aotea Square. Relief was written all over President of ETNZ…
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