Industry Issues
Gaining a Career in the AV Industry
Careers Gaining a Career in the AV Industry Meet Dominic Jones from the P.A. People I’ve been at Sydney’s The P.A. People for four years, having joined in October 2014 as the junior showroom assistant, with some Event Communications work thrown in. I moved to Event Comms full-time about 18 months ago. I didn’t have…
Read MoreChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium
Road Test ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium by Adam Volz. Adam Volz is the Creative Director of TLD Creative; event concept, lighting design, programming, and operation specialists based between Brisbane and The Gold Coast. Operating largely on high-end corporate events, TLD work on unique events around Australia. Adam’s background in the industry includes global experience with…
Read MoreAdelaide’s HQ Complex – Q-Sys Goes Clubbing
Integration Adelaide’s HQ Complex – Q-Sys Goes Clubbing QSC’s market leading DSP, integration, and control platform Q-SYS is often found in boardrooms and classrooms, but occasionally it lets its hair down. Adelaide’s Andy J Sound have Q-SYS controlling HQ Complex, one of Adelaide’s best nightspots and band venues. After a decade at its old North…
Read MoreIndustry experts join expanding Harry the hirer Productions
News Industry experts join expanding Harry the hirer Productions Harry the hirer Productions is proud to announce the arrival of two new and very accomplished employees – Marcus Pugh and Mike Davis. Both bring significant industry knowledge and experience, which further strengthens the overall service offering available at Harry the hirer Productions. With 20 years in…
Read MoreMelbourne’s Arts Precinct Redevelopment
News Melbourne’s Arts Precinct Redevelopment Melbourne’s NH Architecture and Norway’s Snøhetta have been appointed to deliver the Arts Centre Melbourne’s vision for the future of the Theatres Building, including addressing specific critical maintenance issues. The team will create an integrated design for the footprint of the Theatres Building, incorporating design for the Critical Asset Maintenance…
Read MoreAvolites: The Lighting and Video Evolution
Integration Avolites: The Lighting and Video Evolution Stephen Baird-Smith, Avolites’ Sales Manager, discusses the company’s ‘ear to the ground’ philosophy and how that has secured its pole position in developing the future merging of lighting and video design and control. Eight years ago, Avolites was the only lighting control console manufacturer to recognise, pioneer and…
Read MoreIntegrate 2018 – Stand by Stand
Tradeshows Integrate 2018 – Stand by Stand Round-Up of Gear on Show By Jason Allen. Here’s Part II of our Integrate 2018 coverage. Read Part I here. PAVT PAVT brought their EAW Anya line array, their craft beer bar, and regular enormous presence. Hot items on the stand included the ClearOne Converge Huddle; an all-in-one…
Read MoreRoady for Roadies – Fri Sept 21, Onehunga to Auckland
On Friday September 21, 2018, the music industry and associated businesses will walk the 16km Coast to Coast from Onehunga to downtown Auckland to raise money for road crew “roadies” who may have fallen on hard times. This is not a race, it’s a walk. The Roady for Roadies walk has been proposed by music…
Read MoreSuperannuation for Independent Contractors – LPA issues definitive statement
It has come to Live Performance Australia’s attention that there is uncertainty as to whether employers in the Live Entertainment Industry must make superannuation contributions for independent contractors. All employers in the Live Entertainment Industry should be making superannuation contributions on behalf of both their employees as well as people they engage as independent contractors…
Read MoreA Letter Without an Envelope
Listen Here A Letter Without an Envelope by Andy Stewart. The days of releasing a single without a video are over. They were 30 years ago. So why are so many people still scrambling to make a last minute video for their latest music release, or worse, shrugging their shoulders and doing nothing? Video-less single…
Read MoreHow to establish a good relationship with your lighting hire company
How To Establish a good relationship with your lighting hire company By Marcus Pugh. So you’ve just landed your first lighting design and the venue doesn’t have everything (or anything) you need to make your design a reality, what are you going to do? You’re going to need to hire some or all of your…
Read MoreGreen Hippo Maps Vector Lights on the Auckland Harbour Bridge
News Green Hippo Maps Vector Lights on the Auckland Harbour Bridge Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour has been transformed by a unique, decade-long artistic project, ‘Vector Lights on the Auckland Harbour Bridge’. Powered by a mix of solar, battery, and peer-to-peer systems, over 90,000 mappable LED pixels and other fixtures provide a vast, animated canvas for traditional…
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