Cockpit Software 

CONTROL    Cockpit Software by Jason Grbevski, Product Channel Manager – Integrated Systems, Sennheiser Australia & New Zealand.   Sennheiser’s Control Cockpit Software keeps everything under control, allowing you to digitise your AV management workflow for flawless daily business. It is the central software for easy handling, control and maintenance of the entire SpeechLine Digital…

Read More

New VuePix Infiled Digital Stage for Auckland Live

Auckland Live – a leader in live arts and entertainment and an active contributor to the vibrancy and creativity in Tāmaki Makaurau – has recently invested in a new VuePix Infiled Digital Stage Outdoor Platform. Launched in January 2019, the Auckland Live Digital Stage is located in the Aotea Square, where it screens a daily…

Read More

Sydney Theatre Company Switches to CORE by DPA

Better dynamic range and improved resilience to harsh treatment on and off stage is a key reason why STC is investing in d:screet CORE 4061 Miniature Microphones.   Alleroed, Denmark. June 18th 2019: As a long-term user of DPA microphones, the Sydney Theatre Company (STC) has been quick to adopt the Danish manufacturer’s CORE by…

Read More

#Ampervan Goes To Darwin and Beyond!

News #Ampervan Goes To Darwin and Beyond! Following TAG Cares’ successful trip taking musical instruments, audio, and lighting to the remote Indigenous Community of Amata in the South Australian Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands the #Ampervan, now with dLive on board, headed off on adventures of its own! “500 kilometres of dirt roads in the…

Read More

Adelaide Music’s Online Giant – HSCC

Hindley Street Country Club – 71 musicians seeking a new future By Julius Grafton On July 20, Adelaide’s Thebarton Theatre will put up the ‘house full’ sign for a concert by local band Hindley Street Country Club. They are a band born on Facebook that play what they call ‘thinking man’s pop’. With more than…

Read More

NZ Prime Minister congratulates Skills Active performing arts graduates

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was a surprise guest at last week’s Entertainment Technology New Zealand Conference, where she congratulated five apprentice graduates from Skills Active Aotearoa, the industry training organisation (ITO) for performing arts.   The Prime Minister acknowledged the work that went into developing the qualification, describing it as “no mean feat…

Read More

Astera Control

HOW TO Astera Control by Thor Andre, ULA Group.   We have all been there before; mid bump-in and presented with a fixture we have never used before, and we must make it work. Usually, this entails connecting it to the console of your choice using a DMX cable, patching the fixture in to your…

Read More

Adamson installed at the MCEC, brings in the big guns for Hillsong

by Jason Allen Dramatically increasing its attractiveness for concert production, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre has invested in an Adamson S10 line array system, complemented by E119 subwoofers, and CS7p dual 7” loudspeakers for infill; the world’s first powered, Milan-ready dipole loudspeaker with network redundancy. Completing the package are lab.gruppen amps with Lake processing.…

Read More

The Empire Strips Back in America

Photos by Peter Rubie Hugely successful Australian burlesque Star Wars parody “The Empire Strips Back” has just completed its most extensive North American tour to date, also visiting Canada for the first time, complete with a suitably boisterous lightshow designed by Peter Rubie, featuring 30 x Robe Spiider LED wash beams as the core moving…

Read More

The Freelance Tech – The Right Structure

BUSINESS The Freelance Tech – The Right Structure by Simon Byrne.   I’ve been in this industry for a while and I’ve noticed those who are still in the business from the time when I started fit into two categories – The Haves, and the Have Nots!   The Have Nots are the ones I…

Read More

Tame Impala Headline Coachella

ROADSKILLS Tame Impala Headline Coachella by Cat Strom. Photos – ER Productions / Dina Douglass – Andrena Photography   For their fourth Coachella, local legends Tame Impala wrapped up Day Two of the festival on the main stage.   Australian band Tame Impala headlined night two of Coachella’s opening weekend in Indio, California. They’ve played…

Read More