Sydney’s DJW Projects Sold

David Coxon talks about his time in tech By Julius Grafton Marrickville firm Buzz AV Projects Pty Ltd have taken over DJW Projects, a successful mid-scale integrator that delivered large turn-key systems for hospitality venues across Sydney. A few days after stepping down, DJW principal David Coxon sat with Julius to talk about how it…

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The Weekly Julius (July 10)

Jason Allen is finishing his Apache Kafka accreditation this week, so again he threw open the chance to edit this news and again Julius jumped in. Must be all that relevance depravation, and the inherent dullness of Julius Partners Advisory which is, let’s face it, more about helping businesses with the mundane and the unexpected…

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Clair Brothers CAT115 System First Choice for Saint Stephens College

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA: JULY 2019 – Saint Stephen’s College is an independent childcare to year twelve campus on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, that strives to be the best at every level. Co-educational in curriculum, the school is developing self-directed, determined, courageous and skillful young men and women of substance who will make a positive…

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Cheap Insurance For Sale

CONTROL Cheap Insurance For Sale by LSC Lighting’s Jeff Morgan.   My wise old mother always used to say: “Never scrimp on paying for good insurance cover, if you go cheap, it will cost you!”   The money invested in today’s A/V systems is huge – the latest audio console, speaker array, LED wall, video…

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Human Nature

ROADSKILLS   Human Nature by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: Troy Constable.   Australia’s most popular vocal group, Human Nature, celebrated 30 years of making music with a national tour entitled Little More Love Tour: A 30-Year Celebration Tour 2019.   In their 30-year career, Human Nature have sold more than 2.5 million albums, earned 27…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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#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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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