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DPA d:vote CORE 4099 Instrument Microphone
ROAD TEST DPA d:vote CORE 4099 Instrument Microphone by Jimmy Den-Ouden. DPA makes premium level condenser microphones. Before leaving the factory, each mic capsule they make is measured on and off axis to verify it performs to spec. They’re the kind of company who wanted to make a wind-screen for handheld mics which better rejected…
Read MoreLive Venue Crisis
INDUSTRY NEWS Live Venue Crisis CX Media has established a new group on Facebook called Live Venue Crisis. Performance venues such as festivals, clubs, pubs and theatres face increasing pressures of cost and regulations while some governments are seemingly hostile at worst or indifferent at best to the sector. This is not a politically aligned…
Read MoreNSW ‘war on festivals’ – how it works. No votes for music or arts
By Julius Grafton The NSW Governments ‘Interim Guidelines for Music Festival Event Organisers’ has alarmed all promoters with unworkable and in some cases extreme requirements apparently designed to shut down all large music events. While the document may not survive the week, it does frame requirements that are not yet published but come into effect…
Read MoreFestival Fallout – NSW Government’s Festival Restrictions will kill many events
By Julius Grafton In a remarkable kneejerk reaction to six tragic drug deaths at music festivals over summer, the NSW Government has released ‘Interim Guidelines’ for festival approvals from March that will, according to Bluesfest promoter Peter Noble, kill festivals in NSW. “Will the last one out turn off the lights”, he said, threatening to…
Read MoreDavid Byrne
ROADSKILLS David Byrne by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: Rob Sinclair. American Utopia utilises a flexible lighting design, chosen to light people and objects, and not for effect. What happens if musicians are free to move around the stage and are not tethered to a drum riser or mic stand? That was the question that David…
Read MoreDesign Quintessence take on Protos
NEWS Design Quintessence take on Protos Established in July 2018, PROTOS Load Monitoring Systems specialise in load and force monitoring systems for the entertainment industry. “The entertainment industry is constantly and quickly adapting to keep up with the latest developments. While the audience’s hunger for state of the art shows keeps growing, concerts, plays and…
Read MoreJPRO Appointed as Key Digital Distribution Partner for New Zealand
Leading New Zealand professional audio distribution and A/V solutions company JPRO has been appointed as distribution partner for digital video technology company Key Digital. Key Digital provides digital signal management solutions for high-end video and control systems, including Enterprise AV over IP. The company manufactures its own lines of video switchers, extenders, cables, amplifiers, boosters,…
Read More‘A’ adds ‘V’ at ISE
Pic – Hot product at ISE – Dante AV What better place than at the world’s largest AV show for ‘A’ to finally find its ‘V’? The first day of the Amsterdam mega tech-fest saw two titans of the AoIP world, Audinate and QSC, officially launch products that add video-over-IP to their market leading networked…
Read MoreRoady for Roadies raises $20K
THE GREAT OUTDOORS Giving Something Back To The Crew – Roady for Roadies raises $20K by Jenny Barrett. Photo Credits: Steve Dyke The recent death of Greg Boyed caused many to reflect on the issues of mental health and suicide in their own lives and the wider community, including two stalwarts of the entertainment technology…
Read MoreJPJ Audio tour with Florence + The Machine
Florence + The Machine returned to Australia in January for a string of national headline dates. Having released their fourth album, High As Hope, just last year, fans were clearly eager to catch these stunning tunes live, with almost every show on their Australian tour having sold out months in advance. FOH engineer Brad Madix…
Read MoreClair Bros. Gives Australia’s Burdekin Theatre a kiT12 Speaker System Upgrade
AYR, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 2019: The Burdekin Theatre is downright beautiful, with its deep red stage curtains and matching carpeting throughout, accented by red and white lights setting a mood with reflections shining magnificently off golden-hued walls. It’s the Burdekin region of Australia’s home for arts and entertainment, playing host to a diverse range…
Read MoreAstera LED Announces ULA Group as Exclusive Australian and New Zealand Distributor
Pic: Astera’s Sebastian Bueckle and ULA’s Con Biviano Leading battery powered wireless LED manufacturer Astera LED has announced the ULA Group to be its exclusive Australian and New Zealand distributor. Says Astera’s sales and marketing director, Sebastian Bückle, “I see huge potential in the Australian and New Zealand markets, which are highly developed, innovative in…
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