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‘The Liminal Hour’ is a theatrical experience designed by the artists at Mandylights, Earth Visual & Physical Inc, Jacob Nash and James Brown, transforming the Barangaroo’s Wulugul walk in Sydney into a magical bushland. As a part of the Vivid festival in Sydney, the show features an enormous six metre high illuminated artwork named Marri…

The frenetic pace of the Rugby Sevens and Tens competitions sees stripped-down teams competing in a gala atmosphere with lightning fast-halves and quick turnarounds between games. To sporting audio and comms provider Gearhouse Broadcast, this means having around 40 referees fitted with wireless mics and monitoring, sending audio to broadcast and the coaches, and receiving…

What do the world’s successful inventors have in common? Innovation and ingenuity in bucket-loads! “Each new technological innovation begins in the same way,” says Michael Althaus, Ayrton’s Global Sales Director. “Suddenly the world sees a new kid on the market, pushing the boundaries whilst other manufacturers were busy with the legacy of old technology. For…

Novatech Creative Event Technology have given their 12 IP65-rated Elation Proteus Hybrid fixtures some serious punishment over the last few months. First, they left them outside for five weeks in February in Adelaide, copping the full heat of a SA summer. They then migrated north for four weeks on the beach at The Gold Coast,…

Harman Professional’s APAC wizards, Herman Suparman, Application Engineer, and Roger Lim, Application Engineer and System Design & Training, brought three days of product training to CMI’s Melbourne Headquarters in early June. JBL’s flagship VTX A12 line array was also flown in to the party, ahead of its 24-date Guy Sebastian national tour with Danny Olesh…

A recent routine catch up between The University of Adelaide’s Information Technology and Digital Services team and Epson sales and technical staff led to a unique solution for a difficult projection installation in the University’s main ceremonial hall. The University required a permanent projection solution installed discreetly into the heritage building using an existing, centrally…

L-Acoustics have announced the development of an AAX DSP version of its L-ISA Source Control plug-in for the popular Avid VENUE | S6L console’s control surface, allowing sound engineers an expanded range of consoles in which they will be able to use a familiar workflow to manage immersive environments easily and intuitively.  L-Acoustics’ L-ISA ecosystem…

Brisbane Concert Lighting have added twelve new ChainMaster half ton chain hoists to their hire inventory .  Owner Tim Missenden signed off on the new ChainMaster BGV-D8 500kg motors with double brake, expanding BCL’s  already extensive number of rigging chain hoists.  Brisbane Concert Lighting have over 20 years’ experience in AV production and have emerged as one of the major entertainment lighting rental companies in Brisbane, offering…