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Dear Reality becomes part of the Sennheiser Group
NEWS Audio specialist Sennheiser has taken a majority shareholding in Dear Reality GmbH on 1 July 2019. The expert in spatial audio algorithms and VR/AR audio software will continue to operate as a separate company based in Düsseldorf; customers will be able to rely on existing dearVR products and can look forward to joint VR/AR…
Read MoreInaugural Australian Festival Industry Conference Announces Second Round of Speakers
The inaugural Australian Festival Industry Conference (AFIC) will be held across 24-25 October 2019 at Opal Cove Resort in Coffs Harbour, NSW. Founder and organiser, Carlina Ericson, has unveiled AFIC’s program of speakers, who represent some of Australia’s biggest names in festival management, consulting and Government. AFIC’s keynote speaker is one of the biggest names…
Read MoreDiscussing The P3 Mix Channel: Revolutionizing Creative LED Programming
Presented by Martin Lighting The Martin range of P3-compatible creative LED and lighting fixtures has been growing steadily over the last eight years. But with the introduction of the latest Martin product families, including MAC Allure Profile, MAC Allure Wash PC and VDO Atomic Dot, a new function that revolutionizes the way of programming was…
Read MoreAmber Technology is named the exclusive distributor of Avonic in Australia and New Zealand
NEWS Amber Technology has announced an exclusive partnership with Avonic as the brand’s distributor of high quality PTZ cameras, AV solutions and unified collaboration solutions in Australia and New Zealand. Based in the Netherlands, Avonic provides high-quality audio-visual capture solutions for a vast range of applications, including education, healthcare, places of worship, video conferencing, webcast…
Read More20 Questions with Craig Gordon
20 Questions with Craig Gordon by Cat Strom. Craig Gordon is an audio system engineer and FOH engineer for Peking Duk, The Presets, The Avalanches, Golden Features, and Bag Raiders. What are the 3 best things about your job? Travelling around the world. Meeting new people and working with some really talented artists and crew.…
Read More2,000 seat Lyric Theatre set to transform Sydney
NEWS 2,000 seat Lyric Theatre set to transform Sydney by Julius Grafton. Sydney’s new Lyric theatre, the Coliseum, will open in December. Sitting in the heart of the west, and built by West HQ (formerly the Rooty Hill RSL club), it is emblematic of the shift in the centre of Sydney’s gravity. With freight, logistics,…
Read MoreQSC Consolidates Distribution in Australia with TAG
QSC have announced that TAG will distribute its Live Sound and Systems solutions in Australia, effective August 7, 2019. As a leading full-line supplier of professional audio equipment, TAG will stand as the single, strategic distribution partner for Australia, offering a complete portfolio of award-winning loudspeakers, digital mixers, power amplifiers, audio processors, and software-based audio,…
Read MoreQSC Professional Distribution to leave Jands
Eighteen months after being appointed the QSC Pro Distributor for Australia, Marcus Winkler, Managing Director QSC EMEA GmbH, has given Jands a 30 day “no fault” notice of termination. Jands originally agreed to take on the distribution in 2018, following an approach by QSC stating they were looking for an improvement in their Pro business…
Read MoreNew Home for Houses of Worship
Forefront throw the doors open of new facility Leading House of Worship integrator and event equipment provider Forefront Productions celebrated their move to an expanded facility in Newcastle, Australia with expo open days, show casing some of the latest equipment. Attendees travelled as far afield as interstate, and from around the local region to see…
Read MoreFKA Twigs
ROADSKILLS FKA Twigs by Cat Strom.Photo Credits: Troy Constable FKA twigs’ visually intoxicating new show Magdalene is a bold reimagining of how music can be staged by a recording artist in the 21st century. Internationally acclaimed songwriter, director and dancer, FKA twigs performed a one-night only show at Carriageworks for Vivid Sydney 2019. An FKA…
Read MoreMedia Transport “The Boring Bit”
VIDEO Media Transport “The Boring Bit” by Chris Dodds, Managing Director, The P.A. People. By now most audio and video professionals would be aware of, or indeed have used audio networking in one form of another. Dante, Ravenna, AES67 are all current forms of audio transport based on an Ethernet backbone, as were CobraNet and…
Read MoreThinking Outside the Square
CONTROL Thinking Outside the Square by ENTTEC’s VJ Suriya. At ENTTEC we make lighting controllers. It’s something we have been doing since we started out 20 years ago. We’re used to the idea of using our controllers to operate everything to do with lighting, whether it’s stage shows, nightclubs, architectural installs or everything in between.…
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