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The Prodigy
ROADSKILLS The Prodigy by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: Troy Constable Loud, Powerful, Bright…it must be The Prodigy! Jonathan Burton has been mixing FOH for The Prodigy for 15 years and surprisingly he still has his hearing! Whilst not on the road with the band, he follows a more sedate life style lecturing at various…
Read MoreENTECH Venue Fails. ‘What is a sandwich?’
By Julius Grafton. Roundup # 2: The very late event order arrived two days prior to show. We send our Venue Manual as a Word file so they can cut and paste our needs into their various event paperwork systems. I don’t think there is a standard system, as each event order has it’s own…
Read MoreENTECH Venue Fail, Chapter One
By Julius Grafton. Every year we tour a bunch of venues across our Roadshows. ENTECH is the most demanding, as it has four trailer loads of stuff. The venues all try their best but we are out of the ordinary so things can and do go wrong. It’s my job top make sure our exhibitor…
Read MoreHarman Training 2019 by avt
News Harman Training 2019 by avt avt are running Harman University training courses throughout 2019 at their offices – locations here (https://avt.tech/contact) Enrolment enquires can be directed to training@avt.techor (07) 5531 3103, and courses are open to all AV installers, designers, and consultants looking to expand their skill sets. More info on Harman University…
Read MoreThe Touring Games
TOURING The Touring Games by John O’Brien. It’s tour time. Passport, itinerary, toiletries – check. Let’s rock and roll… Wave goodbye and hit the road for endless partying. It’s all sex, drugs and TV smashing, isn’t it? Outsiders might romanticise it that way but most CX readers know something far different. Long days of…
Read MoreShowtools acquire TLC
Showtools International Pty Ltd, leading Australian distributor and wholesaler of some of the world’s foremost professional lighting, staging and truss brands, has entered into an agreement to acquire The Lighting Collective (TLC). TLC is an Australian based distributor and manufacturer of leading entertainment lighting and lighting console brands, some of which include GLP, Minuit Une,…
Read MoreBlowing Up (It Wasn’t Just Pyro)
TOURING Blowing Up (It Wasn’t Just Pyro) by Julius Grafton. The things that went wrong resonate same as the golden moments. Gold when everyone is happy, the show is sold out, sounds and looks great, and money flows where intended. But the sticky brown moments are our great test and they could come hard…
Read MoreTech Talk – The Poor Old Omnidirectional Microphone
TECH TALK The Poor Old Omnidirectional Microphone by Simon Byrne. The poor old omnidirectional (or omni) microphone has fallen out of favour, which is a shame because it has a lot of great characteristics. The primary reasons we don’t see many of them in live sound is gain before feedback, and spill between…
Read MoreEntech Roadshow 2019 – Prizes for You!
There are plenty of great prizes up for grabs at ENTECH 2019 but to be in the running to win, you must pre-register!! You could win … DIO (Dante Input/Output) (pic above) RRP $1,111 ex GST The DIO (Dante Input/Output) from tm stagetec systems is known for its quality design, functionality and reliability. This…
Read MoreEntech Roadshow 2019 – Product News
SpeedDeck March 2 – SpeedDeck is a lightweight portable staging system featuring its unique Speedlock system. With a turn of a key, operated from the top of the stage, staging modules can locked together. There is no need to grope around under the stage or insert links for the side, as you do with other…
Read MoreRoadskills – Jim Jefferies
ROADSKILLS Jim Jefferies by Cat Strom Photo Credits: Andreas Heuer @AK Photography The days of a comedian shouting loudly down a Shure SM58 with little to no intelligibility are long gone. With comic acts such as Russell Peters playing to 17,000 people, the audio requirements for these comedic superstars are as big and exacting…
Read MoreIntroducing Parallel Audio – A brand by NAS Solutions
After several years in distribution partnership with Chiayo Electronics, NAS Solutions is excited to offer the same family of products under a brand new name. Parallel Audio is a re-branded line of PA and wireless microphone systems developed in close partnership with leading audio manufacturer Chiayo. Initial offerings include the Helix Series of PA systems…
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