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Sydney’s event spaces shrink again
By Julius Grafton. Since the current NSW state government took power almost eight years ago Sydney’s venue stock has shrunk considerably, despite the addition of the new International Convention Centre. Now charity Ozharvest face losing their main fundraiser, the CEO Cookoff, a gourmet dinner for more than 1,400 vulnerable Australians that will raise $3 million…
Read Moreavt growth continues with addition of four new Audio specialists
Leading audio visual value-added distributor avt has expanded its existing audio strength with the recent employment of no less than four dedicated audio experts. “In February 2018 we were honoured to have been selected by HARMAN Professional Solutions to take on distribution of their suite of professional brands including JBL Professional, BSS, Crown and AKG…
Read MoreBring a Group to ENTECH Roadshow
Do you have a Group? Invite your Facebook Group or mates to meet up at the new ENTECH CAFE on the show floor, and enjoy free barista coffee or a hot beverage on us. First trialled at ENTECH NZ, the Cafe quickly became a hang spot, and there’s nothing we like more than getting industry…
Read MorePaul Kelly’s Making Gravy
ROADSKILLS Paul Kelly’s Making Gravy by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: Ashley Mar Next time there’s a drought anywhere, just book Paul Kelly for an outdoor concert. Many of us saw the footage on social media of the Melbourne leg of Paul Kelly’s Making Gravy tour where extreme flooding resulted in the ground stacked speakers…
Read MoreTour Smartly – Get Out There
TOURING Tour Smartly – Get Out There by Simon Byrne. Touring is different to one-off gigs in that when you are on a tour, you roll out the same production repeatedly. Therefore it pays to do it an efficient way. Efficiency gives you the gift of time which gives you the opportunity to refine your…
Read MoreNSW Government ‘reviewing’ noxious Music Festival Guidelines
By Julius Grafton. After widespread industry uproar peaked on Monday with Bluesfest director Peter Noble’s threat that Bluesfest would relocate after this year, the NSW Government has pulled the ‘Interim Guidelines for Music Festival Event Organisers: Music Festival Harm Reduction’ document offline ‘for review’. Hastily created by several bureaucrats in the NSW Health Department, the…
Read MoreDPA 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…
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