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ENTECH expands to the USA
By Julius Grafton. The late and very missed Caroline Fitzmaurice-Grafton would be stoked. She lived and breathed ENTECH for the first decade and now the Australian Roadshow for the Audio, Video and Lighting biz is set to stretch out all over many of the United States. We have two tours, each of four cities, on…
Read MoreGaining a Career in the AV Industry
Careers Gaining a Career in the AV Industry Meet Dominic Jones from the P.A. People I’ve been at Sydney’s The P.A. People for four years, having joined in October 2014 as the junior showroom assistant, with some Event Communications work thrown in. I moved to Event Comms full-time about 18 months ago. I didn’t have…
Read MoreGavan Swift designs MAMMA MIA! The Musical
MAMMA MIA! The Musical has been playing to packed houses around Australia for most of this year. It is currently playing in Melbourne until 30 September before travelling to Adelaide for six weeks only. The show is a brand new production with new direction, choreography, scenery, costumes, lighting and sound. The lighting design is by…
Read MoreChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium
Road Test ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium by Adam Volz. Adam Volz is the Creative Director of TLD Creative; event concept, lighting design, programming, and operation specialists based between Brisbane and The Gold Coast. Operating largely on high-end corporate events, TLD work on unique events around Australia. Adam’s background in the industry includes global experience with…
Read MoreLexair Brings DMXking to Australia
Lexair Entertainment is pleased to announce that they are the new Australian distributor for DMXking. Designed and Manufactured in New Zealand, DMXking focusses solely on DMX512 products, with high quality and high specification being their calling card. “We first used DMXking products for LED pixel control projects as a solution with Green Hippo Media Servers” said…
Read MoreMacau City’s Dazzling ‘House Of Dancing Water’ Expands Comms
News Macau City’s Dazzling ‘House Of Dancing Water’ Expands Comms The House of Dancing Water, a breathtaking in-the-round water show created by the Franco Dragone Entertainment Group for Macau’s City of Dreams entertainment complex, has extended its in-house communications capabilities with Riedel’s Bolero wireless intercoms. Bolero provides comprehensive, reliable, and integrated wireless capabilities that leverage…
Read MoreAida
Feature Aida by Cat Strom Photo Credits: Prudence Upton Opera Australia’s new production shatters the limits of traditional stagecraft. The most epic opera of all time, Verdi’s mighty Aida returned to the Sydney Opera House this winter with an Australian premiere production by celebrated Italian director and designer Davide Livermore. This new interpretation of Verdi’s…
Read MoreCompliance Part Two. EMC: Electromagnetic Compatibility
Compliance Compliance Part Two. EMC: Electromagnetic Compatibility by Steve Devine. Do you ever wonder why you are asked to turn off mobile phones and electronic games in an aircraft or hospital, where there are other electrical and electronic systems upon which many people’s lives may depend? Is your favourite radio programme interrupted by interference or…
Read MoreHow To Reduce Projector Noise
How To Reduce Projector Noise proudly presented by Museums, exhibitions and boardrooms: you all know – and hate – that constant buzz from projectors. But did you know that you can help reduce the noise yourself? Which of these 5 tips can you apply straight away? Projector noise can be just plain distracting. Here’s what…
Read MoreChameleon get corporate with Client Liaison
Client Liaison embarked on a traveling exhibition tour this August visiting Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Entitled Expo Liaison, it was a 7-hour long journey of Client Liaison curated entertainment including some very special guests such as John Farnham! Client Liaison have cornered Australian late 80’s / early 90’s corporate culture and run with it as…
Read MoreChroma-Q Inspire House Lighting for Auckland’s Victory Convention Centre
There are plenty of jokes about changing light bulbs, but they usually don’t involve 80 fittings. However, that was the brief for Nick Abel and Mike Jones, the managing directors of New Zealand’s LS Group, when they were contacted by the management of Auckland’s Victory Convention Centre. The Centre is a house of worship that…
Read MoreIndustry experts join expanding Harry the hirer Productions
News Industry experts join expanding Harry the hirer Productions Harry the hirer Productions is proud to announce the arrival of two new and very accomplished employees – Marcus Pugh and Mike Davis. Both bring significant industry knowledge and experience, which further strengthens the overall service offering available at Harry the hirer Productions. With 20 years in…
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