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ANZAC Hall Prince Alfred College, Adelaide
INSTALLATION Adelaide’s Prince Alfred College (PAC), one of Australia’s leading private boys’ colleges, celebrated 150 years since its foundation this year. As part of the festivities, the college has upgraded it 800 seat theatre, ANZAC Hall, with new audio, lighting and control systems installed by integrator Andy J Sound. PAC sought an audio consultant’s recommendation…
Read MoreLeaders of the NZ Entertainment Industry Acknowledged
NEW ZEALAND Leaders of the NZ Entertainment Industry Acknowledged An Instigator, a Pioneer, and a Guru Claiming 170 years’ experience between the three of them, Rex Gilfillan, Peter Frater and Chris McKenzie all received achievement awards at the recent ETNZ Conference in Wellington, NZ. With careers spanning six decades, and hurtling towards seven, these unstoppable…
Read MoreLord of the Flies
THEATRE by Cat Strom.Photo Credits: Zan Wimberley At first sight, Sydney Theatre Company’s latest production of Lord of the Flies offers a naked rehearsal stage under harsh fluorescent light, but then stagecraft takes over and the stage is transformed. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is a 20th century masterpiece, as relevant today as it…
Read MoreRobe Launches the ESPRITE LED Moving Light with replaceable LED engine
The ESPRITE moving light is the first to use Robe’s ground-breaking new generation 650W WTE (White Transferrable Engine) light source. It was designed, developed, patented and manufactured by Robe in the Czech Republic, and is the first in a new series of Robe luminaires to feature a fully replaceable and transferable white source LED engine.…
Read MoreLabour Hire Licenses Snare Productions – AV firms may breach new laws
by Julius Grafton The State of Victoria is the latest to bring in an onerous new license system for labour hire that will affect any firm that rents labour. It is not restricted to crewing agencies but also applies if a line item on an invoice includes labour by the hour. From 30 October 2019,…
Read MoreCrew get free counselling and psychology – Support Act detail extra services
by Julius Grafton Production crew from music, AV and theatre suffer a mortality rate that is a lot higher than the Australian societal average. Proof came when the ARCA reunion events several years ago resulted in a list of former crew from the 70s and 80s that grew to around 400 names – with the…
Read MoreRiedel Further Expands APAC Footprint with Two New Appointments
NEWS With the recent opening of its Beijing office, Riedel Communications’ presence in the Asia-Pacific region now spans across Japan, China, Singapore, and Australia. Riedel’s ongoing efforts to establish a regional framework for supporting a growing Asia-Pacific customer base will now see the company providing tailored customer service, system design, training, and sales functions. “We…
Read MoreCollarts – Reference Monitoring and Immersive Mixing
INSTALLATION by Jason Allen. Collarts (Australian College of the Arts Pty Ltd) is an independent tertiary college specialising in degrees and diplomas in the creative industries, including audio engineering and music production. With four campuses all in the Melbourne hipster havens of Collingwood and Fitzroy, Collarts starts their audio students’ careers right with groundings in…
Read MoreFortitude Music Hall
INSTALLATION Fortitude Music Hall Brisbane’s new Fortitude Music Hall is the largest ballroom/theatre styled venue in Australia, with 3,000 person standing and 1,100 seated capacity. The venue is inspired by some of the world’s most loved live music venues, from classic art deco theatres to larger clubs, while still paying homage to the iconic venues…
Read MoreAcme Dotline 360
ROAD TEST Acme Dotline 360 by Adam Volz and Darren Russell. Darren Russell Darren Russel is the owner and Managing Director of Canberra’s Elite Event Technology, one of the foremost production companies on Australia’s East coast. Elite supply venues, large scale touring, and events, with a comprehensive and top-shelf inventory of hire stock. The Acme…
Read MorePrincess Cruises Welcomes L-ISA Onboard
INSTALLATION Princess Cruises Welcomes L-ISA Onboard Two Princess Cruises ships – Diamond Princess and Sun Princess – have undergone a major upgrade to their entertainment offerings with a new approach to live sound, bringing L-ISA Hyperreal Sound and Immersive Hyperreal Sound experiences to their guests. Princess Cruises decided to raise the on-board sound reinforcement to…
Read MoreChildish Gambino
ROADSKILLS Childish Gambino by Cat Strom.Photo Credits: Troy Constable With shows that are as immersive, interactive, and mesmerising as they are entertaining, Childish Gambino lights up the stage like very few artists can. In Australia to headline Splendour in the Grass, Childish Gambino played a handful of arena shows for those not lucky enough to…
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