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Pretty Woman – Broadway goes point source with KV2
Pic: Pretty Woman The Musical, Pictured Center L to R, Samantha Barks, Andy Karl, and Company, Photo by Matthew Murphy, 2018 by Julius Grafton Like many visitors to New York, CX seeks out new musicals and attempts not to read up on them beforehand. Thus recently we’ve seen ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ which has also had…
Read MoreChiayo moves to Hills
Hills Limited (ASX: HIL) announced on 5 December it has broadened its product offering and strengthened its position as a complete solution provider for the professional AV market with the signing of a distribution agreement with Chiayo Electronics Co.,Ltd (Chiayo) to supply their portable public-address products exclusively across Australia from 1 January 2019. Taiwan based…
Read MoreSoundwave liquidators pay out – at less than 1%
by Jason Allen The cheques have started arriving in the mailboxes of those who lost out when Soundwave went under. After all is said and done, there isn’t much left for the creditors. CX has been sent confidential copies of some cheques and the accompanying letters from the liquidator. They were not even able to…
Read MoreHitachi Projectors to be re-branded Maxell
NEWS Hitachi Projectors to be re-branded Maxell Maxell and Hitachi Japan have announced that the current Hitachi branded projectors will be rebranded as Maxell. In Australia and New Zealand, the projector business will remain under the control of Hitachi Australia, and the company reassured that it would be business as usual, notwithstanding the transition of…
Read MoreChameleon at School of Rock
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway and London smash hit musical is now open in Melbourne and set to rock Brisbane and Sydney in 2019! Based on the iconic, hit movie, this irresistible new musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn an extra bit of cash by posing as a supply…
Read MoreROAD TEST: ADJ PAR Z100 3K and 5K
ROAD TEST ADJ PAR Z100 3K and 5K by Jim Kumorek. Styled in the traditional Par Can format, the Z100 fixture from ADJ has a 100W COB (chip-on-board) LED light engine; beam angles of nine through 30 degrees with detents at nine, 15, 20, 25 and 30 degrees; five-pin DMX in and through; PowerCon AC…
Read MoreVuePix Infiled Cleans up at Spilt Milk
Elite Event Technology provided a complete AV production solution for the five stages and various activations at the Spilt Milk Festival, held mid November in Canberra. VuePix Infiled screens dominated the production with over 290 LED panels being used across the two main stages. This has been the third year that the Elite Event Technology team has provided production for Spilt Milk. The festival…
Read MoreThe P.A. People ShowMatch Sydney Kings
After almost 25 years Sydney’s The P.A. People have returned to their rental roots, purchasing a Bose ShowMatch Delta-Q array loudspeaker system for their Event Communications department. “We have been looking for the right opportunity and the right product for quite some time,” said Chris Dodds, Managing Director of The P.A. People. “I first heard…
Read MoreThe P.A. People – Comms for major sporting events
COMMUNICATIONS The P.A. People – Comms for major sporting events Sydney’s The P.A. People hold what is the world’s largest Clear-Com rental inventory right here in Australia, and the following brief list gives some idea of the scale: Over 30 Eclipse HX matrix frames; Omega, Median, Delta, and Pico. Over 400 V-Station matrix panels; Lever,…
Read MoreChristopher Toulmin joins ENTECH
Former PLASA Director Chris Toulmin joins ENTECH Roadshow in an advisory role ahead of the first ENTECH USA Roadshow next April (2019). Toulmin has over 35 years experience in the entertainment industry as a lighting designer (creative), an innovator and a leader. As a Director of the PLASA organisation he was responsible for conceiving and…
Read MoreVale Scott Allan
via ALIA’s Facebook page – www.facebook.com/AustralasianLighting ALIA is saddened to hear of the passing of lighting designer Scott Allan. Based in Melbourne, Scott worked with a diverse range of theatre makers, corporate producers and educators, presenting creative work to engage contemporary audiences. Scott grew up in the theatres of Newcastle, and after training with the Young…
Read Mored&b Soundscape installed in Australia, in stock to buy, as NAS delivers training
by Jason Allen NAS Solutions have hosted two days of d&b Soundscape training at their Melbourne headquarters, with a who’s who of consultants, integrators, and influential sound designers sitting in-depth design and specification training on Tuesday 20 November. Wednesday 21 November saw a more informal demonstration, which CX attended. NAS’s Thomas Kelly presented an expanded…
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