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JPJ Audio on the road with The Presets
Legendary Australian electronic duo The Presets have been back on the road promoting their Hi Viz album and JPJ Audio were with them all the way. Having used an Avid Profile console for many years, FOH engineer Craig Gordon was keen to take an Avid Venue S6L console, with Waves card, on this tour and…
Read MoreHelpmann Awards step-change. David Atkins takes charge
Julius Grafton puts on the suit. It was a different Helpmann Awards for 2018, with a two night split trimming the main Capitol Theatre awards night show into a more manageable performance for ABC TV. CX walked the red carpet, assiduously ignored by the media pack who were all over Esther Hannaford (Best female actor…
Read MoreThe Ever-Inspiring Xavier Rudd Relies On Sennheiser
Iconic Australian singer-songwriter, Xavier Rudd, has been selling out shows in North America and Canada on his Storm Boy Tour, relying on an array of Sennheiser mics for his unique performance set-up. He is set to return to Australia for a huge tour in August, with shows lined up for all the major cities, before…
Read MoreMusic On Stage Acquire Adamson System
Established in 1992 Music On Stage (Sydney) quickly became a trusted production rental partner delivering services to Hilton Hotels, Four Seasons Hotel, Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club and in more recent times Sydney Olympic Park. Music On Stage recently acquired Adamson’s Metrix Compact Line Array consisting of 8 x 2-way line source array enclosures and 4…
Read MoreCancellation pay. Law or best practice?
A reader posted this question: “Do you know of any legal obligation there is to pay casual staff if they have a shift cancelled?” Their scenario: they were were booked by another production company to supply 8 x loaders for a load in and load out at a Racecourse for a show. Pretty simple. Morning…
Read MoreHooked on Power – Twenty years of keeping quiet pays off
New Zealand powerhouse spreads it wings Hooked on Power – Twenty years of keeping quiet pays off By Jenny Barrett. Hooked on Power provide power generators, air conditioning and lighting towers to the film and live entertainment industries. Not just any kind of generator, aircon unit or lighting rig. These are designed and purpose built for…
Read MoreJands NZ Rebrands to JPRO
News Tale of two Jands concludes Jands NZ Rebrands to JPRO Leading New Zealand professional audio distribution and solutions company JANDS NZ has introduced a new brand identity and rebranded to JPRO, as Jands Australia enters the market branded as Jands (New Zealand) Ltd. “One thing that’s constant in the vibrant audio industry is change,”…
Read MoreVuePix in the Centre for Learning & Innovation
Carey Baptist Grammar School benefits from the new VuePix LED video wall, installed in their recently establish Centre for Learning & Innovation. Vision One were proud to have worked with Carey Baptist Grammar school in the design, development and deployment of the complete AV system for the new teaching and learning facility. Vision one and the…
Read MoreVera Blue
Road Skills Vera Blue By Cat Strom Photos: James Hughes Vera Blue, aka Celia Pavey, is one of Australia’s most promising emerging talents. Following the arrival of her debut single ‘Hold’ three short years ago, Vera Blue has released an EP ‘Fingertips’ and her first full-length album ‘Perennial’, and also featured on tracks with Illy, Slumberjack…
Read MoreCrew defend Noll
By Julius Grafton After someone lobbed a full can of drink at Shannon Noll he lost his mind. He said some offensive things. It went viral, and the condemnation was inevitable. CX asked around and got a more balanced report of what happened at The Duck Creek Races. While the Three Rivers Machinery Duck Creek Picnic…
Read MoreENTECH NZ rolls in July. Biennial roadshow a hit
Opening on Thursday 26 July at Christchurch’s Airforce Museum, ENTECH NZ is now firmly established in NZ with all exhibition spaces sold and registrations for 2018 well ahead of the last tour in 2016. The roadshow then hits Wellington on Monday 30 July, and finishes in Auckland on Wednesday 1 August. People registering are reporting…
Read MoreInfocomm: IC18 – The Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association Steps Up
Feature Infocomm: IC18 – The Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association Steps Up By Julius Grafton. June is InfoComm time, where what was once just the AV industry shows new stuff and huddles in conference rooms. These days it’s a whole lot more, so the organising association have rebranded themselves. Now they are The Audiovisual and Integrated…
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