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Review: Event Lighting M7W40RGBW RGBW zoom wash
By Julius Grafton. Event Lighting are contesting the middle of the market with the M7W40RGBW – which would be better if it had a name. Like Ernie, that would be nice. This little 12 kilogram contender has 7 Osram 40 watt LED engines, and if everything is running all at once draws 265 watts at…
Read MoreReview: Midnight Oil 2017
Midnight Oil in Townsville. The Great Circle 2017 World Tour. By Cat Strom. Legendary Australian rock band Midnight Oil began their “The Great Circle 2017” World Tour with a warm up gig at Selina’s (Coogee, Sydney) in mid-April and after literally circling the world, they will end with a gig in Sydney. During the tour…
Read MoreWhen you fail. A personal story
By Julius Grafton In November 2010, seven years ago, I had a board meeting with myself and made the hardest decision ever. I closed down my vocational college, Julius Events College. For nine years I’d struggled, dreamed, fretted and rejoiced while surfing the turbulent waves of regulations, compliance and missing fortunes that were not mine…
Read MoreBilly Joel, the monthly neighbourhood gig
By Julius Grafton. October 20, 2017. It could have been a small venue, it sounded like silk, and the 18,666 punters were vibed like only a local crowd are. Billy Joel is in residency in New York – his town – and the monthly gig just keeps on selling out. Since 2014, every month, one…
Read MoreNew Event Management Team for Helpmann Awards
NEWS New Event Management Team for Helpmann Awards – David Atkins steps up Live Performance Australia (LPA), announced its new production team for the 2018-2020 Helpmann Awards events. David Atkins OAM (pictured) has been appointed Artistic Director with Will Sheehan as Executive Producer and Dawn Martin as Production Director. LPA Chief Executive Evelyn Richardson said…
Read MoreResolution X and Mediatec Event Production Showcase – Teamwork’s A Beautiful Thing
PRODUCTION Lighting and rigging powerhouse Resolution X and display and OB giant Mediatec often find themselves on the same gigs. They’ve worked so well together that they thought they’d team up to show the world what they can do, and filled an entire sound stage at Melbourne’s Dockland Studios in the process. Jason Allen was…
Read MoreNRL Grand Final – 2017 … The P.A. People deliver system support
The P.A. People event communications team provided system support for the NRL Grand final held at ANZ Stadium on October 1, working with the NRL and Spark, their production supplier. The P.A. People was responsible for the stadium PA along with supporting JPJ Audio Australia for the pre-game entertainment. The pre-game entertainment set-up included adding…
Read MoreDuncan Fry – Sounds Like Teen Spirit Pt 2 – Sounds more like a Can of Worms!
Sounds Like Teen Spirit Pt 2 – Sounds more like a Can of Worms! Computers creating music, computers driving cars. Houston, we have a problem. Duncan Fry. Regular readers of this column (Who they? Ed) may remember that last month’s edition discussed the imminent commercial appearance of a new musical phenomenon – the computer generated…
Read MoreMonster Jam … The P.A. People does Monster Jam in 2017!
Monster Jam has returned to Australia in 2017 with 3.5 metre tall, five-ton trucks to feature in key stadium venues. Monster Jam truck racing is an exciting motor sport and the event team is world-class. Powered by high octane engines with rapid acceleration, the noise produced by these machines presents a challenge to the audio…
Read MoreVuePix Screen for FAMOUS
Brisbane’s social scene has recently been turned around with opening of a brand new superclub – FAMOUS. Run by the team with combined 40 years of experience in the industry, FAMOUS is definitely set to provide first class entertainment. “It’s time to bring a unique ‘Las Vegas’ styled urban nightclub to Brisbane”, says Patrick Donohue, one…
Read More20 Questions with Kellie McKee
Kellie McKee was born and raised in Queensland, studying at Southbank Institute of Technology where she completed a diploma of technical production. Kellie moved to Sydney in 2010 to work with JPJ Audio and she has worked full time with them ever since. Kellie has worked on a variety of different shows from tours, festivals,…
Read MoreBuilding a pyramid. For Elton….
Regions get a big city concert By Stuart Coupe. “They started the build on Tuesday, you’d better get down there soon,” says the email from Michael Chugg, co-promoter of Elton John’s regional Australian tour in October. The build is for a concert in Wollongong that sees Elton John go onstage at around 6.30pm on the…
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