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Jands Pty Ltd is proud to announce its appointment as the Australian distributor of Gibson Pro Audio brands KRK, Stanton, Cerwin-Vega, Cakewalk and Neat. Of the appointment, Jands’ Managing Director Paul Mulholland, said “It is great to be back representing Stanton, having first represented Stanton in the early 2000’s. Jands are excited to have the opportunity to work with Gibson Pro Audio under…

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The world’s biggest pop sensation, Ariana Grande, bought her Dangerous Woman Tour to Australia this September and JPJ Audio joined her on the road! Ariana Grande may be tiny, but her voice is big enough to drown out a stadium packed with thousands of screaming fans …. with a little help from a Clair Cohesion PA and her…

Chicago is an architecturally significant city, with stunning examples built along its historical canals and lake shoreline. The architecture cruise on the canals is a highlight. I checked in to the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel on a warm fall Monday night last month. The Chicago Tribune describes it better than I can: “The building dates…

Business bust-ups are sometimes worse than a divorce, especially when the parties go to court. CX fondly remembers the war between Gary Hackett and Terry Davenport of Staging Connections fame. It was a while back, and quite a stoush. At least it shaped up like that, judging by the 80 page affidavit that found its…

Todd McKenney and Georgie Parker, two of Australia’s most respected entertainers joined forces to bring their favourite duets to the stage for a tour somewhat obviously called ‘Duets’. Sound engineer was Jimmy Den-Ouden (formerly a writer with CX) who not only ran FOH but also monitors for most of the show dates. Jimmy has been…

Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) invests in a great quantity of VuePix ER series panels. With an extremely busy first half of the year and an exciting anticipation of upcoming international events happening on the coast in 2018, the GCCEC is the first venue in Australia investing in a large LED rental inventory…

Thousands of performers and spectators converged on the WIN Entertainment Centre last month, as the annual Southern Stars school arena show hit town. More than 3000 student from primary and high schools in the southern schools region performed with the show also including soloists, a 500 piece choir, and orchestra and an indigenous dance company. Students…

Canberra Theatre Centre is Canberra’s premier performing arts venue comprising of the 1,240 seat Canberra Theatre, The Playhouse seating 614 and The Courtyard Studio, an intimate rehearsal and performance space that seats up to 92 patrons. The Canberra Theatre and The Playhouse were in need of new house lighting systems and so a tender was…