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Perth industry faces tough times
Perth’s entertainment industry is struggling as the state endures a technical recession, and tours start to stay away. The pressure on professionals working across events and production is building, evidenced by an outpouring on a Facebook page called ‘100 percent upfront’. As reported in CX, audio operations manager Andrew Chambers named several event producers who he…
Read MorePL&S 2017 – New audio!
By Jason Allen It’s been two years since I covered PL+S for CX, and in that time, the physical layout of PL+S and MusikMesse has flipped around, and the co-located shows offset by a day. Overall, I think it’s had a detrimental effect on both shows, but PL+S is still the healthier of the two.…
Read MoreProLight & Sound 2017 : Lighting roundup
By Cat Strom The organisers of ProLight & Sound 2017 shuffled the halls and changed the days around but it seemed quieter than the past couple of years. Add to that a rather lack lustre offering of new products and the general response was a little ‘meh’. I spoke with many attendees and it seemed…
Read MoreUnconscionable Conduct: Magnificent examples!
Imagine you have a science research lab doing essential work leased from Monash Uni until 2030, but they decide to chuck you out to gain a ‘free building’? Or you are a poor person renting a washing machine on a ‘Rent, Try, and $1 Buy’ deal from Radio Rentals but discover the deal is not…
Read MoreAustralian Technology Park venue shock
It was a no brainer. “Our last event, on a weekend we had people trying to park everywhere. It was impossible”, said Ruby Chronis, Director of Sales at Australian Technology Park Conference & Exhibition Centre in Sydney. They took the decision to close the venue six months ahead of plan, after developer Mirvac acquired the site…
Read MoreWhat happens to the tech when the gig is TOO HOT!
By Cat Strom As the temperature hit 46°C, organisers struggled to keep the punters cool. A large shade area was erected, as well as a rather small misting tent, and a water truck dumped water on the crowds at the back. There was free drinking water but by the time it travelled through metal…
Read MoreJazzright Productions use AXIS to bring the Latin heat!
Sydney is one of the most diverse cities in Australia bringing together cultures from all over the world. The Latin American Festival is a celebration of one of these many vibrant cultures and has been running for 37 years. After a two-year absence, the Latin American Festival returned to Bondi on February 26th 2017. Famed…
Read MoreJPJ Audio for Don Henley Tour
Eagles co-founder, vocalist and drummer Don Henley returned to Australia this month for a run of indoor and A Day on the Green outdoor shows. Don was joined on stage by his fifteen-piece band for a show that has had critics raving. FOH engineer Tom Evans has mixed for a wide variety of acts in…
Read MoreBryan Davidson Joins TAG
Technical Audio Group (TAG) has appointed Mr Bryan Davidson as consultant liaison. Established in 1984, TAG is headquartered in Sydney and distributes Allen & Heath, Audio-Technica, Martin Audio and QSC throughout Australia. As a leading supplier of professional equipment for the concert touring, commercial and retail markets, TAG also has an office in Melbourne and…
Read MoreBBQ Light Rig
Oceania had the worst of bad fortune when a semi loaded with a complete light rig burst into flames on the Matamata side of the Kaimai Range early February. The rig was headed to Tauranga Domain for the One Love Festival which kicked off on Saturday 4 February at midday. At around 9.20am on Friday…
Read MoreRidiculously low numbers of female techies. Why?
February saw a record 2,536 attend the ENTECH Roadshow, of which just 4.5% were female. This spurred some commentary as to whether it represents female participation in entertainment technical roles – or whether ENTECH isn’t considered welcoming. “It is a very obvious trend in the technical production community”, said Kat Grandquist, who is studying tech…
Read MoreVuePix Screen for The Juniors
The South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club recently acquired a brand new VuePix ER series LED screen for their main auditorium. Club management decided to invest in LED technology to take the entertainment experience for patrons to a new level. The screen consists of forty eight ER4.8 panels – enough to make up a surface…
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