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At this year’s SMPTE in Sydney, Sennheiser will be presenting a range of audio technology solutions to support any scale of production, from large-scale movies and TV to mobile journalism. The Sennheiser stand will showcase a range of future-oriented products such as the MKE 2 Elements action microphone, a first official look at the Digital…

The Olympic Park Aquatic Centre provides facilities for competition level athletes and meets the recreational needs of the wider community. The venue hosted various events for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games and continues to host large international events, national and community competitions. The P.A. People first assisted the centre with their AV system requirements for the…

Travis Pastrana’s Nitro Circus Live – toured 15 Regional Australian towns & cities during March, April and May. The P.A. People supplied the communications solution for the whole tour which commenced on Saturday March 11th in Dubbo NSW. The P.A. People solution included – Motorola Two Way Radios, ClearCom HelixNet Digital Party Line Belt packs,…

Live sound and studio legends such as producer Al Schmitt appear in bi-weekly interviews. Sennheiser has started a series of interviews with some of the industry’s most respected sound engineers on the audio specialist’s YouTube channel. Already available to view are videos featuring sound engineers and producers including Manny Marroquin, Jim Ebdon, Stephen Curtin and…

SAE Creative Media Institute was established in Australia in 1976 and is now one of the world’s leading educators in creative media. With 53 campuses in 27 countries, there are six SAE campuses located around Australia. Earlier this year the Sydney campus was relocated to Chippendale, and as part of the move The P.A. People…

Established in Belgium in 1997, Procab offer a complete line of premade and bulk cables, connectors, adaptors, cable reels and cable accessories.With a product catalogue of over 4000 products, Procab’s range includes audio, video, data and power solutions for every application including dedicated product ranges for permanent installation and rental & touring. Based in Melbourne,…

By Julius Grafton Radiohead’s first set at Coachella was crippled by audio failures from the weakest link, their touring FOH console. While all professional console systems have dual power supplies and battery backup, not too many console systems are duplicated. But lighting guys decided a long time ago to run dual control systems when some…

Legendary German film score composer and record producer Hans Zimmer brought his Revealed Tour to Australia with JPJ Audio tasked with supplying gear and crew for this complex production. Since the 1980s, Hans Zimmer has composed music for over 150 films including The Lion King, for which he won Academy Award for Best Original Score…

Audio Visual Engineering (AVE) is one of Australia’s leading professional sound and lighting import and distribution companies. AVE supplies some of the world’s most popular brands including Chauvet DJ, LD Systems and Reloop. Additionally, AVE manufactures a wide range of affordable products to cater for amateur and professional environments. All of these brands and more…

Adamson’s S10 line array has won a shoot-out against three of the world’s leading brands, and will now enter the stock of leading Australian AV firm Scene Change. The multi-award winning, high-end event company were won over by the S10’s superior tonality, clarity, rigging, and ease of configuration. They join audio company Eighth Day Sound,…

By Duncan Fry, age 11 and three quarters “…First, I got up…Then I went downtown …To look for a job …Then I hung out in front of the Drugstore… etc etc” (‘Sister Mary Elephant’ from Cheech and Chong’s eponymous first album )*** “Let’s get away from work and the audio biz and head off to…