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Manila – Music Group has appointed Karan Kathuria to the post of Senior Manager, Professional Division for Asia Pacific, which includes the key business segments of China and India. Karan will report to Graham Rowlands, who heads Global Sales for the Professional Division. In his new role, Karan will be responsible for growing the Music…

Sydney – Monday 3 November 2014 – A major upgrade of the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall lighting system has dramatically reduced energy use and improved the venue experience for both performers and audiences. The two-year installation incorporated the latest long-life, LED technology and includes a new control system for the stage, auditorium and performance…

This year at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival held at Sydney Town Hall Mark Hammer particularly wanted a fresh idea for a backdrop to the stage area and the idea to use Clay Paky B-Eye K20’s was born. He has lit quite a few fashion shows during his illustrious career and he is always looking for…

You are invited to a range of seminars held by Berno Nigsch, the NTi Audio product manager for the handheld Exel Line instruments. Individual single hour seminars are held for the following topics: Live Sound Improvements and Event Monitoring – Optimize setup prior the event – Troubleshooting – Monitor noise levels during the concert –…

Hills will relocate its South Australian Innovation Centres, product teams and shared support service functions from Port Road in Hindmarsh to the new Tonsley Park precinct by the end of the year. Hills will occupy part of the new six-storey, 18,000 square metre Flinders University building at Tonsley, due to officially open in January 2015.…

“Crestron Australia & New Zealand and Hills Limited wish to express our deepest sympathy following the sad death of Crestron’s Chairman and Founder, George Feldstein. After a brave battle with brain cancer over the past year, he passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family. Through the Crestron brand, George applied his vision and…

Earlier this year, His Holiness the Dalai Lama hosted Kalachakra, a religious event that takes place at various locations around the world every few years. With a now 79-year-old religious figure at the helm for the nearly two-week long Kalachakra 2014 prayer meeting, high importance was placed on finding a microphone that would project his…

As Show Technology continue to celebrate their 20th anniversary, another important milestone was reached – a 10th birthday for their Perth branch! To commemorate this momentous occasion the entire Perth complex has been refurbished with new offices and showrooms, showing Show Technology’s confidence in the Perth market. Of course this deserved a party and an…

The ULA Group continues working closely with the leading Melbournian architects and lighting companies to light up the city’s iconic structures. After our successful re lighting of the iconic Melbourne ‘Red Sticks’, we were invited to head up supply and design another project managed by Transurban – illuminating the towers of Bolte Bridge.  When the…

Sadly we report the death of Daniel Castelli in the early hours of Saturday morning, 18th of October 2014. Daniel was a much-loved member of the InSight Systems team and known to many through the Audio Visual industry. Daniel was a good man and though he appeared as fun loving guy, we now know that…

Ken Dwyer has left Audio Products Group, just three months after Hills acquired his business for a reported $15 million. In this month’s CX, Hills Chief Operating Officer Brad Newton spoke about the acquisition. (Read interview here) “With APG, our goal right now is – we’ve got a lot of integration work to complete with…

A local innovator who designed what it is believed to be the strongest public temporary structure in the world has won a 2014 Northern Engineering Excellence Award in Darwin. The Skycity Beachside Pavilion may look like another stylish marquee – but this ‘tent’ can withstand winds to the equivalent of a medium range Category 4…