Production Reviews
Caloundra Music Festival
THE GREAT OUTDOORS Caloundra Music Festival by Cat Strom. Every spring, the township of Caloundra celebrates the popular Caloundra Music Festival, a non-profit family-friendly event that includes music performances, cultural programs, environmental awareness, and community events. Held over four days at King’s Beach, the festival started in 2007 and has since become quite refined. Not…
Read MoreDunk’s World – Life Be Out Of It
DUNK’S WORLD Life Be Out Of It I heard on the news the other day that the government wants to bring back Norm, a cartoon character couch potato from the ‘Life Be In It’ fitness campaign in the 80s. It reminded me of the time I answered an ad looking for enthusiastic people to work…
Read MoreThe P.A. People – Comms for major sporting events
COMMUNICATIONS The P.A. People – Comms for major sporting events Sydney’s The P.A. People hold what is the world’s largest Clear-Com rental inventory right here in Australia, and the following brief list gives some idea of the scale: Over 30 Eclipse HX matrix frames; Omega, Median, Delta, and Pico. Over 400 V-Station matrix panels; Lever,…
Read MoreLife on the road with the 21st century circus
FEATURE Life on the road with the 21st century circus by Jenny Barrett. Everyone’s heard the old joke about running away and joining the circus. But it still happens. Someone in Invercargill recently jacked in their job, bought a caravan and joined Weber Bros Circus. That’s Invercargill, you may say. But if you are missing…
Read MoreD2N Next Generation Communications
COMMUNICATIONS Jason Owen’s D2N Next Generation Communications by Jason Allen. Jason Owen is the owner of D2N, a specialist communications and audio company working out of north-western Sydney. With clients from the diverse worlds of sporting federations, broadcasters, defence, institutional, and worship, D2N pride themselves on providing integrated comms solutions incorporating multiple technologies. CX spoke…
Read MoreRuel
ROADSKILLS Ruel by Cat Strom. Photos by Troy Constable In 2017 he caught the attention of Grammy-nominated Khalid, who invited him on the road as main support on his Australian/New Zealand tour, and the legendary Elton John proclaimed on his Beats1 radio show that he had the “most amazing voice that I’ve ever heard from…
Read MoreOptical Audio Deliver Big Event Safety
COMMUNICATIONS Optical Audio Deliver Big Event Safety by Jason Allen. Optical Audio, large scale communications and audio specialists, keep Melbourne’s major public events safe and running smoothly with comms gear from Clear-Com. From Australia Day, to the St Kilda Festival, through the Midsumma Festival Pride March, White Night Melbourne and the recent White Night Geelong,…
Read MoreAmy Shark
ROADSKILLS Amy Shark by Cat Strom. Photos by Chloe Snaith Since her breakout single Adore went viral just over a year ago, Amy Shark’s ascent from relative obscurity to widespread adoration has been a rapid one. Amy’s Love Monster tour commenced on 24 August in Adelaide, finishing on 8 September in her home town of…
Read MoreWacken Rocks With Riedel
COMMUNICATIONS Wacken Rocks With Riedel When tens of thousands of heavy metal fans descend upon the small town of Wacken, Germany, for the Wacken Open Air festival held at the height of summer every year, organisers are ready, having deployed a comprehensive communications solution built on Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital…
Read MoreFrom Projector to Plate – Encore Serve up a Sensory Feast
Projection From Projector to Plate – Encore Serve up a Sensory Feast Photo Credits: EventPix Encore Event Technologies invited corporate clients to ‘Experience Encore’, an evening of great food, wine and entertainment on Monday 10 September at the National Art School in Sydney’s Darlinghurst. Upon arrival, guests met in the courtyard of the Cell Block…
Read MoreGolden Features
ROADSKILLS Golden Features Golden Features headed on tour with stunning visuals by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: James Hughes Australian deep house / dance DJ Tom Stell, known professionally as Golden Features, has been a regular on the dance touring circuit since 2014. Currently signed to Warner Bros. Records, he has just released his first album…
Read MoreAntartica – While You Were Sleeping
PROJECTION Antartica – While You Were Sleeping by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: Joseph Michael Big Picture Australia & New Zealand and New Zealand artist Joseph Michael translated the scale and awe of Antarctica by using Auckland’s War Memorial Museum as the canvas for a full-scale 360-degree projection of a majestic iceberg. The multi-sensory experience was brought…
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