Tech Talk
Drones in Drag
Drones are not just busy conducting military strikes, spying on far off countries or, on good days, transporting medicine to isolated populations. They are also firmly establishing themselves in live entertainment. And we’re not talking capturing footage. These days drones are getting in on the act itself. Katie Cullen Montgomerie, Kiwi born and bred, is…
Read MoreIntegrate 2019
Tech round-up from the show floor by Jason Allen. Integrate 2019 was back in Melbourne’s MCEC from 27 to 29 August, with a slightly less exuberant floorplan showing some restraint on the part of the big international screen brands. Not so much with the two-storey stands with their own cafes, more with the product and…
Read MoreClipped Music Video Festival
PROJECTION Clipped Music Video Festival presented by Digital Projection. Clipped.TV hosted its annual Clipped Music Video Festival in June as part of Vivid Festival, Sydney. This Festival showcases music videos produced by local talent with screenings, talks, exhibitions and a trade show for the industry, along with an awards evening. To create an outstanding, visually…
Read MoreHilltop Hoods
ROADSKILLS by Cat Strom.Photo Credits: Troy Constable Australian hip hop group Hilltop Hoods formed in 1994 in Adelaide, South Australia, and over two and a half decades later they are one of the country’s most popular live acts. In support of the release of their eighth studio album The Great Expanse, which debuted at #1…
Read MoreOmega Tech Stage Boxes
ROAD TEST Omega Tech Stage Boxes – Stopping the Show Stoppers by Simon Byrne. Omega Tech is a small West Australian manufacturer specialising primarily in power distribution products for the live event production industry. Their Stage Box series power products have been designed as a robust distribution system for stage power and getting power into…
Read MoreRiver of Light
PROJECTION by Cat Strom. A highlight of last month’s Brisbane Festival was the free illumination spectacle River of Light held on the Brisbane River. The 10-minute show ran three times a night for the duration of the Festival and included dynamic jets, giant spirals of water, full-colour lighting, rainbow-coloured lasers and incredible story telling via…
Read MoreClear-Com Freespeak II
ROAD TEST Anthony Skerman Anthony Skerman is a Technical Director at CMS Australasia, a customer-driven, bespoke event production company with offices in Melbourne and Brisbane, and presence in Sydney and Perth. CMS provide servvies in media and content creation, theming, live streaming, and sports pres, in addition to the core technical backbone of AV and…
Read MoreHere today… and tomorrow… and the next day
INSTALLATION by John O’Brien. Shows and live productions are pretty transitory affairs. Huge efforts go into the logistics and budgeting for just one show and then, save for a few faded flyers and fanboy clips on the internet, the next day it’s all but a memory. Permanent installations are just that – permanent. They will…
Read MoreThe Fine Art (-Net) of Lighting Network Node Selection
HOW TO by Alex Hughes. Selecting core equipment in any area of the entertainment industry can be a difficult process for any business, big or small. The world of transmitting and receiving basic DMX universes shouldn’t be that tough, but the plethora of devices range in price from suspiciously cheap to those that must be…
Read MoreMaximise Your Meeting Room Flexibility with Sennheiser
INSTALLATION Save time and costs with flexible beamforming technology The trend towards beamforming technology is now revolutionising the microphone market. What makes this technology particularly attractive for meetings is that it localises and evaluates sound sources and suppresses interference. For both installation and use, beamforming products perform better than conventional microphones. The benefits range from…
Read MoreAstera is a Match for the Titans
Titan Fitness is an independently-owned fitness studio in Coogee, NSW, which prides itself on being a unique experience with a dedicated team of instructors and experts plus state-of-the-art facilities focussed on offering the highest standards of equipment and inspiration to its members. The fully-equipped 4-floor facility has been open since 2009, and its Spin Studio…
Read MoreDope Lemon
ROADSKILLS by Cat Strom.Photo Credits: Stefan José / Ashley Mar Angus Stone is so into his own lighting he purchased his own Robe fixtures for his latest tour! Dope Lemon returned to the stage for their first headline tour in three years and audiences were invited to step into the real world of Angus Stone…
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