Tech Talk
Adamson line arrays at Hillsong Colour, stocked in Melbourne
News Adamson line arrays at Hillsong Colour, stocked in Melbourne Adamson’s line arrays have made inroads with a couple of influential customers; Hillsong Church and corporate event company Microhire’s Melbourne branch. “Hillsong are a large Adamson user, and they are our preferred loudspeaker vendor for our installations,” explained Hillsong’s Ricki Cook. “We were presented with…
Read MoreNZ Safety Guide updated – We compare Skippy Version
News NZ Safety Guide updated – We compare Skippy Version A Guide for Safe Working Practices in the New Zealand Theatre & Entertainment Industry (Version 14) is now available to download from the resource page on the ETNZ website www.etnz.org/resources. It has been nicely curated by Stephen Blackburn, Phil Conroy, Nick Kyle, and Rob Peters.…
Read MorePaloma Faith
Roadskills Paloma Faith By Cat Strom Photos: Troy Constable Brit Award winning and multi-platinum artist Paloma Faith made her debut with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House in April. In an exclusive Australian performance, Faith performed songs from her new album The Architect and other favourites such as the ARIA #1 four-time…
Read MoreWarm Audio WA-47 & WA73 recording chain
ROAD TEST Warm Audio WA-47 & WA73 recording chain By Andy Stewart. Two of the most highly prized, awesome sounding and prominently featured pieces of gear found in professional recording studios over the last half-century have been the legendary Neumann U47 tube condenser microphone and the Neve 80-series mic preamplifier. Everything that’s ever been said…
Read MoreTech Tips
Here is this month’s collection of random tech tips to make your life just a bit easier! Tech Tips By Simon Byrne. Protect your Ears! There’s nothing quite like the satisfying crack and thump of a live drum kit, the punch of bass and guitar amplifiers, and the energy of the vocals over the PA…
Read MoreHow to: Mic speech on stage with headworn and miniature mics
How To Mic speech on stage with headworn and miniature mics Proudly presented by DPA University Head-Worn Mics for Speakers Auditoriums, churches, educational facilities, conference rooms, courtrooms and theatres are all places where one or more people speak to an audience. If that speaker is untrained, and/or doesn’t know to speak up in a clear…
Read MoreRobert Plant
Roadskills Robert Plant By Cat Strom Photos: Prudence Upton Robert Plant, the legendary singer of Led Zeppelin, returned to Australia along with his band, The Sensational Space Shifters, to headline Bluesfest and play a few sideshows including two sold out nights at the Sydney Opera House. This year marks the incredible milestone of 50 years…
Read MoreETC Ion Xe Lighting Console
Road Test ETC Ion Xe Lighting Console By Jim Kumorek. Recently, Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) released the latest member of its Eos console line, the Ion Xe lighting console. There are two versions of the console: one with 20 hardware faders (the model we reviewed), and one without. The Ion series is in the middle…
Read MorePro Light & Sound 2018 Frankfurt still delivers
TRADESHOW REPORT Pro Light & Sound 2018 Frankfurt still delivers By Julius Grafton. While PL&S was once the eighth wonder of the trade-show world, it still packs a punch for hordes of tech-heads from everywhere. Including Australia and New Zealand, since I kept running into people I wanted to talk to, and some I did…
Read MoreHow To: Work with Timecode on an MA Lighting MA dot2
How To: Work with Timecode on an MA Lighting MA dot2 By Michael ‘Qincy’ Strathmann, MA Lighting “I need to do lighting to a very special song and I want to do it as precisely as possible” – anonymous Tips and Tricks Timecode is an external clock signal that cues lighting. You have to connect it…
Read MoreBruno Mars
ROADSKILLS Bruno Mars By Cat Strom Bruno Mars is the consummate entertainer; a singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, pretty good dancer, and all round nice guy too. His 24K Magic World Tour, which sold out numerous arena dates in Australia, was a nod to classic shows by artists like the Jacksons and Queen, with Production Designer…
Read MoreInterview with Scott Buchanan Technical Director for the Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies
EVENTS Interview with Scott Buchanan Technical Director for the Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies In order to deliver the creative elements of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies the technical team working tirelessly behind the scenes did what technical teams around the country always do – delivered competently and without fanfare. Scott Buchanan, Technical Director for…
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