Novatech, RACS, and ANZCA at the ICC How to survive a major conference!

CONFERENCING Novatech, RACS, and ANZCA at the ICC How to survive a major conference! By Jason Allen. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) run a major conference annually. In May 2018, they merged their conferences and just about filled the ICC at Darling Harbour.…

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Red Hot Summer Tour Goes to Bali

FEATURE Red Hot Summer Tour Goes to Bali By Cat Strom. Promoter Duane McDonald decided it was time to bring the successful Red Hot Summer touring concept to Bali and CX went along for the somewhat bumpy ride. Since its inception eight years ago, the Red Hot Summer Tour phenomenon has grown to monster proportions.…

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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…

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NZ 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.…

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Paloma 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…

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Warm 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…

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Tech 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…

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How 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…

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Robert 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…

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ETC 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…

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Pro 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…

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How 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…

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