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Wireless: The (ALMOST) new laws. Time for a quick comment!
(13 Dec, 2012) Here we go – the ACMA held a Wireless Mic workshop last week. The upshot is that YOU have a short period to make comments, and then the following becomes LAW: 1. FROM the end of December 2014 the digital dividend spectrum (694–820 MHz) is NOT available for wireless audio transmitters. This…
Read MoreSt Kilda Screen Collapse – near miss for punters
12 December 2012 While CX doesn’t have ALL the details, it appears the collapse of an outdoor cinema screen structure at St Kilda last week could have maimed or killed audience members, had the timing been different. This is the picture of the structure as collapsed: Entertainment rigger Michael (Nitrox) Petrani was driving past on…
Read MoreRumor today: Norwest to acquire Cairellie
11 December 2012 (Fresh denial at bottom) CX usually lets these fly through to the keeper. But today the biz is abuzz with the possibility that Sydney production firm Cairellie will join Norwest. Cairellie is a technical production supplier who supply sound, lights, vision and communication systems – a one-stop shop. They have arena capability,…
Read MoreCan this be the same structure at St Kilda?
December 10, 2012 We asked for info about this structure failure, and were amazed when a reader pointed us to The Age on December 4: “High winds have forced the organisers of St Kilda’s open air cinema to cancel tonight’s screening”. “A spokeswoman for Openair Cinemas has hit back at suggestions that the screen fell…
Read MoreNexo STM: Is the CX story fair and reasonable?
Now we’ve recovered from the Behringer X32 excitement, it would be fair to throw the Nexo STM into the conversation circle that is CX. Matt Girgis starts the ball rolling. “As a long time reader of CX I’m pretty shocked about your article on Nexo STM in the latest issue. I was at that launch…
Read MoreGuitar Armageddon for Jackson clients
When Jacksons Rare Guitars went broke last month guitar customers suddenly faced immediate loss. For many years the Sydney firm had sold rare guitars on consignment and were slow to pay owners. Now it appears unsold guitars, totalling almost $1 million worth, may not be returned to angry owners. A year ago CX reported the…
Read MoreLocal Conman ‘Ran Recording Label’
29 NOV 2012 – SYDNEY Now that he’s been convicted, CX can discuss our neighborhood conman freely. Dimitri de Angelis seriously weirded out Mrs CX by appearing often in and around North Turramurra where she works. One night he was at (now closed) Tables Restaurant at a nearby table with some suits as she dined…
Read MoreAustralian Road Crew Collective. About:
It seemed a stretch at first. “It’s been a long time coming but we would like to invite you to a crew reunion with as many of the old crews as we can. Quite a few have passed so maybe it’s time to remember”, wrote Ian ‘Piggy’ Peel, back in winter 2012. But by the…
Read MoreJacksons Rare Guitars: closure raises questions
(26 NOV 2012 – updated 29 NOV at end) Parramatta Road in Sydney’s inner west suburb of Camperdown was a guitar hub – until last week home to a large Billy Hyde store (closed); a busy Gallins Pro Shop (very open), and a double frontage mecca for guitar collectors – Jacksons Rare Guitars. Now just…
Read MoreAustralian Crew Collective has impressive start
(Sunday 25 Novemberm 2012. St Kilda) Ian ‘Piggy’ Peel fronted the new Australian Road Crew Collective at its debut in St. Kilda late November. Around 200 crew who worked prior to 1982 gathered at St. Kilda Bowling Club for an emotional and laughter filled reunion, which defied the dreams of many, and delivered the hopes…
Read MoreReader comments on Dwight Yoakam concert sound
(22 Nov 2012) David W. Jones writes: I have a question about the production quality at the Dwight Yoakam concerts. I attended the Canberra show and found the sound for Lee Kernagan was good but the follow spot guy could not get his act together to spot the lead guitarist during solos. All in all…
Read MoreMaizels on Electricty, death and ohms law
(Nov 21, 2012) This from November CX: Ohm I God How much tech do you need to know? It’s a frequently visited (and dismissed) topic at the bunker. There are those who think that theory of anything is a quick trip to boredom. OK, here’s a test: “Ohm’s law”. Have you stopped reading yet? Clearly…
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