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SIA’s Nostalgic for the Present tour
SIA’s Nostalgic for the Present tour delivered three stadium shows: Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland. FOH engineer Jon Lemon has known SIA for most of her life and has been doing gigs for her on and off since 2002. When he wasn’t out on tour with the big name acts he works for, he would do…
Read MoreFrom boardroom to war room, AV technology joins the fight against cancer at Sydney Adventist Hospital
Sydney Adventist Hospital’s Integrated Cancer Centre conference room, dubbed the “cancer war room” is a purpose built facility where clinical multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) meet to discuss cancer patients’ cases. Each meeting is focused on a certain cancer or tumor stream and normally lasts an hour. Often an MDT meeting will work through some 20 cases…
Read MoreSennheiser’s Digital 6000 takes Guy Sebastian’s performance to the next level
Guy Sebastian, one of Australia’s most popular performers, recently switched to Sennheiser’s Digital 6000 system for his ‘Conscious Tour’, showcasing music from his 10th studio album, ‘Conscious’, including his new single ‘Bloodstone’. The tour is filled with soulful, heartfelt singing and brilliant live musicianship, supported by Sennheiser’s Digital 6000, which is designed for demanding live…
Read MoreRobe Pointes create Sensory Overload for Transliminal
As part of Hobart’s annual Dark Mofo festival, the Red Bull Music Academy returned to present an industrial-scale, transcendental warehouse rave titled Transliminal. Held in Hobart City Hall, the event showcased the dark, electronic underbelly of the subterranean club scene, and featured a stunning light show by audio-visual artist Robin Fox. Known for his mesmeric,…
Read MoreBic Runga Drives JBL VTX A12 on Anniversary Tour
New Zealand’s most awarded individual artist Bic Runga has celebrated the 20th anniversary since the release of her debut album with a New Zealand tour. Regarded as one of the most iconic albums in New Zealand history, her first album Drive was released in August 1997. It achieved platinum status seven times and won the…
Read MoreAFL 2017 Grand Final with JPJ Audio
JPJ Audio took over designing and operating the audio system for the AFL Grand Final entertainment six years ago and it’s been smooth sailing ever since. This year The Killers absolutely nailed it with an incredible performance that won them universal praise. For sound designer James ‘Oysters’ Kilpatrick the biggest hurdle is the sheer size…
Read MoreForge Audio chooses Soundcraft Vi3000
Forge Audio, an event production company based in Auckland, New Zealand has increased their Soundcraft mixer inventory by investing in the Soundcraft Vi3000 digital mixing console. Event Production has always been Forge Audio’s passion, with their objective to deliver clean sound, crisp images and purposeful lighting. Their aim is to provide exceptional technical service for…
Read MoreSuper Qu @ 96kHz
Allen & Heath has unveiled a pair of 96kHz compact digital mixers designed for live sound, AV and installation. The two mixers, SQ-5 and SQ-6, are driven by hugely powerful XCVI 96kHz FPGA engines and deliver class-leading high-resolution audio with latency of under 0.7ms. The rack mountable SQ-5 has 16 onboard preamps and 17 faders,…
Read MoreRoland Unveils V-60HD Multi-Format Video Switcher
Roland Professional A/V is introducing the V-60HD, a compact, integrated video switcher and audio mixer, and the latest addition to Roland’s comprehensive line of video production solutions. Its sophisticated feature set is perfectly suited for live event production as well as broadcast, recording and streaming. The V-60HD supports SDI camera inputs plus scaled HDMI inputs…
Read MoreNRL Grand Final – 2017 … The P.A. People deliver system support
The P.A. People event communications team provided system support for the NRL Grand final held at ANZ Stadium on October 1, working with the NRL and Spark, their production supplier. The P.A. People was responsible for the stadium PA along with supporting JPJ Audio Australia for the pre-game entertainment. The pre-game entertainment set-up included adding…
Read MoreClearOne® COLLABORATE Pro Now Natively Integrates Skype For Business
Further extending the unique capabilities of its COLLABORATE Pro series, ClearOne (NASDAQ:CLRO), the leading global provider of audio and visual communication solutions, today announced a system upgrade that allows users, at an additional cost, to enable Skype for Business on any COLLABORATE Pro model. “The ability to natively integrate Skype for Business truly makes COLLABORATE…
Read MoreMonster Jam … The P.A. People does Monster Jam in 2017!
Monster Jam has returned to Australia in 2017 with 3.5 metre tall, five-ton trucks to feature in key stadium venues. Monster Jam truck racing is an exciting motor sport and the event team is world-class. Powered by high octane engines with rapid acceleration, the noise produced by these machines presents a challenge to the audio…
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