Posts by DanGr
The Producer – Tim Whitten
In February 1998 Connections Magazine began a series of profiles on producers, starting with Tim Whitten who has produced Powderfinger, The Go-Betweens, Hoodoo Gurus, and Augie March among others.
Read MoreSenior Appointment for Skills Active Aotearoa
Skills Active Aotearoa has appointed Bentham Ohia as executive director and acting chief executive
Read MoreGAINING INSIGHT INTO CALIBRATION
Calibration and gain structure are two of the least appealing concepts in audio, and arguably the least understood …
Read MoreLive recordings the hard way
Duncan Fry looks back at how unauthorised recordings of live music events was done – for later listening pleasure not for sale!
Read MoreCrew connections at ENTECH
TechSisters, CrewCare, Support Act all on the road in March The Tech Sisters have joined ENTECH and will take space at every city alongside CrewCare and Support Act to help build better workplaces and lives for entertainment crew. ‘Well-being’ has become more crucial as tech crew battle erratic casual work, harsh climate, rising living costs…
Read MoreSay Hello to S-Play
For their 20th anniversary ENTTEC have been hard at work on S-Play, a programmable LX controller for recording and playback. VJ Suriya steps through some of the unit’s key features.
Read MoreThe Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers’ reputation for delivering an awe-inspiring live show precedes them – CX discovered why in this production profile.
Read MoreOpera House Lighting: Catherine O’Shea
Article from The Archive: Connections Magazine, September 1998. Women in Lighting Opera House Lighting: Catherine O’Shea When Catherine O’Shea was 20, she decided she was bored, and dropped out of her third year of a mathematics degree. Eight years later, she is a Lighting Supervisor at the Opera House.Of all the supervisors in all the departments,…
Read MoreThe Look
Performance events are about more than just gadgets. For nearly 25 years, Sydney’s The Look has provided drapes and rigging for all manner of functions.
Read MoreImmersive Live Sound – The Story So Far
AUDIO Immersive Live Sound – The Story So Far Two years ago Immersive Audio or Spatial Live Sound rolled out into the live audio market simultaneously from L-Acoustics (France) with L-ISA, and d&b audiotechnik (Germany) with Soundscape. CX travelled to both manufacturers to hear the systems and talk to the engineers in October 2017.…
Read MoreACME STAGE PARs
ROAD TEST ACME STAGE PAR BL-100 WW and BL-100 RGBW Ashley Salta Ashley Salta is a Supervisor of Production and Technical Services at Rockhampton Regional Council, a position that encompasses technical management of Rockhampton’s Pilbeam Theatre, a 1,000 seat proscenium arch theatre that is a major stop on the Queensland touring circuit. …
Read MoreLive streaming gigs from Blind Chihuahua’s remote studio
RECORDING Live streaming gigs from Blind Chihuahua’s remote studio Audio, video, live bands, 4G, paying customers, Internet, live Internet. What could go wrong? Yeah – Blind Chihuahua decided to take on this daunting task. There’s a lot of moving parts to all this so let’s dig in shall we? Paula Jones is an…
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