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ENTECH hits 25 – up, up but almost full!
ENTECH returns for its 25th anniversary in March 2020 with unprecedented demand for exhibitor space – leaving the roadshow with no way to grow. The 2019 tour tested the boundaries for growth, adding 10% more than the previous year filling the smallest venue on the tour. But the format will not change, as it works…
Read MoreMemorial for Richard Pacholski (R2)
Memorial for Richard Pacholski (R2) Chameleon is hosting a celebration of the life of R2 (Richard Pacholski) next Monday 18 March, 4pm – 9pm at their warehouse in Sydney. R2 was a highly respected member of the lighting community, as a lighting designer, associate designer or production electrician. After starting his lighting career at…
Read MoreThe Prodigy
ROADSKILLS The Prodigy by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: Troy Constable Loud, Powerful, Bright…it must be The Prodigy! Jonathan Burton has been mixing FOH for The Prodigy for 15 years and surprisingly he still has his hearing! Whilst not on the road with the band, he follows a more sedate life style lecturing at various…
Read MoreENTECH Venue Fails. ‘What is a sandwich?’
By Julius Grafton. Roundup # 2: The very late event order arrived two days prior to show. We send our Venue Manual as a Word file so they can cut and paste our needs into their various event paperwork systems. I don’t think there is a standard system, as each event order has it’s own…
Read MoreENTECH Venue Fail, Chapter One
By Julius Grafton. Every year we tour a bunch of venues across our Roadshows. ENTECH is the most demanding, as it has four trailer loads of stuff. The venues all try their best but we are out of the ordinary so things can and do go wrong. It’s my job top make sure our exhibitor…
Read MoreLED Mapping using the LED Blade CRE:ON controller
HOW TO LED Mapping using the LED Blade CRE:ON controller presented by TLC – The Lighting Collective. LED Blade’s new CRE:ON controllers are extremely easy to configure and can be used via direct RGB control from a lighting console, or be pixel mapped and processed through a media server. In this article, we will…
Read MoreHarman Training 2019 by avt
News Harman Training 2019 by avt avt are running Harman University training courses throughout 2019 at their offices – locations here (https://avt.tech/contact) Enrolment enquires can be directed to training@avt.techor (07) 5531 3103, and courses are open to all AV installers, designers, and consultants looking to expand their skill sets. More info on Harman University…
Read MoreThe Touring Games
TOURING The Touring Games by John O’Brien. It’s tour time. Passport, itinerary, toiletries – check. Let’s rock and roll… Wave goodbye and hit the road for endless partying. It’s all sex, drugs and TV smashing, isn’t it? Outsiders might romanticise it that way but most CX readers know something far different. Long days of…
Read MoreBlowing Up (It Wasn’t Just Pyro)
TOURING Blowing Up (It Wasn’t Just Pyro) by Julius Grafton. The things that went wrong resonate same as the golden moments. Gold when everyone is happy, the show is sold out, sounds and looks great, and money flows where intended. But the sticky brown moments are our great test and they could come hard…
Read MoreTech Talk – The Poor Old Omnidirectional Microphone
TECH TALK The Poor Old Omnidirectional Microphone by Simon Byrne. The poor old omnidirectional (or omni) microphone has fallen out of favour, which is a shame because it has a lot of great characteristics. The primary reasons we don’t see many of them in live sound is gain before feedback, and spill between…
Read MoreEntech Roadshow 2019 – Prizes for You!
There are plenty of great prizes up for grabs at ENTECH 2019 but to be in the running to win, you must pre-register!! You could win … DIO (Dante Input/Output) Â (pic above) RRP $1,111 ex GST The DIO (Dante Input/Output) from tm stagetec systems is known for its quality design, functionality and reliability. This…
Read MoreEntech Roadshow 2019 – Product News
SpeedDeck March 2 – SpeedDeck is a lightweight portable staging system featuring its unique Speedlock system. With a turn of a key, operated from the top of the stage, staging modules can locked together. There is no need to grope around under the stage or insert links for the side, as you do with other…
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