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Adelaide Music’s Online Giant – HSCC
Hindley Street Country Club – 71 musicians seeking a new future By Julius Grafton On July 20, Adelaide’s Thebarton Theatre will put up the ‘house full’ sign for a concert by local band Hindley Street Country Club. They are a band born on Facebook that play what they call ‘thinking man’s pop’. With more than…
Read MoreNZ Prime Minister congratulates Skills Active performing arts graduates
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was a surprise guest at last week’s Entertainment Technology New Zealand Conference, where she congratulated five apprentice graduates from Skills Active Aotearoa, the industry training organisation (ITO) for performing arts. The Prime Minister acknowledged the work that went into developing the qualification, describing it as “no mean feat…
Read MoreCan I Have Full House Lights Please?
TECH TALK Can I Have Full House Lights Please? Simon Byrne. This should be an easily answered question but as I travel from venue to venue, I’m constantly amazed how good house event IT infrastructure is thwarted by terrible design and implementation. Let me give you a few examples: Example One I’m…
Read MoreAstera Control
HOW TO Astera Control by Thor Andre, ULA Group. We have all been there before; mid bump-in and presented with a fixture we have never used before, and we must make it work. Usually, this entails connecting it to the console of your choice using a DMX cable, patching the fixture in to your…
Read MoreThe Importance of Networked Asset Management for AV
BUSINESS The Importance of Networked Asset Management for AV by Jands’ Chris Ling, Business Development Manager (Corporate, Education & Government NSW, QLD & ACT). As many of you would know, the requirement for Corporate ICT teams to be the gatekeepers of everything that sits on their network is increasing. Many of us…
Read MoreThe Freelance Tech – The Right Structure
BUSINESS The Freelance Tech – The Right Structure by Simon Byrne. I’ve been in this industry for a while and I’ve noticed those who are still in the business from the time when I started fit into two categories – The Haves, and the Have Nots! The Have Nots are the ones I…
Read MoreTame Impala Headline Coachella
ROADSKILLS Tame Impala Headline Coachella by Cat Strom. Photos – ER Productions / Dina Douglass – Andrena Photography For their fourth Coachella, local legends Tame Impala wrapped up Day Two of the festival on the main stage. Australian band Tame Impala headlined night two of Coachella’s opening weekend in Indio, California. They’ve played…
Read MoreThe Recording Busy-Ness
LISTEN HERE The Recording Busy-Ness by Andy Stewart. “Don’t voice your opinion, invoice your opinion!” This statement was uttered some years ago by a mate of mine, as a broad-stroke operational philosophy for studio owners. They were wise words indeed, in hindsight, despite their seemingly throwaway attitude at the time. In essence, they…
Read MoreSound Masking 101
BUSINESS Sound Masking 101 Presented by Cambridge Sound Management Sound Masking is a Critical Component of Acoustic Design When designing an optimal acoustic environment, architects consider a variety of elements to address noise control and speech privacy. Elements added either Absorb, Block, or Cover sound, and are collectively called the ABC’s of…
Read MoreMy Business in Show Business
BUSINESS My Business in Show Business by John O’Brien. Show business – there’s no business quite like show business, right? We all know that – it’s our gig. We also know that getting the show on requires equal parts talent and perspiration. However, not many events would be staged unless someone was making some money…
Read MoreMeg Mac
ROADSKILLS Meg Mac by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: Troy Constable. The Give Me My Name Back Australian tour, presented by triple j, opened at Sydney’s The Enmore Theatre to a sold-out crowd and continued around Australia and NZ. For many years Michael ‘Smasha’ Pollard has been a regular on the touring circuit…
Read MoreAcoustic Technologies SS30A
ROAD TEST Acoustic Technologies SS30A by Ray Eberle. Ray Eberle is the owner of Fat Sound, located in the Shoalhaven region of NSW. Fat Sound specialises in high-performance sound and lighting and has provided professional production to the Australian music industry for over 25 years. Fat Sound has become a reputable fixture in the…
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