Maroon 5

ROADSKILLS   Maroon 5 by Cat Strom. Maroon 5’s audio engineer Vince Casamatta learnt his trade mixing bands in small Chicago dives, eventually expanding to going on the road. At the same time he had his own studio and truthfully, he always wanted to be a studio mixer.   “But this is just what ended…

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AVD Give it a Big Bash with EAW’S Radius

NEWS AVD Give it a Big Bash with EAW’S Radius by Fraser Walker. EAW created a stir in the live audio market in 2013 with the release of its flagship adaptive Anya system. Picking up where Martin’s MLA left off, Anya was completely electronically steered thanks to its 22 individual transducers fed from 22 channels…

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Amber Technology new distributor of Apogee

News Apogee Electronics partner exclusively with Amber Technology for Australian distribution Apogee Electronics has partnered with Amber Technology as a sole distributor of a range of Apogee audio recording products. Apogee, an American audio interface provider, allows musicians and music professionals to record studio-quality audio from anywhere in the world. Apogee has a diverse product…

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Waiting For Success To Come To You

Listen Here Waiting For Success To Come To You by Andy Stewart. Most bands and solo artists fail in their ambition to make a career out of music for one simple reason: they stand still thinking the industry will come running. If you wait around for that day to dawn, you’ll wait a lifetime. Oh,…

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JBL A8 launch – it’s JBL, but not as you know it

News JBL A8 launch – it’s JBL, but not as you know it by Jason Allen. The great and the good of the audio community gathered at CMI’s Melbourne HQ on Wednesday 27 Feb to hear the new, fresh-off-the-plane JBL A8 line array.   Hosted by Harman’s George Georgalis (Product Manager – Tour Sound Amps,…

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Harry The Hirer Goes To The Show

News Harry The Hirer Goes To The Show Sydney Showground and the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) have appointed Harry the Hirer Productions as a preferred partner for all in-house audio visual requirements.   The announcement follows a four-month review and tender process, in which Harry the Hirer showcased its ability to help lead…

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VuePix Infiled for wine exhibit space & Audio Plus rental inventory

News VuePix Infiled Adds Spark for the Finest Australian Bubbles…   Domaine Chandon – flying the flag as the only Australian sparkling specialist with genuine French heritage – has recently undergone a major upgrade of their facilities, which included a brand new VuePix Infiled LED wall installed in their wine exhibit space. In June of…

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Networking – the Cables

NETWORKING Networking – the Cables by Simon Byrne. In this piece we’ll discuss the cabling for a robust IP network in a show environment. If you want to get geeky with IP addresses, subnets, DHCP servers and the like, check out my previous article “Mission Critical Show Networks” in CX118 (Sept 2016).   It is…

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Unilumin Unano Design Awarded “Best of the Best”

Unano – Unilumin’s premium 1mm rental & fine pitch LED display – has just won the top design award “Red Dot Award 2019: best of the best”. With its aesthetic and practical design, Unano’s superb visual effect, highly protective features, and conveniences power the demanding video solutions in premium rental events & broadcast applications. Unano…

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Roadtest: QSC CP Series Loudspeakers

ROADTEST QSC CP Series Loudspeakers by Loren Alldrin.   Though it seems counterintuitive, self-powered loudspeakers have dropped in price even as they’ve grown more powerful and flexible. As a leader in self-powered speakers, QSC has helped this dynamic play out over the last few decades. QSC’s new CP Series speakers are designed to give this…

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Phil Collins

ROADSKILLS Phil Collins by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: Mhvogel.de   Cheekily entitled I’m Not Dead Yet, Phil Collins’ current tour proves just that! With production and lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, the show has been touring the world for almost two years with associate lighting designer Roland Greil at the helm of the MA2 console. “It’s…

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