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Meyer Sound has promoted Luke Jenks to the newly created position of Director of Product Management. Most recently serving as the company’s loudspeaker product manager, Jenks now represents the full range of company solutions, from loudspeakers to show control, system optimization, and passive and active acoustic systems. As director of product management, Jenks is responsible…

Brisbane’s Royal International Convention Centre (Royal ICC) has enjoyed a successful first 12 months of operation. The city’s newest convention centre has fast gained a reputation for offering the best in technical expertise and equipment courtesy of their preferred in-house supplier Microhire. So it was no surprise that Soundcraft Si Expression consoles, a Clear-Com Tempest…

Watch for fake Dynacord PowerMate 1000 MKII mixers, one sold yesterday for over $1,500. These turn up at Bosch Service in Australia with numerous faults and do not meet any acceptable spec. Look for missing serial number. Anyone with info about the identity of the seller contact CX or Bosch.

He possibly has a massive cranium and good luck with that because us media types know about ego management. His Twitter feeds are JUST so entertaining – check out https://twitter.com/iamnotshouting So festival promoter Arash ‘AJ’ Maddah is our favorite Iranian/Australian these days. He has overtaken Michael ‘F–king Chugg’ in the backstage entertainment stakes. Sorry Chuggi.…

The $100 million venue audio visual business has been reorganized slightly, with Staging Connections losing the Crown Perth contract to AV Partners. Staging Connections have retained Crown Melbourne, their largest account. Director of Events and Conferences at Crown Perth, Michael Altieri said, “We appointed AVPartners because of the company’s extensive experience, creativity and technical know-how.…

Sydney has led the country with tradeshows for the sound, light, vision and broadcast biz, as home to ENTECH, SMPTE and INTEGRATE. This trio of expensive large format trade shows have traditionally been held at Darling Harbour, which is now a demolition zone ahead of an eventual new complex in three years. Without a dress…

ULA Group were once again a proud sponsor of 2014 BMW Bruce Lynton Charity Ball, which was  hosted at the RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast earlier this month. Working together with Jesse Radatti from Digital Lighting Solutions, the team delivered a spectacular production for the ball, which has become one of the Gold…

HARMAN, the conglomerate behind such brands as Soundcraft, dbx, BSS and JBL, today announced it has signed an agreement with The Duchossois Group, Inc. and its affiliates to acquire control systems manufacturer AMX for US$365 million. AMX is the leading provider of enterprise control and automation systems and audio and video switching and distributing solutions. The…

The latest in projection technology was unveiled in Sydney last week at an exclusive VIP event hosted by Hitachi and Hills Ltd. Hitachi Managing Director Hitoshi Ishihara welcomed more than 120 guests to the launch, which provided the opportunity for industry partners to inspect concept projectors, the newest products in the Large Venue and Ultra…

The Perth Wildcats have taken out the 2014 NBL Championship, continuing their amazing run of 28 straight playoff appearances.  Mega Vision Sound and Lighting supported the team throughout the 2013-2014 season, creating great production for every match played at their home ground, Perth Arena, a.k.a ‘The Jungle’. The lighting rig consisted of 12 Robe Pointes, 8 Robin MMX Spots and…