Industry Issues
ACETA Solves the Compliance Issue & $100K Other Reasons to Join
COMPLIANCE ACETA Solves the Compliance Issue & $100K Other Reasons to Join by Jason Allen. If you’ve been keeping up with the issue of electrical and product compliance for Australian technology importers [Pts 1, 2, 3], you’ll know that the most complimentary way to describe it is ‘complicated’. Our peak body, ACETA, have found a…
Read MorePilot intake for NZ Cert in Entertainment and Event Technology L4 announced
News Pilot intake for NZ Cert in Entertainment and Event Technology L4 announced Entertainment Technology New Zealand and Skills Active have announced the pilot-launch of the New Zealand Certificate in Entertainment and Event Technology (Level 4) and are offering a fee waiver for 10 candidates who may be open to becoming assessors in the near…
Read MoreRoady 4 Roadies- March 10th & 24th 2019
Roady4Roadies takes place nationally in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth on Sun 10th March and Adelaide on Sun 24th March. It is open to the public and industry alike, with all profits going to Support Act. Live production crew are the unseen but essential backbone of the music events that we all enjoy, but these roles can…
Read MoreListen Here – Five Reasons For, Five Against – Part II
LISTEN HERE Five Reasons For, Five Against – Part II by Andy Stewart. Some musicians just want to mix their own music… Following on from last issue’s rant, here are some more reasons for and against the vexing issue made famous by Shakespeare himself: to mix or not to mix your own music, that is…
Read MoreClear-Com Networking and Digital Partyline Systems
HOW TO Clear-Com Networking and Digital Partyline Systems proudly presented by The vast proliferation of IP-based data networks presents an opportunity for Clear-Com to offer an even more powerful, flexible partyline communications system by taking advantage of the available telecom/data-com infrastructures. HelixNet Partyline introduces the ability to connect stations directly or over a…
Read MoreComms – On Devices You Already Own
COMMUNICATIONS Comms – On Devices You Already Own by Simon Byrne. I love how the internet and networking protocols are having a dramatic, and in my view, a positive effect on our industry. We are moving to a point where all our lighting control, vision, and audio travel across a single network backbone. But a…
Read MorePlotting and Fixture Selection on a Budget
HOW TO Plotting and Fixture Selection on a Budget by John O’Brien. Got a gig to light and want to make the most of it? Where to start? Like the rest of life, you will have parameters to work within. The biggest limiting factor will usually be your budget. A multi-universe rig of the latest…
Read MoreWacken Rocks With Riedel
COMMUNICATIONS Wacken Rocks With Riedel When tens of thousands of heavy metal fans descend upon the small town of Wacken, Germany, for the Wacken Open Air festival held at the height of summer every year, organisers are ready, having deployed a comprehensive communications solution built on Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital…
Read MoreListen Here – Five Reasons For, Five Against
Listen Here Five Reasons For, Five Against by Andy Stewart. Some musicians just want to mix their own music. Are they crazy, are they kidding? Well, yes and no. But hang on a sec: nearly every engineer and producer I know started their career doing precisely this (myself included). So who’s crazier: the amateur or…
Read More2019 ACETA Convention Early-Bird bookings open Nov 1
The new programme for the 2019 Convention is now complete and the new ACETA Convention website has been updated. On the business side, the programme includes presentations and workshops delivered by experts on planning, management, certification, hiring, workplace culture, foreign currency trading, and marketing, while practical technical presentations include audio over IP, networked lighting equipment, audio…
Read MoreThe Psychology of Colour – Lighting the Stage
HOW TO The Psychology of Colour – Lighting the Stage by John O’Brien. Stage lighting is a mixture of science and art. The science bit (electrical, mechanical) is highly objective. It’s all Ohms Law and Newton after all. The art side is much more subjective and less explored in tech circles. Light and shade, movement…
Read MoreTechnology Engages Students in Learning
Projection Technology Engages Students in Learning Keeping students focused has always been a challenge, but in today’s distraction-ridden world, it’s even more difficult. Presented by Optoma Technology can be a source of distraction, but when harnessed effectively, it can enable educators to adopt a more personalized approach to education. Research has demonstrated that engaging students…
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