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5 Steps To The Perfect Meeting
BUSINESS 5 Steps To The Perfect Meeting Making meetings matter again Presented by Barco Meetings have had a bad reputation for a long time. At some point in the 20th century, they went from being something everyone wanted to be in (because important people were always invited to meetings), to experiences most…
Read MoreSupport Act’s ‘Music in the House’ fundraiser – More crew than ever needed support this year
Pic L – R: Ainslie Wills, Electric Fields, Tina Arena, Kate Miller-Heidke, and Gary Pinto by Julius Grafton Last Wednesday 350 music industry legends, plus Julius, dug deep for Support Act at the annual Music in the House fundraiser at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney. Gary Pinto joined Kate Miller-Heidke, Electric Fields and Ainslie Wills to perform as part of a…
Read MoreSpectrum Support Charity Ride
NEWS Spectrum Support Charity Ride by Stephen Peereboom, Regional Sales Engineer, Bose. My wife and I are parents of three non-verbal Autistic children aged 5, 4, and 3, with support needs ranging from very high to high functioning. We met a little later in life and decided that starting a family was our priority.…
Read MoreACETA Convention 2019
ACETA ACETA Convention 2019 Here’s what ACETA can do for you. by Jason Allen. The second annual ACETA Convention ran in Wangaratta, VIC, on the weekend of 3 to 5 May. The case for a strong peak body for our industry cannot be overstated. Here’s why it’s important. Travelling up the Hume to…
Read MoreRamping it up for Transmission Australia
News Ramping it up for Transmission Australia Photos by Palci. The biggest Transmission dance event to date – in terms of audience numbers AND Robe moving lights – was staged at Sydney Showground in Australia, where thousands of fans absorbed the great vibes and music of “The Awakening” plus some truly phenomenal visuals…
Read MoreThe Politics of Wireless
WIRELESS The Politics of Wireless by Simon Byrne. Recently I was intrigued to see a post on the Live Sound Engineers Facebook page complaining that a major venue would not free up some wireless frequencies, so as to permit a freelance audio recordist to record a gig in that venue for a podcast. The…
Read MoreWireless Voodoo – Not a Dark Art
WIRELESS Wireless Voodoo – Not a Dark Art by Fraser Walker. Wireless in the world of audio is often referred to in dubious terms. It fails by way of voodoo, or works flawlessly as if by magic. All of this uncertainty is caused by the fact that we as humans have no…
Read MoreCelebrations and Reactions at the Launch of New Qualification
NEW ZEALAND Celebrations and Reactions at the Launch of New Qualification CX Magazine attended the launch of the highly anticipated New Zealand Certificate in Performing Arts – Entertainment and Event Technology (Level 4), held appropriately enough in the Auckland Arts Festival Spiegeltent in Aotea Square. Relief was written all over President of ETNZ…
Read MoreHow To: grandMA2 – That Blank Screen
HOW TO grandMA2 – That Blank Screen by Alex Hughes. Malcolm Gladwell once said “Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities.” That is especially true when we discuss the rapid mental transition required when going from a basic digital lighting control system…
Read MoreImaging Science Foundation
PIXELS Imaging Science Foundation Australian Seminars 2019 AVPro and Audio Visual Distributors – AV Distributors are thrilled to be bringing the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) Level III Seminar to Australia in 2019. Since day one, the goal of the ISF has been to deliver the ultimate picture quality throughout any video system. Working alongside…
Read MoreSkills We Had, Skills You Have
LOUNGE BITES Skills We Had, Skills You Have A random series from a 70s veteran by Julius Grafton. Coming from the distant past there were skills we acquired and skills we needed, along with knowledge we gained. The same applies of working crew today – obviously – since if you can’t set up…
Read MoreSight and Sound – Keep It Out Of Sync
TECH TALK Sight and Sound – Keep It Out Of Sync by Simon Byrne. That’s right, out of sync. At least from an audience perspective. There has been a lot of research done by the hearing aid industry to improve intelligibility for hearing aids. Some of that research can be applied to live events…
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