Bryan Davidson Joins TAG

Technical Audio Group (TAG) has appointed Mr Bryan Davidson as consultant liaison. Established in 1984, TAG is headquartered in Sydney and distributes Allen & Heath, Audio-Technica, Martin Audio and QSC throughout Australia. As a leading supplier of professional equipment for the concert touring, commercial and retail markets, TAG also has an office in Melbourne and…

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BBQ Light Rig

Oceania had the worst of bad fortune when a semi loaded with a complete light rig burst into flames on the Matamata side of the Kaimai Range early February. The rig was headed to Tauranga Domain for the One Love Festival which kicked off on Saturday 4 February at midday. At around 9.20am on Friday…

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Ridiculously low numbers of female techies. Why?

February saw a record 2,536 attend the ENTECH Roadshow, of which just 4.5% were female. This spurred some commentary as to whether it represents female participation in entertainment technical roles – or whether ENTECH isn’t considered welcoming. “It is a very obvious trend in the technical production community”, said Kat Grandquist, who is studying tech…

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VuePix Screen for The Juniors

The South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club recently acquired a brand new VuePix ER series LED screen for their main auditorium. Club management decided to invest in LED technology to take the entertainment experience for patrons to a new level. The screen consists of forty eight ER4.8 panels – enough to make up a surface…

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Australia Day 2017 at the Opera House

Directed by the highly-awarded John Foreman, Australia Day 2017 – Live at the Sydney Opera House brought together a collection of Australia’s best talent, including Tina Arena, Guy Sebastian, Human Nature and Dami Im. The concert was hosted by Grant Denyer and Kerri-Anne Kennerley. JPJ Audio provided audio production with Will King in charge of…

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ALIA Tour to Bruce Springsteen, Brisbane

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are receiving glowing reviews on their current Australian tour. Now you have the chance to check out his lighting rig and hear first hand about the process involved in running this show. The lighting is designed by Jeff Ravitz with both Todd Riccie and Brad Brown on the…

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Day on the Green : punters could die in heat

SAT FEB 11, 2017 For reasons of commerce, Day on the Green are running a concert outdoors at Bimbadgen in the Hunter Valley this afternoon with Simple Minds and the B-52s. When the forecasts had predicted 44 degree temperatures; and the audience are ‘mature’. The current temperature there at 3pm is 44 degrees. While weather insurance generally…

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AO – a story behind the logo …The P.A. People deliver iconic logo device for the Australian Open

“…The AO installation became a cornerstone of our international brand roll-out and it captivated our audiences with its sheer size and stunning imagery.”  Jo Juler- Head of Marketing-AO   As part of their pitch for the rebranding of the Australian Open, Landor, Tennis Australia’s chosen branding agency, created a video rendering of their proposed logo.…

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Muxlab Inc appoints AV Group Technologies for ANZ

MuxLab Inc., a leading Canadian designer and manufacturer of value-added connectivity hardware for Audio-Video, Broadcast & CCTV environments, has appointed AV Group Technologies as its distributor for the ANZ region. Key products in the Muxlab broadcast range include AV over IP and AV over Fibre solutions capable of handling resolutions up to 4K and the…

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Hills strengthens AV business with new appointment

Hills Limited is pleased to welcome Damien Gleeson as National Business Development Manager, based at their Lidcombe offices in NSW. Damien comes to Hills with over 20 years’ experience in the industry, having worked for major national integrators as well as establishing his own integration business, EnVision, in Sydney. Most recently, Damien was the ANZ…

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