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Perth Wildcats score extra Points!
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…
Read MoreYou’re invited: EV ETX Powered Loudspeakers Launch Event – 22 May
You are invited to experience EV’s latest loudspeaker offering, the ETX Powered series  in their natural habitat: a concert venue. Where: Starlight Room, Wenty Leagues Club, 50 Smith St, Wentworthville When: 7-9 pm, Thursday, May 22, 2014 Attractions: Hearing best-in-class speakers in a large venue, drinks, food, live music. We might even fire up the just-installed EV…
Read MoreBiz Talk: Preferential Payments
PREVIOUSLY (HERE) we started the conversation about preferential payments. These are a nasty trap that anyone in business can fall into, a deep hole of financial duress. This bites you when your client has paid you for work, and then later on they go broke. Months after, the liquidator sends you a violent letter demanding…
Read MoreThe P.A. People at The Formula 1® Australian Grand Prix – ‘The Biggest Pop-Up Event in Australia’
The P.A. People are no strangers to large sporting events, counting the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and the FIFA World Cup as clients. But there’s something special about the Formula 1® Australian Grand Prix. As Andrew Westacott, CEO of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation declared during a contractors’ thankyou breakfast held on site prior to the…
Read MoreHills Hits The Road
Hills Limited is today kicking off a National Road Show with the unveiling of two Innovation Airstream vans that will hit the road to engage with customers and suppliers about Hills transformational journey. “Hills is undergoing a company-wide transformation that will deliver a wider range of products and more integrated services that will vastly improve…
Read MoreMichael Montgomerie-Williams joins ULA Group Sales Team
Michael Montgomerie-Willams has joined the ULA Group Sales team as a National Account Manager.  Michael comes with an enthusiastic approach and a vast industry experience – starting his first gig back in 1985 in a little pub in St Kilda with just a few PAR cans … to working with some of the biggest cover bands…
Read MoreUnder The Radar
The rise and rise of Elite Canberra is a unique market for entertainment, with 350,000 people but plenty of government events work. This means lucrative corporate gigs, along with plenty of shows for a cashed up population. Now Canberra firm Elite Sound and Lighting are undergoing a big expansion, with a new arena sized D&B…
Read MoreAsbestos – lighting designer fights disease
Lighting designer and Star Events Centre entertainment manager Steve Wickham has settled out of court with asbestos manufacturer James Hardie. Steve has a fatal lung condition caused by exposure to fibro in 1994, and took court action that led to startling revelations by a former Hardie CEO. In the case, new evidence arose that will…
Read MoreBiz Talk: Mad Crazy Money
It was back to the future at CX Roadshow when I did an encore performance of my Crazy Money seminars from 2012. They were very popular then, and again this summer, pitched at small businesses that are the backbone of entertainment. Almost every freelancer is a small business, and we had plenty from all walks…
Read MoreLD Demfis Fyssicopulos lost in surfing accident
Sadly lighting designer Demfis Fyssicopulos went surfing in LA and didn’t survive. His website pays homage to his love of the water: “Demfis resides in Los Angeles with his daughter with whom he enjoys the ocean and the activities that it has to offer”. There are tributes (such as here) – quite accurately, as any…
Read MoreSoundfirm Installs Australia’s First Meyer Sound Cinema System for Dolby Atmos Dubbing Stage
Soundfirm, which has received more awards than any other Australian audio post facility, has selected a Meyer Sound cinema loudspeaker system for its Dolby Atmos dubbing stage in its new Melbourne location. The large mixing room is the country’s first to feature an all-Meyer Sound screen channel and surround loudspeaker system. The Meyer Sound system…
Read MoreACCC ruling on Technician On Duty (TOD) fees
52357 – AV Services – web See ruling document on link The Technician on Duty battle has been won, by Staging Connections. The leading Australian audio visual supply firm followed an American model by introducing fees for supervision of external AV production at its in house venues. This led to complaints by firms that they…
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