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Counting Down a Huge Summer of Training! At Number 1 – CX Roadshow Seminars!
At Number One in our countdown of training across this wide brown land this summer is our very own CX Roadshow Seminars! There’s a seminar for everyone as the CX Roadshow swings through Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne Adelaide and Perth in February! (No seminars in Canberra, sorry). Julius Grafton presents ‘Dirty Money’, your invaluable guide to…
Read MoreCounting Down a Huge Summer of Training! At Number 2 – Meyer’s Bob McCarthy Seminars
At number two on our countdown of training courses early this year is Meyer Sound Australia’s amazing System Training. Meyer is bringing out the USA’s Bob McCarthy, recognised as one of the best sound system design and alignment specialists in the world, for a series of seminars in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in May 2014.…
Read More Show Technology launches Electronic Product Guide
Gone are the days of Show Technology’s colourful ProShop catalogues which, although they were a treasure trove of information, were always in danger of being out of date shortly after being printed! Show Technology has recognised that in the fast, technology driven entertainment lighting market, customers and end users need to be able to access…
Read MoreNSW to introduce 1:30 AM lockouts and 3 AM last drinks to tackle drug and alcohol violence – What does this mean for live music?
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has just announced a series of sweeping measures to tackle drug and alcohol related violence in Sydney. Unfortunately for the live music industry, these will include the introduction of 1.30 AM lockouts and 3 AM last drinks across an expanded CBD precinct to include Kings Cross to Darling Harbour, The Rocks to Haymarket…
Read MoreCounting Down a Huge Summer of Training! At Number 3: MIDAS Digital Training from NAS
There are some HUGE training courses on offer over the next couple of months here in Australia. This week, CX counts down the events, provides all the registration details and lets YOU know what’s on and how to get into it. Kicking off at Number Three is National Audio Systems latest series of MIDAS User…
Read MoreAudio Brands Australia joins CX Roadshow
Audio Brands Australia has signed on for the CX Roadshow, bringing the exhibitor tally to an impressive 22 companies. On confirming their attendance, Don McConnell from Audio Brands commented: “The CX Roadshow is a unique and proven concept and we’re very excited to be part of it. We’ll be showing key products from the FBT…
Read MoreStaging Sell Dubai
Staging Connections Group Limited has sold its 51% shareholding in the Gearhouse Dubai (“Gearhouse”) operations to their partners in Gearhouse.The sale was made following the Board’s decision to focus on their core integrated event services and exhibitions businesses. The sale proceeds of AED30.0 million or approximately AUD$9.0 million will be applied to debt reduction. This…
Read MoreBjorn Again stars in Canberra
Bjorn Again – The World’s Number 1 ABBA show and most successful tribute band of all time – performed in Canberra in front of ABBA fans at a packed Theatre Centre at Civic Square. Elite Sound and Lighting team were behind the scenes managing the production of the show. They have recently enhanced their extensive…
Read MoreSGM at CX Summer Roadshow
SGM and their Australian distributor, ETA, will be participating at this year’s CX Roadshow, which is a combination of lighting and sound industry seminars and tradeshows moving across Australia visiting six of the large cities. On display, SGM will show the LED product range including the new IP65 moving head, the G-Spot, and the new…
Read MoreMartin RUSH MH 3 Beams ideal for regional Victoria
Nick Moloney works as a mobile DJ as well as a lighting technician at Victoria’s Colac Performing Arts Centre and recently he treated himself to four Martin RUSH MH 3 Beams. Not only do they add a wow factor to his DJ set up, he can get a return on his investment by sub-hiring them…
Read MoreDavid Guetta dazzles Tasmania with Robin MMX Blades & Pointes
French DJ mega star David Guetta visited Tasmania for the first time for one of the biggest shows that the island has ever seen. “I always just think of making people dance, that’s my first priority”, says David Guetta and that is exactly what he delivered during his spectacular show in Hobart. He expressed such…
Read MoreThe PA People Showroom …30 years on, now the only full-service Pro Audio retail space in Sydney?
In a city with more gigs and performance spaces than you can poke a stick at, it’s troubling that there is a dearth of professional audio ‘one stop shops’. There is a need in Sydney for retail spaces that an integrator or venue manager can walk in to, get good advice from product-neutral professionals and…
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