LIGHTS • VIDEO • STAGING • INTEGRATION ANT Live Taking theatre MONTHLY TECH NEWS to regions CX134 MARCH 2018 using video $7.50 AU Top end AV For an iconic brand Hearing Augmentation Technology and the law NEWS: REGULARS: GEARBOX: ROADSKILLS: • ENTECH reveals statistics • Andy Stewart • Midas MR18 Digital Tablet • Roger Waters • LPA rolls out Guides • Simon Byrne • An ACME double • Foo Fighters • Julius Grafton signs off • ACETA • Televic Plixus • Paul Weller • New Gear • Duncan Fry • Theatrixx Technologies X The SL-Series. sl-series.com More art. Less noise. SL_Camp._CX_more_art_210x60_161217.indd 1 18/12/2017 12:02 Publishing since 1990 02 MAR 2018 www.juliusmedia.com 480MHz 490MHz 500MHz 510MHz 520MHz 530MHz 540MHz 550MHz INTRODUCING AXIENT ® DIGITAL S OLVE THE SPECTRUM SQUEEZE. Don’t let the limits of the spectrum define the size of the sound. Axient Digital delivers 184MHz of tuning bandwidth, Quadversity™ antenna diversity, and up to 47 active channels per 6-MHz TV band, for impeccable audio every time. Learn more at shure.com/axientdigital Distributed by www.jands.com.au Publishing since 1990 www.juliusmedia.com MAR 2018 03 Axient_Digital_Stadium_CX_Ad.indd 1 2/11/2017 12:47 pm CX contents134 2018 . Features Features ANT Live Top end AV Taking theatre For an iconic to regions brand 49 using video 19 Roadskills Roger Waters Roadskills Foo Fighters 14 40 NEWS REGULARS 65 Duncan Fry – Le Tour DownUnder 06 ENTECH reveals statistics 26 Andy Stewart LPA rolls out Guides Where do things GO GEARBOX 07 in your mix? 08 Julius Grafton signs off 28 History 32 Midas MR18 Digital Tablet 5, 15 and 25 years ago 34 An ACME double NEW GEAR 10 in our pages 35 Televic Plixus FEATURES 31/63 Tech Tips 37 Theatrixx Technologies X 59 BIZ TALK: Contractor 14 ANT Live or Employee? ROADSKILLS Taking theatre to regions ACETA – Sustainability, 60 40 Roger Waters using video stability, and reality 19 Top end AV 49 Foo Fighters Simon Byrne For an iconic brand 62 A windy lesson from 56 Paul Weller 22 Hearing Augmentation Sandstone Point Technology and the law • Cover photo: Tony Lukeman Published by Juliusmedia Group Pty ltd ACN Editor and publisher: Julius Grafton All contents COPYRIGHT CX Network Pty Ltd 2018. 134170460 under licence from CX Network Business development and sales: Steve James Nothing herein to be reproduced in any format Pty Ltd ACN 153165167. Layout: TIZAdigital by Karla Espinosa, Yelina Pino without express written consent. Locked Bag 30, Epping NSW 1710 Australia Phone +61 2 408 498 180 Email [email protected] DIGITAL NETWORK cx-mag.com, cxmagblog.com, cxevents.com.au, Keep in ProTech weekly news, Roadshows touch . facebook.com/cxmag • DriveRack VENU360 • DriveRack VENU360-B • DriveRack VENU360-D Owner’s Manual 49 HARMAN Professional Solutions now proudly distributed Australia wide by HARMAN CMI Music & Audio Professional Solutions Contact us: [email protected] now proudly distributed Australia wide by CMI Music & Audio Pty Music & Audio Ltd See CMI on the Entech roadshow cmi.com.au or contact us [email protected] News Mar 2018 ENTECH Jimmy den Ouden (right) wins breaks the TMB ProPlex cable rolling new record tournament in Sydney Over half of all buyers attend NTECH Roadshow passed a major milestone in Since it was established by the late Caroline Fitzmaurice- February with trade visitors accounting for more Grafton and CX Publisher Julius Grafton in 1994, than half of A$400 million in annual industry- ENTECH has attracted around 55,000 trade visitors. It E wide gear purchases. Registration data for more ceased as a large multi-day tradeshow in 2011 as trade than 2,000 trade this year reveals they spend shows either become mega-sized or they start to fail. A$220 million. Now after 7 years, the Roadshow reaches over 2,000 The 33 exhibitors showing at ENTECH represent around people yearly and the majority of them (67%) report they 80% of all product distribution across the SVL (Sound/ are permanently employed – which is consistent with Staging, Video, Lighting) for live and live install market them having significant buying power. over Australia. For many of them, ENTECH attracts the This year the Roadshow covered 10,000 km, with a 6am majority of their customer base. start at each venue, 12 local crew, 6 tour crew, 3 semis “Our message is we take the show to the people”, said with 500 cases to unload, then 100+ exhibitor staff all general manager Steve James. “Exhibitors are genuinely arrive for an intense morning by 8.30am. Once the show engaged year after year because they see the right has opened over 300 hours have been expended that people and are not swamped with tyre kickers. We are very morning. really particular about who we invite.” “The Roadshow format delivers better outcomes for time-poor visitors and for exhibitors who love the same day per city format”, concludes James. For 2019 ENTECH moves wholly into March and shows at Brisbane BCEC, the Big Top at Luna Park in Sydney, Melbourne at MCEC, in Adelaide it moves to the Showgrounds and in Perth ENTECH returns to PCEC. This Winter ENTECH NZ runs in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland and then debuts in the South- East of the USA in September. ENTECH USA then adds the North-East and the Mid-West in May 2019 with further regions planned for the second half. Publishing since 1990 06 MAR 2018 www.juliusmedia.com News LPA roll out major Mar 2018 industry resources Safety Guide plus Harassment and Bullying code Live Performance Australia the new guides, starting in Brisbane procedures in place that support (LPA) has kicked off the new year on Thursday 8 March. our people. It’s our responsibility to with the release of two major Now LPA has taken action to drive real cultural change through industry resources. The new address serious issues relating to effective training and education. Safety Guidelines for the Live discrimination, harassment, sexual It’s also an expectation of our Entertainment and Events Industry harassment and bullying in our employees, those who work in the is now available on workplaces, including developing industry, government, and their website. a draft Industry Code of Practice our audiences. These new Guidelines replace the (Code) for consultation. Employer Guide to OH&S published “It is important for our industry in 2004. The objective of the new to have consistent standards Guidelines is to promote best and practices to provide a safe, practice in delivering safe events respectful workplace that is free of and safe working environments and discrimination, harassment, sexual We need to raise awareness of the practical and harassment and bullying. LPA’ s legislative requirements to manage role is to set the standard we expect ‘walk health and safety for our industry and to help our issues appropriately. members meet it”, said LPA head, LPA will be undertaking a national Evelyn Richards. the talk’. roadshow in the coming months to “It’s our responsibility as employers promote and provide information on to ensure we have the policies and www.liveperformance.com.au Jands to distribute Biamp Biamp Systems are a leading Now they have Biamp, distributing saw considerable growth. That provider of networked media the Tesira, Devio, Audia, Nexia relationship withered when Hills systems, and today announced that and Vocia product lines. Midwich, made a bad call buying APG, and effective Feb. 19, Jands will be the Biamp’s current distributor in the meshing together a basket of well company’s distributor in Australia region, will remain so through performing brands and causing and New Zealand. April 18. conflicts with many of them. Seretis headed to Biamp. Midwich took on This completes the project “We’re excited for the opportunities the line, and now it sits at Jands. undertaken by Jands to re-position this new partnership brings,” said away from Harman group products, Jim Seretis, consultant liaison and The addition of NZ into the Biamp a seismic shift that has led to CMI business development manager distribution poses some challenges, Audio taking on Harman brands like for Australia and New Zealand at since the Jands entity in NZ is not JBL, Crown, Soundcraft, BSS Biamp Systems. “Not only will this connected to the Australian Jands. and dbx. benefit our current customers, but it Jands NZ retains some of the Harman will enable Biamp to add to the AV lines that Jands Au have quit. Some In the previous half year, Jands have growth throughout the region.” kind of marketplace delineation will taken on Robe (after relinquishing no doubt happen soon, since Jands Vari*Lite), Gibson Pro (KRK, Stanton, Jim previously headed Biamp Au are determined to sell Robe, Cerwin Vega); L-Acoustics; and QSC when it was distributed by Audio L-Acoustics and possibly other things Pro: (MI and production products). Products Group, where the brand into NZ under their own flag. Publishing since 1990 www.juliusmedia.com MAR 2018 07 News Mar 2018 Julius Grafton’s CX farewell New editor-in-chief prepares to stoke the fire Julius Grafton ince 1990 I’ve enjoyed delegation and I back decisions Jason seems prepared to confront every deadline and made in my name. some of the issues and malcontents presided over every word that I’ve chewed over the years. Jason has a larger budget than in this fine journal. It’s S many trade magazines. We remain I’ll miss the semi-regular legal reflected my view of our industry committed to commissioning letters from aggrieved ‘victims’ and carried my values. That’s the original material and running the who have dialled a lawyer in anger great privilege and responsibility best photography we can buy.