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CX140 | SEPTEMBER 2018 $7.50AU LIGHTING | AUDIO | VIDEO | STAGING | INTEGRATION THE INTEGRATION ISSUE INTEGRATE 2018 INTEGRATION’S 2 All the trends and tech HOTTEST TOPICS from the ICC By avt’s Graham Barrett STEVE DEVINE: AIDA Compliance for Opera Australia’s new Australian Entertainment production shatters the limits Products, Part Two of traditional stagecraft NEWS REGULARS ROAD TEST ROADSKILLS LPA says – You MUST pay How To Sennheiser evolution P!NK super to contractors Tech Tips G4 wireless Pnau Vale Richard ‘R2’ Pacholski Andy Stewart ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium Melbourne’s Arts Precinct Simon Byrne Redevelopment Soundcraft UI24R Jands distribute Bosch A multi-dimensional sound universe. dbsoundscape.com d&b Soundscape. Soundscape_01_210x60_270318.indd 1 28.03.18 16:39 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. 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Learn more at shure.com/axientdigital Distributed by www.jands.com.au Axient_Digital_Stadium_CX_Ad.indd 1 2/11/2017 12:47 pm CONTENTS NEWS Melbourne’s Arts Precinct Redevelopment 6 Jands to distribute Bosch 7 Damien Juhasz joins Audio Brands Australia 7 Industry experts join Harry the hirer 8 Vale Richard ‘R2’ Pacholski 8 Riedel for Macau’s ‘House of Dancing Water’ 10 LPA – you MUST pay contractor’s super 11 NEW GEAR 12 FEATURES Steve Devine: Compliance for Australian Entertainment Products, Part Two 14 Integrate 2018 All the trends and tech from the ICC 16 Integration’s Two Hottest Topics By avt’s Graham Barrett 26 Adelaide’s HQ Complex Q-SYS Goes Clubbing 28 Gefen Video over IP for Macquarie University 30 Aida Opera Australia’s new production shatters the limits of traditional stagecraft 32 Avolites: The Lighting and Video Evolution 38 Careers: The P.A. People’s Dominic Jones 54 REGULARS How To: Deploy the QSC Q-SYS Platform in Meeting Rooms 44 Record Spatial Audio with the Sennheiser AMBEO VR Microphone 47 Reduce Projector Noise 50 Andy Stewart: Listen Here Tick Tock, Off The Clock 42 Simon Byrne Maintenance - Do It On Your Own Terms 51 Tech Tips 53 *Cover Photo – Integrate 2018 ROAD TEST Published by Juliusmedia Group Pty ltd ACN 134170460 under licence from CX Network Pty Ltd ACN 153165167. Sennheiser evolution G4 wireless 56 Locked Bag 30, Epping NSW 1710 Australia ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium 60 Phone: +61 2 408 498 180 Email: [email protected] Soundcraft UI24R 62 Editor: Jason Allen Publisher: Julius Grafton ROADSKILLS Business development and sales: Steve James Layout: mark wood design – Mark Underwood & Alisha Hill P!NK 22 All contents COPYRIGHT CX Network Pty Ltd 2018. PNAU 40 Nothing herein to be reproduced in any format without express written consent. 4 DIGITAL NETWORK JOIN THE CONVERSATION | AUGUST 2018 cx-mag.com | cxmagblog.com | cxevents.com.au | ProTech weekly news | Roadshows facebook.com/cxmag WE LISTENED, NOW IT’S YOUR TURN Hear the brand new JBL VTX A Series on tour with Guy Sebastian in Australia June-July 2018. Other artists that use JBL VTX Series: • Iron Maiden • Joe Walsh • Lenny Kravitz • The Prodigy • Pit Bull • Neil Diamond To arrange a demo of the system, contact your CMI representative or email [email protected] NEWS Melbourne’s Arts & Entertainment precinct Melbourne’s Arts Precinct Redevelopment. Melbourne’s NH Architecture and Norway’s NH Architecture has extensive experience in the Snøhetta have been appointed to deliver the Arts design and delivery of complex infrastructure Centre Melbourne’s vision for the future of the projects such as both stages of the Melbourne Theatres Building, including addressing specific Convention Centre, Margaret Court Arena and the critical maintenance issues. The team will create an Stage 2 and 3 Masterplans for Melbourne & Olympic integrated design for the footprint of the Theatres Parks. Building, incorporating design for the Critical Asset NH Architecture and Snøhetta are currently Maintenance project to minimise redundant works collaborating on the $271m Melbourne Park Stage 3 in the future as the organisation progresses with a works and have previously worked with Arts Centre major redevelopment. Melbourne to produce the Masterplan and Concept The Critical Asset Maintenance project and the Design for Reimagining Arts Centre Melbourne. The Art Centre’s forecourt continued development of Reimagining Arts Centre Melbourne’s Masterplan are supported by the Victorian Government as part of the $208 million first stage of the transformation of Melbourne’s Arts Precinct. The precinct redevelopment will deliver NGV Contemporary, a new gallery on the current CUB administration building on Kavanagh Street, major upgrades to theatres and public spaces at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Theatres Building, and a new creative hub at 1 City Road, providing new rehearsal and workshop spaces, an expanded Australian Music Vault and a new Australian Performing Arts Gallery. The project will include more than 18,000m2 of new and renewed public open space, seamlessly linking the city to the Melbourne Arts Precinct and beyond. Snøhetta is a design studio based in Oslo and New York City with an office in Australia. The internationally renowned practice has captured global attention with projects such as the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, the 9/11 Memorial Pavilion and Times Square redevelopment projects in New York and more recently the San Francisco The Arts Centre at night Museum of Modern Art. 6 | AUGUST 2018 NEWS Jands,” said Paul Mulholland, Managing Director, Jands become a Distribution Partner for Jands Pty Ltd. Bosch Communications Systems. Bosch Security and Safety Systems is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of Jands will provide sales and support for a select alliance, and we look forward to a prosperous long professional audio and commercial communication range of Bosch’s prosound installation audio term relationship,” stated Chris Dellenty, General brands including Electro-Voice and Dynacord. products from Dynacord and Electro-Voice, Manager - Oceania, Bosch Security and Safety including the new IPX Multi-Channel Installation Systems. Jands is an Australian owned company founded in DSP Power Amplifiers, EVID and EVC Series 1970. The company distributes some of the world’s “Following Jands’ resignation late last year of loudspeakers, and the ever-popular EV Innovations most recognised brands of Audio, Lighting and several audio lines, I am pleased to once again range. Staging products primarily for the entertainment and be in a position to provide contracting style corporate industry. With headquarters in Sydney, “Bosch is well known for our commitment to loudspeakers and amplifiers to our customers. As a factory in Melbourne and offices in Brisbane excellent service and support and by entering into Jands restructured our product offering, around our and Perth, Jands employs over 120 people across partnership with a strategic national distributor strengths in corporate, government and education, Australia, and are well known in the industry for their like Jands, who have the expertise to support the our contracting customers made it clear they outstanding product knowledge and support. needs of the customer, we will continue to provide wanted to be able to source a complete solution the quality products and services that people from us. When we saw the new product offering expect when they buy Dynacord and Electro- from EV and Dynacord at Infocomm, we quickly Voice. Our Prosound team are excited by this realised Bosch represented the perfect partner for Damien Juhasz joins Audio Brands Australia. Audio Brands Australia is very pleased to announce that Damien Juhasz will be joining the team in the role of ‘Technical Sales and Business Development – Meyer Sound’. Damien is well-known and respected in the industry and comes to Audio Brands Australia with extensive loudspeaker, system design, DSP, and general audio experience. Don McConnell, Director of Audio Brands, commented: “I have known Damien for many years, initially as a customer, then a work colleague, and more recently as a competitor. It will be great to again be working on the same team. The addition of Meyer Sound to our portfolio earlier this year has seen our company and the Meyer brand grow into many new markets. It quickly became obvious that a specialist focused on Meyer Sound would be required and we’re pleased to have Damien to fill this very important role.” Damien added: “I’m very excited about this new opportunity, both working with Meyer Sound and the great team at Audio Brands Australia. Meyer is one of the true innovators of the industry and a brand I have always admired. I’m really looking forward to getting out in the market and promoting Meyer’s fantastic range of products.” Damien starts with Audio Brands in the second half of August. Damien Juhasz LIGHTING | AUDIO | VIDEO | STAGING | INTEGRATION 7 NEWS Industry experts join expanding Harry the hirer Productions. Harry the hirer Productions is proud to announce the arrival of two new and very accomplished employees - Marcus Pugh and Mike Davis. Both bring significant industry knowledge and experience, which further strengthens the overall service offering available at Harry the hirer Productions. With 20 years in the entertainment industry specialising in lighting production, Marcus Pugh brings solid expertise in lighting production to the team. “Marcus’s skillset and professionalism complements our existing team extremely well. He has worked his way through various industry roles including warehouse manager, crew boss, hire manager and business development manager over the last 16 years and knows the industry backwards. We look forward to offering the production market a new sense of confidence when it comes to high-end lighting production,” says national sales manager Brad Johnson.