History
DEPRESSION LIVE at the Seaview Ballroom 1987
“Without a doubt, he was the king of the punks at the time, a real character with his mohawk hairdo and covered in tattoos but he was a natural leader … “
Read MoreBright Lights BIG CITY
“Gobsmacked, I sat in Tony Geary’s office at EMI, the Australian home of Parlophone, the iconic recording label of The Beatles.”
Read MoreHow a humble microphone dominates live sound
The philosophy is to find a fail point, fix it, then find another, fix it, and repeat. “We invest in critical reliability.”
Read MoreMARTIN ATOMIC 3000 DMX
The Martin Atomic 3000 DMX did one thing and they did it incredibly well, arguably better than any other strobe of its day.
Read MoreLEFT OUT IN THE COLD
“After the ice hockey game the venue was turned over to the skating public, and we’d be the background music. You might say the reception was as cold as the ice.”
Read MoreHARMONICA BLUES
“…this was some kind of magic emanating from an instrument you could fit in your pocket.”
Read MoreARCA DESK TAPES # 34: PANTHA LIVE 1976
“They were pretty unique, they had a huge following and crowds loved them.”
Read MoreThe Eric Robinson Memorial Museum
There are a lot of other units we’d like to add to our collection – I’m sure they’re out there somewhere!
Read MoreThe Martin Rush MH 6 Wash
The Rush MH 6 was a good value for money wash light in its day. Although the fixture has now been discontinued, many are still in service.
Read MoreARCA Desk Tape #33 – HIRED HANDS
“There’s nothing better than to mix for a good band. The better they are, the less you have to do once you set it up straight.”
Read MoreDUSTY DAYS: The Slim Dusty tapes
“Slim Dusty was a stickler for good sound. He loved good foldback; it was his number one concern.”
Read MoreWHEELS OF LIGHT: Optikinetics and a lighting revolution
Always engaging, and with an obviously warm regard for his subject, Foakes takes the reader back to the early days of effect lighting.
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