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New Blacksheep company not affected by $2.5 million collapse
The liquidator to the former Blacksheep Productions business (not the
new business which is currently trading) has issued a scathing report
that reveals excessive losses and mismanagement. Blacksheep is a Sydney
based video and audio visual firm with blue chip clients such as
Westfield, Macquarie Group and Nestle.
Avid has introduced Digidesign VENUE SC48 selling at $39,995 for small
to mid-sized houses of worship, clubs, and corporate A/V companies, as
well as touring customers. It is pitched fair and square at Yamaha’s
M7CL which itself has been a game changer.
Imagine a lighting fixture with a lamp that is rated almost the life of
the fixture. This is the tantalizing possibility offered by Robe, the
first manufacturer to rush the LIFI lamp to market. LIFI stands for
light fidelity lamp, a tiny source with no filament which uses micro
waves to create a plasma light source.
Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion is set to join Luna Park and Enmore Theatre
as venues with professional concert PA systems installed in house.
Jands Production Services will install six V-Dosc boxes per side, plus
subs at the 5,000 seat Hordern which will in turn offer promoters the
convenience of a pre-installed system.
Last issue CX reported on industry reaction to three trade shows in
Sydney in July. Given the high stakes, we had some reaction. SMPTE have
responded strongly, and Integrate cancelled their visitor advertising
campaign in CX. In July SMPTE and Integrate will stage their Sydney
trade shows and before they open, both show organisers have banked
their profits.
Fairmont Resort is a five star, 250 room property perched in a
beautiful location above a scenic gorge in the Blue Mountains west of
Sydney. For many years it has been a highly desired convention
destination where the who’s who of Australian big business ran great
events.
After 18 years the Melbourne based lighting importer and special
projects firm Coemar DeSisti Australia has become a victim of the
recession. “Early this year major projects and many small projects were
just cancelled outright”, CEO Peter Kemp told CX. “The project market
just died, it caught up with us through totally cancelled projects”.
It was until recently a simple $10 or $20 extra charge to check in a
guitar or roadcase when flying around Australia on QANTAS. Bands and
crew always chose QF ahead of Virgin Blue because of this. Now the two
airlines are charging airfreight rates for excess baggage. Now QANTAS
charges $10 per kilo over the standard 23 kg limit, which amounts to
about $150 for a guitar in a case.
500,000 tickets sold in 24 hours make AC/DC the most successful touring
act in Australian history. Along with Pink’s current 500,000 ticket
national tour, the touring business is defying the downturn and
supplying work for lots of crew. When AC/DC do the largest venues in
Australia next summer, they’ll go back to the future by rejecting a
line array PA, since it isn’t loud enough.
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