Latest Jands News

Jands Vista Grooves The Moo

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:12:06 +1000

Indie pop duo/couple Matt & Kim who hail from Brooklyn, New York, have just toured Australia as part of the Groovin' The Moo festival. Lighting designer Ian Lyles uses a Jands Vista L5 console for the arena, club and theatre shows that the band play in America and so when he found out that he would be visiting Australia, Ian made calling into Jands HQ a priority.

Mildura Arts Centre Theatre With Jands Staging

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:48:23 +1000

Jands designed, manufactured and installed the all-important safety curtain for the Mildura Arts Centre Theatre including related mechanical components with the specified mechanical, structural and control features.

Jands Blows Into A Hurricane!

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:48:22 +1000

The recently opened and largest flagship restaurant for the Hurricane's group, Hurricane's Grill Brighton Le Sands is an expansive venue which overlooks the beach. When deciding upon a suitable audio solution for the venue, Constant Group, recommended a quality JBL audio solution.

Wildfire Stimulates The Senses With New JBL Sound System

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:48:21 +1000

Wildfire, one of the best waterfront restaurants in Sydney, has gained an enviable reputation over the years for fine dining, fine wine, all with a stunning view. Recently, owner Tonci Farac decided it was time to give their fine establishment an audio makeover calling in the experts at Compact Monitor Systems.

ETC�s New Source Four Mini Delivers Theatrical Performance for Display Applications

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:03:20 +1000

ETC�s iconic Source Four profile revolutionised the theatrical lighting world with its combination of energy efficiency, superior options and cost effective easy to use design. Now ETC have applied the same philosophy to a new range of display luminaires and have released the Source Four Mini range of low voltage profile spots.

Aurora Multimedia HDMI/VGA Wall Plate To HDBaseT Extender

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:03:20 +1000

Aurora Multimedia has released the DXW-2 Series HDBaseT wall plates. These new wall plates allow VGA and HDMI to be transmitted using HDBaseT over a single Cat cable. Inputs are selectable via the panel or controlled via control system over the HDBaseT cable. The wall plates convert and scale VGA and embed analogue audio locally at the panel.

JBL CWT Series

A typical challenge of many sound reinforcement applications is to provide high quality, full bandwidth sound evenly dispersed across a coverage area greater than 100 degrees. This is often addressed by mounting two speaker systems splayed to achieve wider horizontal coverage. But this approach produces interference where the coverage patterns overlap, resulting in uneven sound fields and compromised intelligibility. JBL engineers created an innovative solution to this problem: the CWT128 Dual 8" 2-Way Loudspeaker System featuring CWT Crossfired Waveguide Technology.

Crown DCi Series

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:03:19 +1000

To supplement the CTS model line, Crown has launched their new multichannel installation network amplifiers - the DCi Series (DriveCore Installation). It�s available in 2 variants, an analogue model and a network model, with various subsets each.

Aurora Multimedia DIDO Jr Video Wall Processor

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:03:18 +1000

Aurora Multimedia's DIDO Jr is the ideal versatile video wall processor and video image rotation engine.

Are you Ready for Digital?

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:44:26 +1000

Australia is currently transitioning from Analogue to Digital TV transmission. Once transition is complete, wireless audio devices must vacate the surplus spectrum. There�s a lot of speculation and misinformation out there about the changes that are happening. Enter Ready for Digital � your one-stop-shop for all the information you need about the Digital Dividend Restack.

Jands Stage CL Console Becomes The Wizard Of Oz

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:45:21 +1000

Tony Jex, managing director of Oz Management Entertainment is thrilled with his new Jands Stage CL console, the little winner designed specifically for LED fixtures but just as suitable for conventional lights.

Clear-Com Tempest Making Life Easier For The P.A. People

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:16:34 +1000

The P.A. People have been discovering the benefits of their Clear-Com Tempest Wireless Intercom System on a couple of recent major gigs: Sydney New Year's Eve Celebrations and the 'How To Train Your Dragon' Australian / New Zealand and US tour.

Vari*Lite VL3000 Spots & VL2500 Washes Go West

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:16:34 +1000

In February Concert & Corporate Productions in Western Australia took delivery of twenty-four Vari*Lite VL3000 Spots and eight VL2500 Washes which have seen action on a wide variety of events from Celtic Thunder, Neil Finn & Paul Kelly to the West Coast Blues'n'Roots Festival and Future Music Festival.

Jands Vista Consoles Return To Their Birth Place With Sir Cliff!

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:16:34 +1000

Sir Cliff Richard OBE returned to Australia earlier this year with Still Reelin� and A-Rockin� tour and with him was his long-time lighting designer Derek Jones who has been a champion of Jands Vista consoles for many years.

JBL Loudspeakers Star On New American Idol Set

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:16:34 +1000

American Idol reigns on as one of the most successful shows in television history. For the show�s upcoming live episodes, ATK Audiotek revamped the American Idol set with a variety of Harman�s JBL Professional loudspeakers.

Barry Gibb Relies On JPJ Audio's Shure PSM 1000 System

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:16:33 +1000

Monitor engineer John Merchant has just finished touring Australia with Barry Gibb and FOH engineer Howard Page using gear supplied by JPJ Audio. The audio for the tour constantly garnered rave reviews for being emotional and intimate whilst making the audience feel close to Barry. This is a huge testament to Howard and John's work; to consistently be able to hear the tiniest of details and the emotional parts of vocal chords that typically would be lost in a large arena.

Shure VP83 & VP83F First Look From NAB

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:42:37 +1000

At The NAB Show in Las Vegas, Shure previewed two new shotgun microphones for detailed high-def audio capture when mounted on DSLR cameras and camcorders.

The All New Soundcraft Si Expression

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:42:37 +1000

With the soon to be released Si Expression by Soundcraft it just shows what 40 years experience in the audio industry can produce. This would have to be one of the most powerful and cost effective series of consoles that Soundcraft has produced without the compromise of quality that we all have grown to expect from Soundcraft consoles.

Everything You Need And Nothing You Don�t - Spotlight FresneLED 250 RGBW

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:42:36 +1000

With higher light output than a 1000w conventional Fresnel whilst using a quarter of the power the FresneLED 250 RGBW brings full colour mixing to Spotlight�s Green Line fixture series and saves you time and money.

Option Cards For Soundcraft Digital Consoles

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:42:35 +1000

With the shortly to be released BLu Card for the Soundcraft digital range of consoles there are now quite a few options available to help expand your consoles functionality.