March 31, 2011
It was a busy summer for JPJ Audio, the merged operation of Jands Production Services and Johnston Audio. JPJ Audio provided audio and production services for theatre shows, television spectaculars, corporate events and numerous concerts. Here’s some of the shows we worked on: Festivals Theatre / Television House Systems Big Day Out Hairspray the Musical […]
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March 15, 2011
Massive Attack toured Australia in March 2010 off the back of their album `Heligoland`. JPS provided a L-Acoustics K1 system for the tour. Tour Dates March 12, Perth, Kings Park March 15, Sydney, Opera House Forecourt March 19, Canberra, Royal Theatre March 20, Melbourne, Myer Music Bowl March 21, Adelaide, Entertainment Centre March 23, Brisbane, […]
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February 2, 2011
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Bruce Jackson, one of the two founders of Jands. Along with his school friend Philip Storey, Bruce formed J & S Research Electronics in the late 1960s, the company which soon became known as Jands. In 1970, Bruce sold his share of Jands […]
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December 22, 2010
The world’s most famous virtual band, Gorillaz, made their live debut in Australia in December 2010. After headlining the UK’s Coachella and Glastonbury festivals earlier in the year, Gorillaz headed to the Southern Hemisphere to tour Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and then Auckland. The band – the brainchild of Blur singer Damon Albarn and […]
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October 17, 2010
Powderfinger hit the road late in 2010 for their farewell tour of Australia and New Zealand. The band had decided after 20 years of making music and touring the world to call it a day and set out on the Sunsets Farewell tour. It consisted of arenas for the capitals cities and big-top tents for […]
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July 12, 2010
While 32 nations played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Sydney was one of only six cities around the world to host an International FIFA Fan Fest. More than 500,000 people visited the Cockle Bay and Tumbalong Park sites, at Darling Harbour, where all 64 matches were broadcast live on four large screens. JPS provided […]
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May 28, 2010
Australasia’s leading touring audio suppliers; Jands Production Services Pty Limited (JPS) and Johnston Audio Services, (JAS) have entered into a Heads of Agreement to merge the two companies. The Heads of Agreement is subject to undertaking of due diligence which is expected to be completed by the end of June. Both companies have long histories […]
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May 21, 2010
Global comedy ‘rock-star’, Russell Peters, brought his hillarious Green Card Tour to Australia in May. As part of his “Green Card Tour,” the shows featured all new material since the release of his latest DVD, “Red, White and Brown”. He was recently ranked by Forbes — along with Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock — as […]
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January 15, 2003
Bob Geldoff at the Athenaeum – Packed house…what a sound! 3 hours – three encores. What can you say? The guy has a calm casual persona that tends to endear most everybody he meets. Bob was great. The band was great. And the sound was fantastic. Amazing really when you consider, the little Nexo PS8’s […]
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