Fanfest Darling Harbour
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 sound reinforcement and crew for the 31 day event.
| Dates |
June 11, 2010 – July 12, 2010 |
| Sydney |
Darling Harbour |
| JPS Crew |
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Dean Mizzi, Matt Debien, Tristian Johnson, Adam Williams, Shane Oldham, Tim Seconi, Raoul Plimer |
| Speaker System |
JBL VerTec |
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18 x JBL VerTec 4889 Enclosures |
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16 x JPS 18″ Subwoofers |
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16 x Crown MA5002VZ |
| FOH Drive System |
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1 x Dolby Lake DLP 4D12 Mesa |
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1 x Motion 1200 Wireless Tablet |
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4 x BSS FDS-366 Omni Drives |
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1 x BSS FCS-960 EQ |
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4 x BSS FCS-926 Omni Drives |
| FOH Control |
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1 x Soundcraft Vi6 |
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1 x Yamaha M7CL 48 Ch Digital Console |
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1 x Tascam CD-RW901SL |
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2 x Denon DCD-695 CD Players |
| Radio Mics |
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9 x Shure UR4D Dual Receivers |
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12 x ShureUR2 Hand Held Transmitters c/w Beta 58 capsules |
| Monitor System |
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12 x Clair Bros 12AM Monitor Speakers |
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4 x Clair Bros R4 MkIII Side Fill Cabinets |
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1 x Clair ML18 Subwoofer |
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12 x Crown MA3600VZ Amplifiers |
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4 x Crown MA9001 Amplifiers |
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8 x Lake Clair iO’s |
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6 x Sennheiser G2 IEM systems |
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2 x Shure PSM 600 systems |
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1 x Yamaha PM5D-RH Digital Console |
AC/DC, Australia’s most successful rock and roll band, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide, returned home in February as part of their Black Ice World Tour. It was the band’s first Australian tour since 2001.
The main loudspeaker arrays, for the tour, were Electro-Voice X-Array while Jands Production Services provided Clair Audio I5 cabinets for the side hands and delays. For the stadium shows JBL Vertec cabinets were used ito supplement the system.
| Dates |
February 11, 2010 – March 8, 2010 |
| Melbourne |
Etihad Stadium – February 11, 13, 15 |
| Sydney |
ANZ Stadium – February 18, 20, 22 |
| Brisbane |
QSAC Stadium – February 25, 27 |
| Adelaide |
Adelaide Oval – March 2 |
| Perth |
Subiaco Oval – March 6, 8 |
| JPS Crew |
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Nick Giameos |
| Delay Crew – Sydney |
Karl Sullivan, Dave Richardson, Paul Schofield, Simon Farrell, John Kerns |
| Speaker System |
Clair Bros Audio |
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20 x Clair i5 10° Speaker Cabinet |
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8 x Clair i5 5° Speaker Cabinet |
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8 x Clair i5 2.5° Speaker Cabinet |
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30 x JBL Vertec VT4889 |
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14 x Crest/QSC Amp Rack |
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20 x Crown MA5002VZ |
| FOH Drive System |
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10 x Clair iO Controller |
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1 x Gateway Motion 1200 Tablet PC |
More than 2.5 million Australians tuned it to see Melbourne’s premiership triumph over Parramatta – making it the most watched NRL grand final in three years. Jands provided the audio system and staff for the day’s entertainment, including performances by Wolfmother, Wes Carr and Mark Vincent.
| Date |
Sunday October 4, 2009 |
| Audio Crew |
Michael Waters, Garry Hall, Tim Lonigan, Adam Williams
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Bob Daniels, James Kohler, Tony Love, Andrea Le Roy |
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Shane Oldham, Adam Smith |
| Speaker System |
JBL Vertec |
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42 x JBL Vertec 4889 |
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16 x JBL Vertec 4880 |
| Amplifiers |
36 x Crown MA5002vz Amplifiers |
| Control systems |
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| F.O.H. |
Digico D5 112EX Console |
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Yamaha DM 1000 |
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Al Smart C2 |
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3 x Dennon CD Players |
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1 x Tascam CD recorder |
| FOH Drive System |
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10 x BSS 366 Omni Drives |
| Monitor System |
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Yamaha PM-5D RH |
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2 x Dolby DLP’s |
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1 x BSS 366 |
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16 x Clair 12AM Wedges |
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4 x L-Acoustics ARCS |
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8 x Crown MA3600vz Amplifiers |
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12 x Crown MA3600 Amplifiers |
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3 x Lab Gruppen LA48 Amplifiers |
Sydney rock lovers took a trip down memory lane as performers from more than three decades hit the stage at the Sound Relief concert. Jands provided the audio system and staff for the Sydney concert and also sent front end equipment and crew to the Melbourne concert for Midnight Oil.
| Date |
14th March 2009 |
| Front of House |
Greg Rosman, George Gorga |
| Monitors |
Bob Daniels, Andy McKeown, Bredan Keane |
| Patch |
Tim Seconi |
| R.F. systems |
Peter Twartz |
| Stage |
Damon Pieterse, James Kohler, Duncan Kaye |
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Chris Pratt, Tim Lonergan, Carla Puckeridge |
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Andrea LeRoy |
| Speaker System |
JBL Vertec |
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54 x JBL Vertec 4889 |
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24 x JBL Vertec 4888 |
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64 x JPS JBL 18″ Sub Bass |
| Amplifiers |
50 x Crown MA5002vz Amplifiers |
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8 x Crown MA-9000i Amplifiers |
| Control systems |
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| F.O.H. |
2 x Digi-Design Venue D-Show Consoles 96CH |
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Yamaha PM5D-RH Digital Console |
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2 x TC D2 Tap Delays |
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2 x DBX 160SL Compressors |
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TCM-5000 Reverb |
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Eventide H-3000 Harmoniser |
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Tascam CD Recorder |
| FOH Drive System |
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4 x Dolby DLP 412 Processors |
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BSS Stereo EQ |
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Motion 1200 Wireless Tablet |
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SMAART System |
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Midas XL88 |
| Microphones |
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5 x Shure UR4D-Q5 dual receivers |
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10 x Shure UR-Q2 transmitters c/w Beta 58 capsules |
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6 x Shure SM 81 |
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7 x Shure Beta 98 |
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2 x Shure SM 89 |
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2 x Shure SM 91 |
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16 x Shure SM 57 |
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9 x Shure SM 58 |
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6 x Shure Beta 57a |
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12 x Shure Beta 58a |
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2 x Shure Beta 52a |
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3 x Shure 565 |
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6 x Shure KSM 137 |
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4 x Shure KSM 32 |
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4 x Sennheiser BF 509 |
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5 x Sennheiser E 904 |
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6 x AKG 414 |
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4 x Audio-Technica AT 4050 |
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4 x Beyer Dynamic M 88 |
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6 x Beyer Dynamic Opus 87 |
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25 x Countryman Type 85 DI box |
| Monitor System |
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2 x Clair Bros ML18 Sub Bass |
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3 x Dolby DLP 412 Processors |
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2 x Clair Lake iOs |
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8 x L-Acoustics Arcs |
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8 x L-Acoustics dV-Subs |
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8 x LA-48 Amplifiers |
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2 x Crown MA9000i Amplifiers |
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12 x Crown MA3600 Amplifiers |
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23 x Senheiser EW300 G2 IEM Transmitters |
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32 x Senheiser EW300 G2 IEM Receivers |
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3 x PWS Helical Aerials |
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2 x Shure PA821 Aerial Distributions |
Bob Dylan continued his Never Ending Tour which began in the late 1980s with dates in Australia and New Zealand in August 2007.
The tour, his first trip down under in more than four years, included five Australian and three New Zealand shows and followed the release of Dylan’s 32nd album, Modern Times.
The Australian run of dates included the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on August 13, Sydney Entertainment Centre on August 15, Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on August 17, Adelaide Entertainment Centre on August 21 and the Burswood Dome in Perth on August 23.
Dylan’s tour follows a string of North American dates in June and July and performances earlier this year in Europe, where the legendary folk and rock songwriter has drawn on his rich back catalogue and new material.
| Dates |
August 13 – 23, 2007 |
| Audio Crew |
Colin Burrell, Scott Barry, Peter O’Leary |
| Speaker System |
L-Acoustics |
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24 x V-Dosc Element |
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6 x DV-Dosc Element |
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16 x Kudo Cabinets |
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8 x ARCS |
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8 x Wayloud Sub Low Cabinets |
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32 x Lab Gruppen 4000 Amplifiers |
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12 x Crown V2500 Amplifiers |
| FOH Control System |
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1 x Digico DS 112 |
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6 x Dolby Lake Contour |
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1 x IBM PC Tablet wireless system |
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2 x Focusrite 422 pre-amp |
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1 x Waves Max |
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1 x TC 4000 |
| Monitor Control System |
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1 x Midas H3000 44+4 console |
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TC EQ Station 16ch system |
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Wayloud and Nexo wedges |
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Crown Amplifiers |
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1 x Clair ML 18 Sub Bass |
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L-Acoustics ARCS and DV Sub Sidefill |
Based on the 1994 Stephan Elliott film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the musical, tells the story of drag queens traveling through the Australian desert to put on a cabaret show.
Priscilla had its World Premiere at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney in 2006, and is now headed for the Regent Theatre, Melbourne.
| Tour dates |
2006 – 2009 |
| Sound Designer |
Michael Waters |
| Head of Sound |
Andrew Foster |
| Radio Mic Technician |
James Kohler |
| Sound Technician |
Rachelle Holowko |
| FOH Speaker System |
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24 x L-Acoustics dV-Dosc |
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8 x L-acoustics dV-Subs |
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4 x L-Acoustics Arcs |
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4 x L-Acoustics SB-218 Subwoofers |
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3 x L-Acoustics MTB-112b Enclosures |
| Amplifiers |
16 x Crown MA5002VZ Amplifiers |
| FOH Drive system |
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4 x BSS Varicurve FCS-926 |
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4 x BSS Omni Drive FDS-366 |
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1 x BSS Stereo Eq FCS-960 |
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1 x BSS Varicurve remote FPC-900r |
| Effects Speaker System |
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12 x Meyer UPM2 |
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7 x JBL Eons 15″ |
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2 x JBL Eons 10″ |
| FOH Control |
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1 x Yamaha PM5D-RH Digital Console |
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1 x Yamaha O3D 16Ch Console |
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1 x Midas XL-88 |
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2 x 360 Systems Instant Replay units |
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3 x Klark Technik DN-728 Delays |
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1 x Roland SDE3000 Delay |
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1 x TC Electronic 2290 Delay |
| Monitor Equipment |
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1 x 9 Station Aviom Personal Monitoring System |
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2 x Shure PSM 700 In Ear Monitor Systems |
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1 x Yamaha 3210 Monitor Console |
| Radio Mics/Mics |
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16 x Shure UHF-MA Radio Mic Systems |
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16 x Sennheiser 1046 Radio Mic Systems |
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32 x DPA 4066 Headset Microphones |
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2 x Neumann KM-841 |
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2 x Neumann U-89i |
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4 x AT4050 |
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4 x AT4050 |
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2 x Shure Beta 57 |
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1 x Shure Beta 52 |
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3 x Shure 565 |
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1 x Sennheiser BF-509 |
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12 x Countryman Type 85 DI Box |
Johnston Audio supplied the bulk of the audio equipment for the Robbie Williams stadium tour of Australia. The tour was a huge success – 9 sellout shows to more than 400,000 people!
The JAS system and crew delivered everything and more! The preparation and presentation of the system received many favourable comments and Robbie’s FOH engineer Dave Bracey said that the system was fantastic.
Johnston Audio supplied 54 L-Acoustics VDosc cabinets traveling on dollies of 4 to make the setup and pack-down faster. The two front inner hangs had 15 VDosc/side (specially painted cabinets supplied by Britannia Row) and the front outer hangs had 12-15 VDosc / side. There were 2 delay towers of each with 12 VDosc.
The VDosc cabinets were powered by Camco Vortex 6 amplifiers.
The Robbie Williams tour necessitated the design and construction of a flying version of the Wayloud subs. Similar to the L-Acoustics 218, 24 flying-version Wayloud Subs were built for the tour and flown in a vertical hang alongside the outer VDosc arrays. Another 24 Wayloud subs were positioned in stacks of 6 across the front of the stage.
The system design also had 18 L-Acoustics ARCS boxes in pods of 3 across the front edges of the stage.
The whole system was controlled by 16 Dolby Lake controllers and a barrage of computers supplied by Britannia Row.
Sheriff L Babari was the system designer and toured with Robbie Williams.
Dates
30 November 2006
December 1, 5, 9-10, 13-14, 17-18 2006
Johnston Audio Crew List
Robert “Jock” Bain – Crew Chief & Delays
Doug Pringle – VDosc system rigger
Peter O’Leary – VDosc system rigger
Connor Dune – Monitor rigger / operator
System
54 L-Acoustics VDosc
48 Wayloud subs
18 L-Acoustics ARCS
16 x Wayloud wedges
12 x Crown 24×6 amplifiers
1 x DiGiCo D5 112 EX console
8 x Camco Vortex 6 Amplifiers
18 x Crown VZ 5000 Amplifiers
