This tour marked Cyrus’ first visit to Australia since being introduced to local audiences as Hannah Montana in 2006. Miley Cyrus has released ten albums and sold in excess of 500,000 singles in Australia.

Dates	June 21 – July 2, 2011
Audio Crew	Tristan Johnson
	Simon Farrell
	Dave Richardson
Speaker System	L-Acoustics
	36 x V-Dosc Element
	18 x DV-Dosc Element
	16 x ARCS Cabinet
	24 x SB218 Sublow Cabinet
	54 x Crown MA5002VZ
	1 x V-Dosc Drive Rack FH1 (Dolby)
	4 x Dolby Lake DLP4D12 Processor
	1 x BSS FCS-960 Stereo EQ
	1 x Motion 1200 wireless tablet
FOH Control System (Support Act)
	1 x Midas Verona 400 32+8st
	1 x Midas EZY tilt desk stand
	6 x BSS DPR 402 (2 Ch Comp.)
	1 x Summit TLA 100A Tube Comp
	2 x Drawmer DS201 (2 Ch Gate)
	1 x Lexicon PCM90 Reverb
	1 x TC Electronics D-Two Delay
	2 x Yamaha SPX990 Multi-FX
	1 x Marantz PMD321 CD Player
Monitor Control System
	1 x Midas Siena 400 40ch
	10 x Clair 12AM Monitor Speaker
	5 x Lake Clair iO Controller
	8 x Crown MA3600VZ
	1 x Clair ML 18 Sub Bass
	1 x Crown MA9000i Amplifier
	8 x Urei 5547A 1/3 Octave
Wireless Microphones
	2 x Shure UR4D-Q5 Dual Receiver
	4 x Shure UR1-Q5 Beltpack TX

 

During Autumn 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
Groove’n the Moo	Dr Zhivargo	Hordern Pavilion Install
Superfest	Hairspray the Musical	State Theatre Install
Blues Festival	Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber	Luna Park Install
	Project Runway
	Star Struck
	Yo Gabba Gabba

Concerts and Tours	Concerts and Tours	Corporate Events

Armin Van Buuren	Justin Bieber	Apple Store
Bar @ Buena Vista	Katy Perry	Arafura Games
Birds of Tokyo	Keith Urban	Golden Stave Lunch
Bliss N Eso	Live at the Chapel	In Style Awards
Bob Dylan	Maroon 5	Red Awards
Chris Brown	Miley Cyrus	Star City Gala Dinner
Cream Fields	Parkway Drive	Sydney Film Festival
Disturbed	Pete Murray	Sydney Kings at the SEC
Good Charlotte	Snoop Dogg	Toyota & Lexus Motor Show
Grace Jones	ZZ Top	Stands
James Blunt

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	Luna Park Big Top
Good Vibrations Festival	The Boy From Oz	State Theatre Sydney
Laneway Festival	Music of Andrew Lloyd  Webber	Hordern Pavilion
Sound Wave Festival	Dr Zhivargo
Future Music Festival	Australia’s Got Talent
Sound Relief 2	River Dance

Concerts and Tours	Concerts and Tours	Corporate Events

Bear Grylls	Billy Connolly	Live at the Apple Store
Chris Isaak	Cyndi Lauper	Australia Day Live-Canberra
Foo Fighters Live on the Harbour	INXS	Rose Bay Flood Relief
Joe Cocker	Kool and the Gang	Mardi Gras
Lionel Ritichie	Nitro Circus Regional Tour	Top Gear Live
Ragga-muffin	Rihanna	Silver Party
Santana	Sting Symphonicity Tour	The Sydney Kings
Stone Temple Pilots	Take 40 Live Lounge Sydney	Myer
Clipsal 500 V8 Race Concerts	Usher at Acer Arena	David Jones

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, Riverstage

Speaker System	L-Acoustics K1
	24 K1 Enclosures
	12 dV Dosc
	8 x Arcs
	16 x SB28 Sub Bass Enclosures
Amplifiers
	12 LA Rack
	36 L-Acoustics LA8 Amplifiers

Review

Alex Lalak From: The Daily Telegraph February 22, 2011

DR ZHIVAGO is a show for theatregoers looking for something to chew on. It is a slow-burn musical, with polished performances, gritty plot, a fighting spirit and, most importantly, an excellent score.

Written by US composer Lucy Simon and directed by Des McAnuff (of Jersey Boys fame), Dr Zhivago is based on the lengthy novel by Boris Pasternak. It follows part of the life of Yuri Zhivago (Anthony Warlow), a doctor and poet raised in a wealthy family after the collapse of his own and married to the daughter of the house, Tonia (Taneel Van Zyl).

After a couple of chance meetings, the feisty Lara (Lucy Maunder) captures Yuri’s poetic heart and their troubled love story plays out against the bloodstained backdrops of World War I and the Russian Revolution.

There are some shaky elements, including pacing in the first act, simplification of politics and the rapid-fire ending. However, considering it has been in previews for a mere week, it shows serious promise on all the points that matter. It looks fantastic, with early scenes of aristocratic splendour contrasted with later visions of war-time griminess, set off by black and white images digitally projected on to the backdrop to assist scene changes.

Simon’s score is a delight, with powerful ballads rubbing shoulders with jaunty chorus numbers and a stirring quartet. The cast does an excellent job delivering Simon’s music, with sharp performances from the soloists. Trisha Noble, Peter Carroll, Martin Crewes and Van Zyl hold their own, but it is the balance of Maunder and Warlow that holds the show.

Despite her youth and occasional lack of depth in her voice, Maunder has a good crack at Lara’s complexity and brings her to life, particularly in the duets with Warlow. Warlow might seem too old for the role but the heart and experience he brings to the stage is invaluable and there is never a doubt he is in total control.

Dates

Sydney, Lyric Theatre, February and March 2011
Melbourne, Her Majesty’s Theatre, April to July 2011
Brisbane, Lyric Theatre, QPAC, July to August 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 and went to America, where he did live sound for performers such as Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen and Barbara Streisand. Bruce went on to become one of the pioneers of the live audio industry, working with Clair Brothers Audio, Apogee Electronics and Lake Technology to develop many sound technologies we take for granted today.

Bruce will be sorely missed by his many friends around the world, and by those of us at Jands who knew him from the early days, or who got to know him more recently through his involvement with the Sydney Olympics and other major events.

Our heartfelt condolences to Bruce’s family and to all who knew him, worked with him and appreciated his immense contribution to the audio industry.

Links

http://clairglobal.com/bruce-jackson/