History
Jands Productions Services (JPS) was formed in 1970 to provide sound and lighting equipment and expertise for local and overseas entertainers. Over the last three and half decades, Jands has undertaken some of the most innovative and memorable projects in the fields of sound and lighting.When Elton John first toured Australia in 1971, Jands provided what was then the largest PA system ever assembled in Australia. Throughout the 70s and 80s, Jands was the preferred supplier of equipment and staff for nearly every major entertainer that visited the country.We are gradually working through our old records and photographs and will add to this section regularly.
April 2nd, 1972
About Mulwala
The Rock Isle Mulwala Festival was held over the Easter weekend (31 March – 2 April 1972) and featured local bands including: Russell Morris, Lobby Loyde, Leo De Castro and Friends, Country Radio, Chain, Carson, Taman Shud and The Aztecs. The festival also featured, Canned Heat and Steven Stills band “Mannassas”, with Chris [...]
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January 28th, 1973
This was Status Quo’s first trek to Australia and New Zealand. It would become a regular trip during the 1970s but on this, their first tour, Quo played as support band to the UK glam rockers ‘Slade’. Quo would return to Australia within the year. The support act was Blackfeather.
BBC Footage of Slade
Jands sound system [...]
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January 26th, 1975
The Sunbury music festival was Australia’s answer to Woodstock in the early 70s. It was first held on the Australia day long weekend of 1972 in Sunbury, about 35 kilometres north-east of Melbourne on the Calder Highway.
Sunbury took place annually from 1972 to 1975. In 1975 Deep Purple headlined and brought a Tycobrahe sound system [...]
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February 14th, 1977
Rod Stewart toured Australia, for the first time, in early 1977. His Sydney concert set a new attendance record of 32,000 at the RAS Showground.
Sound System
Jands 24 / 16 / 2 mixer
Effects
27 band stereo graphic eq
2 x DBX 160 limiters
2 x Jands. 4.way crossovers
Amplifiers
8 x Amp racks with 3
Crown DC300A or
Phase Linear 700B or
Jands J600S
Speaker [...]
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March 12th, 1977
When Abba toured, in 1977, Jands supplied the sound, lighting and a custom built hydraulic stage that was used to raise and lower a 17 piece Australian orchestra who provided backing for several songs including “Dancing Queen”
In a radio interview, after the Melbourne concert, reporter Don McLean said
“…a big speaker bank either side of [...]
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February 4th, 1978
Electric Light Orchestra brought their symphonic rock and laser lighting (nothing on this scale had been seen in Australia before) to Australia in February 1978.
Commenting on the Randwick Racecourse show violinist Mik Kaminski said: “But the best thing of all was the concert we did at Sydney Outdoor Stadium, where we played to 26,000 [...]
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