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Clients Autumn 2011

DavidM — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:31:59 +0000

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

Clients Summer 2011

DavidM — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:00:34 +0000

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

Doctor Zhivago 2011

DavidM — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:00:07 +0000

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

Summer / Autumn 2009

DavidM — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:01:28 +0000

It’s been a busy summer and start to autumn for Jands Production Services. In addition to the massive V and Big Day Out festivals, JPS provided audio and production services for theatre shows, television spectaculars, corporate events and numerous concerts. Here’s some of the shows we’ve been working on:


Festivals	Theatre / Television	House Systems
Virgin V Festival	MTV Music Awards	Luna Park Big Top
Big Day Out Main Stages	Breast Wishes	Sydney Entertainment Centre
East Coast Blues Festival	Sydney Dance Company	Sydney State Theatre
Good Vibrations	– We Unfold
Tropfest 2009	Winds of Shaolin


Concerts and Tours	Corporate Events

Abbamania	Big Day Out Boiler Room	Australia DVD Launch
Blues Traveller	Chick Corea	Next Top Model Launch
Chris Isaak	Counting Crows	Bacardi Express
Delta Goodrem	Duffy	Fashion Week
Eric Clapton	Fall Out Boy	Foxtel
Jackson Browne	Kings of Leon	Hillsong Conference
Lucinda Williams	Madness	IGA Global Summit
Midnight Oil	Morning of the Earth	Myer Fashion Parades
Naturally Seven	Simply Red	NRL Season Launch
Snow Patrol	Sound Relief	The Red Awards
Sounds of Q Dance	Taylor Swift	Sony
Tina Arena	The Fray	Virgin Int’l Airline Launch
The Killers	The Veronicas	Wolverine Movie Launch
Top Gear		Live at the Apple Store
		– Amanda Baker – Ben Lee – Sia – Wes Carr

On the road – Summer 08/09

Administrator — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:42:00 +0000

During December and January Jands Production Services is providing sound and production services for concerts, festivals, theatre shows and corporate events. Here’s some:


Concert Tours	Theatre	Corporate
Kanye West	High School Musical	Lord Mayor’s NYE Party
Alicia Keys	Rocky Horror	Luna Park Big Top
Sting	Priscilla	Australia Day Celebration
Crowded House		Live at the Applestore
Delta Goodrem
Big Day Out
Nevereverland

On the road – November ’08

Administrator — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:21:33 +0000

Here’s some of the performers and events using Jands Production Services this month.


Concert Tours	Theatre	Corporate
Rihanna / Chris Brown	Little Women	Australian Idol -
Eros Ramazzotti	Las Vegas	– TV shows
Def Leppard	Priscilla	– Grand Final
Snoop Dog	Rocky Horror	Live at the Applestore
Billy Joel

On the road – October

Administrator — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:38:31 +0000

During October JPS will have equipment and crews on tour, in the theatre and at a host of corporate events. Here’s some of the performers and events using Jands Production Services this month.


Concert Tours	Theatre	Corporate
Stevie Wonder	Rocky Horror	Live at the Applestore
Rihanna / Chris Brown	Priscilla –	Toyota Motor Show stand
Eros Ramazzotti	– Queen of the Desert	NRL – Grand final
Def Leppard	Sydney Dance Co. Sid’s	Sony Foundation Ball
Simple Plan	– Waltzing Masquerade	Australian Idol
Snoop Dog	Little Women	Media Federation Awards
Michael Franti	Godspell –	Youth in Search
& Spearhead	- at Barker College	Footy Show Final
Supergrass		UBS

Priscilla

Administrator — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:16:59 +0000

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
	24 x L-Acoustics dV-Dosc
	8 x L-acoustics dV-Subs
	4 x L-Acoustics Arcs
	4 x L-Acoustics SB-218 Subwoofers
	3 x L-Acoustics MTB-112b Enclosures
Amplifiers	16 x Crown MA5002VZ Amplifiers
FOH Drive system
	4 x BSS Varicurve FCS-926
	4 x BSS Omni Drive FDS-366
	1 x BSS Stereo Eq FCS-960
	1 x BSS Varicurve remote FPC-900r
Effects Speaker System
	12 x Meyer UPM2
	7 x JBL Eons 15″
	2 x JBL Eons 10″
FOH Control
	1 x Yamaha PM5D-RH Digital Console
	1 x Yamaha O3D 16Ch Console
	1 x Midas XL-88
	2 x 360 Systems Instant Replay units
	3 x Klark Technik DN-728 Delays
	1 x Roland SDE3000 Delay
	1 x TC Electronic 2290 Delay
Monitor Equipment
	1 x 9 Station Aviom Personal Monitoring System
	2 x Shure PSM 700 In Ear Monitor Systems
	1 x Yamaha 3210 Monitor Console
Radio Mics/Mics
	16 x Shure UHF-MA Radio Mic Systems
	16 x Sennheiser 1046 Radio Mic Systems
	32 x DPA 4066 Headset Microphones
	2 x Neumann KM-841
	2 x Neumann U-89i
	4 x AT4050
	4 x AT4050
	2 x Shure Beta 57
	1 x Shure Beta 52
	3 x Shure 565
	1 x Sennheiser BF-509
	12 x Countryman Type 85 DI Box

The Boy from Oz

Administrator — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 04:07:29 +0000

Based on the life, songs and music of the entertainer and song writer Peter Allen, and performed for the first time in 1998 in Sydney, The Boy From Oz has just closed after a sell-out 3 month Australian tour. This new production of the original musical especially designed for large arenas, included a 25-piece live orchestra and 100 singers from the Australian Girls’ choir. Australian V-DOSC Partner, Jands Production Services, was chosen to design and supply the sound reinforcement.

Sound designer Michael Waters – who won a Helpmann Award for Best Sound Design for Dusty: The Musical – specified a L-ACOUSTICS V DOSC system which includes 36 V-DOSC, 27 dV-DOSC, 4 ARCS and 18 SB218 subwoofers. Jim Straw, general manager of Jands Production Services, stated that, “The Boy from Oz is a complex and ambitious arena musical theatre spectacular. This production has unique audio requirements and demands a very different approach to live concert arena tours. Jands Production Services provided a complete audio solution for the tour which included design and technical expertise, eight sound operators and technicians, along with the latest state of the art equipment including a V-DOSC speaker system.”
ABC review

Photo – Jeff Busby

Tour dates	11 July – 1 October 2006
Sound Designer	Michael Waters
System Engineer	Pat Richardson
FOH Engineer	Antony Love
Monitor Engineer	Bob Daniels
Audio Crew	Damon Pieterse, Nick Giameos, Tim Seconi, Josh Jamgotchian, Brendan Keane
Speaker System	L-Acoustics VDOSC system
	36 x V-Dosc Elements
	27 x dV-Dosc Elements
	18 x SB-218 Subs
	4 x L-Acoustics Arcs
Amplifiers	48 x Crown MA-5002-VZ Amplifiers
Monitor System
	8 x Clair 12AM Monitor Speaker
	4 x Crest 7301 Bi-amp
	9 x Aviom A16II Personal Monitor mixers
	22 x Shure PSM700 in ear monitors
	4 x Sennheiser EW300-IEM-G2 In ear monitors
	1 x Shure P6HW in ear monitors
Consoles
F.O.H.	1 x Yamaha PM5D-RH Digital Console
	3 x Yamaha DM 1000 Digital Console
Monitor	2 x Yamaha PM5D-RH
Radio Mics
	20ch Shure U-Series Radio mic
	8 ch Sennheiser 3000 series Radio mic
	28 x DPA 4088 Headset microphones

Theatrical Debut for L-ACOUSTICS Technology

Administrator — Sun, 14 Oct 2001 00:48:39 +0000

L-ACOUSTICS V-DOSC and dV-DOSC products are rapidly becoming the system of choice for front line theatre productions. From its introduction on ‘Mamma Mia!,’ V-Dosc was recognised instantly as a major leap forward in sound quality. After hearing the system, Cameron Mackintosh requested dV-DOSC for use on ‘The Witches of Eastwick.’ Since then, it has been specified for ‘The Full Monty,’ among others. In Australia, V-DOSC, dV-DOSC and ARCS had their theatre debuts on ‘Shout”, ‘Singin’ In The Rain,’ ‘Grease The Big Top Tour’and ‘Mamma Mia!, receiving rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. Read the complete article [PDF 454kB]