https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/ Gigs, festivals, installs and new gear. en-au https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/brit-pop-factory-theatre-2025/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/brit-pop-factory-theatre-2025/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 23:00:00 GMT Gigs I was engaged by Chris Cooke from Affiliated Artists Entertainment to do a walk-in mix for the wonderful Brit Pop Show; featuring Chris Cooke on vocals, the amazing Ange Tsoltoudis on guitar, Joe Bozza on bass, Andrew Warren on drums and Brad Christmas on keys. This was a… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/tyalgum-country-festival-2024/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/tyalgum-country-festival-2024/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 23:00:00 GMT Festivals Coastal Audio was honoured to provide production for a two day country festival at the idyllic Tyalgum Hotel for Will form Northern Rivers Entertainment. It was an exceptional lineup, featuring James Blundell preforming his One Man Show on the Saturday night. the weather held… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/reggae-revival-festival-yot-deck/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/reggae-revival-festival-yot-deck/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 23:00:00 GMT Festivals Coastal Audio was honoured to supply production for promoters VemYou for the inaugural Reggae Revival festival 2024. A superb lineup of five bands with an incredibly high standard of musicianship. https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/den-devine-installation/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/den-devine-installation/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 23:00:00 GMT Installs Coastal Audio was engaged by VemYou and Den Devine to install a compact yet powerful system in this wonderful venue in the heart of Broadbeach. Coastal Audio came in on budget with a system provided by wholesalers AVE Corporate in Melbourne and guitar amplifiers through Manny's.… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/candlelight-classical-concerts-st-johs-cathedral/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/candlelight-classical-concerts-st-johs-cathedral/ Sat, 29 Jun 2024 23:00:00 GMT Corporate A busy week with two shows for VAST-AV at St John’s Cathedral mixing two Candlelight shows; the first with Paradiso Strings and their renditions of Tracy Chapman and The Beatles and the second with Chromatica Collective and their wonderful classical arrangements. Equipment used… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/finding-freedom-mullumbimby-civic-centre/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/finding-freedom-mullumbimby-civic-centre/ Sat, 29 Jun 2024 23:00:00 GMT Gigs I was engaged for PA hire and production by Finding Freedom, a benefit for refugees at the Mullumbimby Civic Centre. In the spirit of community, I provided my B Rig with 2 x HK Audio CTA-118 subs and 2 x CTA-208 elements, 2 x LD Systems ICOA12A powered 12" speakers used as… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/satisvibes-hotel-brunswick-2/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/satisvibes-hotel-brunswick-2/ Sat, 22 Jun 2024 23:00:00 GMT Gigs Reggae band Satisvibes are regular performers at the Hotel Brunswick in Brunswick heads and we decided to put the full HK Audio ConTour line array through its paces, along with my new Soundcraft Si Compact 16 and 32R digital stage box. The system sounded absolutely amazing, but… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/glitterati-riot-wedding-private-function/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/glitterati-riot-wedding-private-function/ Sun, 16 Jun 2024 23:00:00 GMT Gigs Disco cover band Glitterati Riot engaged me to provided PA hire and production with my C Rig for a wedding at a private house in Mudgereeba on the Gold Coast for about 50 guests. This PA is the perfect size for functions of up to 120 people and performed extremely well. The… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/dementia-conference-jw-marriott/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/dementia-conference-jw-marriott/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 23:00:00 GMT Corporate I was engaged by Brendan Watterson of VAST-AV to freelance as audio engineer for the 2024 Dementia Conference at the JW Marriott Hotel in the Gold Coast. the PA consisted of four (4) JBL EON612 powered 12' speakers, 4 Shure ULX-D hand held microphones for Q+M, an EV Polar Choice… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/sydney-disability-connection-expo-2024/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/sydney-disability-connection-expo-2024/ Thu, 23 May 2024 23:00:00 GMT Corporate Coastal Audio is proud to be the official audio supplier for the Sydney Disability Connection Expo 2024 at the Sydney International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Audio supplied consisted of 4 x LD Systems ICOA12A powered 12" speakers and an LD Systems Maui 44SE subwoofer. A… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/satisvibes-shaws-bay-hotel/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/satisvibes-shaws-bay-hotel/ Sat, 27 Apr 2024 23:00:00 GMT Gigs The wonderful Satisvibes played at the Shaw's Bay Hotel in Ballina and I was able to really put my new HK Audio ConTour line array through its paces! I wasn't disappointed, the system performed flawlessly and i was impressed with its articulation, clarity and projection. As… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/holloway-mullumbimby-civic-centre/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/holloway-mullumbimby-civic-centre/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:00:00 GMT Gigs Holloway performed his unusual blend of world music, chill and meditation music at the Mullumbimby Civic Centre during a tea ceremony. Audio production was supplied by the promoter and consisted of 4 x EV Evolve 50 column speakers, two of which were delayed. Holloway uses a… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/new-van-and-front-of-house-speakers/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/new-van-and-front-of-house-speakers/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMT Gear I recently purchased a 2015 Hyundai iLoad Diesel that i fondly call "The Tardis" because it can fit so much equipment in it! Certainly a step up from a Mazda 3 towing a trailer and much better for my back, considering how steep our driveway is! The other major purchase is an HK… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/us-band-yaima-mullumbimbi-civic-centre/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/us-band-yaima-mullumbimbi-civic-centre/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMT Gigs Coastal Audio was engaged by the promoter for the US EDM act "Yaima" at the Mullumbimby Civic Centre. the challenge was to create a distributed system from 6 x EV Evolve 50, 2 x EV EKX 15" speakers and 2 x EV ETX 18" subs. I zoned the two areas of the room to maintain the stereo… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/dac-expo-bcec/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/dac-expo-bcec/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 23:00:00 GMT Corporate Coastal Audio provided audio production for the main stage for the 2024 Brisbane Disability Expo at the Convention and Exhibition Centre. This was a tough gig because i was also suffering from a kidney stone that was exacerbated by rigging in 42 degree heat and 87% humidity. The… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/glitterati-riot-bilinudgel-hotel/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/glitterati-riot-bilinudgel-hotel/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 23:00:00 GMT Gigs I was contacted by the wonderful Glitterati Riot in the Northern Rivers to help them get their PA system sounding up to scratch and i was surprised at how good the Mackie 15" speakers and Yamaha DXS sub sounded. It was a great night with an excellent crowd on an outdoor stage. https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/kiss-grand-hotel-labrador/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/kiss-grand-hotel-labrador/ Fri, 24 Nov 2023 23:00:00 GMT Gigs Coastal Audio was engaged by the excellent KISS tribute KISSperience to provide console, mics, IEM and lighting at the extremely difficult Grand Hotel in Labrador. A great result was achieved, despite the noise restrictions, lack of parking and access problems with the band… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/angel-strings-linville-progress-association/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/angel-strings-linville-progress-association/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 23:00:00 GMT Gigs Brendan from Vast-AV engaged me to provide production for a wonderful night of Classical music in rural Queensland for the Linville Progress Association with Oliver Samson on vocals. The night was hosted outdoors in a tranquil bush setting and I cross hired some additional Beamz… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/nextgen-food-and-wine-festival-main-stage/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/nextgen-food-and-wine-festival-main-stage/ Sat, 11 Nov 2023 23:00:00 GMT Festivals I quite often freelance for large companies as an AV technician or audio engineer and recently I had the pleasure of contracting to Nextgen out of Melbourne as an AV technician. It was a large set up with Tristan Loring, the Operations manager of Nextgen, driving a 16-tonne… https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/satisvibes-hotel-brunswick/ https://coastalaudio.com.au/news/satisvibes-hotel-brunswick/ Sat, 11 Nov 2023 23:00:00 GMT Gigs A wonderful night at the Hotel Brunswick in Brunswick Heads with the amazing Joseph Brown and Satisvibes. It's bands and people like these that allow me to continue my passion for live audio. Joseph very kindly gave me the following testimonial for this website: "We recently had…