MTV

Just spent the last week at the Australian Technology Park as one of three programmers on the MTV Australia Awards. I've had a great time working with Tom Kenny who was the show's LD as well as gaffer Mike Grimes. It's really cool to work with people who have an amazing attention to detail and are really creative and original in what they do. So much Australian television is just boring in comparison to the looks and designs that we see overseas - it's a privilege to learn from the best! We're now heading into a couple of quieter weeks production wise which is great - the whole team not only needs a break but needs to start planning for some major projects that we have coming up later in the year. cheers rich

Revved up

Another blog from an airport as I wait for my flight back to Sydney. The Mandy boys defiantly help with the profits of the airlines. This last week has seen Richard in New Zealand while myself, Dan and Mike (with the help of some locals and Southerners) lit and technical managed a conference for Yamaha Motor Australia on the Gold Coast. Lots of musicians, bikes and jetskis wizzed around and above us at this event which covered five different rooms in 3 days of conference. Very demanding , but very cool. While up here I also had the chance to go see ZINGARA, the show at Jupiters that I programmed lights for last year. A good fun casino variety show- a nice nights entertainment !! The highlight of the show is still the Globe of Death where 5 motor bikes spin around inside a steel cage. They should have done an appearance at the Yamaha event. Back to Sydney now for meetings and planning the future... as well as doing some gigs. Till the next airport...where will it be........

Auckland

While the rest of the guys are enjoying the Gold Coast as they handle the technical production for Yamaha's national conference, I'm in cold and rainy Auckland tech directing and designing a series of massive parties for an Australian financial company. Our first event is tonight in the convention centre - and everyone has their fingers crossed that the miserable weather will turn itself around ready for a big outdoor event on Friday night. The great news is that we all get to take a few steps back and have a break after this week - the end of a two month marathon run of events of all shapes and sizes. till next time rich