The P.A. People report on busy 12 months of event communications

August 15, 2023

The P.A. People have provided an update of their event communications over the past year, outlining the support they have given at events including the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne, Vivid Sydney and the FIFA Women’s World Cup Unity Celebration, as well as for Suncorp Super Netball, the Sydney Swifts and Giants at Ken Rosewall Arena and NRL home games at Netstrata Stadium.

Following the F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne, the team supported Vivid Sydney with an extensive comms package as well as PA systems at various installations around the CBD. We are one of the hidden yet integral companies supporting Vivid - this year supplying 650 x digital 2-way radios to enable all the security, the volunteers and pretty much all staff over the 8km Light Walk. The event saw The P.A. People build a network over the whole of the site which also included 80 network switches - all temporarily installed on a combination of existing in-ground fibre, temporary fibre and RF links.

Commenting on the event communications team’s busy year, The P.A. People Managing Director, Chris Dodds advised “we also provide network to 40 x VMS display boards for directions, each of which has a PA system for emergency crowd control, and there are some 60 x CCTV cameras that we install.”

Additionally, the team provided audio for the Elemental show in Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour, which uses 48 x Celto 10-inch coaxial cabinets in pairs on three-metre trusses with a Bose 18-inch sub at the base of each truss, along with the production sound system for First Light, the Vivid Opening Ceremony, featuring a live performance form Australian Rock legends Yothu Yindi.

Following Vivid, the team were asked to provide an unusual audio solution to support the FIFA Women’s World Cup Unity Celebration on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

It was an early start for the team to ensure everything was in place quickly for the 8am celebrations. Once again the team were able to work alongside the event producers to provide high quality audio systems for the marshalling areas and the actual ceremony on the centre of the bridge, all with a bump-in time of just a few hours.

July saw a return to the sporting arena, with the Events team assisting with a sound system in Qudos Bank Arena to finish off the Suncorp Super Netball season. We provided our Bose ShowMatch PA along with a full duplex Clear-Com FSII communications system for both the major semi-final and the preliminary final. The finals were the culmination of a successful season where we provided venue technical support along with sports presentation requirements for both the Swifts and Giants home games at Ken Rosewall Arena. Meanwhile, a second ShowMatch system deployed on our Bose Carts PA system also returned to Jubilee Netstrata Stadium augmenting the installed system for the Dragons home games for the NRL.

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Image: The 'Written in the Stars' spectacle during Vivid Sydney. Credit: Destination NSW.

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10th August 2023 - Nominees announced for 2023 Australian Event Awards

21st June 2023 - Vivid Sydney attracts record crowd of more than 3.28 million

1st June 2023 - TDC deploy Barco laser projectors to capture essence of nature for Vivid Sydney 2023

27th May 2023 - Spectacular opening night for Vivid Sydney 2023

2nd April 2023 - Melbourne’s Grand Prix looks set to welcome record crowds

21st February 2023 - The P.A. People advise delivery of multiple technical solutions for sport and events

8th November 2022 - The P.A. People deliver audio/AV solution for Bondi Pavilion makeover

7th October 2022 - The P.A. People to present new TheatreQuip products at the ENTECH Roadshow

23rd September 2022 - P.A. People installs TheatreQuip ‘Reference’ theatre hoists at new performing arts facility

11th August 2022 - The P.A. People launch TheatreQuip range of theatre hoists at ICC Sydney

4th August 2022 - Movecat chooses The P.A. People for exclusive distribution in Australia and New Zealand

27th July 2022 - SERAPID elevation and transfer systems now being distributed by The P.A. People’s Venue Engineering team

22nd July 2022 - The P.A. People spotlight their activation of the VIVID Sydney 2022 communications network

4th July 2022 - The P.A. People spotlights some of its upcoming projects

26th April 2022 - The P.A. People delivers 11th communications package for Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix

9th March 2022 - The P.A. People provide audio-visual support to the Events industry in Dubai and Australia

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