Tim Stackpool is a broadcast technical director, most recently completing the design and construction of a three-studio TV facility for IP Studios in Sydney.

After spending 10 years at Channel Nine, Tim founded and remains co-owner of production company Sonic Sight.

Tim also supplements the income he receives from AV Magazine by assuming the role of Australian correspondent for Global Radio News in London and the Canadian Economic Press.

Since 1982 Gep Blake has at various times been a musician, writer, composer, location sound recordist, student, resource manager, audio director, actor, film maker, improvisor, producer, traveller, and teller of bad jokes.

His latest adventure is musical director/improvisor for This is Your Laugh, a 16-episode light entertainment series for Ch7 HD.

Andrew Steel’s ‘special subject’ is scientific testing and measurement. He has a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical & Electronic Engineering and is a member of the Audio Engineering Society and the Australian Acoustical Society.

In 2003 he established Ultrafonic P/L, an acoustics consulting firm, to marry his experience and passion for acoustics in a way that made them available to a much wider audience.

Graeme Hague worked for the last 20 years in regional theatre venues as an audio, lighting and AV technician.

Graeme is a regular contributor to Audio Technology magazine and was the principal writer for the new Guerrilla Guide to Recording and Production (www.guerrillaguide.com.au).

He owns a Maglite, a Leatherman and a wardrobe of only black clothing which proves he is overwhelmingly qualified to write on any technical subject.

Paul Collison is a freelance lighting designer based in Sydney. He has a purple suitcase that is more a home than his house and has an addiction to a decent espresso and a good Eggs Benedict on crispy bacon, not ham. Armed with these vices he takes on the world of lighting design and operation on special events, both domestically as well as overseas.

Normally adept at writing six or seven lines in an email, Paul will attempt to write an article on his experiences pulling together the control system for the recent Beijing Olympic Games Opening & Closing Ceremonies.

Jonathan Ciddor has worked in live theatre as a lighting tech, lighting designer and technical manager. Systems design and contracting for the entertainment industry and architectural environments.

He has also been engaged in the design and contracting of integrated audio, AV and lighting solutions for education, corporate and worship.

And now his parents, who had no idea they had started an entertainment lighting dynasty, can relax with the legitimacy of his writing gig for AV Magazine.

Dan Hampton is a veteran IT Infrastructure professional working for enterprise-class businesses, and also DJs and VJs. His career has revolved around multimedia production, IT operations,

programming and network infrastructure. He prefers the idyllic surroundings of the forest, and enjoys AV, art and music production pursuits when not ‘working for the man’

He is the type of guy that can really appreciate ‘quality production & mastering’.