JUNE SWELL LINES

New swell lines has been uploaded to You Tube.

Click on link below to take you direct to June Swell Lines.

>TAKE ME TO JUNE SWELL LINES NOW.

SURF COAST SIZZLE GOES GLOBAL

Surf Coast Sizzle is pleased to announce the blog is now getting hits from around the globe.
Australia, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, United Kingdom and USA to name a few. Just a small step towards world domination. You knows it!!

GROUNDHOG DAY ON THE SURFCOAST

Another great day of surfing on the Surfcoast. Sunshine, light offshore. Not as big as the other day but still a lot of fun to be had.

AC-DC AT THE 2010 RIP CURL PRO

The Rip Curl Pro event at Bells, every Easter is a major production. The site starts to go up three weeks before the event starting date.

There are around 200 people that work on, or in and around the event that keep the wheels turning.

This blog looks a the roll of sound engineer Jenny Moon of "MOON MOTHER PRODUCTIONS".

At the Rip Curl Pro, Jenny is responsible for all things sound for the Bells and Winkipop site, and also if the event goes mobile.

Jenny is no stranger to big productions and has a hands on role keeping the event live, with general communications, web and live music. Jenny's credits include, concerts for Blink 182, Iggy Pop, Pennywise, Blondie, John Butler Trio, and events the likes of, The Falls Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival and Big Day Out, just to name a few.

An interesting piece of equipment in Jenny's arsenal is a big PA used to relay information to competitors in the the water, affectionally named "ANGUS" a named given to it by Rip Curl's International Marketing Manager - Neil Ridgway.

"ANGUS" is a Altec Lansing multicell horn PA that once belonged to, none other than AC-DC!

Take my word for it this piece of equipment is capable taking your head clean off your shoulders if you tried to stand in front of it while it was operating. Now here's the thing, AC-DC used 2 of these suckers ontop of stacks each side of the stage for pub gigs! My ears are ringing just writing about it... will someone answer the bloody phone!

In what has become tradition at the Rip Curl Pro since the release of AC-DC's album "BACK IN BLACK" in '95, "HELLS BELLS" the first track on the album is blasted out from "ANGUS" each morning, to appease the Swell Gods.

Jenny Moon - at the controls.

Proud mum and Angus

Angus

Orchestrating the jigsaw puzzle, live music stage setup.

LOCAL EXHIBITIONS

PHOTOGRAPHER ANDY BERRY HAS AN EXHIBITION OF HIS WORK

"TORQUAY COLLECTION"

SHOWING AT ZEALLYS GALLERY - The Esplanade Torquay

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SIZZLE TO FIZZLE

As a result of lack of activity on the the "SURF COAST SIZZLE" blog site, the creative team has recommended a name change... Kinda works don't it.

We have forgotten about it, or given up. Just searching for inspiration. Got some ideas in the pipeline. Stay tuned!