It is with deep regret that I was unable to ascend the Alm this Midsummer.

A consistent, welcome retreat in my yearly travels, Abtenau has brought me to many heights, tempered by occasional lows. This is the only time I have been absent since first attending in 2015, outside of travel restrictions beyond anyone's control. Some at House of the Holy this year have reached out in love to tell me…

This is not how I wished my birthday to be.

Today should have been a day of great accomplishment. Proudly celebrating the successful completion of my degree and looking ahead to postgraduate aspirations through a summer rich with opportunity. Finally staying the course to the end, even as a mature student, and making a difference for myself and others. For very good reason, however, it's all on…

Things are mostly getting worse.

My neurologist referral has stalled, with my symptoms degrading further, so I reached out to my GP last week to expedite the next step. Despite a separate optician appointment confirming my blurred vision isn't just a sudden change of prescription, I still need to know what's wrong with that and the rest.

To that end, I was advised to go to the local hospital's…

I have crossed continents in my decades-long creative course, making the most of every opportunity I could muster in America and Europe. As this chapter of the journey reaches its coda at Yorkshire's Academy of Live Technology, I am surrounded by excellent, enthusiastic talent as eager for experience as I was when I began.

Although focused on the Live Events industry, Production Park has also…

Very happy to finally finish my Level 1 Dante Certification on an apropos Good Friday evening. With training provided by Aussie AV techies Audinate, this means I’m now officially authorised to hook up any number of Dante-enabled Audio-Visual devices across a basic local network.

Covering the fundamentals, the course itself was four-and-a-bit hours of standard video fare, which I admit I’d…

The course of life can change very suddenly, and without warning, context, or expectation.

April started positively, with a short trip to the homeland to reset myself in anticipation of my final term at the Academy. No stressors or negativity, just self-assured confidence and knowing I've done far better than expected in my degree. A week later, as lectures began, I became wracked with constant,…