Lighting Desginer Glenn Duncan, Michael Strathmann from MA & DWR’s Dave Whitehouse.
A dot2 Roadshow with Michael Strathmann from MA Lighting and DWR Distribution visited Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Namibia during May. We caught up with Michael Strathmann (aka Qincy) and asked him a few questions about the trip.
DWR: You had a round trip this time in South Africa! What was your favourite leg of the roadshow and why?
Michael: What a mean question! To name a favourite would be unfair to the other stops of our great roadshow because every leg had it´s own great things!
I liked Joburg because of all the people I haven´t seen since quite a while, Duncan and Sherryn RIley and of course DWR’s Dave Whitehouse, Nicolet Britz (Hey Nicolet, all the best for your new business!) Amanda Miranda and and and…
Durban! To see the ocean again after such a long time! What a great bunch of relaxed people there. Thanks again DWRs Nicholas Barnes for all you did.
PE, well I’ve never been there before but it’s definitely worth a return.
Cape Town! Cape Town! I don’t have words. We had a day off here and Gareth Chambers (you´re an animal, man!) took me to the Cape of Good Hope. I´ve never been to an end of a continent, so this is one I´ll never forget.
Namibia. Lekker! We´ve had so much fun. And so much work – the people bombed us with questions the whole day! – just great…okay, Joe´s Beerhouse might slightly influence my objective view (;-)
DWR: What features do you enjoy most about the dot2?
Michael: It´s the overall experience and using the dot2 is just fun. You don´t have to search for what you need – you can fully concentrate on doing lighting! I enjoy that a lot!
DWR: How did the South African audience respond to the dot 2? Were they open to the technology and did you see an interest?
Michael: No joke, the people loved it. Exactly for the reasons I mentioned before. They enjoy the straightforward way of working on the console and immediately wanted to use it.
DWR: Anything else you may want to add?
Michael: I could write here for hours, as I absolutely loved the trip. I want thank all at DWR for making this possible especially Gareth who had to spend such long time with me –you rock, man. I would also like to thank Nick Barnes from Durban and Bradley Bruchhausen from Cape Town for making me feel so welcome and spending a lot of your time with me. In general all you guys from down there, be it South Africa or Namibia, are so friendly and open; I would like to call it unique. Be proud of it – you absolutely can.
