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News

Stay up to date with the latest happenings in the live events and technical production industry. From product launches and training sessions to behind-the-scenes stories and project highlights, our news section is where you’ll find it all.

Get the scoop on what’s new at DWR, follow our journey with industry partners, and discover the people and moments that make our community so unique. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, information, or innovation — this is the place to be.

dot2 Training set for Cape Town & Durban

  With the aim to make operators familiar with the functions of the dot2 lighting control console, the interface, main features of the software and operating philosophy, Jannie de Jager from DWR Distribution will be presenting dot2 User Training in

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DiGiCo Training for Cape Town & Durban

DiGiCo is taking South Africa by storm, and with this in mind, Kyle Robson from DWR Distribution will be presenting training in Cape Town and in Durban during July. The course aims to give users an overview of the new

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Green Hippo Lights Up the Ice

Hippotizer Karst powers Dinamo Riga hockey team to a winning display. Dinamo Riga, the Latvian professional hockey team, teamed with Stage Crew, Latvian technical production service, to mark Dinamo’s final home game of the KHL 2016/17 season. And centre to

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S21 arrives in Durban

AV Company has become the first rental firm in Durban to own a DiGiCo S21 digital mixer. The company purchased the console from the British manufacturer’s South African representative, DWR Distribution. In addition to the S21 surface, the sale included

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NAMAs 2017

Walvis Bay, an extraordinary city on Namibia’s coast, with the contrast of sand dunes on one side and the ocean on the other, was the location for the 2017 Namibia Annual Music Awards which was both a ‘livestream’ and ‘live

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Pop Rock Festival Slovenia

Teamwork is a great thing, and this was clearly evident for Slovenia’s 2017 PopRock Festival, a high profile national TV live event broadcast from Ljubljana, where lighting designer Crt Birsa and set designer Greta Godnic worked their creative magic in

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Robe Catches the Starlight Classics

The most recent RMB Starlight Classics concert, staged at the beautiful, calm and leafy green Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa … was lit by Chris Bolton of Keystone Productions … with a little help from

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Show must go on for Naledi Theatre Awards

As the Naledi Award winners of the night thanked their mothers, their fathers, their oumas (grandmothers) and life partners, as tears flowed, speeches were read and the audience cheered and rose to their feet, it was clear that the ceremony

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Robe Can Be Itself on Sheryl Crow Tour

    Multiple Grammy Award winning singer songwriter Sheryl Crow is on the road with her new ‘Be Myself’ album, together with a brand-new lighting & scenic concept created by LD Jeremy Roth which includes Robe Spiider and BMFL Spot moving lights.

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Rouge Watchtower Lit with Robe

Robe products are known for their ruggedness and reliability, making them ideal for all types of exterior installations and the toughest of operating conditions … which is why LEDForce 18 PARs and Anolis ArcSource Outdoor 4MCs were specified – together

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Claypaky is on the ‘A Team’ for Ed Sheeran world tour

Worldwide – The Claypaky Scenius Unico and Claypaky Mythos2 have been selected by award-winning lighting and production designer Mark Cunniffe and lighting director Matt Jones as the workhorse fixtures for multi-award-winning artist Ed Sheeran in his current record-breaking worldwide new

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Core Productions on the move

  Just over two years ago, Bernard Gramann became the sole owner and founder of Core Productions, a Cape Town rental based company. In this time, his equipment retinue has grown to include Robin 300 LEDWash fixtures, Robin Mini Pointes,

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Tripping the Spiiders Web

Tel Aviv based Light Architects Cochavi & Klein are known for their style and propensity for invention … and they are also really impressed with Robe’s Spiider LED wash beams! The leading designers seized the opportunity of the ‘Picnic Passover

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Robe Spikie Wins Live Design Award

Robe’s Spikie has been named as one of the 2016-17 Live Design ‘Products of the Year’, which were selected by a panel of industry experts and aficionados, including designers, programmers and engineers active in the essential production disciplines of lighting,

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2017 Porin Music Awards

The Spaladium Arena in the stunning Croatian coastal town of Split was the venue for the 2017 Porin Music Awards (AKA ‘the Porins’), a glamourous, high profile evening which honours the achievements and talent of Croatian artists across a diverse

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Lighter, brighter Merlins for Gearhouse

  Gearhouse South Africa, Leading Technical Supplier to the Live Event Industry, have taken stock of two Robert Juliat Merlins purchased from DWR Distribution. “It’s a pleasure for the crew to work with the Merlins,” commented Peter Abrahamse, Acting Lighting

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Martin Garrix New Live Show Launched

Three hi-energy sold out shows at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium launched the new Martin Garrix live show which will tour around the world for the rest of the year as the young Dutch superstar DJ and music producer

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Robe for Burhan G!

Popular Danish R&B and pop singer Burhan G is on the road with a brand new set and lighting design by Theis Wemuth of Aarhus based creative visual practice, Create This, with Robe Spiiders, BMFLs and Pointes right at the

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Robe Changes the Sense of Perception

Talented rising star, singer/songwriter Banks  has cultivated a reputation for being a little bit mysterious which has worked in terms of building a fanbase with a strongly melodic sound that’s been described as “dark R‘n’B. With second studio album “The

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And he’s off!

  Thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas and the help from the SOS Charity Fund, South African lighting technician Malesela Josias Mashiane, is heading off to Las Vegas to attend training to further his

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Robe makes some Circa Waves

UK indie rockers Circa Waves are certainly making some waves right now, and the release of their second album “Different Creatures” brings some more serious, hard-hitting and thought-provoking messages along with solid catchy rhythms. Lighting designer Ed Warren started working

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DWR at Mediatech 2017

With Mediatech taking place from 19 to 21 July, DWR Distribution is delighted to once again be part of this exciting exhibition. Mediatech is a biennial advanced media and entertainment technology trade show held in Johannesburg. Once again visitors can look

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Festival Sound increases DiGiCo Investment

Festival Sound, one of the largest DiGiCo console owners in the South African rental market, has increased its investment in the manufacture’s products by adding an SD11 and a further SD9 to its inventory.     The young and vibrant company

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Green Hippo Hosts a Hippotizer Tea Party

ProLight + Sound 2017 sees an impressive 3D projection mapping from the latest integration with Hippotizer SHAPE and Notch. ProLight + Sound is a key show for Green Hippo, and at this year’s Frankfurt event, they delivered a stunning display

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A Little Night Music for Robe at RADA

Award winning lighting designer Paul Pyant returned to London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) to light a production of the Steven Sondheim classic, A Little Night Music directed by Edward Kemp and staged at RADA’s Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre in

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Robe Funks it Up with Bruno Mars

Seven hundred and ninety five (795) Robe Spikies are on the road with the incredible Bruno Mars 24K Magic world tour – setting a record for the largest number to date of a single type of Robe fixture on one

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DWR at Digital Construction Expo

  DWR Distribution’s Johnny Scholtz, Dylan Jones and Vectorworks expert, Francois van der Merwe, are looking forward to exhibiting at the Digital Construction expo, once again co-located with the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo, to be hosted at the

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Robe for Icelandic National Theatre

Robe moving lights are making a big impact at the Icelandic National Theatre (Þjóðleikhúsið) in Reykjavík since they became an integral element of the available house lighting rig, a process that started in 2014 and has recently been continued with

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Lip Sync Battle Africa

Peter Rieck of both Rieck’s Lighting and joint owner of rental company Event Lighting, was selected by Red Pepper Pictures for the second year running, as lighting designer for Lip Sync Battle Africa. This exciting televised lip sync showdown, filmed

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Positive feedback from Prolyte Campus Workshop

“South Africa is not a third world country when it comes to the knowledge and awareness of safety when rigging,” said Ruud de Deugd, who visited Johannesburg to present the Prolyte Campus Workshop hosted by DWR Distribution in March 2017.

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Robe Gets the LED vibe at GSA

Robe Gets the LED vibe at GSA   Robe co-hosted a ground breaking LED Theatrical event staged by staff and students on the Theatre Production course at Guildford School of Acting (GSA), part of the University of Surrey in the

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ArKaos KLing-Force LED

ArKaos announced during PLS the launch of Kling-Force LED, a truly plug-and-play interface which completely revolutionizes pixel control. With powerful features, such as auto configuration and drag and drop, Kling-Force finally puts an end to the painful process of complex pixel control.

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SuperSport Studios’ LED upgrade

The SuperSport Studios in Randburg, South Africa, have made a bold conversion from tungsten to LED technology in four television studios. DWR Distribution was commissioned to supply and install the new lighting equipment which included dot2 consoles. DimBright Electrical formed

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Theatre Lighting Workshop with Michael Broderick

Join South African Lighting Designer, Michael Broderick, as he presents a Theatre Lighting Workshop at DWR Distribution on 25th May from 9am to 5pm. Working as a lighting designer for over fifteen years, Michael is excited to mentor people, particularly

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Robe Rocks at Coachella 2017

The lively and varied 2017 U.S festival season continues with the 2017 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival staged at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, where Robe moving lights were chosen by leading LDs like Steve Lieberman of

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Nutcracker on tour in Italy

Amodio and Luzzati’s renowned production of ballet classic The ‘Nutcracker’ made its debut at Teatro Comunale in Modena in November 2016, before touring to other key Italian cities for 10 weeks. It was produced by Daniele Cipriani Entertainment and lit

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Robe Gets in a Panic

 Multi award winning American rock band Panic at The Disco continue their ‘Death of a Bachelor’ tour in the US with a striking production design created by Matt Larivée of Montreal-based creative practice Luz Studio, who worked closely with the

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TV Lighting Workshop at DWR

DWR Distribution’s Jannie de Jager will be presenting the Introduction Beginners Television Lighting Workshop on 23rd May 2017. Jannie’s vast experience has seen him involved with several studios and the commissioning thereof with projects including E-Tv Hyde Park LED Upgrade

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Team Spiider Crosses The Finish line

After eight gruelling     days in the saddle, Robe lighting s.r.o is proud to announce that Team Spiider finished 86th in the general classification (GC) and 17th in the ‘Masters’ of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic, an exceptionally tough mountain

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Robe and the Robber’s Daughter

    Ronja Rövardotter (Ronia the Robber’s Daughter) is a classic Swedish children’s tale by Astrid Lindgren. A recent touring musical version in Denmark by Heltemus Productions featured a new and fresh lighting design by Sune Verdier of b-ql.dk who

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Robe Announces New Mexican Distributor

left to right Josef Valchar (CEO Robe lighting s.r.o.); Enrique Patiño (Commercial Director at Showco), Guillermo Traverso (Robe Regional Sales Manager for Latin America), Enrique Lask (CEO of GTM Holdings) and Harry von den Stemmen (Sales Director for Robe lighting

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Simon King lights La Traviata

  Talented Simon King is flying solo after working at the State Theatre in Pretoria for 28 years. He recently took a seat behind the grandMA2 to light La Traviata, a stirring love story brought to The Joburg Theatre by

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Andi Rodgers to head DWR Install Department

Andrew Rodgers, a friend to the industry and known for his proven track record within every facet of the audio and visual industry, has joined South African based DWR Distribution. With his vast experience in project management, technical skill and

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Robe Helps Slovenia on its Way to Eurovision

 It is Eurovision selection season … and one of the 43 hopefuls for this year’s event in Kiev, Ukraine, in May is Slovenia’s Omar Naber whose song “On My Way” was chosen at a spectacular Eurovision Melody (EMA – Evrovizijska

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MA Intermediate Training presented by DWR

DWR Distribution takes pleasure in inviting you to attend the MA Intermediate Training course presented by Gareth Chambers which will be  held in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban in August 2017. Topics: Advanced Effects Layout and Bitmap effects Advanced Presets

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DWR presents MA Basic Training

Join Gareth Chambers from DWR Distribution as he presents a Basic MA Training Course in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban in June. Topics for Basic MA  Console Layout and Connections MA Philosophy Show File Management Grouping Controlling Fixtures Storing Cue’s

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DWR Distribution closes for Easter

Easter is about sharing love, and maybe a little chocolate too. May you and your family enjoy a special long weekend together. Please be advised that DWR Distribution will be closed on Friday, April 14th, Monday, April 17th & Thursday,

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Robe Autosport 2017 Adrenaline Rush

Petrolhedz and adrenaline junkies were treated to a new look for the Live Action Arena at the 2017 Autosport show staged in Hall 5 of the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, UK. An audacious, eye-popping lighting design by Nathan

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Green Hippo & DWR Roadshow visits SA

  DWR Distribution is delighted to join up with Phil Blue from Green Hippo UK, to present a one day training session at our Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg Offices. We hope that existing Hippo clients and anyone interested will

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New CRC Church North of Bloemfontein

Pastors At and Nyretta Boshoff are the founders of Christian Revival Church (CRC). Pastor At, as visionary Leader has grown CRC to one of the largest churches locally and globally over the past 22 years. CRC is a multigenerational, multicultural

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Josias and the SOS need You!

The SOS fund needs your help to assist Josias Mashiane, a  young man from Tembisa, who is passionate about entertainment lighting and who has been invited to attend training at the Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas. While the SOS Fund,

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Robe Hitting a High at Prolight+Sound 2017

Czech lighting manufacturer Robe lighting s.r.o. enjoyed another incredible Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, taking the opportunity to launch their new German subsidiary, Robe Deutschland GmbH; showcasing 10 new inventive and interesting products and creating another great showspace for visitors on

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AV Company light up the Heat Seekers

Saying goodbye to an unforgettable summer, Hunter’s hosted the 3 Heat Seekers, visiting cities in Durban (4 March at Peoples Park East), Johannesburg (11 March at Mary Fitzgerald Square) and Cape Town (18 March at The Ostrich Farm, off N7).

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DiGiCo and the ultimate ‘Stadius’ Mic Pre-Amp

  Twenty years ago, converters changed from 16 or 18-bit to a new, improved resolution of 24-bit. This additional 8 bits of converter resolution was instantly audible and created a demand for 24-bit quality. At Prolight+Sound 2017, DiGiCo will show

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DiGiCo appoints General Manager

Digital audio solutions company, DiGiCo, is pleased to announce the appointment of Austin Freshwater as its General Manager. Austin joins the DiGiCo team from Canon, the world-leading innovator and provider of imaging and information technology solutions, where he spent the

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DiGiCo and Waves announce new integration

DiGiCo and Waves are pleased to announce a new method of integration that will allow users to maximize the potential for additional new features on both the Waves and SD platforms.  DiGiCo SD consoles will be able to integrate with a Waves Multirack system, which is

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Set yourself free with the DiGiCo S-Series App

The new DiGiCo S App is the perfect way to control your DiGiCo S-Series console straight from your Apple iPad. Designed to be compatible with DiGiCo’s S21 and S31, it allows remote, wireless control of any DiGiCo S-Series mixing console

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Robe Acquires RoboSpot Rights and IP

Czech lighting manufacturer Robe has acquired the rights and IP (intellectual property) from well-known U.S. lighting designer / programmer Seth Robinson of Sightline Design Group for RoboSpot, a remote controlled follow spot system. Seth originally developed the RoboSpot concept a

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Robe Deutschland is Launched

Robe lighting announces a new wholly-owned subsidiary – Robe Deutschland GmbH – which will be based in Munich and have a regional sales force covering the entire country. The new company hits the ground running in this key European market

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260 VuePix Q3.9 panels for Clifton Productions

Clifton Productions just landed a great quantity of VuePix HD Q3.9 LED panels! “The key features that stood out when deciding on the VuePix Q Series cabinets were it’s excellent grey scale and high contrast black faced LED’s”, says James

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DWR attend MA Distributor training

South African based DWR Distribution’s Gareth Chambers and Jannie de Jager joined distributors from around the world to attend MA Distributor Training hosted at MA Lighting in Paderborn, Germany which took place from 27th February to 3rd March 2017. “It

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Another 12 Blades for C&S

Cape Town based event technical solution company, C&S, have invested in an additional 12 Robe BMFL Blade fixtures to complement their existing stock purchased from DWR Distribution.  The BMFLs have been out on rental and have never been back at

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Robe at Prolight+Sound 2017

Czech lighting manufacturer Robe presents another high-impact booth – D80 in Hall 3 of the Frankfurt Messe for Prolight +Sound 2017 – allowing hundreds of guests to enjoy a crowd-stopping live entertainment show in a lively, fun interactive environment. Once

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MDG at PRG Live Entertainment Award

MDG is very proud to announce that it has been chosen as a partner of the PRG Live Entertainment Award (LEA) at Frankfurt’s Festhalle. The event, which celebrates music artists and the creative and technical teams responsible for live productions,

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Green Hippo appoints DWR Distribution

  Green Hippo, manufacturers of the world-leading Hippotizer Media Server range, have appointed DWR Distribution as South African distributor. Hippotizer Media Servers have been on some of the most highly recognized events worldwide, including Eurovision, The Academy Awards and the

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DiGiCo at Large with Jack Whitehall

Rental company Adlib continues its work with top comedians, having just supplied full production – sound, lighting and video – for Jack Whitehall’s sold out, three week At Large UK arena tour. The Liverpool based company was delighted to be

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DiGiCo gets clean sweep at 2017 Brit Awards

The Brit Awards is one of the UK music industry’s most prestigious events and was broadcast live to around 5.4 million viewers on British television channel ITV1 alone this February. An event this important necessitates an audio system that can

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Eventech choose DiGiCo S21

There’s a great excitement at Eventech as the crew welcome their newest member to the family, a DiGiCo S21 live mixing console! “The rental market companies and technical riders demanded it,” said Wynand Veldsman from Eventech, a rental company based

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Robe Turns Down the Heat for MasterChef Algeria

  French lighting designer David Seligmann-Forest of Paris based Lite4Life chose ten Robe DL4S LED profiles to be right at the heart of his lighting rig for MasterChef Algeria, which was recorded in a new purpose-built studio and former envelope

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Claypaky shines at Swarovski Crystal Worlds’ Festival of Light

                 Wattens Australia – World renowned lighting designer Björn Hermann employed 60 x Claypaky Mythos2 and 20 x Claypaky Supersharpy2 to deliver two titanic light sculptures as part of global crystal producer Swarovski’s Festival of Light, hosted at their seven-hectare fantasy park Swarovski Kristallwelten (Crystal

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Robe for New Eesti Rahva Muuseum

The brand new Eesti Rahva Muuseum (Estonian National Museum) in Tartu has recently opened in a fabulous new single story state-of-the-art 350 metre long architectural masterpiece resembling a portion of a runway lifting upwards …  built on the former Raadi

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Robe Theater Akzent Chooses Robe DL Series

Gerhard Scherer is a happy man since 24 x Robe DL7S Profiles and DL4S Profiles – 12 of each fixture – have been installed at the Theater Akzent Theatre in Vienna … a busy producing and receiving house located in

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Hearty welcome to Jaco Beukes

Thanks to fantastic growth with DiGiCo sales in South Africa, DWR Distribution, are pleased to welcome Jaco Beukes to the family. He will officially join the company on 20th March 2017. “We had no idea that DiGiCo would grow as

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Spiiders at the Absa Cape Epic

  This Sunday at 07h10 will be the starting time for Pierre Griffioen and team mate Fritz Pienaar to ride their hearts out at the Absa Cape Epic, an extreme mountain biking race held from 19 to 26 March 2017

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New Prolyft Motors for Eventech

  Eventech, a Centurion based rental company have purchased twelve new Prolyft Aetos motors which will be used for their ground support, for flying PA, or which can be rented out.  “We chose Prolyt for various reasons,” said Wynand Veldsman

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Claypaky Sharpy parties all night at Complex nightclub

Maastricht, Netherlands – Nearly 100 Claypaky Sharpys were exclusively selected to deliver an immersive eight-hour light show to 2,000 partygoers at an underground club night that was hosted by trailblazing Dutch techno music agency Claydrum at Complex nightclub, Maastricht for

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Collective Works is launched

Collective Works is a brand new creative visual design practice launched by three highly talented and respected live event production industry professionals – Christopher Bolton, Joshua Cutts and Bradley Hilton. All are well known for their work in South Africa

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DWR the new Littlite agents

  DWR Distribution is honoured to be the newly appointed Littlite agents. Littlite was represented in South Africa for many years by Tadco’s Simon Oates, who recently, very generously, made the decision to pass the brand on to DWR. A

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Prolyte Campus

The Prolyte Campus will be hosted at DWR next week. Choose a particular day or attend all the sessions, but don’t miss out on this informative training with international Ruud De Deugd from Prolyte. The cost is just to cover

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DiGiCo SD10 flexibility to M83 mix

French band M83 has been touring its brand of electro-pop – and its latest album, Junk – around the world, playing festivals including Coachella in the US and Glastonbury in the UK, as well as headlining at academy-sized venues, all

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Robe Launches pixelPATT Fixture

Robe has launched the pixelPATT … a brand new uber cool LED fixture to extend and complement its popular PATT range of retro styled fixtures … which bring elegance and finesse to any visual environment. Twenty pixelPATT fixtures were seen

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I Am Jerusalem Makes a Pointe

‘I Am Jerusalem’  is a new multimedia interactive experience designed to welcome visitors to one of the most famous cities in the world, offering a fast-moving history and snapshots explaining how cultural diversity is fundamental to the dynamics and development

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PROMO LOGISTIKA invests in DiGiCo SD7

Established in 2006, Croatian audio rental company PROMO LOGISTIKA offers a full service, from event production and merchandising to equipment rental. Their slogan is ‘Everything is possible’ and their aim is to have the very best equipment in their inventory.

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DiGiCo is neat fit for Cage the Elephant tour

Monitor engineer Chris Fillery and Front of House engineer Trevor Coppen chose an SD11i and SD10 respectively, supplied by audio rental company Eighth Day Sound, for Grammy Award winning American rock band Cage The Elephant’s recent European tour. Each engineer

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Robe Another Fantastic Fanta 4 Tour

Die Fantastischen Vier – AKA iconic German rappers Fanta 4 – hit the road again on “Vier und Jetzt” their biennial tour campaign for 2016-17, reaching out to an ever loyal fan base which spans several generations and stretches across

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DWR Stock Take Friday, 24 Feb

To all our clients, kindly note that DWR Distribution will be a little slower than usual due to our annual Stock Take which will take place on Friday, 24th February and on Saturday, 25th February. While our office will remain

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Market Theatre invest in Robin DL4S

  The Market Theatre have invested in 8 Robin DL4S Profiles for their busy venue in Newtown Johannesburg. The theatre was looking at an LED solution to save on costs and maintenance, a common factor these days. DWR Distribution was

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Robe for Idols SA 2017

The twelfth season of Idols South Africa wrapped up with a stunning finale at Carnival City Big Top Arena in Johannesburg, broadcast live on the Mzansi Magic network with a highly vocal audience of 3,500 packing into the venue …

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Robe Celebrates Singapore Chingay Spectable

Photos: Louise Stickland   Over 400 Robe moving lights boosted the magic and spectacle of the 45th Singapore Chingay Parade to celebrate Chinese New Year – The Year of the Rooster. Javier Tan’s colourful high-impact lighting design matched the glamour,

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SOS Reaches out to Moribo

SOS reaches out to Moribo   Anyone who has ever set up and worked at Sun City’s Superbowl, has likely had the privilege of working with resident technician Joshua Kotsedi, better known by his friends as Moribo. It is with

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Time for Robe and Holiday on Ice

Photos : Louise Stickland The Holiday on Ice ‘Time’ show is back on the road with a new creative team and a new look, with lighting and visuals designed by Jeffrey Goes from Amsterdam based creative design practice Live Legends

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Afrikaans is Groot for Robe

Part one of the 2016-17 multi-artist musical spectacular “Afrikaans is Groot” produced by Coleske Artists was staged at Moreleta Park Church in Pretoria, South Africa,  featuring some of the best Afrikaans performers in the country. The show will play at

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Claypaky is top of the leaderboard at Wargaming Fest 

  Moscow, Russia – An exclusive Claypaky rig of almost 300 cutting-edge moving-head fixtures delivered the high-impact lighting for international game developer and publisher Wargaming Group’s highly anticipated debut video game event ‘Wargaming Fest’ in Moscow’s Expocentre. Production and lighting designers

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Dylan Jones joins DWR

What an honour to welcome Dylan Jones to DWR Distribution! Dylan has been appointed as both draftsman and IT support, and in time will also assist in media server development. “I love drawing,” said Dylan, “It’s taking nothing and making

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SOS reaches out to Pieter Coetzee

A day after the SOS Charity fund was launched by DWR Distribution at the end of last year, we received distressing news that Pieter Coetzee (26), a young technician, had fallen from height and severely injured both feet and shattered

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Mamma Mia Estonia

Vanemuine Theatre in Estonia’s cultural hub of Tartu has premiered the country’s first version of the classic ABBA jukebox musical “Mamma Mia” with a non-replica version licensed by Musical Theatres International (MTI) staged in Vanemuine’s Big House auditorium, directed by

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Lighting Nataniël’s Mannequin production

Nataniël’s most recent production, Mannequin, received an overwhelming response at Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg. It ran last year from 18th August to the 25th September where once again a familiar formula ensured outstanding lighting results. The show included the use

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Lee Baird joins DWR

  DWR Distribution takes pleasure in welcoming Lee Baird, Marketing Coordinator, to the team. Lee is no stranger to the industry. She worked alongside her partner, Rob Young, at Theatre and Studio, for six years, during this time visiting various

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Robe visits the Palace

Palace are a much anticipated four piece indie blues rock band from London about which there’s lots of anticipation and excitement and an acclaimed debut EP, “Lost in the Night”. Photos : Lindsay Cave Lighting designer Steve Bewley – well known

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Robe for Ras Al Khaimah National Day Celebrations

Nearly 200 Robe fixtures were used by award-winning lighting and show designer Terry Miranda of Lighthouse Productions to light a special production of musical “Fakhrak Ya Watan” (The Pride of a Nation) for the 2016 Ras al-Khaimah National Day Celebrations

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Robin Hood and the LEDWash 800s

The Joburg Theatre have invested in seven more Robin LEDWash 800s to supplement their existing stock and which have been the workhorses on productions like Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood, the brand-new pantomime adventure from Janice Honyeman

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Memories from Gospel Skouspel 2016

For the past decade, Hardus Zevenster from Tygerberg FM has been responsible for bringing the popular Gospel Skouspel to the stage. Two years ago he contacted Marius Marais from Audio Logic to discuss a new look and feel for the

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Chatting to Rinus Bakker from Rhino Rigs

Rinus Bakker from Rhino Rigs will be in South Africa to present the Prolyte Rigging Training Course hosted this year in both Cape Town from 6 to 11 February and in Johannesburg from 13 to 18 February in association with

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Claypaky takes centre stage at Sundown Festival

UK –The lighting designers of music superstars Jason Derulo, Dizzee Rascal and Chase and Status requested Claypaky Sharpys and A.leda B-EYE K10s as key fixtures in their touring rigs at UK urban music festival Sundown. Responsible for the mainstage festival

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Claypaky lights at West Side Story

Italy – A musical masterpiece returned to the stage at the Teatro Manzoni in Milan. The moving scenery designed by Cristiano Colombi dynamically creates the various different settings. All of them recall the Upper West Side of New York, where

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BMFLs for Avram Tal Tour

Ronen Najar, one of Israel’s leading lighting and visual designers has brought his imagination and style to the latest tour by Israeli singer Avram Tal, supporting his latest studio album ‘Now Life’. Photos : Louise Stickland We caught up with the

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Robe Finds Shelter with Porter Robinson & Madeon

Ben Coker, lighting designer for Porter Robinson and Madeon’s co-headlining ‘Shelter’ theatre tour, has just finished an extensive 34 date run in the U.S, with Robe BMFL Spots and WashBeams and Pointes prominent on the rig.Photos : Adam Kaplan The

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Friday Night is Music Night for DiGiCo SD7s

 Anthony Cherry, producer of Friday Night is Music Night, aired on BBC Radio 2, undertook the ambitious project of recreating Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on stage at the Royal Festival Hall in December. Mark Gatiss, as Narrator and Scrooge,

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SD12 Roadshow visits JHB, DBN & CT

  DWR Distribution’s Kyle Robson would like to introduce the brand new DiGiCo SD 12 console to you. Kyle will be travelling to rental companies in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.   Johannesburg 24 January to 11 February   Durban

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Gesher Theatre Chooses Robe

Israel’s Gesher Theatre has recently taken delivery of new Robe BMFL Blades and LEDWash 600s to add to their existing LEDWash 1200s as the Czech moving light manufacturer continues to make an impression in theatres and performance installations. The acclaimed

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Robe and Q-99 Support Hodina Detom Special

The annual gala Christmas TV show ‘Hodina Detom’ (An Hour for Children) is organised by the Children of Slovakia Foundation to help raise funds and awareness for the charity, which works to empower children and young people nationwide who are

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DiGiCo reveals the best of everything at NAMM 2017

This year, DiGiCo celebrates 15 years of manufacturing exceptional digital mixing consoles. It has enjoyed phenomenal success, with the D5 Live establishing both the company and the concept of digital mixing. The SD Series followed, delivering a powerful new way

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DWR’s support team off to MA Lighting

DWR Distribution’s Gareth Chambers and Jannie de Jager will be travelling to MA Lighting in Paderborn, Germany, for a training week hosted in February which will include MA Networking and the MA Network Switch, Fixture Library tips and tricks, grandMA2

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PRG Belgium invests in ProLyft controllers

PRG Belgium has recently received a large batch of ProLyft Pro controllers, which will instantly be deployed on productions. After a thorough selection procedure, Prolyte was selected to supply PRG Belgium with its’ high-end control systems. Investing in 30 12-way control units

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Monkey Goes West with Robe

Lighting designer Adrian Tan from Light Project is using Robe’s CycBar 15 fixtures to – very efficiently – light the cyc on W!LD RICE’s award winning ‘Monkey Goes West’ production, which is playing a limited holiday season run at the

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Spiiders for Placebo Tour

Leading London based rental company Colour Sound Experiment was the first in the UK to purchase Robe’s brand new Spiider LED WashBeam moving light – with 30 being delivered directly after the PLASA expo in London in October. Photos by

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Philips Strand Dimmers for Atlas Studio

Johannesburg, South Africa – The Atlas Studio in Millpark, formerly an old bakery but now a popular venue for film and television shoots, has upgraded five of its ten dimmers with Philips Strand Lighting Wallrack 24 Way Digitial Dimming panels.

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The gift of light

At Christmas time, we all become a bit like children and there’s a tangible excitement in the air. When Menlyn Main Central Square in Pretoria wanted a Christmas tree to coincide with the festive season they had little idea that

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Arkaos on Green Day’s American Idiot

University of University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music – CCM chooses ArKaos PRO MediaMaster for Green Day’s American Idiot. Photos: Credit Mark Lyons, Sam Igel II, and Aaron Bridgman of CCM The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) chose ArKaos

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Blackmotion more than a rental company

Blackmotion, a lighting, audio visual and rental company, are the first in South Africa to purchase 16 Robin 300 Plus LED Wash fixtures as well as in 12 Clay Paky Mythos and recently 8 Robin Spikies. But this story has

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Robe for Phantom of the Opera in Stockholm

Robe moving lights continue their run on high profile theatre shows worldwide, with the new ‘Phantom of the Opera’ production in Stockholm utilizing DL7S and DL4S Profiles and DL4F washes – from the DL LED range – plus Pointes and

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Lighting upgrade for Rosebank Union Church

Carols by glowsticks and a picnic was held at the Rosebank Union Church based in Sandton. It was established in 1906 and is actively involved with missions and outreaches both locally and around the world. When a need arose to

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Blink-182 Not Bored with Robe!

U.S. rock band Blink-182 – known for their raw, adrenalized, hi-energy performances – are back on the road and blasted straight back up to the top of the charts in both the U.S. and U.K. with their new studio album

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Church pays it forward

A severe drought and water shortage left Kroonstad, situated in the Free State, in dire straits earlier this year. In fact, there has been little improvement since. In the midst of this crisis, Kroonstad Cell Church were moving into a

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Varsity Sing with Blond and Dream Sets

In the midst of university students uprising with the Fees Must Fall campaign in South Africa, Varsity Sing proved that music transcends all boundaries. Hosted by Kyknet, an Afrikaans television channel, Varsity Sing visited universities across the country as their

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Happy Holidays from DWR

Thank you for your generous support over 2016. May the year ahead be kind to you! DWR will close on the 15 December (at 11:30am) and reopen on the 9th January 2017. In the case of an emergency during this

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Chefs Who Share in South Africa

Over R2 million was raised in aid of youth development at the fourth annual Chefs Who Share – the Art of Giving Back. Since its inception, CCPP Group have supplied the full technical for the black-tie gala event which is

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It’s all about HELPING the people

Have you watched as gifts come in an out your office, yet there was nothing for you from DWR Distribution? It’s not that you have been bad or naughty! This year we have decided to do something different and indirectly

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Welcome to DWR Annalise

DWR Distribution take pleasure in announcing the appointment of Annalise Hodgson who will lend a helping hand to Duncan Riley as a much-needed assistant. Annalise initially joined the entertainment industry unknowingly, responding to an advert in the Star newspaper that

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Robe Makes a Racket at WTA Finals

The 2016 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore tennis tournament was presented by SC Global and staged at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang over a seven day period at the end of October. Photos: OC images are courtesy of Lagardère Sports

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DiGiCo’s Ian Staddon visits South Africa

DiGiCo’s Ian Staddon was recently in South Africa, his first visit since appointing DWR Distribution as the DiGiCo distributor for Africa. “The trip for me was phenomenal,” said Ian. “I think it was superbly organized and the number of people

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Robe Spiiders in South Africa Live Show Debut

The main venue for the massive triannual Every Nation Conference organised by Every Nation Church – at the 5000 capacity Grand West’s Grand Arena in Cape Town, South Africa – provided an ideal opportunity for lighting designer Alan Muller of

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Auckland Live Boosts Robe Stock

Auckland Live is a busy umbrella organisation running all the live performance venues in New Zealand’s largest performing arts and convention centre complex … right in the heart of the city. Their existing stock of Robe moving lights is now

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Prolyte Rigging Training course

  DWR Distribution takes pleasure in announcing the Prolyte Rigging Training Course which will be held in both Cape Town and Johannesburg in February 2017. This internationally recognised five-day training programme will once again be presented by Rinus Bakker and

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Arkaos Black Friday special

Arkaos is offering 30% discount off all products for Black Friday, 25 December. This extends to all South African clients. If you are interested in purchasing products, please contact the DWR Distribution sales team who will be happy to assist.

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