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.

The Next Generation ROXX NEO

  The ROXX NEO, a wash light with extraordinary performance combined with versatility and comfort. 24 x 40W RGBL LEDs generate an astonishing 21,000lx @ 5m, calibrated to 5600K, and ensure that the new NEO bathes everything in brilliant light.   Crafted with precision, the fixture features a specially developed

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Neutrik Line I/O to Dante® Interfaces

  Neutrik are always creating something new. Please see their latest Line I/O to Dante® Interfaces, available from DWR Distribution. NA-2I2O-DLINE Connect your legacy audio gear to the DANTE® world. The Line I/O to DANTE® Interface is an end-of-network device. It is a breakout box which allows two channels of

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Sennheiser Training Day, Durban

  DWR invites you to join Andreas van Niekerk from Sennheiser for a training day in Durban that focuses on Digital EW-DX, EW-D and D6000 Wireless. The session will be held on 10 April from 9 am to 4 pm at Grace Family Church, Riverside Campus, 63 Anthony Road, Umgeni

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Sennheiser Open Day, Durban

    You are invited to join Sennheiser’s Andreas van Niekerk along with Darren Durbach and the DWR team for the Sennheiser Open Day in Durban on 9 April any time between 10 am and 4pm. The day will be hosted at the Grace Family Church, Riverside Campus in Durban

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Sennheiser Training Day, Cape Town

  DWR invites you to join Andreas van Niekerk from Sennheiser for a training day that focuses on Digital EW-DX, EW-D and D6000 Wireless. The session will be held on 3 April from 9 am to 4 pm at DWR Distribution’s office in Cape Town. Delegates will enjoy an in-depth

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Sennheiser Open Day, Cape Town

You are invited to join Sennheiser’s Andreas van Niekerk along with Darren Durbach and the DWR team for the Sennheiser Open Day in Cape Town on 2 April, any time between 10 am to 4 pm. The event will be hosted at DWR Distribution, Cape Town. Experience the Digital EW-DX,

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Hippotizer drives 61m pixels onto giant umbrella

Barcelona, Spain – Visitors to ISE were greeted by the sight of a custom-made 7.5m umbrella in February, where 61,500,000 pixels of animations enlivened every panel using six 10-bit, 4K, 20,000-Lumen projectors which were driven by Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Media Servers. The project was realised by UK-based Motion Mapping, who

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Anolis at Light+Building 2024

Architectural LED lighting manufacturer Anolis – A Robe Business – enjoyed a busy and positive 2024 Light+Building expo in Frankfurt, launching two new product ranges – LyraeTM and AgameTM plus the new iProMotion, an IP65-rated moving head effects and video projector, as well as showcasing its current flagship ranges of

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Sennheiser Training Day, Johannesburg

DWR invites you to join Andreas van Niekerk from Sennheiser for a training day that focusses on Digital EW-DX, EW-D and D6000 Wireless. The session will be held on 27 March from 9 am to 4 pm at DWR Distribution in Johannesburg. Delegates will enjoy an in-depth overview of the

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DWR host Sennheiser Open Day, Johannesburg

You are invited to join Sennheiser’s Andreas van Niekerk along with Darren Durbach and the DWR team for the Sennheiser Open Day in Johannesburg. Please note the open day will also be held in Durban and Cape Town – look out for those invitations! Experience the Digital EW-DX, EW-D and

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L-Acoustics K3i Enhances Worship Experience at Unite180’s New Unite City

Unite180’s remarkable journey stands as a testament to unwavering faith. Initially established as a youth ministry, it swiftly recognized the limitations of traditional church structures in effectively reaching and nurturing young believers. In 2013, under the visionary leadership of Pastor David and Chanelle Grobler, Unite180 embarked on a transformative chapter,

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Robe Helps Power Red Bull Batalla World Final in Colombia

Bogotá’s Movistar Arena staged the 2023 Red Bull Batalla World Final, celebrating the creativity, importance, and popularity of freestyle rap culture in Spanish-speaking communities. The event was fully loaded with energy and excitement and lit by Madrid, Spain-based lighting designer Edu Valverde from design studio Experiencias Visuales. Edu utilized over

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DWR welcomes Chris Duys to the marketing department

  DWR Distribution is excited to welcome Chris Duys to the marketing team! Chris looks forward to capturing your moments, sharing content and news and using his skill in storytelling. “My motto has always been, ‘If you haven’t learned something new today, you’ve wasted your day,’” he shares. We have

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Exciting news from Neutrik

Neutrik is pleased to launch  their latest products with you – uncover the Extraordinary! Analog AES72 Stagebox  Introducing the new Analog AES72 Stagebox – advanced analog technology for applications where robustness & compactness is key. The NA-4I4O-AES72 is a 4-channel stagebox for transmitting microphone levels, analog line levels, AES3, DMX or even

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MJ Event Gear receive their new grandMA3 compact XT

  Congratulations Mike Jones and Theo Rood from MJ Event Gear on your brand new grandMA3 compact XT! The team at DWR Distribution values your support over the years and we hope this desk will work super hard for you. It was time for MJ to upgrade to a newer

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Galileo MAX will take creative lighting to new heights

  Galileo MAX is LumenRadio’s latest addition to the Galileo family of Wireless DMX products used primarily for architectural lighting. Expanding on the existing Galileo range, Galileo MAX is full of features in an installation-friendly package which allows users to bring a new level of creativity to their lighting projects.

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L-Acoustics Soundvision Training, JHB – New date announcement

  You are invited to join Richard Smith from DWR Distribution for L-Acoustics Soundvision Training. Delegates will discover the most advanced L-Acoustics software functionalities for 3D venue modelling, system simulation, and line source optimization.  Kindly note that the date has changed and the workshop will now be held on 15

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Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations with Claypaky

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay (Scottish New Year’s Eve) celebrations always draw big festive crowds with myriad activities and programs for all ages.  For the 2023/24 event, Claypaky Skylosand Xtylos Aqua fixtures played key roles in the midnight moment where all eyes turned to Edinburgh Castle. Unique Assembly produced Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 2023/24 for Edinburgh

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Zactrack performs at Idols South Africa’s grand finale

The nineteenth and final season of Idols SA was held at the start of November 2023 at the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairland, Johannesburg. Visual Frontier lighting designer, Joshua Cutts, and his right-hand man and operator Andre Siebrits, integrated zactrack SMART, the world’s first plug-and-play automated follow system, into the show

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Unfazed Productions whips up magic for intimate events

The enthusiasm burns brightly within Jean-Pierre Willson from Unfazed Productions, affectionately known as JP by his friends.   Even after two decades in the industry, he remains excited about creating memorable events, consistently going above and beyond. Founded by JP in Cape Town back in 1996, Unfazed Productions experienced unexpected growth

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Goldenduck Group Debuts Clear-Com Arcadia Central Station in Thailand with Lightsource and Creative Rock

ALAMEDA, USA –Since its establishment in 1978, Goldenduck Group has been Southeast Asia’s leading systems integrator, consistently introducing new digital cinema and broadcast technologies to meet the increasing demand from clients such as Lightsource and Creative Rock. Lightsource recently deployed a Clear-Com® system, which includes the FreeSpeak II® digital wireless

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DiGiCo SD & Quantum Intermediate Training, JHB

If you’ve completed the DiGiCo SD Basic Training, you’re primed for the next level! Join Kyle Robson for the DiGiCo SD & Quantum Intermediate Training scheduled for March 20th, from 9 am to 4 pm at DWR Distribution in Johannesburg. The training will cover the following topics: Custom Workflow Internal

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L-Acoustics Drive Training, JHB

  Master the configuration, control, and monitoring of a L-Acoustics system from the source output to the loudspeaker inputs at a training session presented by Richard Smith on 14 March from 9am to 5pm at DWR Distribution. Delegates wishing to participate are required to have L-Acoustics certification: System & Workflow or System

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Flexible CAT7 10Gbit LONG RUN network cable up to 100m from KLOTZ

The newly developed, flexible C7PLRP network cable now enables transmission lengths of up to 100m and is therefore ideal for mobile applications that until recently were reserved for typical installation cables. Thanks to its elaborate and robust CAT7 – S/FTP – AWG23/7 – 600 MHz construction with a consistent outer

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Magnimage EC90 morning training session

  Dylan Jones from DWR Distribution invites you to attend a Magnimage EC90 training course on 12 March from 9 am to 12 pm at our office in Johannesburg. Kindly note, that booking ahead is absolutely essential. See you there! For AV technicians, this course is awesome for getting to

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STRG boosts inventory with Absen 2.9 NT LED panels from DWR

  Stage Technologies Resource Group (STRG), founded by Tshepo Mashile and Salvatore Mdluli, are delighted at their acquisition of Absen 2.9 NT LED panels from DWR Distribution. Both entrepreneurs, former students at Tshwane University of Technology, embarked on this journey after gaining valuable experience in the industry. Tshepo and Salvatore,

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Robe Imbibes the ISE Vibes

  Robe lighting enjoyed the great vibes, brisk business, lively atmos and fantastic visitor numbers checking out the 2024 Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) expo at FIRA Barcelona, Spain. The 20th anniversary of this constantly expanding show broke all previous records with over 73,000 verified attendees, up 27% on the 2023

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Ultra Events rise to the occasion at Alcazer New Year’s Eve Celebration

Described as a grown-up’s playground, the Cape Town’s Alcazar New Year’s Eve Celebration, whimsically themed “Faerie Tale,” drew in more than 5,000 revelers, and when dusk fell, the air was charged with laughter and indelible moments. The crew at Ultra Events, a creative technical solutions supplier, raised the stakes, orchestrating

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Astera for Rainbow Lighting

Johnny Scholtz from DWR Distribution was brimming with excitement with what he fondly called a “Surprise Astera Sale” at the Cape Town branch. Thobela James (pictured here) from Rainbow Lighting, alongside Desmond Gqitekaya, seized the opportunity to invest in tools for their future endeavours namely a set of 8 Astera

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Robe works up a Sweat for Nathaniel Rateliff show

Popular Americana and R ‘n B singer songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats played their show-stopping, sold-out annual homecoming holiday concert at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, in December. It was the second time the annual event – which has been running for some years –

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Astera Launches ProjectionLens for PlutoFresnel

   Astera boosts the creative potential and functionality of its battery powered PlutoFresnel LED luminaire with the launch of the new ProjectionLens which transforms it into a profile fixture. Astera Fresnels are ideal for numerous lighting scenarios – from film and broadcast to a wide range of live events –

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Panto Time for Robe

   Lighting designer Andy Webb didn’t have any hesitation about which additional production lighting he wanted on the rig for two high-profile UK 2023-24 pantomime seasons … and that was Robe! Panto is a quintessentially British performance genre that combines super-quick wit, slapstick comedy, double entendres, magic, fantasy and usually

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L-Acoustics System & Workflow Training, JHB

  Join Richard Smith for an L-Acoustics System and Workflow training course scheduled for February 27th, from 9 am to 5 pm at DWR Distribution in Johannesburg. Successful completion of this course and certification will enable delegates to participate in upcoming L-Acoustics training sessions. Take advantage of this opportunity for

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Robe iFORTE Brings Home a 2024 Parnelli Award

  The Robe Lighting iFORTE® luminaire – currently its most powerful LED innovation – has won a coveted Parnelli Award for Indispensable Lighting Technology. The 2024 Parnelli Awards – organized by Timeless Communications Corp., publishers of PLSN and FOH magazines – were presented at a gala event staged during the

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Vectorworks Spotlight Basic and Intermediate Training, JHB

Participate in an exhilarating Vectorworks Spotlight 2024 Training workshop led by Jade Manicom at DWR Distribution in  Johannesburg from March 5 to 7. This exclusive Introduction to Intermediate Session, which runs over three days between 9 am to 4 pm, is limited to 12 delegates, ensuring a personalized experience. By

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Vectorworks Spotlight Basic and Intermediate Training in Cape Town

  Join Jade Manicom for an exciting Vectorworks Spotlight 2024 Training session in Cape Town from 26 to 28 February at DWR Distribution in Milnerton. This exclusive Introduction to Intermediate Session is limited to 12 delegates, ensuring a personalized experience. By the end of the training, participants will be well-equipped

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DiGiCo Basic SD & S-Series Training in Johannesburg

  DWR Distribution extends an invitation for your participation in a DiGiCo Basic SD and S-Series Training Session with Kyle Robson in Johannesburg on February 20 from 9am to 4pm. The session aims to equip delegates with a comprehensive understanding of the SD and S-Series range, empowering them to proficiently

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Yellow Lamp Productions now has Robe!

  Yellow Lamp Productions, established in Cape Town in November 2021 by Kobus van Heerden, recently purchased eight LEDBeam 150s, marking their first investment in Robe Lighting, from DWR Distribution. Kobus van Heerden’s journey into the live events industry began in 2010 when still in school, he assisted a teacher

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Vision Media now stock Absen LED Screens

  In the year 2001, Wikipedia took its first online breath, the Earth welcomed its inaugural space tourist, Apple dazzled with the birth of the iPod, and gamers celebrated the arrival of the Xbox. Meanwhile, nestled in a Cape Town garage amidst a few pieces of equipment, odds and ends,

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L-Acoustics to Preview New AI-powered Mixhalo Translate Capabilities at ISE Demos

Intuitive, immersive and inclusive, Translate combines Mixhalo’s proven real-time, low-latency streaming with the latest advances in artificial intelligence, fully integrated into the L-ISA platform.   BARCELONA, Spain – L-Acoustics will showcase new capabilities for the L-ISA platform with AI-powered Mixhalo Translate in Audio Demo Room #B4, Hall 8.0 in Barcelona. Mixhalo’s

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DWR Training Calendar Planner 2024

Please find DWR’s  Training Calendar Planner for 2024. There are still a few other exciting events we are working on but we have to leave some room for the element of surprise don’t we? DWR will slowly start sharing invitations in the next week or so, which will have all

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Waves Audio Now Shipping the Space Rider Plugin

Knoxville, TN, January 24, 2024 — Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, is now shipping the Space Rider plugin, a versatile reverb/delay/chorus multi-effect suite, featuring a distinctive ‘Rider’ function that helps create dynamic mixes, removing the need to spend precious time on routing and automation. The

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Robe at ISE 2024

Robe Lighting will exhibit on booths 1C700 and 1D700 in Hall 1 at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) expo 30thJanuary to 2nd Feb February 2024 at Fira Barcelona in Spain, where it and sister businesses – Anolis, Avolites and Artistic Licence – will share a dynamic space and present an

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