Lighting designer Mike Swinford of UpLate Design loves new tech as much as he loves the chance to be the first to use it, so he was delighted when everything aligned for rental company Fuse to invest in the first Robe FOOTSIE luminaires to arrive in the USA …

      “After two years of using the DiGiCo Quantum 338, we can confidently say that our experience has been overwhelmingly positive. The Quantum 338 has demonstrated exceptional reliability and consistently delivers high-quality output, surpassing our expectations.” [Jurgis Stasikėlis, Garsisc Sound Team]   This year was The Voice Lithuania 10th

  DWR Distribution is pleased to announce that Neutrik and Rean stock is now available in our stores. Our goal for Neutrik is to ensure that this fantastic product range is easily accessible to users across the country. “Kyle Robson has been appointed the Neutrik Product Manager at DWR and

It brings DWR Distribution pleasure to invite you to attend The Prolyte Basic Rigging Campus presented by Rigging Commando, Eric Laanstra, and our very own, Robert Izzett. The course will be held in Johannesburg on 9 and 10 October and in Cape Town on 12 and 13 October from 9

  As MA Lighting turns 40 years, they are asking the industry to share their best MA story! First there was an idea. Then a prototype. That was 40 years ago now. Since its foundation in 1983, MA Lighting has developed into one of the leading international companies for computer-controlled

  Founded in 1990, San Antonio’s Community Bible Church has quickly grown into one of the largest houses of worship in the region, seating 3,500 at each of its five weekend services. The church’s energetic worship band are skilled and enthusiastic, delivering a memorable worship experience every weekend. But like

Murangi Productions started as a family-based technical production and rental company way back in the year 2000. The company is now based in Edenvale, Johannesburg, South Africa and run by Hendrick Nemalili and his wife Rose. The company is named in memory of their late firstborn son, Murangi Nemalili who

Oxford, MS, USA – Chart-topping Country singer Morgan Wallen has set off on a career-defining tour of arenas, stadiums, and amphitheaters across North America. At the heart of the design for the shows are an army of VL3600 Profile IP fixtures from Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern moving head and

Robina, Queensland, Australia – Australian training organization TAFE has launched a state-of-the-art new campus in the Gold Coast city of Robina, offering learners AV-rich facilities and projections driven by a tvONE CORIOmaster® mini video processor. Australian integrator Videopro was approached to specify a sustainable, smart and ‘progressive’ audio and video

Dallas, Texas, USA – Vari-Lite, industry pioneers in moving head lighting control and a Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brand, today announced the ZerOS 7.14 update for FLX Series consoles. The update includes support for Open Sound Control (OSC), RS485-based Vision.Net and DMX Input. “In small to medium-sized applications, where

Durban, you are invited to join Jade Manicom as she presents Vectorworks Spotlight 2023 Training from 4 to 5 September at the Durban Jewish Club. The introduction to intermediate session will leave users equipped to create venue plans and 3D renders. Take the next step and elevate your design process!

  Soundwise is a busy Aarhus, Denmark-based full production rental company which was founded by Lars Thorsager in 2001, initially, as you might expect from the name, as an audio specialist. Their client base includes music and cultural shows and events, touring and corporates, the latter being a rapidly expanding

  Please join Richard Smith for an L-Acoustics System and Workflow training course on 22 August from 9 am to 4 pm at DWR Distribution, Johannesburg. Please note that delegates who pass this course and receive certification will be able to attend future L-Acoustics training. The L-Acoustics System and Workflow

  You are invited to join Jaco Beukes for a dynamic session of  Microphone Techniques training at DWR Distribution on 17 August from 9 am to 4 pm in Johannesburg. The day includes a theory session in the morning and after lunch, the fun begins with the practical side. The

You are invited to join Jade Manicom as she presents Vectorworks Spotlight 2023 Training in August from 9 am to 4 pm at DWR Distribution, Johannesburg. The Vectorworks 2023 brings big updates that will accelerate your BIM workflows without getting bogged down by technology. The course will be split up

Take a performance from page to stage with Michael Taylor-Broderick as he presents a Lighting Design training course to be held on 2 August from 9am to 4pm at DWR Distribution, Cape Town. Having lit countless shows in his career, Michael must be acknowledged for writing, directing and lighting The

DWR Distribution takes pleasure in inviting you to attend the Fundamentals of Lighting, a training course presented by lighting designer Michael Taylor-Broderick, on 1 August from 9 am to 4 pm at our offices in Cape Town. This engaging lighting workshop is a reminder that no matter what genre you

  Robert Juliat is proud to announce the arrival of its first Arthur LT followspots in South Korea. Five of the 800W LED Long-Throw followspots were installed at the Seoul Broadcasting System Open Hall studios in Deungchon-dong, South Korea by RJ’s exclusive distributor for the region, C&C Lightway. Established in

DWR Distribution takes pleasure in welcoming Andrea Fowler, better known as Dray, to the sales team in Johannesburg. For the past nine years, Dray has worked for a company that specialises in signage lighting while her career has seen her operate in business finance, office automation and sales. Of Scottish

London, UK – London’s Gotham City-inspired Park Row ‘theatrical restaurant’ has been installed with visual infrastructure by creative projection specialist Motion Mapping, to enable the venue to host immersive events. At the heart of the setup is a Green Hippo Hippotizer Mayon+ MK2 Media Server, which is driving image and

DiGiCo’s Quantum 7 was the only digital mixing console on the market capable of effortlessly handling over one hundred sources of sound from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Choir, Playback, and Artist, delivering a truly magical musical experience. Several years in the making, Harmony of The Worlds, composed by Satya Hinduja,

Northridge Church’s fusion of technology and creativity – as evidenced by their praise band playing against an LED backdrop of digitally rendered but stunningly effective stained glass ‘windows’ – is immediately compelling. That fusion is integral to their mission at their Plymouth, Michigan main campus, says Brandon Schultz, Northridge’s Live

  Jade Manicom invites you to join a two-day Green Hippo Training Session held on 2 and 3 August at DWR Distribution, Johannesburg. HippoSchool will show you how to operate, configure and get the most out of your Hippotizer Media Server with a focus on the v.4.8.2 software. HippoSchool Basic

  Ross Learmonth, well known as frontman of popular South African rock band Prime Circle, recently delighted fans with his “Wild Summer” solo tour, his first as a solo artist, complete with an exciting brand-new solo album, Carousel. Both tour and album campaigns have been a great success and were

Join Tyler Pugin as he shows you how to troubleshoot, clean and maintain your lighting units at the Robe Fixture Maintenance Training to be held on 27 July from 9 am to 4 pm at DWR Distribution, Johannesburg. Topics covered during this hands-on workshop include: Fixture Maintenance and Basic Practices

  The grandMA3 User Training presented by Jaques Pretorius will be held at DWR Distribution from 25 to 26 July,  9 am to 4 pm.  The aim of this course is to familiarize the operator with the basic functions of the grandMA3 software and lighting consoles, as well as the

  Once you hear the L-Acoustics professional sound system, it’s difficult to want anything else. DWR Distribution invites you to attend the A Series demonstration to be held in Johannesburg on 28 June, Cape Town on 3 July and Durban on 10 July, any time between 10 am to 4

Once you get bitten by KKNK (Klein Karroo Nasionale Kunstefees) bug, it’s a festival you’ll want to attend every year. Families travel from all over the country to enjoy the music, drama, works of art and delicious food and a place where the crew work hard and ‘kuier lekker’ (socialize). 

Kyle Robson invites you to join him for DiGiCo S-Series Training on 18 July  2023 from 9 am to 4 pm at  DWR Distribution, Johannesburg. The course will cover the following topics: Introduction and console design Console navigation, layout and operation I/O configuration and patching Networking and external control Tips

June – The new luxury hotel and resort Atlantis The Royal launched in Dubai with a grand opening party with the theme of “This Is it” and a guest list of celebrities, royalty, government ministers, travel influencers and global media.  Mark Butts, Founder of Pasadena, California-based Preset Productions, chose 289

  Inglewood, CA, USA – Inglewood California’s 70,000-capacity SoFi Stadium hosted the 39th annual WrestleMania with a blockbuster two-night event enveloped in LED screens and scenic video technology driven by an army of Green Hippo’s Hippotizer™ Boreal+ Media Servers. More than 161,000 fans witnessed WrestleMania over two sold out evenings,

My Mother’s Courage is a bold new theatrical co-production by Teatro de la Abadia in Madrid, Ur Teatro Company and Palma de Mallorca’s Teatro Principal in Spain, recounting a gripping multi-layered narrative based on Jewish Hungarian-born George Tabori’s true story recalling how his mother Elsa Tabori escaped from Auschwitz and

With a great response last year, it brings DWR Distribution great pleasure to once again host the Broadcast Studio Lighting Training Course presented by Andre Rossouw from 12 to 13 July from 9am to 4pm.   The two-day course which will focus on studio lighting, will cover the following topics:

DWR Distribution is pleased to announce Patrick Manicom as the new Workshop Assistant in Cape Town. Patrick was introduced to the entertainment industry by his sister, Jade Manicom, a lighting designer, who wanted him to experience the world she loved. “I first learnt about DWR in 2020 via my sister

Techno-based Rotterdam Rave runs 9-10 underground rave events a year which draw in excess of 50,000 visitors. Originally located in old industrial buildings, the sold-out events have grown rapidly in size, and the organisation recently adopted the 8000-capacity RTM Stage at Rotterdam Ahoy as the newest addition to the Rotterdam

Littlite offers two series of lights for music stand illumination. MS SERIES-MUSIC STAND LIGHT (LED & HALOGEN) Littlite MS SERIES Music Stand lights. Works on any standard music stand with a flat edge such as the standard Manhasset stand. Friction mount on the side or top of the stand. Puts the

   With star-studded concerts solidifying their place in the fabric of regal festivities, the Coronation Concert emerged as a music extravaganza. Held at Windsor Castle on the 7th of May in celebration of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, artists such as Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Andrea

    Los Angeles, CA, USA – American country singer Brett Young’s Five, TOUR, Three, Two, One Tour swept into LA’s famous The Greek Theatre in May with an upbeat, colorful lighting design by Luke Elrod. During the show, he enveloped the audience in starry gobo-effects and bright, rich colors using