In 2021, Zac Brown Band (ZBB) hit the road again with their “Comeback Tour”, re-energising a live campaign that had originally started in 2019, rolled into 2020 and then was abruptly halted due to the pandemic! Lighting designer Chris Cockrill of Livelight Design updated his original design for the fall

It brings DWR Distribution great pleasure to announce Vectorworks Spotlight 2022 Training, presented by Dylan Jones and to be held 7 to 11 March from 9 am to 4 pm at DWR Distribution in Johannesburg.   The Vectorworks 2022 entertainment tools focus on improving your workflow and saving you time. 

  DWR Distribution was over the moon to welcome delegates to the very first DiGiCo S-Series training of the year hosted on 3 February 2022 and presented by Kyle Robson. As there is always interest in training from people living across the South African border, the session was recorded by

  The Brixton community, young and old, came together for the amazing Brixton Light Festival parade hosted on 6 February 2022. Residents dressed up as Creatures of the Light, and the 232-meter high Sentech Tower, commonly known as the Brixton Tower, was lit with Robe lighting fixtures and graced the

  A Robe Fixture Maintenance Training course presented by Tyler Pugin, will be held on 3 March from 9 am to 4 pm at DWR Distribution, Johannesburg.   With a focus on Robe lighting fixtures, the course will equip technicians to know how to clean, maintain and carry out troubleshooting.

  WHAT: Passion for Theatre from a Technical Perspective WHERE: Market Photo Workshop , MPW Auditorium, Newtown, Johannesburg WHEN: Monday, 28 February 2022 from 10am – 4pm ACCESS: registration require (R50 limited number due to Covid 19 regulations   Calling all aspiring theatre crew and anyone interested in working in the technical side

  USA – The sunny Christ Fellowship Churches in South Florida are enjoying new visions during services at five locations this year, following a major investment in Hippotizer Media Servers to playback pre-made content and drive LED pixel strips with swathes of colour.   Three of Christ Fellowship’s largest locations,

If you live in Cape Town, please join DWR Distribution for various training days to be hosted in 2022 thanks to the generous hospitality of Cape Audio College. The courses will kick off with Basic Rigging Training at the end of March, and during the year, delegates can look forward

February – When Israeli tech giant Rapyd, which provides an API-based “fintech-as-a-service,” hosted a dynamic company rooftop party in Tel Aviv, LEAD selected an array of Claypaky fixtures to pull off one of the most innovative show concepts of the year. Tel Aviv-based Lighting and Stage Designers Omer Israeli and

A new Anolis LED lighting scheme is illuminating the famous exterior façade of the Rosary Basilica at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes (Sanctuaire de Notre-Dame de Lourdes), an ultimate destination calling pilgrims and worshipers from worldwide to the south of France. The stunning new lighting was designed and

  Team South Africa participated alongside 190 countries at Expo 2020 Dubai, which opened its doors on 1 October 2021, under the theme Identity: South African Culture. Wilhelm Disbergen, a production designer for the past two decades who specialises in the set, lighting, and AV design for theatre productions, put

February– Christmas and New Year celebrations in Mumbai, India were especially dazzling thanks to a light and laser spectacular showcasing the beauty of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, a 5.6 km long, eight-lane wide bridge connecting Bandra in the western suburbs of Mumbai with Worli in the south. Spectators in India’s

  Ultra-modern multifunctional venue undergoes audio upgrade to its concert hall with L-Acoustics installation   UFA, RUSSIA – February 2022 – Upon its inauguration in 2007, the newly-built Toratau Congress Hall became an instant architectural icon. Encompassing 14 multifunctional conference rooms, three VIP meeting rooms, a concert hall, a massive,

tvONE and Green Hippo have announced they will bring their innovative new technologies directly to partners and end users in their own countries, focusing on a series of localized tradeshow events around the world. After making the move to not exhibit at ISE 2022 in Barcelona, the company will focus

  Amman, Jordan – Amman Academy’s brand-new theater space is open for 2022, offering students and educators world-class, professional lighting with a range of Strand and Vari-Lite luminaires and control from Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting. The prestigious private school, which is renowned in Jordan for its

      Jarrad Donovan from Juxta Design chose a full grandMA3 lighting control system for Hillsong Church’s recent “Simply Christmas” special production which was staged at The Hillsong Convention Centre in Norwest, Sydney, Australia. The slick and vibrant event was slightly different from the usual Hillsong “Christmas Spectacular” show, both

A special edition of BBC’s The One Show in Glasgow for the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference was broadcast live from the foyer of the BBC Scotland building on the banks of the River Clyde, featuring an eye-catching set designed by Ali Mills and constructed from recycled materials …

The dynamic duo AV and Beyond and Tailormade Group pulled out all stops when commissioned by Levergy to work on Nedbank’s YouthX, a platform designed to enable the youth to realize their potential and to learn from experts and in return sculpt their futures. This Nedbank campaign kicked off in

  Walnut Hill Community Church located in Connecticut, USA, provided a combination of both in-person and online weekend services to their five campus congregation. The central campus in Bethel, CT, has invested in top level production values and technology, which includes the purchase of a grandMA3 compact XT lighting console

  DWR Distribution invites you to join our new Telegram Channel reserved for training and event updates during 2022. Everyone is welcome to join the channel at https://t.me/+cMpkoyY15HAzMGM0 There are many workshops and open days planned for the year ahead and, we hope that something tickles your fancy! Have a

You are invited to join Fanie Pieterse, a South African audio engineer, as he presents a Microphone Techniques training session at DWR Distribution on 22 February from 9 am to 4 pm in Johannesburg. The course will include: Understanding your space’s unique needs Choosing the right microphone for the application

  Join Jaques Pretorius as he presents a grandMA2 Advanced User Training course on 16 and 17 February from 9 am to 4 pm at DWR Distribution, Johannesburg.   The session will take you through advanced features of the console and teach you complex techniques allowing you to take your

The grandMA2 Basic Training course is specially created for beginners with the aim to make operators familiar with the basic functions of the grandMA control panel, the panel interface, and the main features of the software and operating philosophy. The course will be presented by Jaques Pretorius and will be

The grace and fluidity of dancer’s movements were enhanced by an equally elegant lightshow designed by Koen De Clerck for “Cogétama” a special choreographed ballet work created and produced by Glen Lambrecht Productions, commissioned by the Municipality of Aalter. It was staged at the City Hall Auditorium of Aalter in

  Join DWR Distribution’s Kyle Robson as he presents DiGiCo S-Series training on 3 February from 9am to 4pm in 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 and tricks

DWR Distribution is delighted to invite you to join us for training and a few upcoming events during 2022. While a basic year planner has been drawn up, invitations and information for each course will be communicated closer to the time. Please note, pre-bookings will be made quarterly, and dates

Astera PixelBrick wireless battery-powered LED lighting fixtures proved a perfect solution for a major section of “Bolesworth Christmas”, a visually stimulating and fun illuminated trial experience staged at Bolesworth Castle, an impressive Grade II listed country house near Tattenhall, Cheshire, England. Lighting designer Nick Jevons was asked to add lighting

  Knoxville, TN, January 13, 2022 — FOH engineer Lloyd Williams (The Fray, Trixie Mattel) has chosen the eMotion LV1 Live Mixer for Against the Current’s 2021–2022 North American and European tour.   Known for their massive social media audience and energetic live shows, U.S. pop/rock band Against the Current

Anolis Ambiane pure white and RGBW LED lighting fixtures have been installed at the 420-seat Auditorium du Louvre, an oak-panelled performance and presentation space designed by world-famous architect IM Pei within the Musée du Louvre complex in Paris, France. The multi-purpose venue is used for a diversity of events like

The UK panto season is back with a BIG bang after waiting in the wings during 2020 as the country squared up to Covid-19, reigniting all things panto like slapstick comedy, toilet-brow innuendo, gawdy sets, psychedelic vibrance and total craziness for which it’s known and appreciated, with lighting designers around

  Prague, Czechia – Formidable Queen frontman Freddie Mercury took to the stage in the form of tribute performer Michael Kluch and his band in September, for a huge concert at Prague’s 18,000-capacity O2 Arena. The group, named Queenie, played the ‘Queen Relived’ show with a rock ‘n’ roll lighting

  Doughty Engineering  was the supplier of choice for Audio Light Systems when the company was contracted to kit out a lecture theatre and public event space at Norwich University of Arts (NUA). Neil McLucas, project manager at Audio Light Systems explained: “We were brought on board by NUA to

    Industry-voted awards are always a great endorsement for any brand or product, so Astera is delighted to announce that its hugely popular Titan Tube is a 2021 Pro Moviemaker ‘Gear of The Year’ winner in the ‘lighting innovation’ category! The annual accolade from the international publication for professional

  Production Light & Sound in Leeds, UK, is a rental company known for offering great service, delivered with passion and commitment, by a dedicated team with a truly personal approach. The company was founded in 2000 by the late Jason Salvin and is now headed by Sarah Buckmaster who

  Hull, UK-based rental and production company HPSS Ltd invested in more Robe MegaPointes to provide spectacular results for the city’s 2021-22 festive illuminations, which feature 16 of these super-bright multifunctional fixtures. These were distributed on the rooftops of three landmark city centre buildings in a concept and system design

Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Multi-award winning Latin music star Marc Anthony has returned to the stage with his Pa’lla Voy tour, taking in 26-dates across North America with an arsenal of VL10 BEAMWASH luminaires from Vari-Lite, a Signify(Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brand. The VL10 delivers speed, versatility and an impressive

  The team at DWR Distribution would like to thank our friends, clients and suppliers for your support during 2021. We look forward to a time to unwind during the Christmas holidays and hope you do too. May 2022 be a good year for all and may we ride the

  The Joburg Theatre has turned pantomimes on its head with large LED screens replacing the use of traditional sets, usually shipped from England to South Africa, for Janice Honeyman’s latest heartwarming production, Cinderella,which runs from 5 November to 24 December 2021. With raving reviews from critics and traditionalists alike,

Idols South Africa 2021 underwent its most substantial visual transformation for a few years with a shift of venue, from the State Theatre in Pretoria to Studio 10 at the Urban Brew complex in Johannesburg. This moment was seized by the show’s long term lighting designer Joshua Cutts of Visual

    Las Vegas, NV, USA – A cornucopia of music’s best and brightest stars, including Billie Eilish, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, and Nelly, descended on the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the iHeartRadio Music Festival – a live production backed by striking visuals driven exclusively by Hippotizer Tierra+ Media

  DWR Distribution extends an enormous thank you to the churches and freelancers who joined our Lighting and Audio Training Workshop in November 2021 at our offices in Johannesburg. The sessions, hosted free of charge, included a two-day lighting workshop presented by Michael Taylor-Broderick and a two-day Audio Training presented

London, 29 November 2021 – Digital audio mixing console specialist DiGiCo has named Austin Freshwater as its new Managing Director. Freshwater, who has been General Manager since 2017, takes the reigns from long-serving MD James Gordon, who remains CEO of parent company, Audiotonix. The move signals a new era for

  Red Hill School, located in the heart of Johannesburg with a history that dates to 1907 and a reputation that embraces academics and the arts, has upgraded an existing music centre to include an Anolis Ambiane lighting system controlled by Visual Productions, along with a basic audio infrastructure. Respected

  A grandMA3 lighting control system – hardware and software – is at the heart of the new AFAS Experience Center’s 800 capacity theatre in Leusden, the Netherlands. The theatre is an integral part of the software company’s spectacular new contemporary work campus designed by Steef van de Veldt of

Anolis Eminere 1 RGBA LED wall washing lighting fixtures were specified to create mood lighting in a series of breakout rooms in the newest extension to the Estrel Congress Center (ECC) in Berlin, with the Czech manufacturer also producing some specially adapted ceiling mounting versions of the fixture to suit