With the recent installation of brand-new chairs, The Gibson Kente Theatre at Hudson Park High School in East London, the Eastern Cape, is finally complete. The ambitious project, the brainchild of teacher Pierre Perold, started off with a letter to the National Lotteries Commission including a motivation that the

  Expanded five-hectare theme park opens for 2021 season with immersive audio   Toledo, Spain – August 2021 – A theme park with no rides, Puy du Fou has a magic of its very own. In the late 1970s, French entrepreneur Philippe de Villiers gradually began to build a vast

Proud Embankment in London’s West End is a venue defined by its world-class cabaret shows, embodying the spirit of true diversity with the sounds, styles, and vibes of a spectacular show-stopping mix including International circus and cabaret acts, death-defying aerialists, fearsome fire breathers, and astonishing acrobats, headlined by celebrity comperes.

A visually stunning new outdoor concert hall sounds equally striking thanks to a large and aesthetically designed K2 system that envelops and immerses the audience   SAN DIEGO, California – August 2021 – The $85 million Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, the brand new outdoor home of the San Diego

  DWR Distribution was pleased to welcome technicians from The Joburg Theatre and the South African Roadies Association (SARA) who attended Green Hippo Training, covering the latest v4.6 software, on 12 and 13 August 2021.   Presented by Dylan Jones at DWR’s offices in Johannesburg, regular training days have been

Critically acclaimed musical, SIX the Musical, has taken up residence at The Lyric Theatre in London’s West End. Currently running until the end of August, it follows the tale of the six wives of Henry VIII, with Tudor Queens and Pop Princesses ‘remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into

  CALGARY, ALBERTA:  Over time, the Jack Singer Concert Hall (JSCH) has undergone many upgrades to ensure it remains a state-of-the-art performance venue, including a complete overhaul and replacement of its seating and house lighting in 2017. Most recently, that process required a comprehensive retooling of its audio infrastructure that

August  – OSA International, Inc., which delivers world-class entertainment technology, event production and systems integration, based in Chicago, Las Vegas, and Nashville, has added a large complement of Claypaky Xtylos fixtures to its rental inventory. The first moving head light with a laser light source, the compact Xtylos is the

  Not allowing the pandemic to extinguish theatre’s flame, The Arts Theatre of East London recently hosted two Lighting Design Workshops presented by Michael Taylor-Broderick and put on a production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, albeit to a limited audience, at the Gibson Kente Theatre at Hudson Park School in

  tvONE, a leading manufacturer of cutting-edge video and multimedia processing equipment, announced that a CORIOmaster mini video wall processor is driving the new Church of God – a Worldwide Association (COGWA) – TV Studio at its Texas headquarters. The high-tech HQ is a vital communication centre for the church’s

  K and X Series ‘Shower’ Audience and Delegates with Pristine Audio   Rotterdam, The Netherlands – August 2021. Following a year-long hiatus, the Eurovision Song Contest returned this year with a lavish production that met the immense expectations of dedicated Eurovision fans the world over. Hosted at the Rotterdam

The first Astera NYX Bulb installation in Australia has been completed by Elite Event Technology at One22, a brand-new music-driven bar and night entertainment concept in a meticulously reimagined space that has long served night and party people in Canberra. Owned by the same team who also run the popular

Vectorworks has been working diligently to upgrade their software so you can have everything you need to conceptualize, develop, and complete your designs. In anticipation of the launch of Vectorworks 2022, the company has a special deal for you: Get 25% off new or upgraded licenses of Vectorworks 2021 and

Knoxville, TN, August 3, 2021 — Church on the Rock in St. Peters, Missouri, has chosen the Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer to mix and stream the church’s services. Church on the Rock has a community service-oriented culture in its DNA. Under Pastor David Blunt’s leadership, the church considers its online community a

  Multiple Grammy award winning Kelly Clarkson has rocked the foundations and redefined daytime talk show television with her award-winning, high impact “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (TKCS). The one hour syndicated daytime show produced by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios is an energetic mash up of chat, stories, opinions, humor, and surprises

When Origins Centre at WITS University in Johannesburg revamped its entrance foyer earlier this year, the museum turned to MGG to produce information display stands. MGG created all the tops and signage for the stands and appointed DWR Distribution to design and build the frames, also asking them to lend

  A cost-effective solution has assisted Ebenezer International Centre in Gqeberha, in South Africa’s Eastern province, to improve the stage lighting in their 1 700-seater auditorium and the quality of their online broadcast. The new installation by DWR Distribution is as simple as 4 x 4m Prolyte trussing, 16 Longman

  Clearwing also integrates A Series system at Manwaring Center Hart Student Commons   REXBURG, Idaho – July 2021 – The BYU-Idaho Center, on the western edge of Brigham Young University-Idaho’s Rexburg campus, is an architectural marvel. Dedicated in December 2010 after three years of construction, the “I-Center” is a

    Huge Texas house of worship completely updates its audio management with three Q7 desks at its main campus and one more for its satellite location   PLANO, Texas – July 2021 – In Texas, everything is bigger, and that includes the houses of worship. Prestonwood Baptist Church, one

In 2020, Grobank entered a transaction with the Access Bank Group. Access Bank invested and acquired a controlling stake in Grobank and, in 2021, rebranded the business as Access Bank South Africa, intending to become the world’s most respected African bank.   The official launch of Access Bank South Africa,

FreeSpeak II Wireless Intercom and Agent-IC Mobile App Support Hybrid On-site and Remote Production with an Efficient and Safe Comms Workflow   The Old Navy flagship store in midtown New York City was converted into a four-floor soundstage for a recent commercial shoot, and the production companies found a combination

July  – Burbank-based Volt Lites has marked another first with Claypaky lighting products becoming the first company in the US to acquire a complement of Claypaky’s ReflectXion Moving Mirrors.  Previously, Volt Lites was the first in the country with Claypaky Mini-B lighting fixures. ReflectXion is a next-generation, compact moving mirror

  Durban born drummer and architect, Simon Beech, has fond memories of jamming to the sounds of the 70s and 80s on his mom’s Tupperware!  He recently became a first-time investor in Ultimate Ears UE 11 Pro in-ear monitors, purchased from DWR Distribution.   “It’s a bit of a crazy

  Covid-19 hasn’t been an easy ride for anyone in the live events industry, least of all for René Rossol of BS Sound & Lights (Bombsquad), who has managed to keep one foot in front of the other to soldier through.   “This pandemic has shaken up everything,” says René.

  The Voice Dominicana,” a singing competition based in the Dominican Republic and part of the international TV series, has begun airing on the island’s Telesistema 11 with a large roster of Claypaky fixtures lighting the show. The series features a panel of four coaches who critique and guide the

    The prestigious Teatro Nacional de São João (TNSJ) in Oporto, Portugal has increased its inventory of Robert Juliat Dalis Access 863 cyclorama lighting with the addition of a further 20 units after a comprehensive tender process which saw the Dalis Access fixtures hold their winning position against a

  Seville, Spain – A magical ancient olive oil factory near Seville was brought to life by lighting designer Yaron Abulafia in May, as contemporary Flamenco piece Agua was performed with a specially rigged array of fixtures from Vari-Lite, a Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brand. Billed as a ‘visual

Cape Canaveral, USA, July 12, 2021 – tvONE’s robust and reliable ONErack universal powered mounting system has taken on one of its most mission critical applications to date after being installed at America’s United Launch Alliance sites – which provide rocket launch services for NASA spacecraft.   One of the

  Producers of the first ever edition of The Voice Dominicana wanted a high impact production for the series which showcases some serious rising star talent, and asked top lighting designer Paulinho Lebrao from design practice FOH onboard to create an exciting extravaganza of colour, movement, and energy with a

Montreal, Canada-based SoftBox Integration – a specialist in integration, custom LED manufacture and AV equipment rental – is the latest company to invest in Robe’s amazing new flagship, high powered, TE (TRANSFERABLE ENGINE) LED luminaire – the FORTE. The company works across all sectors and creative communities, supplying equipment for

An illuminated trail of 105 x Astera AX3 ‘beacons’ fitted with custom firmware from the manufacturer was set up along a 58-kilometre stretch of the Danish / German border as part of “Genforeningen 2020”, a series of events celebrating the centenary of the reunification of Southern Jutland with the kingdom

  This year’s BRIT Awards was a landmark event for live music. As part of a government-led research programme to assess how mass-participation events can safely resume, a socially distanced audience of 4,000, consisting mainly of NHS key workers, took their seats at London’s O2 Arena for the first indoor