Despite the current lockdown regulations severely affecting artists’ ability to make a living, many South African musicians continue to push the boundaries and explore new technologies to create and share their work online. Steven Bosman of @Drum Above is a versatile and talented South African drummer who decided to use

New York City’s El Museo del Barrio’s multipurpose theatre has added a Robert Juliat Topaze followspot to its rejuvenated lighting rig during its extensive renovation. 4Wall was the lighting integrator for El Teatro which was meticulously restored in 2018 and reopened early in 2019. Originally called The Heckscher Children’s Theater,

Peter Canning from Dublin-based lighting and visual design specialist High Res specified 24 x Astera Titan Tube wireless LED fixtures to provide highly atmospheric lighting for an eye-catching video featuring singer Hozier recorded at Croke Park stadium … one of many high points during a special RTÉ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann)

  On 05 August, South Africa and her government acknowledged the technical production and live events industry following a massive mobilisation under the banner of #LightSAred.   The industry galvanized its collective resources to light 505 buildings and sites across South Africa, including Table Mountain in Cape Town, to draw

This is your final call. All crew please standby! We are about to #LightSAred! We are calling on all South Africans to heed the call of the technical production and live entertainment industry. If you look out of your window tomorrow, 05 August, between 18:00 and 20:00 you will see

Join the #LightSAred team on Monday 3 August at 15:00 for a pre-launch broadcast – LIVE on www.lightSAred.org.za and our social media platforms. Sharif Baker will be joined by Kevan Jones and Kagiso Moima Wa Masimini in a live broadcast, hosted on the Lightsared website and all our social media

  We are asking for a seat at the negotiation table but what will we say when we get there? This is an urgent appeal to all companies in the events industry! In order to present stats to the South African Government, please COMPLETE THE SURVEY and forward it to all

    On 5 August 2020, the South African technical production and live events industry, under the #LightSAred movement, will light various parts of South Africa red, in order to highlight the crippling implications the lockdown has had on the industry after 5 months of no work or income. Join

  DAER Nightclub in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has won a 2020 Mondo (Americas) Award in the nightclub category for its stylish and innovative lighting design by Stephen Lieberman of SJ Lighting. The venue includes a massive 44,000 square foot indoor / outdoor space located at the famous Guitar Hotel at

Astera LED sales have been rocking in Australia since the brand was fully introduced there at the start of 2019, with several leading lighting rental companies investing … one of which is Elite Event Technology based in Canberra, ACT. Elite, headed by owner and founder Darren Russell, will typically supply

  #LightSAred will kick off with a live interactive broadcast via the SACIA Youtube and SACIA social media platforms on Monday, 20 July at 15:30 to present the LIVE industry. For too long we have been the forgotten industry, but the fire has begun. Join friends and colleagues in the

  The #LightSAred campaign will see the South African technical production and live events industry standing together to make their voices heard on 5th August.   The industry, comprising of freelancers, venues, theatres, companies and businesses have been unable to work since the blanket ban on all events, due to

  Michael Taylor-Broderick’s touching productions, The King of Broken Things and Jakob, form part of this year’s audacious Virtual National Arts Festival at the vFringe, which runs until the end of July. We chatted to Michael, a husband, dad, playwright, talented lighting designer, lecturer and team member of DWR Distribution

  Robe UK was extremely proud to work with a number of companies, organisations, venues and individuals to light ten significant buildings and landmarks in and around its hometown of Northampton … for the #LightItInRedlighting action campaign on Monday night, 6th of July. #LightItInRed was a UK-wide initiative set up

July – Eventlive-Group, a leading AV equipment and service supplier in Biarritz, France, has added a complement of Claypaky Mini-B fixtures to its extensive lighting inventory. Eventlive-Group has a wide range of clients from seminars of all sizes, public events and big music festivals to permanent installations in bars, clubs, shops and

    Recognised worldwide as the standard for mixing live concert audio, DiGiCo consoles are finding additional life in the world of serious live stream events, thanks to their industry leading sound quality and ease of operation. One such place is in Australia for The Cube, a premium live streaming

“Play It Forward” an incendiary new live show by South African rockers Oooth – well known for their love of high production values and visual stage presentations – was part of a dynamic live stream designed as a fundraiser for tattoo artists across the country and freelance technicians via #FeedOurCrew

  On 22nd June 2020, over 9000 buildings, monuments, cultural sites and spaces plus other objects were illuminated in “Emergency Red” by over 8300 participating companies – primarily in Germany – for #NightofLight2020 in what was arguably the largest ever collective lighting ‘direct action’ campaign to date. #NightofLight2020 was initiated

  Haines City, FL, USA – From an early age, Jorge Toro, owner of Florida-based JMT Show Concepts, has had a knack for technology and a head for business. In his 25 years in entertainment production, he has constantly moved forward, letting nothing slow him down. In recent years, however,

South African rental and technical production company Blond Productions invested in its first Astera products – Titan Tubes and AX3 Lightdrops – for the first series of reality dating show Love Island France. This was filmed earlier in the year at a luxury villa on the beautiful Lothian wine estate

Syva delivers even coverage for historic theatre’s highly reflective auditorium   TURKU, Finland – June 2020 – Åbo Svenska Teater, a Swedish speaking theatre in the heart of Turku, is the oldest still functioning theatre in Finland. Exuding 19th century glamour, the venue is known for hosting high-end plays and musicals

  DWR Distribution, the South African distributor of Prolyte, are now able to offer and maintain LITEC, TOMCAT & JAMES THOMAS ENGINEERING trussing products, thanks to new partnerships between Area Four Industries and Prolyte. When Area Four Industries acquired Prolyte in 2019, they become one of the largest professional truss

#Feedourcrew, supported by DWR Distribution’s SOS Charity Fund, are hoping to give a final push to raise funds internationally for event industry freelancers and theatre technicians in South Africa. This very hardworking and dedicated group of people have struggled to put food on the table during the national lockdown due

May  – The 62nd Grammy Awards became the first major broadcast event to utilize a large complement of Claypaky Xtylos fixtures when Lighting Designers Bob Dickinson and Noah Mitz of Full Flood Inc. deployed 60 Xtylos for Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani’s duet, “Nobody But You.” In addition, 118 Claypaky

Have you ever tried viewing a CAD drawing an Absenicon? Even the tiniest details can be seen. Absenicon is a multi-screen display and is available in various sizes for perfect view and reliability. This unique product takes the user experience to the next level. It is suitable for a wide

As the sun set over Johannesburg, South Africa on the evening of 19 May, Mark Gaylard of technical production company MGG had a lump in his throat.He and his crew of twenty had just replicated a version of the South African flag using 214 lighting fixtures, predominantly Robe, at the

For the first time in its 64-year history, the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) due to be staged in May in the Netherlands, was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and all 41 qualifying countries have been invited back – same time and place – in 2021 with the same

  Realizing that church will be celebrated in homes instead of a conventional building for a while to come, Pastor Craig Rowe of Velocity Church and founder of CDR Equipping, a non-profit company that equips and educates young leaders to serve their communities, is reaching out on-line. He has purchased

Last year Astera Titan Tubes were at the heart of a lighting scheme designed by Ben Donoghue, now of Flare Lighting, for Beyond the Road: an immersive exhibition at London’s world-famous Saatchi Gallery. Featuring the music of UNKLE, the experience thoughtfully and cerebrally merged the worlds of visual arts, music

Denmark – Denmark’s annual music competition to find its Eurovision entry reached its big finale in March at Copenhagen’s 16,000-capacity Royal Arena. Known as the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, hopefuls battled it out against a striking stage design made up of 450sq.m of LED screen, shaped into ever-expanding triangular shapes. These

When Chris Moylan created Lux Partum, it was his intention to create something special to be enjoyed by everyone affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The idea behind the project was to realize an interactive light installation in the Motorwerk Berlin that, for the period of ten days, could be controlled

  The first South Africa and Ghana editions of the hit TV game show Family Feud brought to SA and produced by Rapid Blue were recorded in December & January at the Urban Brew Studios in Johannesburg, with lighting designed by Joshua Cutts and supplied by Blond Productions … including

  With more than a third of the world’s population on lockdown as countries implement measures to slow the spread of Covid-19, priorities are being thrown into sharp focus. In Windhoek, Namibia, technical production and rental company dB Audio’s first concern was to ensure that its staff would be safe

Various landmark installations that have been lit with Anolis lighting fixtures have been turning blue on Thursday evenings for the ‘Clap For Carers’ initiative in support of the National Health Service (NHS) and other essential workers engaged on the front lines in battling the Coronavirus Pandemic. This includes Rhyl Promenade