DWR Distribution is pleased to invite companies and individuals based in Johannesburg to attend an L-Acoustics demo to be held at Pirates Club in Greenside on 05 February 2020. This will be an open day, and you are welcome to visit any time between 11:00 and 15:00, where demonstrations will

Lighting designer Jacob Gowler relished the chance of using Robe’s new T1 Profiles and LEDBeam 150s for the first time on a Cambridge Theatre Company (CTC) production of the crime-and-passion fuelled musical Chicago (High School Edition), staged over six performances in the 337-seat Great Hall at The Leys School in

Coming into the new year, L-Acoustics is pleased to reveal the January release of a significant software update for its L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology that will enable users to monitor the positioning of any tracked object in a 3D view. With L-ISA Controller version 2.0, source parameters—including Pan, Width,

DWR Distribution offers clients the first-ever local demo of Astera’s full range of products during an open day programme, to be presented by Astera Sales and Marketing Director, Sebastian Bückle in Johannesburg and Cape Town and by local product managers Marlene Riley and Jannie de Jager in Durban at the

January – Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy Stadiumscored a first in its history when it sold out a concert of Polish artists to an enthusiastic audience nearly of 60,000 fans. Co-headliners hip-hop artist Taco Hemingwayand pop artist Dawid Podsiadloare recognized as a new wave of talented Polish performers so Pawel “Spider” Pajakgave them

The Mosaïek Teatro, a large-capacity venue that forms part of the Mosaïek Church in Fairlands, Johannesburg has continued to remain ahead of the pack by becoming the first in South Africa to invest in KLANG’s state-of-the-art immersive in-ear monitoring system to complement their new DiGiCo SD5 mixing consoles. In October

  ‘Astera LED’ has become an industry buzzword in the last 12 months in South Africa, and no sooner had DWR been announced as the distributor in 2019, then Duncan Riley and the team started making immediate sales to people itching to get their hands on Astera’s innovative – and

Panto (pantomime) season in the UK and Ireland brought another crop of side-splitting hilarity and slapstick to stages up and down the countries, with gags, double entendres and innuendo flying faster than foam pies from a Super Soaker Zipfire, delivered by a range of crazy eccentric gender-defying characters … following

Prolyte announces the appointment of a new CEO Fons van Teijn effective 12 December 2019. Fons has 34 years of experience in the professional photographic scene. During his career, he crossed paths with companies that facilitate and accommodate with Prolyte too. “Fons’s connections in the industry, hard work and experience

There are few that would argue that 2019 has been a difficult year for many in South Africa. As the year draws to a close, AV Unlimited and 24 Carrots Event Design helped a leading financial services provider remind its staff that there is still a lot of fun to

  DWR understands that times are tough and while we all need to tighten our belts, we should never compromise on safety. Safe working practices when rigging and working at heights remains one of the most critical areas in our industry. With this in mind, DWR has worked hard with

Long-time DiGiCo user, Stage Sound Services was one of the first companies to invest in the British console manufacturer’s latest Quantum 7 engine for its seven SD7s, stating that their unwavering belief in DiGiCo’s ability to continually upgrade its product made its most powerful engine to date a must have

  The University of Johannesburg recently invested in an MA3 compact console for the UJ Arts and Culture Centre, situated on the institution’s Kingsway Campus in Auckland Park. Jannie de Jager of DWR Distribution, MA Lighting’s sole distributor in South Africa, recently facilitated training at the institution to ensure that

  For the past seventeen years, British lighting designer Graham McLusky has made his way to South Africa to light the annual pantomime, which runs at Joburg Theatre over November and the December holidays and this season presents the amazing, hilarious Jack and the Beanstalk. It is receiving rave reviews

Few holiday traditions are more treasured in Joburg than the annual pantomime, held at The Mandela Stage at Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein. This year, acclaimed writer, director and South Africa’s queen of pantomime, Janice Honeyman has brought us the story of a poor local country boy, Jack the Joller, and

  Known as “The King of Country” and considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time, George Strait keeps going and going. While he officially retired from touring after his 2012-2014 Cowboy Rides Away tour, Strait—who has amassed a total of 60 number-one hits, giving

Hala Koszyki is a new meeting, greeting, eating and social concept in Warsaw. Located in a stunning industrial building dating back to 1909 once a flourishing food market during the Russian Empire and a military hospital in the second world war, this has now beautifully and painstakingly restored to its

Although Louisville residents have long associated the term “Triple Crown” with Kentucky Derby thoroughbred horse racing at their own Churchill Downs, this year’s “Trifesta” may well pose a legitimate threat to that reigning royal trio title. Produced by Los Angeles-based Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP)—the concert promoter behind popular US music

Swiss pop-rock band Hecht – well-known for their energized live shows, slick dance moves, foot-tapping tunes, general zaniness and eye-catching post-concert videos – thrilled 13,000 fans at Zurich’s Hallenstadion in an energy-fuelled visual and sonic extravaganza which included zip-lining keyboardists, crowd surfing, inflatable pink flamingos and several tons of confetti!

    AV and Beyond, a leading technical solutions provider in South Africa, recently took delivery of a dozen brand-new Esprite LED automated luminaires, purchased from DWR Distribution. The company is officially the first in the country to take the Esprite through its paces, when they deployed the fixtures at

The Joburg Zoo Festival of Lights, held in partnership with the Joburg Theatre and the City of Johannesburg, has transformed the city’s much-loved zoological gardens into a night-time wonderland for both young and old this festive season. The city of Johannesburg is recognised as the world’s largest urban forest. Many

On Sunday 17 November, a very special group of men and women braved the blazing heat and daunting wind at the Discovery 947 Cycle Challenge in support of a very good cause. The SOS charity fund, administered by DWR Distribution, has been able to step in and lend a helping

Over the past few years, Blond Productions has established a strong reputation as a leading supplier of turn-key technical solutions for the live events, television and film industries across Africa. In line with the company’s commitment to maintaining the highest technical standards, company owner, Christiaan Ballot, and the Blond Productions

Robe equipment is known for its toughness, reliability and robust build quality, and that’s exactly why it was chosen to be part of a new permanent multimedia spectacular,From Dusk to Dawn, which is projected onto the western slope of Masada Mountain near the Dead Sea in Israel. The area is

London, UK – When Bernie Davis, one of the UK’s leading television lighting directors, trialed Vari-Lite’s new VL2600 Profile LED luminaire on the prestigious 2019 BBC Promsseason, he found they successfully met his many performance lighting requirements. “I had seen the VL2600 Profile demonstrated and it looked to be a

Richard Smith of DWR Distribution, an L-Acoustics Authorised Training Centre and the Certified Provider Distributor in South Africa, recently headed up L-Acoustics Certified training for a select group of technicians at the company’s offices in Johannesburg. The two-day training course is internationally recognised and provides technicians with both the technical

  At what was defined by show manager Jessi Cybulski as “one of the best LDI’s ever”, the XTYLOS Beam Moving Light broke the bank in Las Vegas and took home two of the prestigious Awards assigned to the top products in the business. The Best Debuting Product Award has

The 1990s is a popular period for musical renaissances, and in Spain they love nothing more than a bit of Eurobeat, a pumpingly rhythmic dancey nostalgia that has rocketed the “Love the 90’s” festival into popular culture, celebrated with three extravaganza shows in 2019 staged in Madrid, Seville and Valencia!

  The artist behind the hit “Truth Hurts” and others is just wrapping up her Cuz I Love You Too Tour globally accompanied by a pair of Clair-supplied DiGiCo SD12 96 consoles for FOH and monitors Lizzo has made her mark on the music industry: her chart-topping “Truth Hurts” was

The Teatr Narodowy (National Theatre) in Warsaw, Poland, has invested in a total of 40 x Robe DL7S Profile moving lights which are part of a lighting upgrade to replace over 100 halogens and gel-scrollers in their rig with new LED light sources, a graduated process taking place across all

DWR Distribution is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as the sole distributor of Magnimage display control solutions for the South African market. Over the past ten years, Magnimage has established itself as a leading manufacturer of a wide range of display control solutions for the rental, entertainment

Arguably one of the best-looking newsrooms on the continent, reaching a new audience and bringing cutting edge content to the screen, Newzroom Afrika, a channel on Multi-Choice’s DStv satellite pay-TV service, went live earlier this year in time for the South African elections. The set, based at their new premises

  TAKING PLACE AT THE DOME CONFERENCE CENTRE IN SWAKOPMUND, THE 2019 NAMIBIAN ANNUAL MUSIC AWARDS SEES ITS MOST AMBITIOUS PRODUCTION TO DATE. TPMEA REPORTS…   Widely acknowledged as the most successful event since the inaugural Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) in 2011, this year’s NAMAs took place on 9

When First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs, Florida reached out to All Pro Integrated Systems to update its audio facilities, two pieces of equipment quickly made the “short list”—both of which were compact DiGiCo SD9 mixing consoles. It would be natural to assume that one SD9 would be for FOH

Robe rockedone of its busiest and most dynamic LDI (Lighting Design International) expos to date in Las Vegas,winning two awards, one for Best Creative Use of Light and the other for the T1 product series. The second installment of its #ReturnToTheFuture live show created a serious buzz. This show is

COMBINING INTERNATIONAL STARS SUCH AS THE 1975 WITH A SLEW OF LOCAL TALENT, ROCKING THE DAISIES RETURNS FOR ITS 14TH YEAR. TPMEA CATCHES UP WITH THE TEAM TASKED WITH DESIGNING AND PRODUCING THE FESTIVAL, BAD WEATHER PRODUCTIONS. Taking place in Cape Town over the weekend of 4-6 October, this year’s

  The longstanding technical crew of South Africa’s Joburg Theatre, headed by Enos Ramoroko, were jubilant to receive new equipment to complement their very busy and well looked-after theatre situated on Braamfontein Hill, Johannesburg. Part of the delivery from Robert Juliat’s exclusive distributor for South Africa, DWR Distribution, was four

AV and Beyond, a leading full-service technical events supplier in South Africa, has recently invested in an L-Acoustics Kara professional sound system, purchased from DWR Distribution, the L-Acoustics Certified Provider Distributor in the region. Founded in 2013, AV and Beyond have quickly established themselves as a service provider of choice

Robe takes full advantage of LDI 2019 as a key US and international entertainment technology hub and Las Vegas as a dynamic and lively nucleus for staging some of the world’s finest entertainment and events. It will be the first US exhibition for Robe’s brand-new ground-breaking ESPRITE™ LED profile moving

  Our sincere condolence extends to Talent Chikokonyah on the passing of her baby. Talent has worked at Blackmotion, a rental company in Johannesburg, for the past eleven years. The SOS, a charity overseen by DWR Distribution and made possible thanks to the generous donations by the South African entertainment

A forest of nearly 100 Astera Titan Tubes were used by lighting designer Nook Schoenfeld to create some high impact lighting effects during a sizzle-reel shoot to get player highlights for NHL ice hockey team Minnesota Wild, who are based in the Excel Center Arena, St Paul, Minneapolis. These are