Our international visitors have been absolutely wonderful in sharing fun photos and some interesting information about themselves and Alex Bryan, director of sales and marketing at Fenix, was no different! We love this photo, taken at the Huacachina oasis desert in Peru.     A place or country you’ve always

Qincy, officially known as Michael Strathmann, will be in South Africa to attend Mediatech 2019. Having visited South Africa on numerous occasions, he has left his mark in our hearts and we really can’t wait to see him again. Qincy provides technical support at MA Lighting.   What’s your favourite

Representing the Vari-Lite and Strand brands, the lovely Grant Bales-Smith, Sales Manager Entertainment EMEA from Signify, will be back in South Africa and it will be wonderful to catch up with him again. Would you rather go thirty days without our phone or your entire life without dessert? I don’t

  A family man who loves animals and has been to South Africa before with his own children, it is our pleasure to introduce you to Julian Young, Sales Manager at World Marketing Associates, who represent a range of products including Audix. Friday night—would you rather stay in or go

DWR is continually amazed by Josef Valchar, CEO at Robe Lighting. It’s refreshing to see someone who has risen to fame, always have time to listen to what people have to say. He treats each person that crosses his path with an equal amount of respect. What is the most

Ricky Qiu, sales manager from Absen, is a regular visitor to South Africa and we look forward to welcoming him to the country once again. Absen will have their own stand at Mediatech Africa, so be sure to pop by. A big thanks to Ricky for his passion and support.

Simon Luckhurst is the Editor of Pro AVL MEA and we have to give him an enormous thanks for all the media coverage the magazine affords to the South African industry. Simon will be attending Mediatech Africa 2019. What did you want to be when you grew up when you

Radim Žlebek is a Product Manager at Robe, and will be manning the Robe stand at this year’s Mediatech Africa. We loved his answers. What things do you do every day that you wish could be automated? That would require a lot of programming since I do very colorful job,

Suzy Stenning is a product specialist at Green Hippo, and has presented training at DWR before. We can’t wait to see her again   If you were a pair of shoes, what kind would you be? Who would want to be a pair of shoes with people’s stinky feet touching

If you want to have a chat with someone who loves his family, loves the industry and has a delightful sense of humour, make sure you get to chat to Justin Gawne, CEO of Mondiale Media, during Mediatech Africa 2019.     If you were given one thousand acres of

Clearly, a dreamer at heart, meet Iveta Cevorova, Art Director at Visual Productions BV, a fashion photographer and marketing manager. We look forward to meeting you at Mediatech Africa.     If you could ask advice from any historical figure, who would it be and what would you ask them?

  Maarten Engels is the Managing Director at Visual Productions BV. He speaks of his adventure out at sea. What event in your life would make a good movie? I try to keep my life calm and boring, without too much Hollywood-grade drama. So it is tricky to answer this

We look forward to meeting Jim Woodward, Sr. Entertainment Product Specialist at Vectorworks, who will be attending Mediatech Africa.   The worst advice you were ever given? Get a real job, there’s no future in the concert industry.   The best piece of technology ever invented? Global Positioning System  

South Africa, please meet Robe’s Secret Agent, Harry von den Stemmen.… but you can call him 007! Harry is an International Sales Director for Robe, and more than that, our friend. Would you rather have Batman’s skills, money, equipment and lifestyle or end crime around the world for good but

Mark Ladewig is from Quest, and we will excuse him from helping out at the braai!   What’s your biggest kitchen fail? Cooking Chicken in a pizza oven   Are you of the naughty or nice variety? Naughty Save As PDF

Robe will be hosting their own exhibition stand at Mediatech Africa, and Tomáš Kohout is the Robe Exhibition Coordinator. He is pictured here with his nephew 😉  (too cute!)     Most adventurous thing you’ve ever done? Don’t know if it’s adventurous enough but I did travel and sleep in

DWR looks forward to meeting Juan Bautista, Fenix’s Area Sales Manager for Africa. What animal would you choose as your animal sidekick if you were in a movie? I would choose (a) Chewbacca. They know how to drive a spaceship, how to shoot a gun, he does funny sounds… and

  We look forward to welcoming Andreas Witt, Art Director of the Lightpower Collection, to the country. The Lightpower Collection features Neal Preston’s Rock ‘n Roll photography and includes prints of every major artist in rock history. Would you rather time travel to the past or the future?  Back to

  Germany’s KLOTZ AIS, synonymous with cable products of the highest quality since 1979, has appointed DWR Distribution as its new distribution partner for South Africa with immediate effect. As a global leader in design, production and marketing of audio, video, multimedia and fibre-optic cables and cable solutions, KLOTZ AIS

Two Princess Cruises ships – Diamond Princess and Sun Princess – have undergone a major upgrade to their entertainment offerings with a new approach to live sound, bringing L-ISA Hyperreal Sound and Immersive Hyperreal Sound experiences to their guests. Princess Cruises decided to raise the on-board sound reinforcement to a

Saint Thomas Church in Linden South Africa sought to upgrade their sound, they were looking for a quality solution that would not detract from the churches looks and not break the bank. They got their solution from DWR Distribution, a leading distributor of audio, lighting and AV equipment in South

  DWR Distribution and the SOS are asking you to help Landy Yeatman from Pristine Moods Productions. Landy (44) is a single mom with two daughters. While Landy has been fighting Stage 3B Breast cancer and the medical aid has covered all treatments up until now, she has now exceeded

It has been such fun to get all the responses to our silly questions.  Check out what Daniel Kannenberg, Technical Support at MA Lighting had to say: Would you rather have a third eye or a third arm? Having a 2 year old boy at home, both would be perfect.

Paul Hadfield, Prolyte Group Distributor Manager, will be in South Africa for Mediatech. By reading his feedback, one can’t help wondering if he wouldn’t be as comfortable behind an audio console as he is working with trussing!   Your Biggest fear? Going deaf! I love music and don’t think I

  Giulia Calani is the Gallery and Exhibition Manager for the Lightpower Collection – see below! She will be visiting Mediatech and had this to say:   What can you talk about for hours? My Job (seriously, no curry favour with my boss 😉)   Would you rather be able

A dear friend to so many of us in South Africa, and someone who has promoted our local stories internationally, it is a great pleasure to welcome Louise Stickland to Mediatech Africa 2019. Louise is a talented journalist and is responsible for the Robe PR. We asked her a few

     You’ll definitely laugh when you read John Postma’s feedback! John, a sales and support representative at Prolyte, is no stranger to South Africa and will be back for Mediatech. He had some pretty cool stories to share!   What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done?   Ha ha

DWR Distribution looks forward to meeting friends in the industry at Mediatech Africa, the largest media and entertainment technology trade show in Africa, to be hosted from 17 to 19 July at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg. Visit us at stand C20. With a list of international guests attending, the

Jessica Xiao is the bubbly African Manager for Absen, who will have their own stand at this year’s Mediatech Africa 2019. We asked her a few questions:     What skill or craft would you like to master? I would love to have wings to fly .   Using one word,

Dave Whitehouse, we can’t wait to see you! Dave is a Theatre Products Manager at Robe Lighting s.r.o.Here are some of his thoughts.   What is your earliest memory? Being attacked by seagulls!   If you had 1 million dollars to donate to a charity of your choice, which would

Robe Lighting heads for South Africa to present a selection of its latest moving lights and LED technology on stand – C18 – at Mediatech Africa, Africa’s leading media and entertainment technology tradeshow, hosted at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa from 17 to 19 July 2019. A popular

  Splitbeam is the theatre division of Gearhouse, South Africa’s largest rental company. With this title comes the expectation of greatness, but Splitbeam does not fail to deliver, investing their time in high quality gear for the purpose of servicing high quality theatre productions. One of the latest investments is

  We are all looking forward to meeting Ian Staddon, Vice President of Sales at DiGiCo at Mediatech Africa.   What is your favourite movie? Blues Brothers  The worst advice you were ever given? Eat this fish, it’s really good, you’ll be fine!! Did you like school? Yes Save As

It will be absolutely wonderful to meet up with Sarah Rushton-Read from The Fifth Estate once again! Boss Lady Sarah is a journalist, the queen of PR and a great adventure seeker. This is what she had to say:   What are your movie theatre popcorn habits? I tend to

Quest Engineering will have their own stand at this year’s Mediatech Africa. We asked Frank Andrewartha a few questions – he is clearly an animal lover!   Frank Andrewartha Export Manager   What personality trait has gotten you in the most trouble? Leaping before looking   What’s the most courageous

  Prolyte, the leading manufacturer of trussing, staging, electrical hoists and outdoor stage construction, looks forward to meeting up with existing and new customers at Mediatech, booth C25, to be held at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg from 17 to 19 July. Visit the Prolyte stand to view some of

DWR is super excited to welcome our international guests to South Africa for Mediatech. We have asked each visitor to answer some questions – things you may not know about them! Tim McCall L-Acoustics Sales Manager   If you had to change your name, what name would you pick? Count

Norwood Productions, a South African Audio and Lighting rental solutions company, used some of the recently purchased lighting gear from DWR Distribution, to treat the audience attending the MEUTE, a German self-described Techno Marching Band, performance at the Good Luck Bar in Johannesburg. Norwood Productions is a relatively new company,

  The talent show phenomenon that is The Voiceis now in its third season in South Africa and is proving as popular as ever. It has just entered the ‘live show’ phase, broadcast from Mosaiek Teatro in Fairland, Johannesburg and aired on M-Net, DStv 101. This year, this exciting section

The Academy of Sound Engineering Cape Town, a tertiary institution for the entertainment industry, and DWR Distributions, a sound and lighting distributor from South Africa, teamed up for an Audio Workshop to give the sound engineering students exposure and practice on some of the industries higher-end gear like L-Acoustics, DiGiCo

  Leading battery powered wireless LED manufacturer Astera LED has announced DWR Distribution as its exclusive distributor in South Africa which will include other southern and central African countries. DWR is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with bases in Cape Town and Durban as well as extensive contacts across southern

Created around a concept devised by Ezra himself, the aim of the production was to bring an intimacy to arenas, as if inviting the audience into the artist’s living room, with the show tracking his day from sunrise to sunset. Translating Ezra’s vision into a workable touring solution, highly experienced

Teatro Colón Bogotá, Colombia’s national theater, finished the last stage of a four-year renovation with the addition of 10 ADB Stagelight Klemantis AS 1000 cyc lights and 10 Axcor Profile 900 fixtures provided by Audio Concept de Colombia, S.A. In selecting the Axcor Profile 900s “we outlined the needs of

  The SOS charity fund has joined hands with the entertainment industry to raise funds for Lee Oosthuizen’s hip replacement. The fundraising target is R300 000 and the donations to date are just under R40 000, so with a bit of help, what currently seems impossible could be achieved and

Keystone Productions, a South African Audio and lighting rental company, were tasked with handling the sound for the South African Premier of the Netflix Original Homecoming at the University of Johannesburg Arts Centre Theatre, chronicling Beyoncé’s performance at Coachella. The sound at Coachella has been L-Acoustics for more than a