Tears for Fears was one of the UK bands who helped define the sound of 1980s pop-rock with classics like “Shout” and “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” – and this year they are back on the road in style, kicking off 2019 with a sold-out UK and European arena

Semi Soet is a new music venue which opened its door in Centurion in 2018. The owners turned to DWR Distribution for their audio and lighting requirements and the effective solution included Quest loudspeakers, a DiGiCo console and Robe lighting. Audio has the loudest voice when it comes to priorities

South Africa’s homegrown Morgan Beatbox, equipped with an Audix OM5, is hosting his own comedy show called Phuza Comedy. Morgan has a series of achievements under the belt and was invited for the second year running by Audix to perform on their stand at the NAMM Show, described as the

Robe celebrated 25 years with style and flair at Prolight+Sound Frankfurt 2019 with its largest and most dynamic booth to date – also one of the biggest in the exhibition – which provided a dramatic backdrop for the show-stopping finale of the “Lost Worlds” trilogy of live shows, complete with

A warm congratulations to the Joburg Theatre who have invested in a brand new dot2 console which will be used for the comedy evenings to be hosted in the Space.Com at Joburg Theatre. Joburg Theatre now has a grandMA2 full size and two dot2s! Space.Comedy is a fresh monthly stand-up

Marcoussis, France – March 2019 – PL+S Hall 8.0 / booth H85, Hall 7 and demo room Symmetrie 2+3 – In the days leading up to the Prolight + Sound trade show, L-Acoustics announces the availability of training programs for systems and mixing engineers seeking to implement L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound

Lighting designer Jan Van Lindt from PRSPKTIV DESIGN has been working with one of the most hotly tipped young artists of the moment – hugely charismatic Belgian-Egyptian singer songwriter Tamino. Fresh from winning a 2019 MIA (Belgium’s top music awards) for Best Alternative Artist, the effortlessly handsome and passionate young

Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt is the place to be for professionals from the live entertainment and installation sectors from April 2nd – April 5th. Green Hippo will be again exhibiting at the event, this time partnering with CAST, its exclusive German distributor, in Hall 12-stand D40. The Green Hippo

    London, UK – Classical Spectacular, one of the UK’s most popular classical music showcase, returned to the Royal Albert Hall over the weekend to celebrate its 30th Anniversary at the venue, backed by an enormous production featuring an indoor firework display, rifles and cannons. Esteemed lighting designer Durham Marenghi has

Robe celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and is extremely proud to be attending Prolight+Sound 2019 as one of the market leading brands. The high-profile stand – Hall 12 Booth D10 – will reflect this exciting journey. There will be another spectacular and unique live show, which will feature the

  South Africa’s Keystone Productions have the extraordinary ability of providing a professional service with a family feel. Offering a full range of audio, lighting, staging, video production services and studio facilities, Keystone have invested in the L-Acoustics ARCS WiFo system to further enhance their sound offering. This consists of

The South African Roadies Association, SARA, was born out of the belief in an industry that could provide employment and technical abilities to many youth in search of a career.   Their good work has helped countless young South Africans get into the industry and mould a career out of

  MA Lighting will highlight the latest features and functionality of its grandMA3 and dot2 lighting control solutions on booth C69 in hall 12.0 (on the groundfloor) at Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt. Visitors will experience the latest preview version of the grandMA3 software as it progresses towards the

Team Robe T1, consisting of Paul Newman of Lucidity Technical Production Services and Mike Hewan, a seasoned pro, will be competing in the 16thedition of the Absa Cape Epic challenge hosted from 17thto 24thMarch. Both local and international mountain bikers will confront the tough eight-day adventure through the Western Cape

  For the past 14 years, Blackmotion Productions, a 100% black owned company, has provided technical solutions to live events ranging from concerts, theatre attractions, and television studio work to smaller gatherings like birthdays, bar mitzvahs and weddings. With a mission statement to pursue excellence, the company has taken their

The world’s largest and most spectacular water-based show – The House of Dancing Waterdirected by the legendary Franco Dragone and staged in the purpose-built House of Dancing Water Theatre in Macau – has just added 63 new Robe moving lights to the theatre’s rig. The 41 x BMFL Wash XFs

  Blond Productions have joined the L-Acoustics family and are the first in South Africa to invest in a Kiva II system. “It’s something new and something different,” said Christiaan Ballot, owner of Blond. “We started searching the market for a complete line-array system. We looked at what the various

  The very first Waves Training to ever be hosted in South Africa was presented by Eran Ben Zur in conjunction with DWR Distribution in Johannesburg and Cape Town in February 2019. What a pleasure to sit down with the undeniably passionate Eran and to see why his visit to

  Ministry Of Sound’s [MoS] orchestral tour, The Annual Classical, reimagines legendary Sony Music compilation, The Annual,the best-selling dance compilation of all time, as a ground-breaking live production.  The live shows, mixed on a DiGiCo SD7 supplied by RG Jones, deliver huge sounds as much-loved chart toppers receive a classical reworking.

Robe was again thrilled to be a major part of delivering a stunning production design for the 2019 Total Production International (TPi) Awards, produced by TPi Magazine, part of Mondiale Media… and staged at the Evolution venue in Battersea, central London. The event honours some of the best creative and

When the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (KSO) in Kalamazoo, Michigan needed a sound engineer for a special event featuring Paul Schaffer, band leader and sidekick on the long-running David Letterman show, they turned to Emmy-winning production manager and sound engineer Paul Bevan, whose resume includes a long list of high-profile musicians,

  London-born singer-songwriter and composer, Ben Howard, released his debut EP 10 years ago. Since then, he has won two BRIT Awards, been nominated for both the Ivor Novello Award and the Mercury Prize and had a number one album. His third album, Noonday Dream, was released in June of

Vectorworks Training, presented by Francois van der Merwe – a recognized and approved International Vectorworks Trainer – will be hosted in March at DWR Distribution, Johannesburg.   Delegates can choose to attend the Basic, Intermediate or Advanced Training session while some individuals may prefer to be at all three!  

  It is with great sadness that Robert Juliat announces the passing of Jean Charles Juliat on 10 February 2019 at the age of 76.   Jean Charles, the second-generation CEO of the 100-year old French followspot and lightingmanufacturer, was the driving force behind the development of the company for

  It’s all about the training for the South African State Theatre in Pretoria. Having invested in a DiGiCo SD12 at the end of last year, technicians from the theatre received a practical training course presented by DWR Distribution’s Kyle Robson in January. This was followed by dot2 training and

Green Hippo partners with Absen, ISE, Notch, and tvONE. ISE 2019 was a fourfold success for Green Hippo, with the award-winning media server maker located in four different locations at the world’s biggest AV and systems integration show. The site that (literally) made the largest possible impact was the stunning

  Gravity Training will present a Fall Arrest and Basic Rescue Training Course at DWR Distribution from 1st to 3rd April. The certified three-day course will focus on a range of topics including falls and fall factors, shock absorbing lanyards, connectors, helmets, anchors and slings, work positioning lanyards, retractable lanyards

  Join Kyle Robson from DWR as he presents a two-day DiGiCo Advanced Training Course on 7th and 8thMarch in Johannesburg. The course will cover a range of topics including the SD range design and software, theatre and broadcast applications, networking, advance console operation and so much more. The cost is

  A Basic DiGiCo Training Course will be hosted on 6 March from 9am to 5pm at DWR Distribution, Johannesburg. Presented by Kyle Robson the course will cover various subjects such as Connections and Networking, Recording & Waves, Racks and Solutions, Basic and Advanced Operations and a Q&A Session. The

  Ole Boinamo is pleased to present dot2 Training at DWR Distribution in Johannesburg on 4th and 5th March 2019. The two-day course will cover patching, user profiles, groups, presets, chases, back-up, tracking and more. Delegates are requested to supply their own dot2 console and laptop for the dot2 3D

  To all our valued customers Please note that DWR Distribution will be closed for Stock Take this Friday, 22 February. Our offices will be manned by a skeleton staff in case of an emergency. Thank you!     Save As PDF

In addition to the LA Auto Show, CT’s also relied on Prolyte’s Verto truss for a Volvo product launch at the new U.S. plant in the Carolinas. CT built a stage inside the warehousing facilities to release a new car model for Volvo’s Worldwide management team. Save As PDF

  With the breathtaking eastern foot of Table Mountain as a backdrop, British indie rockers, James, performed at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens on 24 November 2018. The full technical was supplied by Audio Engineering, who used their brand-new MA dot2 to run the spectacular show. “What an excellent production!”

  The Soweto Theatre has become a river that has quenched the thirst of art devotees in the busy community of Jabulani in Soweto, near Johannesburg. Staging ongoing productions ranging from poetry to choirs, and beauty pageants to music festivals, the theatre has nurtured both professional and emerging talent. More

Alexandra Palace is an iconic building with a history absolutely linked to the narrative of London and Londoners. It was opened in 1873 as a grand Victorian public gesture – ‘the people’s Palace’. Since then, the complex story of the building, affectionately known as ‘Ally Pally’, has been marked by

  Ten Concepts, a Swaziland based hire company for audio, visual and lighting equipment, have invested in a DiGiCo S21 with D2 rack, purchased from South African distributor, DWR Distribution. For a young company, only established by Thabani Ngcamphalala in 2016, Ten Concepts has enjoyed tremendous growth in a short

  Lighting designer Joshua Cutts was thrilled to drive a grandMA3 for the Idols South Africa 2018 finale hosted at Carnival City in Johannesburg. Hot on the hills of American Idols – the singing competition which has enjoyed 16 seasons since initially being aired in 2002 – Idols South Africa

To cater for a growing congregation, Thrive Church, east of Johannesburg, have invested in an L-Acoustics audio system installed by DWR Distribution. Thrive Church has two houses of worship, a church in Boksburg and the other in Edenvale, where the focus is to encourage families to live closer to Jesus.