China – A range of Claypaky moving head fixtures created the responsive theatrical lighting for immersive Chinese theatre production ‘Encore Dunhuang’, a unique ‘walk-in’ theatre show that debuted at the first Silk Road Dunhuang International Cultural Expo. The event’s theatrical lighting design was created by lighting designer Mr Wang Yugang, who

A crazy gig of epic proportions saw a quarter of a million Vasco Rossi fans pack into Modena Park for the one and only 2017 live appearance by Italian superstar and local hero in an epic homecoming concert. Lighting designer Giovanni Pinna, known for the imagination and flair of his

DiGiCo has announced the release of its latest V2.0 software upgrade for its S-Series consoles, adding key features including increased channel count for both the S21 and S31 from 40 to 48 input channels. This free of charge upgrade gives S-Series users an amazing 48 mono/stereo switchable flexi-channels, the equivalent

DWR Distribution takes pleasure in welcoming Benjamin Bauwens, Operations Manager at ArKaos, to South Africa as he attends Mediatech. Benjamin is no stranger to the industry and was based at PRG for six years, starting up in the warehouse and eventually working himself up to project management. Proudly from Belgium,

Robert Juliat’s award-winning Dalis 860 LED cyclorama lighting fixtures are currently playing a key role in Snégourotchka (The Snow Maiden) by Rimski-Korsakov at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. The opera premiered on 15 June on the 1740-seat Heritage Stage on a set designed by Vladimir Arefiev, with lighting by

If someone made a movie of your life would it be a drama, a comedy, a romantic-comedy, action film, or science fiction? We asked Date Jonkman, Distribution Manager at Prolyte Group this question. He answered, “If someone made a movie of my life it certainly would be an action film.

It’s going to be just wonderful to see our Nick again! Nick Britz, who is now Technical Service Manager for Philips Entertainment, will be visiting South Africa for Mediatech where he will be manning the Philips stand along with Bob Roos.   We asked him: “What is the most random

It’s always a wonderful pleasure to welcome Elaine Frost, Le Maitre Head of Sales, back to South Africa for Mediatech! We asked Elaine what she would do if she were invisible for the day. “If I were invisible for a day……..I would sit in on everyone else answering this question

“Which celebrity chef would you most like to fix you a meal?” we asked Sue Gould, Advertising Director for Pro Audio Asia / Pro Audio MEA / Worship AVL. “My answer to the question is Tom Kerridge,” said Sue. “I’m not sure how well known he would be in South

Pavel Němec is the brand new Marketing Manager at Robe. He will be visiting South Africa over Mediatech, where Robe will also have their own stand. “What is your favourite ice-cream flavor?” we asked him. “Vanilla!” he answered. According to The Kitchn, who carried out a strictly scientific quiz, people

  Ian Staddon of DiGiGo was asked an indispensable question: What was your favourite toy growing up? “I really cannot remember which was my favourite toy, but I do remember having this big NASA space buggy as a large toy vehicle,” Ian recalls. “I tried to find it on line,

“Who are the three greatest living musicians”, DWR asked Maria Fiorellino, DiGiCo’s Marketing Manager. She will be visiting South Africa to attend Mediatech. “Wow – really tough to narrow it down to three, but here goes,” Maria answered. “Stevie wonder …. needs no explanation at all, does it!?! Ray LaMontagne,

“Do you ever talk to yourself? When and what do you say?” We asked Claire Beeson, the new Editor at Lighting&Sound International. “Yes I do talk to myself quite regularly,” she answered. “It’s a great way to worth things through or give yourself a pep talk from time to time.

Shark diving, bungee jumping or sky diving? We put this question forward to Stephen Durham, Assistant Editor of TPMEA Magazine (Mondiale Publishing). He answered, “All of the above!” Stephen, looking forward to meeting you at Mediatech! It seems you’ll fit right in!   Save As PDF

Harry von den Stemmen, Robe International Sales Director, needs little introduction to South Africans! He is much loved and we always enjoy having him here. DWR asked Hary what accomplishment he is most proud of. Harry answered: “During my last years in school, we were always told that ‘in the

If there is one food Sam Hughes, Assistant Editor at Mondo*dr magazine cannot bring himself to eat, it’s muscles! Maybe you can convince him to give it a try over Mediatech! Sam, enjoy your very first visit to South Africa. And just for interest, muscles have a range of benefits: 

ProAudio MEA is generous with publicising South African industry news both on their website and in their magazine. Look out for James Ling, Senior Editor, who will be attending Mediatech this year. DWR asked him a question: Q: What 3 famous people, living or dead, would you want at your

The lovely Julian Chiverton, Sales Director at Doughty, has visited Mediatech a few times before, and in some ways, it’s like welcoming home family. That said, there’s always something new to learn about a person, and we asked him this: Q: Tell we 3 things you remember about kindergarten. Answer:

Mediatech is around the corner and the hype is growing! The team at DWR Distribution is delighted to welcome Dave Whitehouse to South Africa! We are hoping he has a one-way ticket. Since leaving South Africa, Dave has joined the Robe team in the UK as Theatre Products Manager. He

The recent edition of Polish Idol featured a distinctive filmic styling emanating from the visual influence of LD Artur Szyman, one of the country’s leading lighting and scenic designers, who was assisted by 96 x Robe Spikies and 80 x LEDWash 800s among other lights on his plot. Artur has

  With the aim to make operators familiar with the functions of the dot2 lighting control console, the interface, main features of the software and operating philosophy, Jannie de Jager from DWR Distribution will be presenting dot2 User Training in Cape Town from 31 July  to 1 August and in

DiGiCo is taking South Africa by storm, and with this in mind, Kyle Robson from DWR Distribution will be presenting training in Cape Town and in Durban during July. The course aims to give users an overview of the new S21 digital mixing console and provide useful information and skills

Hippotizer Karst powers Dinamo Riga hockey team to a winning display. Dinamo Riga, the Latvian professional hockey team, teamed with Stage Crew, Latvian technical production service, to mark Dinamo’s final home game of the KHL 2016/17 season. And centre to the stunning pre-game visuals was a Hippotizer Karst Media Server,

AV Company has become the first rental firm in Durban to own a DiGiCo S21 digital mixer. The company purchased the console from the British manufacturer’s South African representative, DWR Distribution. In addition to the S21 surface, the sale included a D-Rack stage box, which features 32 inputs and 8

Walvis Bay, an extraordinary city on Namibia’s coast, with the contrast of sand dunes on one side and the ocean on the other, was the location for the 2017 Namibia Annual Music Awards which was both a ‘livestream’ and ‘live broadcast’ on the NBC platform. Micky Lehr from EventPlus has

Teamwork is a great thing, and this was clearly evident for Slovenia’s 2017 PopRock Festival, a high profile national TV live event broadcast from Ljubljana, where lighting designer Crt Birsa and set designer Greta Godnic worked their creative magic in a special collaboration … with the help of 200 plus

The most recent RMB Starlight Classics concert, staged at the beautiful, calm and leafy green Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa … was lit by Chris Bolton of Keystone Productions … with a little help from some Robe moving lights! It was Chris’s second year in

The Netherlands – Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting, announced that its powerful and versatile new lighting fixture, the Philips Vari-Lite VL6000 Beam, featured prominently in the lighting design from specialists Light-H-Art for the finals of The Voice Kids Holland, broadcast on RTL 4. Bas

As the Naledi Award winners of the night thanked their mothers, their fathers, their oumas (grandmothers) and life partners, as tears flowed, speeches were read and the audience cheered and rose to their feet, it was clear that the ceremony hosted at the beautiful Lyric Theatre in Johannesburg on 5th

    Multiple Grammy Award winning singer songwriter Sheryl Crow is on the road with her new ‘Be Myself’ album, together with a brand-new lighting & scenic concept created by LD Jeremy Roth which includes Robe Spiider and BMFL Spot moving lights. Jeremy landed the gig after production manager Rick Purcell saw

Robe products are known for their ruggedness and reliability, making them ideal for all types of exterior installations and the toughest of operating conditions … which is why LEDForce 18 PARs and Anolis ArcSource Outdoor 4MCs were specified – together with other lights –  to illuminate the Pesapuu (Nest Tree)

Worldwide – The Claypaky Scenius Unico and Claypaky Mythos2 have been selected by award-winning lighting and production designer Mark Cunniffe and lighting director Matt Jones as the workhorse fixtures for multi-award-winning artist Ed Sheeran in his current record-breaking worldwide new album tour. Cunniffe has been working with Ed since the

  Just over two years ago, Bernard Gramann became the sole owner and founder of Core Productions, a Cape Town rental based company. In this time, his equipment retinue has grown to include Robin 300 LEDWash fixtures, Robin Mini Pointes, Spikies, the MVS Hazer, base plates, a Beavis and Huey

Tel Aviv based Light Architects Cochavi & Klein are known for their style and propensity for invention … and they are also really impressed with Robe’s Spiider LED wash beams! The leading designers seized the opportunity of the ‘Picnic Passover with Black Coffee’, a pumping electronic music event presented by

  This year’s Innibos Festival will be hosted from 5 to 8 July in Nelspruit, South Africa. Sandra Jacobs, media and marketing manager of Innibos, gives insight to the early days when, through hard work and passion, ideas turned into reality. It’s amazing how the festival has grown and if

For Ricky Martin’s monitor engineer, Steve May, DiGiCo consoles hold two big advantages: their I/O capacity – which means he never worries about running out of inputs or outputs – and the ability to switch seamlessly between consoles in the range. Both have made life easier as he and Front

RSA’s AV professionals attend a successful series of Hippotizer training, hosted by Green Hippo’s exclusive distributor. Phil Blue, Sales Manager at Green Hippo, joined with DWR Distribution, a leading player in the installation sector, to deliver a week-long training programme to Green Hippo’s South African distributor’s client base. Sessions were

Robe’s Spikie has been named as one of the 2016-17 Live Design ‘Products of the Year’, which were selected by a panel of industry experts and aficionados, including designers, programmers and engineers active in the essential production disciplines of lighting, sound and video. Robe’s Craig Burross (National Business Development Manager)

  Hippotizer Media S ervers pull in the trade crowds at NEC’s two-day event with a dazzling ‘virtual sweet shop’ multiscreen presentation. London, UK, 12 June 2017 – Victoria House in London’s Holborn was home to the 2017 NEC Solutions Showcase and Green Hippo’s UK team played a key role

The Spaladium Arena in the stunning Croatian coastal town of Split was the venue for the 2017 Porin Music Awards (AKA ‘the Porins’), a glamourous, high profile evening which honours the achievements and talent of Croatian artists across a diverse mix of genres and 30 categories and is broadcast live

All the glamour, glitz and fun, all the elaborate costumes, extravagant performances, excitement and high-pressure of one of the world’s biggest live telecasts, the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest was staged at the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine with 42 countries competing. As always, production for the two live semi-finals

  Gearhouse South Africa, Leading Technical Supplier to the Live Event Industry, have taken stock of two Robert Juliat Merlins purchased from DWR Distribution. “It’s a pleasure for the crew to work with the Merlins,” commented Peter Abrahamse, Acting Lighting Workshop Manager. “No longer do you need four people to

Three hi-energy sold out shows at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium launched the new Martin Garrix live show which will tour around the world for the rest of the year as the young Dutch superstar DJ and music producer continues to wow crowds with his incredible musical skills and

During the Palm Expo Mumbai trade show, MA team members kept a keen eye on companies offering and selling MA copies. In a couple of cases, these copies were identified and MA successfully ensured that they were immediately banned from the booth of the offering company. Furthermore, MA made it