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News

Stay up to date with the latest happenings in the live events and technical production industry. From product launches and training sessions to behind-the-scenes stories and project highlights, our news section is where you’ll find it all.

Get the scoop on what’s new at DWR, follow our journey with industry partners, and discover the people and moments that make our community so unique. Whether you’re looking for inspiration, information, or innovation — this is the place to be.

Hippotizer Nevis+ promotional offer

100% of the feature set, a fraction of the price Take advantage of these Hippotizer Nevis+ promotional offers before they end on August 9th!   As restrictions lift, audiences are finally coming back to see their favourite shows live. Now,

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SoftBox Integration Invests in Robe

Montreal, Canada-based SoftBox Integration – a specialist in integration, custom LED manufacture and AV equipment rental – is the latest company to invest in Robe’s amazing new flagship, high powered, TE (TRANSFERABLE ENGINE) LED luminaire – the FORTE. The company

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Astera AX3s in Cross Border Collaboration

An illuminated trail of 105 x Astera AX3 ‘beacons’ fitted with custom firmware from the manufacturer was set up along a 58-kilometre stretch of the Danish / German border as part of “Genforeningen 2020”, a series of events celebrating the

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DiGiCo Quantum 7s sing out at historic BRITS 2021

  This year’s BRIT Awards was a landmark event for live music. As part of a government-led research programme to assess how mass-participation events can safely resume, a socially distanced audience of 4,000, consisting mainly of NHS key workers, took

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Robert Juliat’s Tibo HE 553

  Robert Juliat’s Tibo HE 553 is a mighty compact profile featuring a high-efficiency 115 W white LED engine.   The LED source delivers a very high CRI and guarantees a quality white light.The warm white version offers a light

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Omega chose Absen as a communication tool

  Omega Digital Technologies, known for delivering excellent visual communication solutions and maintenance contracts to their clients from video conferencing to workspace management, turned to DWR Distribution to supply and assist with the installation of 16 Absen LED screens for

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Ultimate Ears Custom-fitted for supreme comfort

With ultra-detailed sound, superior isolation, unsurpassed comfort and a lightweight, portable design, Ultimate Ears Pro in-ear monitors deliver unparalleled performance for the stage, studio and beyond. Find a pair that inspires you today! With up to eight precisely tuned drivers

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Waves Axis One

  Axis One is a standardized computer custom-designed and optimized to run Waves audio applications. Packed in a road-hardy half-rack 2U case, this is a trustworthy turn-key solution for live sound, broadcast, and the studio.   Axis One is designed

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Introducing the new FreeSpeak Edge Base Station!

The FreeSpeak Edge Base Station is IP-based and supports the full range of award-winning FreeSpeak digital wireless intercom solutions including 1.9 GHz (including both E1 and IP transceivers), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, as well as third-party Dante devices. The

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Robe MegaPointes for American Idol

Lighting designer Tom Sutherland of DX7 Design specified 326 x Robe MegaPointes as part of the lighting rig for the 2021 season of American Idol, for which the live shows and final were produced by Freemantle Media and recorded on

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3Ci replace tent with brick home

  Tent based church, Capital City Church International (3Ci), have moved into a stunning new home in Zwavelport, a country like setting in Pretoria East. Positioned directly over their old tent’s footprint, the church has been constructed with materials like

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The new Clear-Com CC-28 Headset is here!

Clear-Com is pleased to announce their new CC-28™ lightweight headset, now shipping! Designed with your feedback for exceptional comfort and ease of use and best-in-class enhanced audio quality with a frequency response up to 14kHz. Read all about it, here: https://www.clearcom.com/News%20Stories/cc-28/

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Introducing the new Audix A10 and A10X Earphones

Discover the detail! Introducing the new Audix A10 and A10X Earphones. Audix A10 Earphones are engineered to deliver studio-quality performance for live sound monitoring and critical listening with exceptional imaging and isolation. The A10 features a dynamic low-mass moving coil

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Training videos with tvONE

  tvONE has a wide range of training videos covering Magenta & tvONE products. Visit their website and select Support and then click on Training Videos or visit: https://tvone.com/tech-support/training-videos For more information on tvONE, please contact DWR Distribution.   #training

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Knowledge with LumenRadio

  LumenRadio has more than a decade of experience in  providing and perfecting frequency-friendly wireless technology. At the core of this offering, they have a patent portfolio related to ultra-reliable and Future-Proof connectivity – providing unique benefits while based on

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ASM at The Goetheanum

ASM Steuerungstechnik Case Study: Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland   Some years ago, ASM Steuerungstechnik were delighted to be commissioned to supply a range of hoists and a lighting bridge to The Goetheanum, the world center for the anthroposophical movement located in

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Green Hippo Training at DWR

  You are invited to go back school for a two-day Green Hippo Training Workshop with DWR Distribution’s Dylan Jones. Designed to show you how to operate, configure, have a good understanding of your media server as well as covering

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Releasing the DaliCore

  As the architainment industry continues to grow, it converges more and more with the traditional architectural lighting market. Visual Productions expands its presence in the architectural segment with the development of the DaliCore; a smart lighting controller for the

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Astera Launches New PixelBrick product

Wireless LED lighting specialist Astera adds another ingenious dimension to its expanding portfolio of lighting products – the PixelBrick. This hugely flexible luminaire is a truly multi-functional light source with the power and finesse of Astera’s famous Titan LED engine

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Dark Matter Gallery Launched in Berlin

Dark Matter is a brand-new permanent exhibition space for lighting, visual and sonic art, and technology in Berlin’s lively Lichtenberg district, currently comprising seven unique sculptural and kinetic visual works created by light artist Christopher Bauder of WHITEvoid. This experience,

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Getting The Creative Factor with Astera

  Kristof Van Mensel from Belgium-based lighting and visual design company TCF (The Creative Factory) likes Astera products! He uses them extensively – particularly AX3 LightDrops – in his projects for anything from a live performance to festivals to television

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Eurovision 2021 safe and secure with DiGiCo Quantum 7s

Postponed from 2020, this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, its 65th edition, was held at the Rotterdam Ahoy in The Netherlands. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Nederlands Publieke Omroep (NPO), Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS and AVROTOS.

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Robe Triumphs at the Opera

Lighting designer Christina Thanasoula brought her unique visual style to a recent Greek National Opera production of “Juditha Triumphans” with the help of some Robe LEDBeam 150s. The performance was directed by Thanos Papakonstantinou with music delivered by the Armonia

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Anolis, a premium architectural lighting range

Anolis is a premium manufacturer of architectural LED lighting based in the Czech Republic and is the architectural division of Robe lighting S.R.O. The fixtures are available in South Africa from DWR Distribution. Anolis was founded in 2005 with the

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Audix microphones for SuperSport

  Johannesburg-based SuperSport, one of the most successful and relied-upon providers of sports coverage across the continent of Africa, has invested in 70 Audix OM3 microphones supplied by DWR Distribution. The channel broadcasts most of the major sporting events and

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SelbyGuard Rainroofs and Airdomes

SelbyGuard covers the whole world… SelbyGuard® produces Rainroofs and Airdomes for the professional lighting market. The products serve as rain protection for lighting equipment such as valuable Movingheads. An innovative,  high quality, professional solution for lighting protection. All SelbyGuard® products have been

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Clear-Com Station-IC Licensing Options

  Station-IC is ideally suited for a variety of applications, from ongoing workflows in a broadcast studio to temporary production needs of a concert or festival. Clear-Com offer several licensing options to suit your needs so you pay only for

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Vectorworks, from concept to Previz to final experience

The seamless integration between @Vectorworks Spotlight and Vision allows you to create design documents, automate paperwork, and visualize your design in rendered 3D views. When you’re done, easily send fixture and model information directly to Vision to previsualize, program, and

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The objective for the Engineers of the MX Series Indoor/Outdoor line-up was to take the compact wall mount speaker to a new standard of performance. This meant consulting with a wide range of venue and public space designers to determine

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Wireless DMX with LumenRadio

Professional lighting is an art form, and art is all about creativity and freedom. Reliable Wireless DMX is today a “must have” within the Motion picture lighting, Stage Lighting and Architectural lighting industries. LumenRadio’s CRMX™ technology for wireless DMX has

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ASM for point, scenery and stage light hoists

  Wherever loads need to be hoisted, the ASM product range, available in South Africa from DWR Distribution, covers the entire spectrum of applications for point hoists, scenery hoists and stage light hoists. The company’s philosophy of innovation is reflected

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Ancient meets the Robe SPOTE

  The very first Robe SPOTE lighting fixture sold in South Africa is being used amongst the oldest fossils and artifacts in Johannesburg! It can be found at the Origins Centre Museum, a museum at Wits University in Johannesburg that

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grandMA3 software, as easy as play

Introducing the perfect, single universe, control solution! This is the easiest way to access 512ch on grandMA3 software, or to add an additional 512ch to any MA3 onPC Solution. This is over and above all the universes allowed for third-party

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DWR Distribution, a full technical solution

DWR Distribution offers a full technical solution for the architectural, commercial, broadcast and entertainment markets. We house a range of products from lighting to audio, AV and truss, and even safety gear, while our theatre design and manufacturing team are

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Robe Playing Musiek Roulette

Mellow Yellow Entertainment, producers of South African music games show “Musiek Roulette” wanted a new look for the 2021 season, so called on the services of Ryan Lombard, head of show lighting at Blond Productions and Michael Gill, owner of

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Robe launches iPointe65® and the iSpiider®

Robe lighting launches two new products in its all-weather IP65 rated iSeries – the iPointe65® and the iSpiider® – both suitable for exterior work or any damp, misty, steamy or high condensation environments.   iPointe65® This is perfect for festivals,

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Special pricing on Hippotizer Nevis+

For a limited time only, Green Hippo is delighted to be offering special pricing on all Hippotizer Nevis+ purchases, learning, and pre-programming accessories. Get back to the center of live events with Hippotizer Nevis+ For more information visit: www.green-hippo.com Green Hippo

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African Pulse is set to tour the world

It was a proud moment for South Africa as the Ndlovu Youth Choir caused shudders of emotions, the audience rising up to dance, at America’s Got Talent back in June 2019. Little did this youth choir from Limpopo know, many

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Waves Training Webinar

  Join Kyle Robson of DWR Distribution for a Waves Training Webinar on Tuesday,  25 May from 13:00 to 16:00. Waves is the world’s leading developer of audio plugins and signal processors for the professional and consumer electronics audio markets.

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Audix A133 Studio Condenser Microphone

Faithfully capture the detail of your performance without the room noise with the #Audix A133 studio condenser microphone. Housed in a precision-machined aluminum body, the 33 mm fixed-charge capsule features a gold-sputtered diaphragm for wide, natural frequency response. With its

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Robe Boxes Clever for Triller Fight Club Event

Lighting designer to the stars Tom Kenny utilized nearly 400 Robe moving lights on a spectacular lighting rig for the debut of Triller Fight Club, an exciting new PPV entertainment and sporting concept partnership between US video sharing and social

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Vectorworks Braceworks – The Show Must Go on. Safely.

Entertainment Rigging Analysis   Braceworks™ add-on module for Vectorworks Spotlight provides design, production, and rigging professionals with an easy way to gauge the performance of temporary structures under load. This one-of-a-kind module helps ensure safety and compliance with engineering codes

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tvONE Releases Feature Rich CORIOmaster2 Update

Cincinnati, OH, USA, –tvONE, a world-class developer and manufacturer of video conversion and AV signal distribution technology, has released a new software and firmware update for its powerful CORIOmaster2 video processor that offers a wealth of advanced new features, enabling

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Event Industry Connectors

Phase 3 are proud suppliers of event industry connectors to some of the events industry’s biggest companies. Showsafe are manufactured for stage lighting, rigging, audio visual stage equipment and stadium power distribution. Phase 3 helps connect event power in the

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Deliver your client’s needs with Hippotizer

  From projection mapping a building in daylight to creating an interactive game for an audience of hundreds, corporate shows are never short of challenges. Hippotizer ensures you can exceed all the client’s expectations. Hippotizer’s FlexRes codec offers true Lossless

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Audio techs meet for DiGiCo S-Series Training

DWR Distribution’s Jaco Beukes was delighted to welcome nine delegates who attended the two-day DiGiCo S-Series training workshop hosted in May. The course was held at the DWR offices in Johannesburg.   “The training went exceptionally well,” said Jaco Beukes,

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Tradition on Trend for Robe at OT Cities Nanning

Amsterdam, Netherlands-based live experience design studio Live Legends has delivered the full production design and implementation – including lighting, video / visual, laser, scenic and related 360-degree interior elements plus equipment specification, programming, and commissioning – for the brand-new 1,200

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Astera’s new AX2 PixelBar

The new AX2 PixelBar features: ✓ Titan LED Engine for superior colors and high CRI ✓ Revolutionary optics for perfect color mixing ✓ Built-in battery and wireless control ✓ Available in 2 sizes ✓ Lots of mechanical features for a

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Le Matire MVS Hazer

  Geared towards small to large sized venues, the Le Matire MVS is powerful and versatile. Two variable speed high power fans can be used to control the force and direction of the haze stream. There is even an oscillating

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DMX KingLeDMX4 PRO

  Available in 5V and 12-24V variants   An OEM Board for direct sACN/E1.31 and Art-Net to RGB/RGBW pixel strip/array control.   Compact and feature packed you’ll find it easy to design into your applications with the ability to scale

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Coffee with Mandla Mtshali

  South African lighting designer, Mandla Mtshali,  had every intention of boarding a plane to Switzerland to light a ballet for the Grand Théâtre de Genève. The opera house’s ballet company was planning to showcase a new programme, ‘Hors Cadre’,

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Pathfinder, zero latency

The ultimate zero latency, scalable, 4K60 solution. Pathfinder provides a zero latency, 4K KVM extension and switching solution. Extend 4K and HD sources via CAT or Fiber cable to create flexible, wide reaching KVM over IP matrixing solutions. Highly scalable,

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DiGiCo ecosystem helps tackle climate change

       After events for the London Climate Change Festival were postponed in 2020, the festival returned for 2021 with a televised broadcast. The specially created concert, titled Song For Nature, debuted on Sky Arts on Earth Day, 22

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Version 2 chooses MDG ATME Haze for television

  Version 2, which specialises in lighting hire specifically for the television industry, has expanded its stock of MDG products with the addition of two ATMe haze generators. “Our clients trust us to specify the right products and we know

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UK – BBC Studioworks chooses LSC GENVI

Elstree, UK – Distro Design Ltd, the UK-based manufacturer of bespoke power distribution systems, has been working with long-standing customer BBC Studioworks to upgrade the dimming system for Studio D at BBC Elstree Centre.   BBC Studioworks selected Distro Design’s

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grandMA3 I/O Node

  The grandMA3 I/O Node is the multi-tool of signal distribution within a grandMA3 lighting control system. Wherever the signal is generated or needed – just place a grandMA3 I/O Node there and receive or send external signals.   The

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Miking a drum kit with one microphone??

Audix Creator, professional drummer, and University of Kansas professor Brandon Draper recently made a short video with drum student Nick Velicer. Using a single Audix A133 Large Diaphragm Studio Condenser Microphone, they capture a full drum kit in four different positions. WATCH THE VIDEO 

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Air Guard – Protecting what matters most

Air Guard – Protecting what matters most. A disinfector that reaches places you can’t and ideal for the workplace, classrooms, shops, cars and wherever needed. The risk of infection is an important concern in our daily lives and Air Guard

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Reliable Phase 3 Power Connectors

Phase 3 Power Connectors supply and manufacture industrial power connectors used worldwide among many industries. Their Powersafe and Showsafe power connectors are among the world’s safest devices for single phase or three phase power distribution. To view the full range

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Green Hippo, the way of the future

  Formed in 2000, Green Hippo has grown from a specialist manufacturer of bespoke solutions to one of the leading players in the ever growing field of scenic video. The company’s award winning Hippotizer™ range is now in its fourth

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DXMking product range at DWR

For the full DMXking product range, contact DWR Distribution. Products include USB DMX, Art-Net / sACN, LED Pixel Control, eDMX Trigger, power supplies and more. For more information visit: www.dmxking.com

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L-Acoustics launch new website

L-Acoustics has a new website and, of course, it looks beautiful! The new site was influenced and redefined to embody the passion, innovation, and performance the team is known for. Prepare to discover a new look, new features, and new

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Robe Launches New T2 ProfileTM Luminaire

Moving light manufacturer Robe Lighting s.r.o. launches its new T2 ProfileTM luminaire … offering an array of innovative technologies and the sought-after colour finesse of Robe’s hugely successful Multi-Spectral LED (MSLTM) light engines. Crafted for multiple applications – theatre, television,

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Klotz adapter cables

If an adaptation BNC to BNCmicro or DIN1.0/2.3 is required, as is increasingly the case due to the high packing density on the units, the KLOTZ adapter cables of the following series are suitable. VU06H*DPD* D&H (BNCPro male / DIN1.0/2.3),

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Staatsschauspiel Dresden chooses Robe T1s

The Staatsschauspiel Dresden in Germany joins a long and growing number of high-profile performing arts venues that are investing in Robe’s T1 series of moving lights, a refined product line tailored to meet the exacting demands of this sector. The

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DiGiCo S-Series Training Workshop

  DWR Distribution is hosting a two-day DiGiCo S-Series training workshop presented by Jaco Beukes on 6 and 7 May from 9am to 5pm in Johannesburg.   Besides a full demonstration of the DiGiCo S-Series digital mixing console, Jaco will

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New Audio closed-back studio headphones

The new #Audix closed-back studio headphones bring you the full range of audio you’ve been missing. Discover our A140, A145, A150, and A152 models to see which headphones are perfect for you. Get info here: audixusa.com/product-categories/headphones-all  

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Dream On with grandMA3: Shakespeare becomes virtual

   “Dream” is an ingenious and engaging multi-layered mix of movement, music, visuals, cool technology and narrative magic, an immersive digital performance fusing the drama of Shakespeare with the dynamic worlds of gaming and theatre in a ground-breaking production by

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Robe for Melodifestivalen 2021

Enthusiasm for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is bursting every disco bubble this year, especially in the wake of last year’s first ever cancellation due to – we all know what – as competing countries ramp up the glorious glitz,

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Astera Launches New AX2 PixelBar

Wireless LED lighting specialist Astera launches its new AX2 PixelBar product – a quality linear wash fixture with wireless control, onboard battery, individually addressable LEDs, ultra-high colour rendering, fabulous digital colour calibration and a 21-degree beam. As with all Astera

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Clear-Com releases Station-IC Virtual Desktop Client

  –  Agent-IC Functionality Is Now Available for Mac and Windows PCs –   ALAMEDA, USA – April 15, 2021 –Clear-Com® has released the new Station-IC™ Virtual Desktop Client, a Mac- and Windows-based software application that connects to Clear-Com’s Eclipse®

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TUT’s exciting new programme

It’s a new season for the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria who rode the Covid-19 wave and have turned their Performing Arts Diploma curriculum upside down with a unique approach. The students are charged up, currently working alongside technical

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Astera is Pytch Perfect

Creative and technical event production design and delivery specialist Pytch – based in Bristol, UK – has invested in 72 new Astera Titan Tubes – adding to their existing 32 Astera AX3 LightDrops. The LightDrops were originally purchased for creating

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Robe ‘Hearts’ Northampton

Robe UK followed the current Covid-19 instructions to “stay local”, teaming up with Northampton School for Boys (NSB), the University of Northampton and DroneSwarm based nearby in Daventry to support #LightItInRed’s most recent campaign to unite the UK live events,

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Klotz high end guitar cable for Joe Bonamassa

A cable to perfectly suit the taste of blues legend Joe Bonamassa: Technically beyond reproach, brilliant in sound and yet natural. The Klotz guitar cable meets Joe Bonamassa’s high demands in every respect, it is ideal for the hard daily

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New Claypaky showroom!

       The Claypaky showroom is shining with a new and renewed light!   The company took advantage of the break during lockdown to develop a new design and concept for the presentation of their innovative products.   The

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Blanket, food and clothing drive

A drive to collect blankets, food and clothing hopes to reach people in the live events industry who are really battling, as well as reaching out to the community at large and those living in dire situations. Leaders in the

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MA Network Switch

Take control of your network! MA Lighting’s website is such a powerful tool, filled with information. We have taken extracts in regards to the MA Networking Switch and there is a link at the end of this page should you

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Astera NYX Bulb

The NYX Bulb is available in 3 different versions to match the 3 socket styles used around the world. Having a “universal version” would not be possible according to CE & UL standards. When shooting abroad, make sure to use

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CableJoG introduce new cable testers

  While Covid-19 has tested the endurance of every person and company in the live events industry across the world, UK-based Eddie Zych from CableJoG has used this time to design and produced new cable testers and is pleased to

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Robe Follows the Science in Israel

The Weizmann Institute of Science is a renowned public research university in Rehovot, Israel which offers graduate and postgraduate degrees in the natural and exact sciences and hosts an annual event honoring the work of Israeli scientists and their contributions

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Surganova Dazzles with Titan Tubes

Lighting designer Vladimir Lyubimov continues to use Astera Titan Tubes as a key lighting feature for concerts by acclaimed Russian rock musician, singer and poet, Svetlana Surganova. The most recent of these took place at Crocus City Hall in the Krasnogorsky

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Clear-Com Knowledge Centers

  The Clear-Com Knowledge Center pages are helpful resources where you can find key information by product line, such as technical documentation, service and support, and marketing materials. We currently have Knowledge Centers for HelixNet, FreeSpeak II, FreeSpeak Edge, and

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High-Profile Video Project for Artist Post Malone

Joe Sanchez, Sound Engineer and Owner of a boutique live sound and broadcast production company, was recently approached to assist with the communications integration for a high-profile motion capture video project involving American rapper, Post Malone. With an extremely tight

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Knebworth House in a New Anolis Light

Architectural LED lighting specialist Anolis – a Robe business – was approached by Robert Parker of the Historic Houses Association to assist in the specification of a replacement lighting scheme to illuminate the front of Knebworth House, a magnificent Grade

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Robe for Martin Jensen Site-Specific Shows

    The pandemic period will surely be remembered for many things including the invention and creativity manifested by an entertainment and technical production industry determined to keep music and performance accessible and relevant during a world public health crisis

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Robe Launches New LEDBeam 350 Moving Light

  Robe lighting launches its latest new moving light innovation – the LEDBeam 350™.  To those familiar with the massively successful little LEDBeam 150™, this is a bigger, brighter – 6,600 lumen – variant, delivering even more punch and presence

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ONErack Spider Options

  Choose from two different options to provide reliable, clean, dependable DC power for your mission-critical installations in healthcare, higher-education, broadcast, and control rooms.   ONErack Spider Vertical Strip PSU Multi-Voltage PSU Strip with 23 voltage module slots; 14 voltage

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Astera Academy

  For anyone wanting to learn more about the Astera software and hardware, don’t forget the Astera Academy. During 2020, Astera created a wide range of tutorials which cover new products, features and ideas to use Astera. It’s all available

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Aurora Series by Absen

    Absen is pleased to announce the Aurora Series, a lightweight panel ideal for both indoor and outdoor advertising applications.   With a brightness of 10000 Nits and built to withstand outdoor weather conditions, the Aurora Series offers a

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Waves audio plugins and signal processors from DWR

Waves is the world’s leading developer of audio plugins and signal processors for the professional and consumer electronics audio markets. Heard on hit records, major motion pictures, and popular video games worldwide, Waves’ cutting-edge software and hardware processors are used

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A beautiful sound at South African immersive audio demo

  A powerful demonstration featuring L-Acoustic’s L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Technology and Klang:technologies, highlighted how a show could translate into a memorable experience for a live audience and those watching the broadcast from home via a live streaming platform.  Presented by

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Astera AX2 PixelBar

    LED Bar with built-in battery for stage, events and film lighting   Astera’s Wireless PixelBar is a linear wash fixture with built-in battery pack. Each of its LEDs can be individually addressed and offers ultra-high color rendering, digital

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B-Station2 by Visual Productions

  Wall-mount button panel  Designed to offer a user-interface to your lighting project, the B-Station2 is a wall-mount panel with 6 push-buttons. The buttons can be configured to send out a multitude of control messages via DMX, UDP, OSC, Art-Net

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ProMotion by Robe Lighting

  Take your venue, club and retail promotions to the next level with the futuristic Robe ProMotion™ moving head effects and video projector.   Compact, stylish yet fast moving, this projector produces 1000 ANSI Lumens of creative output with its

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The Blank Space, a new venue in Cape Town

With travel restrictions in place, the show has to go on, albeit digitally! For an international fashion show, four South African fashion designers were able to shoot their latest work at The Blank Space, a venue created by the CCPP

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Vectorworks Spotlight Training in JHB

  Join Dylan Jones as he presents Vectorworks Spotlight Training from 15 to 19 March 2021 at DWR Distribution in Johannesburg.   The course will be split up into Basic Training (15 March), Intermediate Training (16 and 17 March) and

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Anolis Specified for leading London Venues

Anolis Divine 160 LED lighting fixtures are providing mood and house lighting for two of London’s leading multifunctional venues, Magazine London on the Greenwich Peninsula and Exhibition London in White City, West London, both initiated and operated by Broadwick Live

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World Debut of Claypaky Tambora Batten Fixtures

One of the first and arguably the greatest of Russian rock bands, KINO celebrated its reunion with an online concert, which wowed the Russian rock community and teased KINO’s big stadium tour planned for thisspring.  The online performance was the

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Insane at Miss Soweto 2020

  For the fourth consecutive year, Vimal Rawjee of Insane Sound and Lighting was appointed to supply the full technical for the Miss Soweto beauty pageant hosted at the Soweto Theatre in Jabulani, Johannesburg. The hybrid-event, accommodating one hundred guests

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Summer of the 17th Doll

Australian lighting designer Trudy Dalgleish appreciated the quietness and other features of Robe T1 Profiles and T1 Fresnels that are part of the new house rig at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Adelaide, which reopened in June 2020 after a major

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Basic Rigging Training to be hosted Cape Town

  DWR Distribution is pleased to present Basic Rigging Training in Cape Town, a two-day workshop presented by Robert Izzett which covers basic rigging hardware and calculations according to SANS 10366. The course, limited to twenty delegates, will be held

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DWR to close for Stock Take

    The DWR Distribution offices will be closed this Thursday and Friday, 25 and 26 February, for our annual stock take. To our valued clients, please let us know if we can be of any assistance before then. The

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MDG’s magical atmosphere for Idols SA

  Haze, glorious haze! For Idols South Africa, lighting designer Joshua Cutts from Visual Frontier relied on two MDG units to enhance the lighting beams on stage and to create an emotionally charged feel. Season 16 of Idols SA, the

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A Tribute to Marco Bartolini

The Robe Family is heartbroken to announce the death of Marco Bartolini, a hugely popular and well-known industry face in Italy and internationally, who passed away on 10th February 2021 following a short battle with cancer. Marco started working with

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Full Drama for Idols South Africa

The challenges of producing entertainment in the pandemic has seen some incredible imagination and resourcefulness from the industry in creating Covid-safe working environments so at least some sectors have been able to keep working, one of which is television. In

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