Worldwide – Lighting designer Caio Bertti has become one of the first to specify the new Clay Paky Stormy CC RGB LED strobes for a major tour, choosing them to deliver a plethora of dramatic effects for rock and roll legends Motorhead. Bertti’s simple yet powerful rig includes 17 of

USA – The Austin City Limits Music Festival returned to Zilker Park for two three-day weekends in October to showcase more than 130 rock, pop and hip hop artists on eight stages, including Outkast, Beck, Eminem, Skrillex, Calvin Harris and Pearl Jam. Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20 and Sharpy fixtures

Photos courtesy Louise Stickland When Gunther Hecker’s name is on the design credits for a show, you know it’s going to be visually interesting, idiosyncratic and a bit ‘out-of-the-box’ with a few flourishes of the unexpected … and so Gunther has created another epic stage, set, lighting and video design

Avolites Titan One Training will be hosted at DWR Distribution, Johannesburg, on 24th February 2015. The course will be presented by Gareth Chambers. The Titan One has proved to be a cost effective solution for lighting applications. It offers fast and intuitive control of intelligent lighting, dimmers and LED effects

  We would like to take this opportunity of thanking you for making 2014 a good year! May you and your families have a Merry Christmas and may the sun shine on you in 2015. DWR Distribution will be closing from 12 December (at 11h30) and reopen on the 12 January.

This years South African Idols proved to be the biggest, finest and largest to date. Dream Sets for the seventh year supplied the full technical and created the set, while lighting designer Joshua Cutts from Visual Frontier did what he loves best on a grandMA2 full size, using over 7

Lighting Designer Willie Bothma was honoured to once again light the Kings of Chaos on their latest tour to Sun City and at GrandWest’s Grand Arena in Cape Town. The full technical was supplied by Gearhouse Group’s Cape Town branch and supported by Gavin Taylor, Sean Caie and the team

Mark Gaylard, owner of MGG Productions, has forged ahead as the first investor in a VuePix Pix E-Series Pro 12mm LED Mesh Screen in South Africa. The mesh panels went straight into the music production Afrikaans is Groot, which played to full houses in Pretoria and Cape Town during November.

An Avolites Media Ai Open Day will be hosted in the new year at DWR on 29 January 2015. Everyone is welcome to pop at our offices from 9am to 5pm. You will be able to have hands on experience and see what the Ai is capable of. If you

Photo credits: Todd Kaplan USA – Grammy-winning rappers Drake and Lil Wayne may be duking it out onstage this summer but behind the scenes it was no contest choosing Clay Paky Sharpys for their tour’s lighting rig. Lighting designer/show design Guy Pavelo, of GP Design, is using 180 Sharpys provided

Photo credit: Louise Stickland The first of Robe’s new BMFL Spot fixtures to tour in the UK were specified by Boston based lighting designer Jeff Maker for the recent Gaslight Anthem tour … for which they were purchased by Leeds based rental company Zig Zag Lighting. Jeff – whose CV

Photo credit: Andrea Macchia & Matteo Bosonetto Robe’s new Bright Multi-Functional Luminaire (BMFL) Spots made their debut on the vibrant Italian electronic music and arts scene, featuring prominently on the main stage at the 2-day C2C (Club2Club) International Festival of Music & Arts in Turin, where they were specified by

Avolites Tiger Touch 2, powered by an Avolites Power Cube was in control for the R/evolution, the Renault Truck International Annual Roadshow hosted in the beautiful yet industrial feel of Turbine Hall in central Johannesburg. MJ Event gear supplied lighting, audio and rigging for the six workshops, test drives and

  The Market Theatre in Johannesburg was forced to purchase a new grandMA2 Ultra Light desk after the theatre was flooded recently. The unfortunate event was sparked when an intruder broke into the theatre, breaking a drencher pipe in the process. This resulted in the release of 80 000 litres

With a background in electronic engineering and having followed the development of LED lighting for many years, Julian Cohen, owner of Johannesburg based rental company Avstage, had been waiting for LED technology to catch up with discharge lamps. Three decades ago he designed and manufactured large display panels using discrete

ESP Vision Special Promotion With the recent release of Vision 4 Pro on PC and MAC, ESP Vision and DWR Distribution is offering a one week special like no other. These offers will be available from 8th – 12th December 2014 from 9am to 5pm. New and existing customers alike

South African audiences were captivated as War Horse, brought to South Africa by Pieter Toerien and the National Theatre, played at The Teatro, Montecasino in Johannesburg recently. The show then moved to Cape Town at Artscape Opera House from 5 December 2014. Technical support in both venues was from Gearhouse

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Article by Louise Stickland, photos by  Benedetto Del Ariccia ‘Enigma’ is a spectacular stage-show and centrepiece at the new Cinecitta World visitor attraction in Rome – the first theme park dedicated to the fabulously rich world and history of Italian cinema – which has spawned numerous genius directors like Federico

Courtesy Fith Estate UK – In celebration of all things natural and nocturnal, nighttime visitors to Edinburgh’s much-loved Royal Botanic Garden (RBGE) saw the familiar landscapes and buildings transformed by a magical light installation during November. Designed by light artist Malcolm Innes, along with his colleague Euan Winton and supplied and

– Courtesy Fifth Estate UK – Avolites aficionado and lighting designer Yenz Nyholm used an Avolites Tiger Touch II with Tiger Touch Fader Wing to create a retro look for English pop/rock band Level 42’s gig at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Nyholm’s Tiger Touch II, running Titan v8, was used to

Technical production and equipment rental company Lucidity recently made their first lighting purchase comprising of an Avolites Tiger Touch, 6 Robe Pointes, 6 Robin 300 LEDWash fixtures, data and cabling. This augments their current stock of LEDForce 18 RGBW, Source 4 Profiles and Parcans. “We’ve always focused more on AV

Having just completed the 2014 Let the Night In European Tour, South African band Prime Circle are looking forward to play across home soil during December. It has been so cool to hear their latest tracks over the airwaves, and do yourself a favour and visit their facebook page. Humble

The two leading organisations representing the audio visual industry in Southern Africa, SACIA (Southern African Communications Industry Association) and the TPSA (Technical Production Services Association) have merged so that they can present a stronger front to clients and associates, and a louder voice to government. “We’ve merged in order to

Germany – To celebrate Bielefeld’s 800-year jubilee, the city set up the “Zeitsprung – Bi-Motion” (Time Warp – Bi-Motion) project. Eight hundred dancers and musicians from the city itself staged a superlative performance. The Bielefeld Dance Theatre and Philharmonic, the Syrian clarinet virtuoso Kinan Azmeh, and students and pupils from

Midstream Ridge Primary situated in Midstream Estate, between Centurion and Midrand, opened its doors on January 2014. Amongst a frenzy of excited children and enthusiastic teachers, the smell of fresh paint and cement still lingering in the air, the official inaugural ceremony took place in the newly kitted out school

The brief for designing the lighting at Next nightclub in the Ramada Paramaribo Princess Hotel in Suriname was to make it funky, fun and classy explained Michael Pereira from Streamline Systems. That is why he chose Robe and Anolis for the main elements of the lighting installation. Streamline Systems is

UK – Katy B embarked on a major UK tour that saw lighting designer Tom Campbell make dramatic use of Showline SL NITRO 510C LED strobes to blend her signature dubstep/garage sound with his nightclub-evoking lighting theme. Campbell, who was touring a floor package and augmenting his design with venue house

Courtesy Fifth Estate UK – More than 20,000 music fans witnessed the Red Bull Culture Clash at London’s Earls Court where four music crews battled it out amidst lighting controlled by Avolites Sapphire Touch and Tiger Touch II consoles and networked by Avolites Titan Net Processors. Jamie Corbidge was the LD

Pht credit photos to : Paul & Menno Ridderhof The first Robe Bright Multi-Functional (BMFL) Spot moving lights in rental stock in The Netherlands were right at the heart of a spectacular show staged in Hangar 12 at Amsterdam’s Schiphol International Airport – celebrating national airline KLM’s 95th birthday. The show’s

Photos courtesy of Hawthorn Full production and solutions provider Hawthorn was the first UK company to invest in Robe’s new Big Multi-Functional Luminaire (BMFL) Spot moving light fixture … and the first event for their newest lighting purchase was the fabulous Pink Ribbon Ball, staged in the majestic Central Hall

A live event can be made or broken by the quality of the lighting. The capital outlay for the latest professional gear can be significant and finance difficult to secure swiftly. Fintech have entered the entertainment industry sector and now offer lighting equipment financing options. Their latest collaboration with DWR,

Story courtesy Louise Stickland, photos Kilowatt AV Cape Town headquartered event production specialists Kilowatt AV recently specified 36 x Robe LEDWash 600s and 12 x LEDBeam 100s for a nationwide 5-city FLS (Financial Lifestyle Solutions) roadshow by leading South African financial services and investment group, Old Mutual. Kilowatt was the

Clay Paky’s Massimo Bolandrina and Giovanni Zucchinali spent two weeks in South Africa carrying out fantastic demos everyday as they introduced the super heroes of lighting, The Projectors, to the market. In fact, a photo taken during this roadshow of a SuperSharpy beam projecting onto a cloud reached the second

Words courtesy Louise Stickland, Photos thanks to MGG Leading South African lighting, sound and video rental company MGG, based in Johannesburg recently designed and supplied full technical production – rigging, trussing, lighting, sound, video – including a large Robe moving light rig and stunning 360 degree projection for the annual

South Africa’s largest rental company, Gearhouse South Africa, have added 48 x Robe Robin Pointes to their inventory which went straight onto War Horse, Vodacom in the City and various other events. “The Pointes are a market leading product in terms of innovation and flexibility,” commented Stuart Andrews, Lighting Operations

Once again MJ Event Gear were the technical suppliers for the Transnet annual breakfast, hosted at the Hilton in Sandton, for their client Overend Outsource. “It’s a formula that works,” said Theo Rood from MJ, who along with his team, has successfully pulled off this particular event for the past

DWR Distribution will host a Level 1 Training Course on 16 & 17 February 2014 at our premises. This forms part of our month of safety. The course will be presented by Bronwyn Gemmell of Tericorp Training and includes topics like artificial respiration, wounds and bleeding, fractures, burns, head and

DWR Distribution is delighted to offer the industry the annual Prolyte Rigging Course, presented by Rinus Bakker from Rhino Rigs. Due to popular demand an extra day for practical training has been included extending the course from five days to six. Delegates are welcome to join DWR at our Johannesburg

  Lighting Designer Christopher Bolton recently used 24 x Robe ROBIN Pointes to provide fabulous effects for a special gala dinner and evening of entertainment staged for business systems specialists EOH at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Bolton was asked to light the event by technical service providers AVL

Robert Juliat Unveils New Followspot at PLASA 2014 Amid an air of anticipation and many excited whispers in the press, Robert Juliat chose PLASA London 2014 to unveil its latest followspot. Merlin, revealed both its name and its presence on the Robert Juliat stand, which it shared with its exclusive

Growing a business means finding new customers and getting existing customers to buy again. For companies in the event staging industry, the traditional methods of getting in front of potential clients – ads in magazines and newspapers, the Yellow Pages, trade shows – are becoming less cost-effective. And businesses are

All photos taken by Louise Stickland Robe Lighting enjoyed its biggest, busiest and best PLASA expo to date over four days at London’s ExCeL Centre and also won its fourth PLASA Innovation Award for its new Bright Multi-Functional Luminaire (BMFL) high powered signature product. “PLASA 2014 was awesome in every

  UK – The seventh Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) was held on Sunday 5th October and once more it was a sparkling success. This year London’s glamorous art deco Troxy saw representatives from the professional entertainment lighting and video industry come together to celebrate the creative achievements of lighting

Amsterdam – Last month saw television lighting director Paul Middleton turn to the sophisticated yet low-temperature and economical Philips Selecon PLcyc1 LED luminaire to light the patisserie-themed Panasonic Broadcast stand at major entertainment technology trade show IBC 2014. For the launch of the new 4K Varicam camera, Panasonic held cake

  Three new Philips Strand Digital Wallracks, 24 x 2.5kw, have been installed at the Springs Civic Theatre in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. Along with Longman LED parcans, the equipment has been tried and tested in the production Prison Without Steel Bars, Changing Times and various school reviews recently. While Ekurhuleni