UK – Critically-acclaimed indie pop four-piece The 1975 have been driving fans wild on their world tour, including a sold out show at London’s majestic Royal Albert Hall where the power and brightness of 12 Philips Vari-Lite VL3500 Wash FX luminaires provided spectacular illumination for the Manchester-born boys. Show and lighting designer

South Africa – The next generation of South African theatre lighting designers have got hands on with Philips Selecon’s industry-leading PL range of LED luminaires as part of a two-day seminar focusing on the future of LED technology at The Savoy theatre in Adcockvale. Dave Whitehouse of Philips Selecon dealer DWR

Monster Productions & Events kicked off the year by adding to their lighting retinue. They purchased 6 Robin Pointes, 4 Robin 600 LED Washes,  8 Philips Selecon Arena 3K Fresnels, a LumenRadio Wireless DMX kit and an Avolites Titan Mobile. The gear arrived in perfect timing , allowing some of

Cape Town, (2 June 2014): a Kilowatt AV, a premier technical solution partner to the live event industry, recently handled all the technical production requirements for what is believed to be South Africa’s first choreographed dance video mapped dance routine. The visual display formed part of Nissan South Africa’s three-day trade

Avolites and Avolites Media offer regular training sessions online via Go-to-Meeting, every Thursday, completely FREE! The interactive webinars will cover a different topic each week, addressing the latest features of both Titan and Ai software in an easy to follow step-by-step demo. Go-To-Meeting also provides you a tool to view

The Clay Paky Sharpy was lighting designer Guy Pavelo’s first choice for his hi-tech rig on hip-hop star Drake’s latest world tour. Pavelo, who has lit the likes of Pharrell Williams, Rihanna and Beck, designed a diamond-shaped rig peppered with Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures, supplied by global hire outfit PRG,

Robe moving lights once again proved they had ‘that special something’ for the X-Factor – this time the final of the Czech and Slovak edition of the popular talent competition reality TV show, which was staged at the Incheba Expo Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia. The Lighting and Visuals Designers were

All you need is Robe! This was the case for the Chinese Taikang Conference held on 23 April, where the Edwardian arches and high ceilings of the City Hall in Cape Town were lit in “green” by Robin DLX and DLS fixtures. The technical was supplied by CCPP and the

With 40 years experience in the professional theatre industry, students can look forward to learning from Miss B, Debra Batzofin, in the pages of her first book titled, “Beginners on Stage… Ask Miss B”. South African born Batzofin is recognized for her association with Richard Loring, The Sound Stage, African

Robe continues to be a popular choice  of moving light for leading South African LDs and events, and the latest in a long string of high profile Awards shows to feature Robe in the rig … were the 2014 Ghoema Afrikaans Music Awards. Staged at the Big Top Arena in

Courtesy Louise Stickland The new and recently opened 6,000 seater auditorium at the Christian Revival Church (CRC) in Silver Lakes, Pretoria, South Africa is benefitting from an all-Robe moving light rig, which was specified and installed by DWR Distribution. DWR’s Robert Izzett was contacted by CRC’s Head of Media Clinton

Photos courtesy Craig Owen. Words by Louise Stickland LD Renaldo van den Berg and Production Manager Victor Vermaak from Johannesburg based design and technical production specialist AV Unlimited created a spectacular lighting scheme utilising Robe moving lights for the South African leg of the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone launch. The

When Canadian singer-songwriter Tamia came to South Africa on her three city tour, six Robe Pointes were used for the Johannesburg leg of the tour hosted at the Carnival City Big Top Arena. Magz Schoeman, head of lighting at Carnival City was the lighting designer for the show hosted on the 27th

        USA – Dallas-based Gemini Light Sound & Video has invested in 30 Clay Paky Sharpy Washes and plans to add more of the popular fixtures to its rental inventory.  A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky lighting in North America. Gemini Light Sound & Video is an

If there is an exclusive opportunity to sit under the same umbrella with some of the world’s most remarkable minds, it’s the Discovery Leadership Summit which was held at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, earlier this year. The full technical, which largely consisted of a Robe retinue, was supplied by

The evolution of Ultra Events started in 1996 when the Cape Town based company supplied DJ equipment to the industry. Within two years, the demand for dry hire and technical support overtook sales, and as a result the full time rental company was born. The revolution of Ultra Events has

Growing up in South Africa in the Apartheid era, what wouldn’t teenagers have done to attend live international music concerts? But with the boycotts there were few performers visiting the country, and when they did, shows would usually be held two hours away from Johannesburg at Sun City, which then

Story and photos courtesy Louise Stickland For the second year running Pretoria South Africa based Blond Productions are supplying full technical production – lighting, video and sound – including Robe moving lights – and design for the popular South African TV talent competition, Clash of The Choirs. The 10 ‘final’

All photos courtesy the PANSA EC facebook page When the Youth Theatre Project, an innovative by PANSA, kicked off with a script writers course at the start of this year in the Eastern Cape, it was the start of a long list of other workshops, presented free of charge, to

Tucked away in a suburb in Randburg are the studios of Stark Films, an independent television production company where the popular series Binneland and many other longstanding dramas are filmed. Stark Films have purchased a Philips Strand Lighting 250 ML Control Console, which is an ideal desk for their daily

    Over 500 Robe fixtures were in action for the stunning Opening Ceremony lightshow designed by Patrick Woodroffe to celebrate the official re-opening of the refurbished 56,000 capacity Estádio Beira-Rio (Riverside Stadium) in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Woodroffe – who needs no introduction as a creator of internationally renowned lightshows –

In 2013, when Red Pepper Studios acquired a new client, Connect, with the directive to produce three game shows to be broadcast on a new Mzansi Magic Channel , they knew the greatest task would be to create gripping television viewing during prime time from Mondays to Thursdays with recaps on

During the past year, Microsoft Bryanston has enjoyed the use of a new training facility particularly set up to equip staff operating their call centre. The intimate cinema style venue, which includes a stage on which four call centre desks have been set up, has been kitted with four Robin

New dates have been set in Johannesburg for the Avolites Users Training Course. Initially the course was planned for 6 – 8 May – it slipped our minds that the 7th May was in fact the South African General Election Day. The training will now take place from 27 –

DWR Distribution is delighted to host an Avolites User Training Course for operators of Titan One, Titan Mobile and Tiger Touch consoles. The three day course, from beginners to advanced training, will be presented by Nick Britz. Johannesburg (6 – 8 May) DWR, Block C, Unit 1, Kimbult Industrial Park,

When we were little, there was no Woolies producing hot cross buns any time of the year….although we are very grateful that they do so now! Good Friday was usually a special supper around the table with fish on the menu if not mistaken. Hot cross buns were a treat

All photos courtesy of The Baxter Theatre A Robe MiniMe starred alongside Scrooge, played by Marc Lottering, in Lara Foot’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol held at the Baxter Theatre, which forms part of the University of Cape Town. On a visit to Johannesburg, Patrick Curtis, Production Manager

The production values on this year’s X-Factor Live Tour, the UK’s immensely popular talent hunting television show, certainly maintain the look and feel of the original TV show.  Video plays a large part in this with two IMAG screens stage left and right reminding the audience of the journey the

ITALY – Now that Clay Paky has successfully lit the first Codega Award Ceremony* (held in Venice last October), the Italian company’s lighting systems are setting the scene for LedLab, a solid state lighting laboratory promoted by Assodel. In cooperation with the Italian Lighting Designers Network, Clay Paky makes the

It was a great pleasure for DWR Distribution to welcome Andy Duffield from GDS to South Africa for the second time. “I primarily came out to see new projects and to carry out some training with the DWR sales team,” said Duffield. “I should tell you they are excellent, supportive

Keystone Production’s Christopher Bolton made 12 Clay Paky B-Eye fixtures the lighting showpiece for the 2nd Annual SA Premier Business Awards hosted at the Sandton Convention Centre on the 19th March. Bolton took on the role of the Production Director for the event and was also responsible for the set,

Robe once again enjoyed a massively busy and successful Prolight+Sound exhibition at the Messe in Frankfurt … launching a selection of new innovations and presenting another eye-catching lightshow on the booth in Hall 11, which attracted huge numbers of visitors to the stand and created a buzz which resonated throughout

Quite literally MGG Productions have done it again! Thanks to the success of a sci-fi concept they came up for a corporate conference held last year, MGG were asked by their client Eventworx to recreate the entire look for the same event hosted earlier this year. MGG’s newly appointed General

 It was the most successful ProLight+Sound ever for Clay Paky.” Pio Nahum, Clay Paky CCO, did not mince his words when he described the results the Italian company had achieved at the largest show for the industry in the world. During the four-day show in Germany, Clay Paky’s stand was

The world’s number one DJ Hardwell recently took his acclaimed ‘I Am Hardwell’ show to Brazil playing the 8,000 capacity Espaço das Américas in Sao Paulo where lighting rental company Apple Produçoes supplied over 100 Robe moving lights for a design by Dutch LD Andre Beekmans of The Art of

UAE – The feature rich Clay Paky Alpha Spot QWO 800s are providing a large part of the top-end lighting solution for Abu Dhabi’s latest nightclub ‘O1NE’. The middle-eastern ‘super-club’, designed to merge the latest AV, light and audio technology with super-luxe interior design for its VIP guests, has been

Robert Juliat experienced a hugely successful show at Prolight + Sound, Frankfurt with a constant stream of visitors keeping the stand exceptionally busy over the four days. Robert Juliat chose to refocus attention on its fabulous followspot range to reinvigorate its presence in the German market. This proved an excellent

  Robe continues to be a popular choice for Israel’s top TV Lighting Designers, with ROBIN MMX Spot and LEDBeam 100s right up there in the eye-catching lighting scheme designed by LD Ronen Najar for the first 24-episode series of brand new singing contest, ‘Rising Star’. The show was recorded

Welcome to Johnny Scholtz, who joined the DWR Distribution sales team in February 2014, and will be playing a vital role as a representative for Africa. Johnny is a well known and respected lighting designer and has worked on various corporate events in Africa. He initially joined the industry after

Photos by Preston Hoffman Words by Louise Stickland American jam band Moe. thrives on spontaneity for their improvisational music. No two nights are the same. However, their lighting designer Preston Hoffman needed reliable fixtures he could rely on night after night giving the same steady performance. He now counts on

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“To find the enigma of Michael Broderick, you have to peel away layers. Each time you meet him, you chip away until you find the real person. He is gentle, warm and thoughtful. He is very philosophical. He is a cook though a nutcase! You look at him and want

Ultra Worldwide, the massive premier electronic music festival, hit Cape Town and Johannesburg on 14 and 15 February. While the main technical was supplied by Gearhouse, Travis Yeatman controlled certain elements of the pyrotechnics for this event using his Avolites Tiger Touch. Fireworks for Africa were commissioned to incorporate awesome

“The nothingness (die niks), the wide open spaces and the deafening stillness…balm for the soul at sunset.” This is the magic of Prince Albert, the gateway to the Great Karroo – Prince Albert home page In the charming town of Prince Albert, The Showroom, a new theatre, opened her doors