27 November 2013     Robe Lighting enjoyed one of its busiest and best LDI exhibitions to date at the Las Vegas Convention Centre, which saw their stylish, eye-catching all white booth – complete with spectacular lightshow designed by Nathan Wan – win ‘Best Big Booth Design’ category of the

21 November 2013   LIVE broadcast on SABC (South Africa Broadcast Corporation) By Ryan Dunbar (Lighting Designer at Gearhouse SA) The 6th SABC Crown Gospel Awards was filmed live by the SABC for the first time this year. The event was held at a packed Durban ICC Arena and all

18 November 2013   Photos and story courtesy Louise Stickland Robe’s latest technologies  – including the PLASA Innovation Award winning MiniMe LED and digital effects luminaire plus DLS Profile, DLX Spot, MMX Spot, LEDBeam 100s and LEDWash 600 moving lights – were specified by Lighting Designer Steve Sinclair for the

18 November 2013   Photos courtesy Mikki Kunttu Leading Finnish Lighting & Visuals Designer Mikki Kunttu is putting his own creative stamp on the current season of Idols in Finland, for which he is lighting, visuals and set designer. Finnish Idols is in its seventh glorious season and also celebrating

13 November 2013     Photos and story courtesy Louise Stickland Robe moving lights are in action on the 2013 series of Idols South Africa, with lighting again designed by Joshua Cutts from Visual Frontier and supplied by technical production specialists Dream Sets for series producers Sic Entertainment. The 10

11 November 2013   The Big Beat team It was party night as the reggae sounds of Undivided Roots (whose main guitarist is ten years old!), floated through the warehouse of Big Beat Productions. October marked Big Beat’s first year in their new premises in Pietermaritzburg, and invited clients celebrated

07 November 2013   Photo courtesy Louise Stickland By Louise Stickland Robe’s latest LED moving lights are being used in great style to light the current series of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ in South Africa, which is being recorded at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)’s Renaissance Centre

05 November 2013   Clay Paky Lighting Fixtures Wrap a Summer on the Road with the 311Tour USA – Omaha-based alternative rock band 311 completed its summer Unity Tour 2013, and a large complement of Clay Paky lighting went along for the 26-show ride coast-to-coast.  The tour marked the eleventh

04 November 2013     You are invited to join us for our grandMA2 training week. The training week will be presented by Nic Britz and will consist of three short courses over a period of five days. Basic User Course Cost: R1000.00 incl VAT Time: 9am to 4pm Venue:

29 October 2013     PROLYTE RIGGING TRAINING COURSE Once again DWR Distribution takes pleasure in inviting you to attend the Prolyte Rigging Training Course in conjunction with Prolyte and Rhino Rigs. The course is set to be more practical but will also include important aspects like safety, machinery and

25 October 2013   An Avolites Titan Training Course was hosted at DWR Distribution’s new premises in Laserpark, Johannesburg, from 21 to 23 October 2013. Due to a wonderful interest from rental companies in and around the Durban area, the same workshop will be held in KwaZulu Natal from 28

17 October 2013     Story and photos courtesy Louise Stickland Robe LEDWash 1200s and LEDBeam 100s were specified by Italian TV Lighting Designer Sandro Carotenuto for the live shows in the latest ‘Made in Sud’ comedy series. These were recorded in the 600 capacity Auditorium venue at the RAI

16 October 2013   Images courtesy The Guild Theatre If one had to allocate the epicentre of the Performing Arts in East London – a city that lies on the Indian Ocean coast, largely between the Buffalo River and the Nahoon River and which hosts South Africa’s only river port

15 October 2013   Seen for the first time at PLASA was Doughty Engineering’s innovative motorised lectern, as well as its new and stronger range of truss adaptors. The unique lectern – the first of its kind – is fully DDA compliant and visitors on the stand were able to

11 October 2013     LumenRadio debuts the revolutionary new SuperNova 3 software at PLASA this year. Utilizing the Art-Net and RDM management protocols, SuperNova 3 enables system-wide control of the entire lighting infrastructure. Alerts and monitoring can be configured for each element of the system – when a temperature

10 October 2013   Chart topping, award winning and enduringly popular UK pop rockers McFly celebrated 10 years at the forefront of the music industry with great panache and some help from Robe’s latest technology … in four sold-out shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The RAH’s Lighting department were

07 October 2013   Robert Juliat, French manufacturer of tungsten, discharge and LED lighting fixtures and followspots, will be exhibiting at PLASA 2013 on stand T76 in the Ambersphere Solutions area. “We are pleased to be part of the exciting changes as PLASA moves to its new venue at London

07 October 2013   Robe lighting is showcasing nine innovative new products on stand L80 in Hall 5 at the PLASA lighting & sound exhibition at ExCeL London, October 6th – 9th 2013. Products will include all those launched at Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt in April – The Pointe, MiniMe, CycFx 8,

26 September 2013   Photos courtesy Janco Photography MGG Productions supplied the full technical for their client, Eventworx, for a corporate event hosted at the Sandton Convention Centre earlier this year, one which absolutely shouted sci-fi. Having over 160 Robe fixtures, Kevin Rieck created a thrilling lighting design using timecode

17 September 2013   Duncan Riley (DWR) and Stuart Andrews (Gearhouse South Africa)   Gearhouse South Africa have invested in new lighting equipment comprising of 150 moving head fixtures and two new consoles. The purchase was made in order for Gearhouse to fulfil their upcoming workload. As they have an

13 September 2013   From Sun City, Ian Stewart, Reg Habib and “Victor”.     The Sun City Theatre, better known as the old Extrav Theatre, in the North West Province, South Africa, has invested in two Robert Juliat Victors. The Victor is the first 1800W followspots on the market.

13 September 2013      During set up, Michael Broderick (left) & Oliver Hauser Operations Manager from AFDA Johannesburg Day.   KwaZulu Natal’s most respected art festival, the annual Witness Hilton Arts Festival, turns 21 this year and takes place on the beautiful grounds of Hilton College this weekend, from 12

12 September 2013     USA – The brand new Hakkasan nightclub within the MGM Grand in Las Vegas has added dazzling sparkle to its huge main dance floor by installing 16 of Clay Paky’s powerful laser-like beam Sharpys. The sixteen perfectly parallel pure beam Sharpys are rigged on the

12 September 2013   Over 2000 Robe LEDWash fixtures are in action on a series of high profile stands – including Audi, BMW, Mini. Opel, Porsche, Seat and Volkswagen, at the Frankfurt 65th International Motor Show (IAA). One of the world’s leading auto expos, IAA 2013 is being staged at

02 September 2013   Photos courtesy Joburg Theatre Lighting Designer Declan Randall wove Robe moving lights into his intricate lighting design for the epic roller-skating Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Starlight Express” staged in The Mandela venue at the Joburg Theatre complex in downtown Johannesburg. Randall was part of a Johannesburg

30 August 2013   DWR Distribution has relocated to Laserpark, Honeydew. The larger premises enable all departments from stores to demonstration and training facilities, to operate under one roof. “A big thank you to MJ Event Gear, Dream Sets and Pan Tilt for allowing us the use of their trucks

19 August 2013   Congratulations to the winner of the DWR t-shirt competition, Leswin Heswick from Vision Media, Cape Town.   The industry was invited to come up with a lighting themed t-shirt. The winner would receive a TitanOne and their design and signature would be printed in bulk and

16 August 2013   Photos courtesy Neal Kernohan New Robe lighting fixtures have been installed in the Cape Town home venue of South Africa’s renowned and innovative Zip Zap Circus School. Zip Zap is a registered non-profit organisation, a circus school, a performance and technical training facility as well as

16 August 2013     DWR Distribution enjoyed a wonderful Mediatech 2013 at the Coca Cola Dome recently. A big thank you to Simon Robinson and his team.   We received an all round positive response from international guests and suppliers who attended the show. Kindly find their feedback below. Thank you to everyone who

13 August 2013   Twenty thousand excited FC Union Berlin fans packed into their An der Alten  Fösterei Stadium to watch a specially commissioned show to officially inaugurate their new grandstand. The 20 minute spectacle was creatively directed by Gerald Ponesky and Uwe “Leo” Auerswald for producers the Compact Team,

06 August 2013   Two leading technical production companies – Mauritius based Impact Production Group and Johannesburg based Multi-Media – joined forces to provide design services and full technical production for a recent exclusive four-day conference and incentive event on the vibrant and beautiful island of Mauritius. Five sites were

26 July 2013   West London based lighting rental company Colour Sound Experiment (CSE) supplied lighting equipment, LED screen and crew to Lighting Designer Rich Gilson for the recent Die Antwoord (The Answer) show at London’s Brixton Academy. The South African Zef rap-ravers Ninja and Yolandi Vi$$er have a massive

24 July 2013      While we await our new office telephone number, please feel welcome to contact our sales and technical team on their mobile numbers: Sales Enquiries Dave Whitehouse / 082 417 8596 /dave@delano.server.rcm-test-web.co.za Duncan Riley / 082 699 7355 / duncan@staging.dwrdistribution.co.za Keith Pugin / 082 077 1807 / keith@staging.dwrdistribution.co.za Nicolet

19 July 2013   Visit DWR Distribution at Mediatech -Stand J1 Besides introducing you to our international suppliers, we’ll be glad to show you our latest products. Can’t wait to see you there!   Register Free using this unique Code: EX002000 at www.mediatech.co.za before 7th July 2013 and avoid paying

09 July 2013   Photos courtesy Mark Drysdale The proof is in the pudding and MJ Event Gear were delighted to receive a thumbs up from their client, Idea-Listic, for once again pulling off a fantastic Tarsus Dealer Bash. The event was held at Montecasino and MJ supplied the ground

08 July 2013   Prolyte introduces a new corner type: H30D-C039 The H30D-C039 is a 3-way corner where the downward leg is placed in a central position. This means you can create goal posts or square grids on legs with only one type of corner. Forget about left and right

08 July 2013   Hayleigh Evans, one of the founders of POPArt Theatre, with DWR’s Dave Whitehouse.   With people craving a platform for unpretentious live performance spaces, whether theatre shows or live improvisation and poet evenings, the two year old POPArt Theatre in down town Johannesburg fills the niche.

05 July 2013   Kevin Maybury – March 9th 1929 – June 11th 2013 A special word of thanks to Claire Robins for sending us this biography, written and published by the Events & Installations magazine in Vol. 18 2004 c.) Kevin Maybury – An Eventful Life Born in Sydney Australia

04 July 2013   The sounds of the American trio, Chevelle, recently hit South Africa. Chevelle had plans to play at local festival Oppikoppi in 2011, but due to obligations to finish their record, they had to cancel. Keeping their promise to come back, fans were delighted to welcome them

03 July 2013   MJ Event Gear supplied the full technical for the Black Management Forum Corporate Update Dinner, held recently at the Sandton Convention Centre. A thousand guests, including South African government and business leaders, were invited to the black-tie occasion. With the client only confirming the technical four

01 July 2013   Pink’s critically acclaimed The Truth About Love world tour is underway with Clay Paky Sharpys and Chromlech Elidy LEDs accompanying the pop star on more than 130 show dates in North America, Europe and Australia.  A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky lighting and

25 June 2013     Photos: Special thanks to Gareth Chambers   South Africa: Rock fans filled the Sun City Superbowl for the Kings of Chaos who performed on the 15 and 16 June. “I received so many positive phone calls enquiring who did the lighting on the gig,” commented

24 June 2013     The first ever Vectorworks course for the entertainment industry in South Africa was presented by Francois van der Merwe from Wizardry Group on the 30 and 31 May at DWR Distribution, Johannesburg. Even though this was a basic introduction to Vectorworks Spotlight, the demand and

24 June 2013   Courtesy Louise Stickland International Lighting Designer Tom Kenny specified Robe’s latest Pointe moving lights for the 2013 MTV Upfront presentation, staged at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. This was the first ‘live’ use of the newly launched Pointe in the US. Kenny – never

21 June 2013   Robe lighting’s CEO Josef Valchar and staff at the company’s HQ in Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic, have mobilised to help contribute to humanitarian aid relief in the wake of the worst floods to hit the country in a decade.   The floods which affected vast swaths

20 June 2013 After training and product orientation, the SABC crew were pleased to use their brand new lighting gear, including Robins, Sharpys, Tiger Touch and Prolyte trussing, on the second season of the television game show, Fan Base. “This was the very first time they used the equipment they

20 June 2013                         THE ART OF FOLLOW SPOTTING – AN INTRODUCTION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT & EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES WITH WOMEN IN TECHNICAL PRODUCTION (WiTP) PRESENTERS:       GERDA & PHILIP KRUGER – PHILIP KRUGER CONSULTING DATES:                      17, 18 & 19 JULY 2013 TIMES:                       11h00 – 13H00                                     15H00 –

17 June 2013   Robert Juliat appoints DWR Distribution as new partner for South Africa Robert Juliat are happy to announce that, DWR Distribution cc has joined the Robert Juliat distributor family. From 1st June 2013, DWR has assumed responsibility for sales activity across South Africa, promoting and supporting the

16 May 2013 Forming part of the Samsung Galaxy S4 World Tour, the Galaxy S4 was launched to the South African market at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg recently and was attended by some 2 000 guests.   The elaborate event consisted of two parts; a formal conference followed

30 April 2013   With the 2nd year Wits students are Stan Knight (back far right) and from DWR, Gareth Chambers and Dave Whitehouse. For the first time in his career, South African theatre legend and lighting designer, Stan Knight, is lecturing at Wits University.  He recently visited DWR Distribution,