24 April 2013   Clay Paky experienced a successful Prolight + Sound 2013 last week in Frankfurt, Germany. Traffic in the stand was busy and the company highlighted many new products. Sharpy Wash 330 is a compact, lightweight 330W washlight, with the luminous efficiency, graphic, and optical performance of a

19 April 2013   Robe concluded its “Busiest and best” Prolight+Sound exhibition to date at the Frankfurt Messe! The action-packed 4-day Robe schedule included the launch of six innovative new fixtures, a press event announcing the company’s sponsorship of Czech MotoGP racing star Karel Abraham and a show-stopping lightshow on

19 April 2013     Latest buzz on the musical theatre wires is that the newly opened Jersey Boys at the Teatro, Montecasino in Johannesburg is absolutely unmissable. Fresh from its Singapore tour- where the show played to rapt audiences at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore – the show opened

08 April 2013   Germany – Philips Vari-Lite is offering visitors to Prolight + Sound Frankfurt the opportunity to experience first hand the creative potential of the extremely bright output new VL3015, VL3015LT and VL3515 luminiares. Also on show will be the newly released software for the popular VLX Wash

29 March 2013   Happy Easter    May it be a special time for you, your family and friends. Kindly note that DWR Distriburion will be closed for the long weekend including Friday, 29 March and Monday, 1st April.   We will reopen on Tuesday, 2nd April.   If there is

06 March 2013     Portable Control System This is the perfect desk to introduce you to the world of intelligent fixture control. Built for entry level operation and small to medium sized theatres, the Strand Lighting 250ML console gives you a simple interface, great features and an even better

04 March 2013     By Chris De Lancey, Enterstage Africa Having successfully managed the Nissan Dealer Awards Conference for 2011 and 2012, it was with confidence that Enterstage was tasked with putting together the conference for this year’s event at Sun City. With 3 venues used for the various

28 February 2013   The upgrade and installation of a Philips Strand dimming system at The Baxter Theatre in Cape Town, is now complete. The Baxter Theatre at the University of Cape Town purchased their new Philips Strand Wallrack Dimmer units from DWR Distribution. “As time allowed and as the

19 February 2013   – Courtesy Louise Stickland Robe’s innovative new ROBIN MMX WashBeam moving light won a prestigious ‘Etoile du SIEL’ (Star of SIEL) Award for Technical Innovation at the 2013 SIEL trade exhibition in Paris –  France’s leading international expo for the professional lighting, sound, video and entertainment

28 January 2013 Theo Papenfus (Stage Effects) and Ni-Lou Breytenbach (Lightship Productions)     Ni-Lou Breytenbach from Lightship Productions was the first in South Africa, along with Theo Papenfus (Stage Effects) to play on the Avolites Sapphire Touch. Stage Effects consequently purchased the console. Ni-Lou, who works with the company

04 December 2012     Opened in 1997 by Nelson Mandela, the Multi –Award winning Durban ICC celebrated its 15th birthday anniversary with a Grand Banquet. With 33000m2 of space available to clients, the Exhibition Centre is the largest flat floor, column-free exhibition/conference space in Africa. This year the Durban

09 November 2012 South African based Media Film Service were commissioned for the second time to provide the lighting for The German Bachelor reality series which was filmed in Cape Town. To facilitate the job, they purchased two Avolites Art 2000 48/16 Amp dimmers, one Art 2000 24/32 Amp dimmer

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06 November 2012   The 13th Huisgenoot-Skouspel was hosted at Sun City’s Superbowl on the 6, 7, 13 and 14 October 2012. The show, which has been described as the largest Afrikaans music performance of the year, saw a collaboration of 60 artists performing 80 songs in a three hour

05 October 2012 Kagiso “Daystar” Moima, owner of Blackmotion   Black owned Johannesburg rental company, Blackmotion, is rebranding itself to become a full lighting service and audio visual company focusing on stage, concerts, architectural and system integration.   Over the last few months they have purchased 16 Robin 600 fixtures

11 September 2012 Black Coffee supplied the predominantly Robe lighting rig for the Kwa-Zulu Natal Military Tattoo held at the Natal Mounted Rifles (N.M.R.) parade grounds in Durban from the 11 – 13th July 2012.   Based on the success of military tattoos worldwide and the popularity of the Durban

04 September 2012 Heading into PLASA 2012, Czech Republic based lighting manufacturer Robe has upped the ante on its already strong green policies, underlining its commitment to helping preserve the planet in as many ways as possible.   “Sustainability is becoming ever more important in customer choice,” comments Robe’s CEO

21 August 2012   In June, the industry lost Royden Paynter, Head of the Lighting Department at Wits. To everyone who knew him, he was a gentle, lovely individual.   At his memorial service at the university, a letter was read from his sister Robyn, and the Euology was by

20 August 2012   Robe celebrates its tenth birthday and ten years of ‘Working With Winners’ at PLASA 2012, referring to its amazing international distribution team, most of whom have been with the company since its first PLASA in 2002. The company was established in 1994, starting with humble beginnings

17 August 2012     Soweto’s Maponya Mall saw great crowds gathering to meet the Orlando Pirates’ Players and to see an oversized version of the club’s new jersey which was unveiled by their technical sponsor Adidas. Rental company, Sound Decision, built a 10m high Prolyte trussing structure on which

17 August 2012   Photo courtesy Mariola Biela   Many thanks to the Joburg Theatre for the beautiful show photos   Le Grand Cirque de Adrenaline thrilled a South African audience with breathtaking performances at the Joburg Theatre. While the show pushed acrobatics to the limit, the technical was amazing

16 August 2012   Top Gear VIP Marquee When the Top Gear Festival was hosted to thousands of fans at the Moses Mabhida Station and People’s Park in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, rental company Selbys were delighted to provide the lighting, sound and av for the VIP Marquee tent which included

16 August 2012   Nick Britz, Robert Izzett, Duncan Riley and Bruce Riley South African based DWR Distribution is proud to acknowledge three individuals who have been appointed director members of this professional lighting sales company. Bruce Riley (Technical Director), Nick Britz (Director of Training and Product Development) and Robert

15 August 2012   SLMC – Stage Lighting Master Class – is a two-day master class about the art and craft of stage lighting design, and is the only event of its kind in South Africa.  This year it will take place in Johannesburg at the Market Theatre Laboratory on

13 August 2012   It was an amazing turn out to see Super M Live with The Parlotones performance as some 2 000 patrons attended the concert at the Gateway’s Wavehouse in Durban on Sunday, 5th August 2012. The concert was hosted for winners of the Clover Super M competition,

06 August 2012     A warm welcome extends to “DJ Schalk” who is new to DWR Distribution. Schalk Botha has been a long time friend to the industry and joins the sales team. He arrived on his first day at the office equipped with an iPad linked to a

02 August 2012     Photos with courtesy Mike Schmucker, Studio 88   After the success of the lively dancing competition, Step Up or Step Out, it was a privilege for Blond Productions to once again be commissioned by their client Endemol South Africa, to supply the lighting, sound, screen

02 August 2012     Cosmic Gate have been coming to South Africa since 2002 and were welcomed again by a passionate audience when entertaining at Sky Raiders, Johannesburg on 21st April 2012. This was the final leg of their three city Wake Up Your Mind SA tour, accompanied by

01 August 2012   Photo: Jacques Liebenberg  Ultim8 Designs – Special thanks to the Splashy Fen Music Festival team for contributing to the article The tranquil Underberg farm on which the annual Splashy Fen Music Festival is held was transformed into a colourful tent town when thousands of people from

01 August 2012   Gianluca Breda, Duncan Riley and Massimo Bolandrina   The ClayPaky Roadshow kicked off to an overwhelming response in Johannesburg on Monday, 30 July 2012. Thank you to everyone who attended. The next stop is in Durban on 1 August, and Cape Town 4 August. We hope

31 July 2012     We always get so excited to welcome new staff to our team but every now and again we have to say good-bye, which is never as easy or cheerful. It is with regret that we say farewell to Cherine Viney, who joined us March 2007.

30 July 2012       Fashion by the Sea was held over two evening on the Moyo Pier at the Durban beachfront recently. The show ran off a grandma 2 and also utilized four Avolites Cubes. The weather played along for this trendy event which could not have been hosted

26 July 2012   Gerda Kruger Philip Kruger Consulting   If there is a lighting designer in South Africa, someone who has stood the test of time, someone who has influenced lives and who, still is passionate about lighting design, it would be Gerda Kruger.   Gerda has done tremendous

19 June 2012 From Fly Piggy Fly, Scott Kelly, Nerine Janse van Rensburg, Julie Coetzee &  Lawrence Mthunzana Fly Piggy Fly, which has a new TV production house called Bay Studios (the first television studio in the Eastern Cape), recently purchased a Philips Strand 200 Series console, a Philips Strand 6

06 June 2012     Courtesy Louise Stickland Over 300 Robe ROBIN 600 LEDWash and PureWhite moving lights were specified by lighting designer Peter Heilig of SfS Project Aschaffenburg to light a special pavilion area showcasing the new BMW 6 series Gran Coupe on the BMW stand at the 2012

14 May 2012     The Oscars was the theme for this year’s Caxton Awards, held at The Theatre on the Track on 29 March 2012. Caxton and CTP Publishers and printers are recognized as one of the largest publishers and printers of books, magazines, newspapers and commercial print in

09 May 2012   Hugh Wyllie and Duncan Riley, DWR Distribution   DWR Distribution would like to take this opportunity to say good-bye to Hugh Wyllie and wish him everything of the best for the future as he relocates to Surrey, England. Hugh started his career in theatre at the

02 May 2012     Duncan Riley and Robert Izzett, DWR Distribution   From May 1st onwards, DWR Distribution will represent Prolyte Group and its full range of products as distributor for South Africa. DWR is not entirely new to the Prolyte network, over the last years they have gained

02 May 2012   Photos with kind courtesy Kierran / Ocean Driven Media   When Avicii performed at the Wavehouse in Durban as part of his South Africa tour recently, Insane Sound & Lighting were the technical suppliers. Avicii drew in a crowd of 5 500 people. While the nomadic

25 April 2012   MJ Event Gear provided the full technical including; stage, sets, video, lighting and sound for a Transnet breakfast event held on the 10th April 2012 at the Hilton Ballroom in Sandton. Transnet Group CEO, Brian Molefe, provided detail on a R300bn, seven-year investment programme aimed at

05 April 2012     At the start of this year, Multi-Media purchased 12 x Robin 600LEDs, 12 x Robin 600 Spots and 4 x MMXs. We asked Tim Fish, a partner at the company, to give us feedback on the sale and where the units have been used over

22 March 2012   All the way from Germany, Paul van Dyk opened up his Johannesburg (South Africa) set of his Gatecrasher World Wide Tour at Truth Nightclub in Midrand on 3 February 2012. XGX Productions, commissioned by Vic Vaid and Lee Govender, were the technical suppliers of sound, lighting,

15 March 2012     The Avolites Titan Training Course, comprising of two two-day sessions in Johannesburg (DWR Distribution Offices), and a one two-day session in Cape Town (The Arena Crew Lounge at the GrandWest Casino), was well attended by delegates across South Africa… and even Namibia! The course, presented

13 March 2012 Czech Republic moving light manufacturer Robe launches five innovative new LED based products at the 2012 Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt. These are all in Robe’s eco-conscious ROBIN range – with the emphasis on smaller, brighter, lighter and utilising genuinely more energy efficient technologies – underlining Robe’s “Think

01 March 2012   South Africa is delighted to announce the launch of a brand new website, The Theatre Lighting Archive,  which celebrates the pioneers of theatre lighting design in South Africa. The website, www.theatrearchive.co.za, went live on the 29th February 2012. “I figured February 29th doesn’t happen every year

27 February 2012     Michael Lewis from Untapped Sound was the Lighting Designer (amongst other roles!) for Watershed’s recent tour, Laying New Tracks. He travelled with an Avolites Titan Mobile – a list of venues and dates are listed below. Michael kindly answered a few questions:   When did

21 February 2012   Courtesy Louise Stickland Johannesburg-based VWV, One of South Africa’s leading production companies – responsible for the spectacular closing ceremony of the 2010 Soccer World Cup amongst many other events – has invested in Robe’s new ROBIN MMX Spot moving light fixtures. “They are currently building up

21 February 2012   Old Mutual Jazz Encounter dB Audio took delivery of 12 Robin 300LED fixtures in October 2011. David Benade, Managing Member at dB Audio comments, “In our significantly girl powered company, the 300s became an immediate hit owning to their comfortable size and weight.” The 300s jumped

20 February 2012   Easy Moeketsi and Basinki Sekori   Sometimes you have to brag and this is one of those occasions! DWR Distribution have an outstanding team who go the extra mile and for that we are grateful! Well done to Easy Moeketsi and Basinki Sekori (AKA Alex) who