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

20 February 2012   A warm welcome extends to Gareth Chambers (33) who joins DWR Distribution to assist with technical support. Gareth worked at AV Tech for nine years where he was in charge of the Lighting Department and Managed the crew. In October last year he started freelancing and

09 February 2012     Thank you for the stunning photos Chashish Photography   Their latest album may be titled “Journey Through The Shadows”  but The Parlotones have stepped into the light. Quite literally, their tour has been hosted in some well equipped lighting venues including The Lyric Theatre, Emperor’s Palace

09 February 2012     There was a mixture of excitement and nerves when Black Coffee were awarded technical supplier  for the Fourth SABC Crown Gospel Music Awards held at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) in November 2011. Lighting Designer, Michael Broderick cautiously stepped in behind the grandMA 2

31 January 2012   Married couple, Alvin and Anrika Bruinders who head up Sound Headquarters.   Johannesburg based rental hire company, Sound Headquarters Africa, headed by Alvin Bruinders, in 2011 invested in Robe professional lighting gear to compliment their EAW line array sound systems. Sound Headquarters were the main  technical

30 January 2012     Visual Frontier was hired to provide the lighting and AV solution for Skouspel 2011, held from 7 – 9 October and 14 – 16 October at the Sun City Superbowl. Joshua Cutts,  who heads Visual Frontier, was the lighting designer. It was the fifth time

24 January 2012   Jubilation was followed by regret as it was announced that DWR Distribution would have their very first staff vacancy in Durban but that none of the current Johannesburg team would be candidates for the position. How disappointing….after all those dreams of surfing during lunch break! As

23 January 2012   For the second consecutive year, Dreamsets have provided the full technical for Miss South Africa and Miss Teen held at Sun City’s Superbowl during December 2011. Lighting Designer from the company, Mauritz Jacobs, has worked on the show at least five other times. This year was

14 December 2011     Courtesy Louise Stickland The latest Bryan Adams tour is the first major one in the UK tour to feature Robe lighting’s new ROBIN MMX Spots, as specified by lighting designer Ewan McRobb and supplied by the tour’s lighting contractor, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK based Siyan.

12 December 2011       The first season of the brand new television musical competition, Varstrap, aired on KykNet (DSTV), has just come to an end. Set in a cellar at Lourensford Wine Farm in Somerset West one can almost imagine the oak wine vats combined with fruity aromas

09 December 2011   Thank you to everyone in the industry for your valued support during 2011! Like you, we are counting down the days to the holidays!! May you have a Merry Christmas, may the holidays be a fun time to unwind and spend with those you love, and

06 December 2011   Multi-Media used their 12 new Robin 300 LEDs for two prominent events, Herbalife Southern Africa Extravaganza and the PICA Awards. Herbalife Southern Africa Extravaganza Some 2 500 guests from across the country attended the Herbalife Southern Africa Extravaganza, a three day event hosted at the Emperor’s Palace

23 November 2011   Rental Company, Pan Tilt, give their feedback on the brands / stands they worked on at the Johannesburg International Motor Show.     PAN TILT   ALFA   Technical Supplier: Pan Tilt Client: Set Squared Spec: Client wanted six lights per cars. The main focus was a

18 November 2011 Rebecca Heartfield, RM Photography M-Net, launched as South Africa’s first pay TV channel, celebrated 25 years of magic at the M-Net Studios in Randburg during October, utilizing a grandmA and 49 Robe fixtures.     TechRig supplied the full technical and Robert Grobler, from the aforementioned company,

13 October 2011   Dan Riley, DWR Distribution   “When looking at The Playhouse Company tender we had won, I wondered if we would complete it,” said Dan Riley, DWR Distribution. “It was a major job and they put in clauses that the theatre could not close and that shows

24 September 2011 L – R : Harry von den Stemmen (Robe, Sales Director), Yannick Danguy (Axente sales manager Paris), Guillaume Perrier (Axente, technical support), Josef, Valchar (Robe, CEO), Xavier Drouet (Axente, owner), Alain-Rene Lantelme (Axente, sales director), Ingo Dombrowski (Robe, Key Account Manager Europe), Jérôme Bréhard (Axente, MD), Renata Stodulkova (Robe, Sales Operations Manager), Daniela Šimčíkova (Robe,

18 August 2011     When Clover recently hosted their annual conference and gala dinner at Sun City, they called in the services of Techrig to provide the full technical. Gala Event    Acclaimed Michael Gill was responsible for the set design for the gala event held in the Ballroom,

18 August 2011 Robe – PLASA 2011 Preview : Stand 1-F47 Robe launches two important and unique new LED products at PLASA 2011 – the ROBIN 1200 LEDWash, and the ROBIN DLX Spot, and previews the upcoming ROBIN ‘Sniper’ – a mega-bright fixture with a super-tight parallel 230 mm fat