04 July 2011 “Qincy” (Michael Strathmann) MA Lighting International Tech Sales Engineer     You may have met Michael Strathmann, better known as Qincy, earlier this year at the DWR Distribution Roadshow. What a fantastic guy!  He will be back again for Mediatech. Herewith his answers to some of our

30 June 2011 Paul Erik Haseloop Director New Business and Key Account Management Prolyte     Paul Erik Haseloop from Prolyte will be visiting Mediatech this year. Many of you have met and know Paul already, but here is his feedback, which you may not know!     Nic asked:

29 June 2011 Lee Baldock Editor Lighting & Sound International www.lsionline.co.uk/digital     What a privilege that Lee Baldock, Editor of Lighting & Sound International, will be attending Mediatech. We also thank him for his willingness to regularly add South African stories to Lighting & Sound International On-Line. Enjoy his

28 June 2011 Michael Goldberg Sales and Marketing Director EMEA Philips Entertainment     No stranger to the South African industry, we are delighted that Michael Goldberg will be attending Mediatech. We were curious to read that he initially wanted to start off his career as a photographer! Read on

28 June 2011 Elaine Peake Head of Sales Le Maitre Ltd     Having travelled the globe, well much of it, meet Elaine Peake from Le Maitre who will be visiting South Africa for the first time during Mediatech.   Dan asked: “Did you plan your life in the industry or

24 June 2011 Meet our overseas visitor   Anders Ardstal Vice President of Operations LumenRadio AB     Mediatech is around the corner. In preparation, meet some of the faces you’ll be seeing on the DWR Distribution stand. The staff from DWR put together individual and light-hearted questions for our

23 June 2011   The Alberton LewenSentrum, a place of worship in Alberton Johannesburg, recently added to their lighting retinue. Emmanuel Mc Grath from The Art of Noise headed the installation and also recommended that the church purchase an Avolites Titan. We asked him a couple of questions.    

21 June 2011   Theo Papenfus from Stage Effects has been appointed technical supplier, for the second year running, for Class Act, a show broadcast on SABC 1 where contestants compete in an acting competition.   The set is absolutely vibrant and can be seen live on air every Saturday

20 June 2011   Courtesy Louise Stickland   Robe moving lights once again were the primary moving light fixtures used for the Israeli Opera’s “Aida” at the 2011 Dead Sea & Jerusalem Opera Festival, a co-production with the Les Choragies d’Orange in France, staged in the amazing outdoor purpose built

20 June 2011     Photos and story with thanks to LEE Filters Lighting designer Declan Randall has a wide grin on his face. Clad in a fetching red lab coat, he walks briskly and with intent from the lightbox, over to a custom-built, enclosed room that’s fondly referred to as

  11 June 2011   Will it work or won’t it? The proof is “bums on seats” and so far the brand new Atterbury Theatre at the striking Lynnwood Bridge, situated in the east of Pretoria, is playing to sold out houses. It was a privilege for DWR Distribution to

10 June 2011   With the highest viewer rating for this season of Survivor SA, the finale had to be something ritzy! To set the scene, the live show, where Hykie Berg was announced as the Ultimate Survivor SA: Maldives, was shot from an open airplane hangar at Rand Airport

10 June 2011   A special word of thanks to Heidi Janse van Rensburg for the stunning concert pics taken by Paul Pearce of Studio 27 . Roxette performed to seven sold out concerts in Cape Town and Sun City on their recent tour to South Africa, forming part of their

31 May 2011   For the fourth consecutive season, Blond Productions were commissioned to cater for the sound, lighting and AV requirements of Big Brother Africa. One gets the impression that Blond must be doing something right, and if at all possible, their contribution to the game show, along with

30 May 2011 Willie Botha (left) and Dillon Jearey (Kilowatt AV) with DWR Distribution’s Nick Britz. Sometimes sales are all about “humming and ahhing”. Haven’t we all done that… decisions, decisions and endless contemplation. Other times it’s “strike while the iron’s hot”, exactly what happened when Dillon Jearey of Kilowatt

25 May 2011   The MDG Ice Fog Q is being used for the first time in South Africa for Jesus Christ Superstar at Artscape Cape Town to be followed by performances at the Teatro at Montecasino.  The fixture is receiving a “thumbs up” for a consistent atmospheric effect. Rental

20 May 2011   Robe lighting embraces the iStyle trend with great flair, launching a new App available as a free download to run on iPhone and iPod Touch. The ‘Robe Product Reference’ App contains comprehensive information and statistics covering the full Robe product range, including an entire catalogue of

17 May 2011   Described as one of the best parties to hit Durban, some 3 000 people attended the Miller Experience 2011 held recently at the Durban Exhibition Centre. The festivities only ended at 5am the following day and featured DJs Fresh and Euphonik, Roger Goode, Gareth Cliff, Sasha Martenigo,

13 May 2011 When Soteria, a church based in Pretoria, South Africa, expanded their auditorium, they initially considered purchasing LED parcans for lighting. With the advice of Chris Serfontein from Anointed M,  they opted instead for four Robin 600 LEDWash fixtures. The church took delivery on the 5th April 2011,

13 May 2011   ESP Vision, Las Vegas, have announced the appointment of DWR Distribution as its distributor for South Africa. DWR Distribution will also be responsible for training and support in the region.   “As a vibrant and growing market, South Africa has tremendous potential for ESP Vision as

13 May 2011   With courtesy Brandon Bunyan   Recently, Mr Price, Ice Models and S&A Marketing started an initiative to put Durban back on the fashion show map where it once ruled during the 80’s and 90’s. Durban designers have always pushed style boundaries and earned themselves a seat

03 May 2011   Courtesy Louise Stickland   Robe’s amazing ROBIN 600 LEDWash 600 moving light has won the 2011 PALME Middle East Award for ‘Best Intelligent Lighting Fixture’ of the Year.   The Award was presented to Robe’s MD and founder Josef Valchar, sales director Harry von den Stemmen

28 April 2011   Courtesy Louise Stickland   Robe lighting held its fourth International Distributor’s Conference (IDC) in Frankfurt, Germany at the Kempinski Hotel in Gravenbruch.   This was a massive success, attended by nearly 200 people from over 60 companies representing 80 countries, and a major segment of Robe’s

21 April 2011   Courtesy Louise Stickland   Robe’s ROBIN 600 LEDWash is officially the ‘fastest selling’ product tor the Czech Republic based moving light manufacturer since 1999. Production started at the end of 2010 and the 2000th LEDWash 600 has just been delivered to French distributor Axente, with over

14 April 2011   Story courtesy Louise Stickland, photos by Duncan Riley Robe’s South African distributor, Johannesburg based DWR, supplied the first batch of Robe ROBIN LEDWash 600 fixtures in the country to the South African State Theatre in Pretoria. The 16 initial LEDWash 600 fixtures were specified by the

13 April 2011 Courtesy Louise Stickland   Robe Lighting enjoyed its best ever international trade show at Prolight+Sound Frankfurt 2011.   This was in all aspects of the event, which saw the Czech Republic based professional lighting manufacturer launch 5 innovative new products, experience an incredible number of visitors to

04 April 2011   Blond Productions used Robe for a live music production for DSTV’s Channel O, at Red Pepper Studios in Melville, Johannesburg. The lighting design was by Peter Rieck on a grandMA full size.    A live audience attended each of the four shows, run over two days

01 April 2011 Johnny Clegg   Black Coffee light main stage for The Durban World Music Festival, which featured musical legends from yesteryear.   If ever there was an ambassador for Durban, it would have to be owner of Black Coffee, Brandon Bunyan. This is a man who will make

31 March 2011   At last, we are delighted to announce the new arrivals. VLX3 Wash – Overview   The VARI*LITE VLX3 Wash Luminaire is the next step in solid-state lighting. A step that gives designers one of the most versatile LED lighting tools to meet any demanding production or

31 March 2011 MJ Event gear supplied full technical for a recent corporate event at Montecasino which featured SA’s top rock band, Prime Circle.   Lighting designer, Johnny Scholtz selected the Pixel Par units made by James Thomas Engineering to feature as the primary source of back light to the

28 March 2011 Courtesy Louise Stickland   Robe lighting launches 5 exciting new products at the 2011 Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt.   The new ROBIN MMX Spot is the first in a new generation of 1200 Series fixtures offering a neater, smaller, lighter and brighter more energy efficient

25 March 2011 The international award winning Broadway musical, Dreamgirls, produced by Hazel Feldman of Showtime Management recently opened at the Teatro at Montecasino, Johannesburg and is then moves to Artscape, Cape Town in June. We asked Alistair Kilbee, Managing Director and workhorse  from Gearhouse Splitbeam for comment on his

24 March 2011     It was a night to remember for the residents of Windhoek…. in fact, three nights to remember when UB 40 came to town from the 26 to 28 February 2011 in aid of the Hope Village Trust for construction of a Hope Village in Rehoboth.

18 March 2011 The Robins arrive at DWR March has been a fantastic month for the sale of Robe Robin fixtures in South Africa, with a few going off to Namibia. A total of 70 Robin 600 LED Washes, 8 Robin 600 Beams, 12 Robin 300 Spots and 12 Robin

18 March 2011 Download PDF   Lee Baldock of Lighting & Sound International spoke to members of the Philips Entertainment European sales to discover how Strand Lighting, Vari-Lite and Selecon are fitting into the bigger Philips picture and what they will bring to the industry.   Kindly download the PDF

16 March 2011 Proudly South African technical support and equipment rental company, Kilowatt AV, formed a cycling team for the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour and managed to raise R30 000 for the Bobs for Good Foundation. If you haven’t heard of Bobs for Good, it’s an organisation that

10 March 2011   With courtesy Louise Stickland   The Robe ROBIN Roadshow in South Africa was a tightly organised and hugely well attended series of 3 events staged in Johannesburg (at the University of Johannesburg Theatre), Cape Town (the Baxter Theatre) and Durban (The Natal Playhouse Company), co-ordinated by

04 March 2011 If you’ve called the DWR Distribution office this week, you may have experienced a lack of staff. Most of the team have been on our Roadshow, while the remaining skeleton crew have purchased a bottle of Jacobs coffee and occasionally order in toasted sandwiches to keep going

03 March 2011   We know that the Dutch make a good truss – “Prolyte” – but their cricket needs a little work. Well done to the Proteas on their crushing victory today! Score: South Africa win by 231 runs…. we’ll say no more.   Save As PDF

02 March 2011   What a turn out this has been, the Roadshow 2011 with Robe, MA Lighting and DWR Distribution. A BIG thank you to everyone for your support! The show started off in Durban on Monday, 28th Feb, where the response was overwhelming. In fact, we were absolutely

24 February 2011       Introducing the new VL440 and VLX3 Luminaires   Because you asked for them, Philips Vari-Lite has created smaller, more affordable versions of two of its most popular luminaires.   The VL440 Spot is based on the workhorse VL3000 Spot but weighs less than 50lbs

24 February 2011 Download PDF Robe, MA Lighting and DWR Distribution join forces to present a South African Roadshow. Join us for hands on demonstrations on the Robin Series, grandMA consoles and meet up with international representatives and the DWR Distribution team. The Roadshow runs from 9am to 5pm, and

24 February 2011   Pure Event Gear, formally known as Pure Sound, purchased 72 x Philips Selecon SPX 25 50° Zoom Profiles to assist them in pulling off the very successful Joburg Fashion week held over five days at five different venues during February 2011.     In 2010, Pierre

23 February 2011   Just over a year ago, the team at Silverstar Casino were blown away by ten Robin 300 Spots they had purchased. It was going to be difficult to beat the wow factor of this punchy light output captured in its light-weight casing.  Then in December 2010

23 February 2011 With courtesy Louise Stickland   Robe lighting enjoyed an “Awesome” PLASA 2011 exhibition at Earls Court in London, combining flair, innovation and action with many highlights including the showcasing of new products, plus the launch of the ROBIN DLX Spot – the world’s first RGBW LED based

21 February 2011   Robe moving lights took centre stage for the New Age Friendship Celebration Concert in Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa, a Bollywood spectacular following the Standard Bank International Pro20 international cricket tournament between India and South Africa. This visual extravaganza of spectacular proportions was the first

18 February 2011 Copyright Ralph@Larmann.com     On Monday morning, 14 February 2011, it was no coincidence that the roads seemed much quieter. Many people had put in a day’s leave. It was easy to identify the U2 fans… how we have aged since the young days when it would

17 February 2011     *We saw this article on the PLSN website and thought you may enjoy reading it. Thank you Philips Vari-Lite for supplying the original press release and great pics.   Carlos Colina, Atomic Lighting and Philips Vari-Lite at the Latin GRAMMY® Awards   Dallas, Texas –

03 February 2011 Pier Schutte, Nicola Gamble and Cedric Novello   There’s an up and coming company… watch this space. Sound Decision is set to enjoy success in leaps and bounds.   “Cedric Novello who established Sound Decision reminds me of Mark Gaylard of MGG just over ten years ago,” agree

03 February 2011   Duncan Riley (DWR) with Anders Ardstål (LumenRadio) and Miranda Oliver at Glen Afric.   LumenRadio, leaders in wireless lighting controls with their reputation of delivering on their promise, is taking the world by storm. VPO, Anders Ardstål, visited South Africa for the first time in January

27 January 2011 Courtesy Louise Stickland     Over 40,000 excited cricket fans packed the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa, to see India clinch victory over the Proteas (South Africa)  in Sunday’s Standard Bank International Pro20 international cricket tournament, in the process, making history as the biggest crowd