08 October 2010     U2 were not always famous. Go see The Parlotones up close and personal while you can…. we have an inkling they are going to be even bigger. Travis Yeatman, using an Avolites Tiger Touch, is the local lighting designer for one of South Africa’s most

07 October 2010 Black Motion has been on the move with Imizwilili, a SABC 1 programme that highlights youth choirs and presents choral groups in a fresh and exciting manner.     The show, broadcast every Sunday, is shot across South Africa and neighbouring states, with locations including The Voortrekker

07 October 2010     An intimate and tasteful ambience was created at the P & G Awards, hosted at Monte Casino’s Ballroom during September. The event, which saw the global company acknowledge good performers within their group, had the lighting supplied by Black Motion Productions.   The services of

01 October 2010     The sixth season of M-Net’s Idols is well on its way and the show, broadcast from the Teatro in the Mosaiek Church, Fairlands, has been nothing short of spectacular. The stage looks phenomenal, performers are doing a great job and the lighting is amazing –

30 September 2010      (Above): Cosmopolitan Lingerie Show at Upper Eastside  Hotel   Ultra Event Technical Solutions now have 18 Robin fixtures after six new Robin600E Washes were delivered to their premises in Observatory, Cape Town last week. “We use our fixtures regularly” commented Costa Champanis, owner of Ultra

27 September 2010     Story courtesy Louise Stikland and photos by Duncan Riley   Gearhouse South Africa supplied design and technical production – including rigging, lighting, visuals, AV set and audio – to the 2010 Annual Bidvest Chairman’s Awards, one of South Africa’s highest profile corporate events, staged at

27 September 2010   CREW: Lighting Designer: Tom Kenny Produced By: Jess Ignatovich and MTV Set Designer: Florian Weider Gaffers: Mike Grimes and Ronnie Skopac Programmers: Mike Appel and Dan Boland Techs: Jason Livingston and John Ellar EQUIPMENT PROVIDER: Illumination Dymanics VARI*LITE EQUIPMENT: (60) VLX Wash Luminaires (150) VL3000 Spot

23 September 2010   Christiaan Ballot from Blond Productions used LAMP for Big Brother All Stars, 2010     DWR Distribution are pleased to offer the industry LAMP full colour video LED display units. Local rental companies became familiar with the brand three years ago and owners of LAMP include

22 September 2010     Courtesy Louise Stickland Gearhouse South Africa designed and supplied a full technical production package to 94.7 Highveld Stereo’s 2010 Johannesburg Day event (in association with Santam), produced by Primedia and staged at Riversands Farm in the leafy Johannesburg suburb of Fourways. Gearhouse’s project manager Dave

20 September 2010DWR features in L&SI Download PDF The DWR Distribution team (Absent: Nick Britz & Judd Harrison)   A special word of thanks extends to Louise Stickland for the article (as below) which appeared in “Lighting & Sound International magazine, Aug-Sept 2010”. Thank you also to L&SI. Visit: https://www.lsionline.co.uk.

16 September 2010   Denis Hutchinson designed both the set and lighting for The Purr Factory, directed by Alby Michaels, which is the latest family fun-filled rock musical, performed by the UJ Song and Dance Company. We asked Denis to answer a few questions on the show, which runs from

14 September 2010   Renzia Coetzee, who co-ordinates entertainment events at Hoërskool Langenhoven, has taught accounting for the past 18 years. Winds of change have seen the school move from an all white Afrikaans school to a now black English School. More recently the school has opted to purchase their

07 September 2010     South African country music duo, The Campbells, recently purchased 10 Robe Club 250 Scanners and a Le Maitre Hazer. Hardworking brothers, Tony and Harry Campbell, who recently won the SAMA “Best Sokkie Dance Album of the Year” for their CD Mamma Maria, perform 120 shows

27 August 2010   Courtesy Louise Stickland Robe launches a major new green initiative – “Think of the Future – Consider Nature” – at PLASA 2010 to underline its ongoing commitment to developing and producing genuinely cutting-edge, innovative and energy saving products. Using Robe’s latest products, the renowned booth lightshow

10 August 2010 Meet two of the nicest possible people in the industry, the eternal salesman Koy Neminathan and technical mastermind Phil Blue from Avolites, who visited South Africa from the 5 to 15 July 2010.   The lads mistakenly booked their flight to land in Cape Town International, a

29 July 2010   Panjo the missing Tiger has been found, but little does everyone know that 13 others have also been adopted in South Africa. Some are awaiting their permits, having just landed from England, whilst the rest are getting familiar with their new surrounds, lapping up the new

14 July 2010   Courtesy Louise Stickland Robe CitySkape Xtreme LED fixtures were utilised to illuminate what’s been officially declared by the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest soccer ball of them all! The 15 metre high ball currently resides at the Emperor’s Palace Hotel, Casino Convention &

14 July 2010     DWR Distribution is pleased to provide LumenRadio´s CRMX Nova and CRMX Outdoor to the South African market. This wireless DMX, RDM and DALI technology, developed by pioneers of wireless light controls – eliminates long cable runs and is able to provide full reliability in the the most challenging environments.

01 July 2010   DWR’s Duncan Riley with Alistair Kilbee & Nassim Bismilla from Gearhouse Splitbeam   Courtesy Louise Stickland Philips Vari-Lite’s South African distributor, DWR Distribution has recently delivered 120 brand-new Vari-Lite fixtures to Gearhouse Splitbeam, the specialist theatre lighting division of the Gearhouse South Africa Group of Companies.

29 June 2010   Courtesy Louise Stickland Robe ROBIN 300 Spot and Wash moving light fixtures are making a big impact in the World Cup Broadcast studio for SABC (the South African Broadcasting Corporation), which has been set up in Exhibition 1 at the Sandton Convention Centre, central Johannesburg. All

28 June 2010   A warm welcome to Derek Kruger, Nicolet Britz and Judd Harrison   Courtesy Louise Stickland   Johannesburg, South Africa based DWR Distribution has appointed 3 new staff members – two joining the technical support crew, and one new face for the office and admin team. The company

24 June 2010     Gearhouse South Africa supplied full technical production for the FIFA World Cup™ Kick-Off Celebration Concert, staged at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg. The show was broadcast to tens of millions of music and football fans worldwide on June 10th, the night before the first match.

23 June 2010   Denis Hutchinson (right) with DWR Distribution’s Dan Riley and Gobo    Distribution recently loaned Denis Hutchinson (Hutch) Robin 300 LEDs and an MMX to use  a production at the University of Johannesburg. We asked Denis for his feedback. 1.    What was the name of the show

21 June 2010 Courtesy Louise Stickland Fusion is the latest destination restaurant/lounge bar/club venue to open in Northampton, UK, and has been an instant success with its blend of accessible international cuisine, elegant interior design and cool energy-efficient lighting. Owners Rochmills initially approached the UK office of leading LED brand

18 June 2010 Courtesy Louise Stickland   Gearhouse South Africa supplied full technical production for the 2010 Africa Day celebrations in Johannesburg, which moved from downtown to a completely different location in the leafy green environs of Dries Niemand Park in Kempton Park. Gearhouse SA built the 30 metre wide

17 June 2010   Courtesy Louise Stickland   Super talented jazz-pop singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jamie Cullum is on the road again with great flair around the UK and Europe with an equally stylish lighting design by Hadyn Thomas.   The moving lights are all Robe, supplied along with the rest

17 June 2010   DWR Distribution were pleased to supply and install 48 Anolis ArcSource 3 RGBs and an Anolis ArcControl 1024 at Montecasino in Fourways. The LED fixtures are set up in the pit area where the game tables are situated.   Declan Randall from Congo Blue worked closely

10 June 2010     Article courtesy Louise Stickland Johannesburg, South Africa based DWR Distribution has hosted the first Philips Vari-Lite technical training sessions in South Africa, a 5 day intensive course led by Vari-Lite’s technical trainer Todd Kessler from Dallas, USA. The course saw 11 people become certified Vari-Lite

02 June 2010   Story courtesy Louise Stickland   Gearhouse SA were in the “Best” SAMA Production to date. That was the general consensus of opinion apparent to anyone watching the 2010 MTN SAMAs webcast, as countless winners and artists voiced their opinions on the awesome looking stage and set

13 May 2010 Photo courtesy Grant Williams   What a night! Sisters in Song which ran at The Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City Casino, had the audience on their feet and dancing in the aisles. This was a powerful performance held from 14 April to 9 May 2010, lit by

11 May 2010     Story courtesy Marcia Alves from Kilowatt AV and photos thanks to Willem van der Berg Friday 30 April, Klein Libertas Theatre, World Famous Artists, World Famous Technical Support! Yes, that’s right, Die Antwoord are back in S.A and this outdoor venue in Stellenbosch was the

10 May 2010     Survivor South Africa Santa Carolina has been in the limelight. GiGi won the third season of this reality television show which was aired on M-Net and saw South African celebrities compete for R500 000 which they could donate to their charity of choice. Blond Productions provided

03 May 2010   Tickets were sold out for the Tom Jones performance at both the Grand Arena, at the Grand West in Cape Town and the Superbowl at Sun City on the 7th and 10th March 2010 respectively. His concert on African shores has been described as “slick”, “seamless”,

14 April 2010   ABSA Bank’s Results Presentation for 2009 was a significant occasion held at the Sandton Convention Centre on the 16th February 2010 with MGG Production supplying the full technical rig.     “A rendering was sold to ABSA and we had to recreate this as best we

08 April 2010 Mannie Manim with Athol Fugard     Photography by Timmy Henny with special thanks to Gilly Hemphill from The Famous Idea Trading Co who supplied the photos     The Fugard Theatre, with performances by the Isango Portobello theatre company, opened in the District Six area in

07 April 2010   Robe lighting enjoyed a very positive Prolight+Sound 2010 in Frankfurt, a further indication to support the cautious optimism that the market is showing signs of recovery after a tough year in 2009.   Robe as always created a real buzz with their eye-catching stand in the

01 April 2010     Story by Louise Stickland   Gearhouse South Africa supplied technical production including lighting, video and sound for “It’s No Joke” the landmark 46664/Real Concerts comedy festival event at Sun City Super Bowl. This unique, side-splitting one-off event utilised the universal language of laughter to raise

31 March 2010   DWR Distribution is privileged to provide Prolyte truss to the South African Market. DWR will work closely with Prosound, who are already Prolyte distributors, to ensure customers continue to receive outstanding service. “The fact that we have two dedicated and very professional companies to distribute and

17 March 2010   Photos courtesy Danie Viljoen (coloured pics) and Deon Kriel (black and white pics)   For young revellers, the Potch Rag is an event not to be missed. This year’s concert, held on the 4 and 5 February 2010 at the North-West University, saw performances from Straatling Kinders and

15 March 2010     Photos with kind courtesy of Daniel Haywood   MGG Production’s ColorBeam 700s had hardly been taken out their boxes when they were set to work at the InniBosVeld 2010 Festival, held on the 20th February. Amazingly the show pulled in a crowd of 25 000 people which

11 March 2010   South African Freelancer, Thomas Peters, was tiding over the quiet January with a holiday in the USA, when he also had opportunity to visit the Vari*Lite factory in Dallas, Texas, where he received a guided tour from George Masek, Product Marketing Manager. He sent us this

11 March 2010     Congratulations African Event Architects, winner of the “Best Overall Stand” category for *Meetings Africa, a top business tourism exhibition held at the Sandton Convention Centre from the 24 – 26 February 2010. The stand utilized technology which may be standard internationally but is relatively new

05 March 2010   It gives DWR Distribution great pleasure to welcome Philemon Maepa to our team, who will assist with general installations, cabling and repairs. Philemon joined Calite in 1993 where he worked alongside Dan Riley. Duncan Riley joined Calite the following year, and a friendship was formed. At

05 March 2010     Brescia House, a Catholic school in Bryanston, saw five performances of the 1977 musical, Annie, brought to life on their stage from 17-20 February 2010. What a pleasure it was to meet the stars, both on and backstage, at this all girls’ school. Gail Jacobs

01 March 2010     When your imagination surpasses your equipment list, then you’re on the road to becoming a talented lighting designer. Kagiso Moima from Blackmotion will be sure to tell you that his equipment list for every gig is pretty standard: ● 6 x Robe Colorspot 250ATs ●

22 February 2010 Story by Louise Stickland For the fourth year running, Gearhouse South Africa supplied technical infrastructure to the Top Gear Live show, part of the 2009/2010 Top Gear Live World Tour on its recent visit to South Africa. The event was staged in the Coca Cola Dome in

17 February 2010   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

16 February 2010   A black tie ceremony and not a drop of rain was the order of the day for a very special occasion, the wedding celebration of Kurt du Preez and Cherine Viney.     Lighting Designer Kurt met DWR Distribution’s beautiful Cherine two years ago and they

15 February 2010   A celebration of Robin Wilter’s life (14 April 1944 to 7 February 2010) was held at Shepstone Gardens in Mountain View and was attended by some 600 people. We have taken an extract written by Katie, Robbi’s daughter which was placed on www.caringbridge.org/visit/robingwilter. Below also find