The Nelson Mandela Theatre at the Joburg Theatre Complex in Braamfontein remains one of the most prestigious and celebrated stages in South Africa. Home to the Joburg Ballet Company, the much-celebrated annual Pantomime and one of the best-equipped opera stages

Recognizing that L-ISA technology is in ever-increasing demand, L-Acoustics is rolling out L-ISA Auditoria in strategic locations around the globe. Now, demonstrations, training or mixing sessions of L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology can be accessed in dozens of locations in

Robe continues to make an impression on the theatre scene in Israel with the specification and installation of DL7S Profiles and LEDWash 1200 moving lights – 54 in total –  in the Bet Lessin Theatre, Tel Aviv, the city and

  Hugely anticipated rising-star indie rockers MisterWives just finished a sold-out ‘underplay’ tour in the US promoting their just-dropped EP mini bloom, for which lighting designer Matt Guminski wanted to create something raw, fresh, different and stylish! The goal was

  Fresh from the stages of their world tour, including the preeminent Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Choir of Man is a feel-good Musical currently on an extended tour around Australia. A stage-show from the creative minds of Nic Doodson and

January  – A large complement of Claypaky lighting fixtures was utilized by Stage Craft International, Inc. in metroManila for the opening ceremony of the 2019 SEA Games at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan, The Philippines. Stage Craft International is

  UK – Shopping in one of Llandudno’s central high streets became an immersive ‘Winter Light’ experience over the darker months as a parade of store fronts was transformed into a giant projection-mapped surface. Eighty metres of shop façade, with

Vectorworks Trainer, Dylan Jones of DWR Distribution, will present Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Vectorworks Spotlight raining from 2 to 6 March in Johannesburg. The Course will be split up into Basic Training (2 March) at R700 per person, Intermediate Training

The highly acclaimed Leeds Playhouse production of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is enjoying a successful London run at The Bridge Theatre, produced by The London Theatre Company via special arrangement with Elliot & Harper Productions and Catherine Schreiber. Award-winning lighting

As far as South African drummers are concerned, there are few who can compete with Jason Oosthuizen’s incredible skill and expansive CV. Jason started drumming at the age of four and is a deeply passionate and committed musician, but also

Johannesburg-based MGG, one of South Africa’s leading technical production and rental companies, and a major Robe investor with 706 of their products in stock … enjoyed a hectic end of year season supplying several large and high profile shows and

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, El Squid Roe is one of the most popular dance clubs in the Cabo San Lucas nightlife scene. A nightclub and restaurant all under one roof, this lounge-cum-party-heaven attracts hordes of fun-seeking tourists every

    DWR Distribution is delighted to invite you to attend a workshop with Roland Greil, internationally acclaimed lighting designer, director and programmer for artists such as Rammstein, The Rolling Stones, Phil Collins, Adele and Spandau Ballett on 18 February

DWR Distribution’s Olebogeng Boinamo takes pleasure in inviting operators to attend a dot2 training course in Johannesburg on 6 & 7 February 2020 from 9am to 5pm. Become familiar with the functions of the dot2 lighting console, the interface and

Scania, a leading global manufacturer of trucks and buses, recently launched its new product line for the African market at a much-anticipated launch event, held at Montecasino in Johannesburg. Blue Moon brought on board Dream Sets, one of South Africa’s

Get the most from your Hippotizer and join DWR’s Dylan Jones as he presents a workshop specifically designed to show you how to operate, configure and have a good understanding of your media server from 17 and 18 March in

Germany’s Rammstein, icons of Neue Deutsche Härte style rock, have recently launched their first ever stadium tour, mounting 34 dates across 17 European countries, and announcing an additional round of 27 European stadium dates for 2020. This epic run of

The Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y is a quintessential bit of classic New York City cultural history. The 92Y itself was opened in 1874 as the Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA) but evolved into an institution, serving

  Rental company MGG, one of the earliest Clear-Com FreeSpeak users in South Africa, have invested in an additional six FreeSpeak II Digital Wireless Beltpacks from DWR Distribution to cater for the technical communication at last years’ incredibly successful Afrikaans

DWR Distribution’s Kyle Robson takes pleasure in presenting a DiGiCo Training Course with a focus on the SD Series, on 10 and 11 March from 9am to 5pm at DWR Distribution in Laserpark, Honeydew. The course will kick off with

Anyone enjoying Maroon 5’s New Year’s Eve special shows at Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas this year will have witnessed the cool and elegant geometric lines of Brian Jenkins’ production and lighting design … for which he also utilized

     Astera’s wireless LED Titan Tubes helped the action come alive onstage in Moscow for performances of The Worker and KolkhozWoman a comic opera by Pavel Kaplevich which stunned and amazed critics and the crowds alike during performances at

  Fogtech, a rental, technical supply company, based in Johannesburg, has added 140 Absen PL3.9 Lite LED panels, purchased from DWR Distribution to its technical portfolio. Established in 2007, Fogtech initially specialised in Fogscreensalone. However, by 2010the company expanded to

    January  – Fusion Entertainment provided the technical production for the gala unveiling of the Ferrari F8 Tributoin Sydney, Australia using a complement of Claypaky fixtures to illuminate the car’s debut at the black-tie event. The glittering evening marked the first

DWR Distribution is pleased to invite companies and individuals based in Johannesburg to attend an L-Acoustics demo to be held at Pirates Club in Greenside on 05 February 2020. This will be an open day, and you are welcome to

Lighting designer Jacob Gowler relished the chance of using Robe’s new T1 Profiles and LEDBeam 150s for the first time on a Cambridge Theatre Company (CTC) production of the crime-and-passion fuelled musical Chicago (High School Edition), staged over six performances

Coming into the new year, L-Acoustics is pleased to reveal the January release of a significant software update for its L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology that will enable users to monitor the positioning of any tracked object in a 3D

DWR Distribution offers clients the first-ever local demo of Astera’s full range of products during an open day programme, to be presented by Astera Sales and Marketing Director, Sebastian Bückle in Johannesburg and Cape Town and by local product managers

January – Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy Stadiumscored a first in its history when it sold out a concert of Polish artists to an enthusiastic audience nearly of 60,000 fans. Co-headliners hip-hop artist Taco Hemingwayand pop artist Dawid Podsiadloare recognized as a new

The Mosaïek Teatro, a large-capacity venue that forms part of the Mosaïek Church in Fairlands, Johannesburg has continued to remain ahead of the pack by becoming the first in South Africa to invest in KLANG’s state-of-the-art immersive in-ear monitoring system

  ‘Astera LED’ has become an industry buzzword in the last 12 months in South Africa, and no sooner had DWR been announced as the distributor in 2019, then Duncan Riley and the team started making immediate sales to people

Panto (pantomime) season in the UK and Ireland brought another crop of side-splitting hilarity and slapstick to stages up and down the countries, with gags, double entendres and innuendo flying faster than foam pies from a Super Soaker Zipfire, delivered

Prolyte announces the appointment of a new CEO Fons van Teijn effective 12 December 2019. Fons has 34 years of experience in the professional photographic scene. During his career, he crossed paths with companies that facilitate and accommodate with Prolyte

There are few that would argue that 2019 has been a difficult year for many in South Africa. As the year draws to a close, AV Unlimited and 24 Carrots Event Design helped a leading financial services provider remind its

  DWR understands that times are tough and while we all need to tighten our belts, we should never compromise on safety. Safe working practices when rigging and working at heights remains one of the most critical areas in our

Long-time DiGiCo user, Stage Sound Services was one of the first companies to invest in the British console manufacturer’s latest Quantum 7 engine for its seven SD7s, stating that their unwavering belief in DiGiCo’s ability to continually upgrade its product

  The University of Johannesburg recently invested in an MA3 compact console for the UJ Arts and Culture Centre, situated on the institution’s Kingsway Campus in Auckland Park. Jannie de Jager of DWR Distribution, MA Lighting’s sole distributor in South

  For the past seventeen years, British lighting designer Graham McLusky has made his way to South Africa to light the annual pantomime, which runs at Joburg Theatre over November and the December holidays and this season presents the amazing,

Few holiday traditions are more treasured in Joburg than the annual pantomime, held at The Mandela Stage at Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein. This year, acclaimed writer, director and South Africa’s queen of pantomime, Janice Honeyman has brought us the story

  Known as “The King of Country” and considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time, George Strait keeps going and going. While he officially retired from touring after his 2012-2014 Cowboy Rides Away tour,

Hala Koszyki is a new meeting, greeting, eating and social concept in Warsaw. Located in a stunning industrial building dating back to 1909 once a flourishing food market during the Russian Empire and a military hospital in the second world

Although Louisville residents have long associated the term “Triple Crown” with Kentucky Derby thoroughbred horse racing at their own Churchill Downs, this year’s “Trifesta” may well pose a legitimate threat to that reigning royal trio title. Produced by Los Angeles-based

Swiss pop-rock band Hecht – well-known for their energized live shows, slick dance moves, foot-tapping tunes, general zaniness and eye-catching post-concert videos – thrilled 13,000 fans at Zurich’s Hallenstadion in an energy-fuelled visual and sonic extravaganza which included zip-lining keyboardists,

    AV and Beyond, a leading technical solutions provider in South Africa, recently took delivery of a dozen brand-new Esprite LED automated luminaires, purchased from DWR Distribution. The company is officially the first in the country to take the

The Joburg Zoo Festival of Lights, held in partnership with the Joburg Theatre and the City of Johannesburg, has transformed the city’s much-loved zoological gardens into a night-time wonderland for both young and old this festive season. The city of

On Sunday 17 November, a very special group of men and women braved the blazing heat and daunting wind at the Discovery 947 Cycle Challenge in support of a very good cause. The SOS charity fund, administered by DWR Distribution,

Over the past few years, Blond Productions has established a strong reputation as a leading supplier of turn-key technical solutions for the live events, television and film industries across Africa. In line with the company’s commitment to maintaining the highest

Robe equipment is known for its toughness, reliability and robust build quality, and that’s exactly why it was chosen to be part of a new permanent multimedia spectacular,From Dusk to Dawn, which is projected onto the western slope of Masada

London, UK – When Bernie Davis, one of the UK’s leading television lighting directors, trialed Vari-Lite’s new VL2600 Profile LED luminaire on the prestigious 2019 BBC Promsseason, he found they successfully met his many performance lighting requirements. “I had seen

Richard Smith of DWR Distribution, an L-Acoustics Authorised Training Centre and the Certified Provider Distributor in South Africa, recently headed up L-Acoustics Certified training for a select group of technicians at the company’s offices in Johannesburg. The two-day training course

  At what was defined by show manager Jessi Cybulski as “one of the best LDI’s ever”, the XTYLOS Beam Moving Light broke the bank in Las Vegas and took home two of the prestigious Awards assigned to the top

The 1990s is a popular period for musical renaissances, and in Spain they love nothing more than a bit of Eurobeat, a pumpingly rhythmic dancey nostalgia that has rocketed the “Love the 90’s” festival into popular culture, celebrated with three

  The artist behind the hit “Truth Hurts” and others is just wrapping up her Cuz I Love You Too Tour globally accompanied by a pair of Clair-supplied DiGiCo SD12 96 consoles for FOH and monitors Lizzo has made her

The Teatr Narodowy (National Theatre) in Warsaw, Poland, has invested in a total of 40 x Robe DL7S Profile moving lights which are part of a lighting upgrade to replace over 100 halogens and gel-scrollers in their rig with new

DWR Distribution is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as the sole distributor of Magnimage display control solutions for the South African market. Over the past ten years, Magnimage has established itself as a leading manufacturer of a

Arguably one of the best-looking newsrooms on the continent, reaching a new audience and bringing cutting edge content to the screen, Newzroom Afrika, a channel on Multi-Choice’s DStv satellite pay-TV service, went live earlier this year in time for the

  TAKING PLACE AT THE DOME CONFERENCE CENTRE IN SWAKOPMUND, THE 2019 NAMIBIAN ANNUAL MUSIC AWARDS SEES ITS MOST AMBITIOUS PRODUCTION TO DATE. TPMEA REPORTS…   Widely acknowledged as the most successful event since the inaugural Namibian Annual Music Awards

When First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs, Florida reached out to All Pro Integrated Systems to update its audio facilities, two pieces of equipment quickly made the “short list”—both of which were compact DiGiCo SD9 mixing consoles. It would be

Robe rockedone of its busiest and most dynamic LDI (Lighting Design International) expos to date in Las Vegas,winning two awards, one for Best Creative Use of Light and the other for the T1 product series. The second installment of its

COMBINING INTERNATIONAL STARS SUCH AS THE 1975 WITH A SLEW OF LOCAL TALENT, ROCKING THE DAISIES RETURNS FOR ITS 14TH YEAR. TPMEA CATCHES UP WITH THE TEAM TASKED WITH DESIGNING AND PRODUCING THE FESTIVAL, BAD WEATHER PRODUCTIONS. Taking place in

  The longstanding technical crew of South Africa’s Joburg Theatre, headed by Enos Ramoroko, were jubilant to receive new equipment to complement their very busy and well looked-after theatre situated on Braamfontein Hill, Johannesburg. Part of the delivery from Robert

AV and Beyond, a leading full-service technical events supplier in South Africa, has recently invested in an L-Acoustics Kara professional sound system, purchased from DWR Distribution, the L-Acoustics Certified Provider Distributor in the region. Founded in 2013, AV and Beyond

Robe takes full advantage of LDI 2019 as a key US and international entertainment technology hub and Las Vegas as a dynamic and lively nucleus for staging some of the world’s finest entertainment and events. It will be the first

  Our sincere condolence extends to Talent Chikokonyah on the passing of her baby. Talent has worked at Blackmotion, a rental company in Johannesburg, for the past eleven years. The SOS, a charity overseen by DWR Distribution and made possible

A forest of nearly 100 Astera Titan Tubes were used by lighting designer Nook Schoenfeld to create some high impact lighting effects during a sizzle-reel shoot to get player highlights for NHL ice hockey team Minnesota Wild, who are based

Robe moving lights were all over the rig designed by Ryan Lombard, H.O.D of show lighting for lighting suppliers Blond Productions, for the latest series of popular Afrikaans language music quiz “Noot vir Noot” which is broadcast on South Africa’s

DWR Distribution will be hosting its annual Robe Roadshow South Africa from 2 – 6 December. Harry von den Stemmen, International Sales Director at Robe is looking forward to meeting up with the company’s South African clients at the event.

With picnic baskets and blankets in hand, music lovers eagerly gathered for the RMB Starlight Classics hosted under the stars at the Country Club Johannesburg in September, for a harmonious journey that has become a springtime tradition over the past

                MDG is proud to announce the extension of its warranty from two to five years for the Me Series and the ATMe. This includes the following versions of the generators: Me1 XX

Now in its fourth season, Sing! China is a highly popular re-branded version of The Voice of China. It is based on the original format of The Voice talent show phenomenon that has been successfully franchised from the original The

 “She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible.  She walked with the Universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings.” This poem, written by author and poet Ariana Dancu, could have been written about

Newly qualified technicians who are starting their careers in the entertainment industry may feel a bit disappointed when they finally land their first jobs. Often, they have followed a dream and enrolled to study lighting design or audio engineering, and

Robe’s new ESPRITE LED moving lights made their live debut in The Netherlands at the high-profile AMF event staged in the Johan Cruijff ArenA, a glittering showcase concluding five days of electronic music conference sessions, debates and live events related

  The Amphithéâtre de la Verrière, located in Aix-en-Provence, France, recently chose Robert Juliat Dalis 863 Access lighting fixtures to add to its in-house inventory. These high-quality LED battens, accessible to all budgets, are very versatile and can be used

  Praise, music, dance and a love for people are just a few of the ingredients that make Olive Tree Church in Florida Road, Berea a beacon of light and hope. Officially established in 2008, the gospel-centred church has a

Innovative wireless LED lighting manufacturer Astera will be making an impact at the 2019 LDI expo in Las Vegas next week … on the stand of its exclusive USA distributor, Inner Circle Distribution, on Booth 1205. Astera recognizes LDI as

Warner Leisure Hotels owns a chain of 14 rural and coastal hotels around the UK. It boasts luxury breaks in Grade I & II listed manors with bespoke packages that include famous faces from the stage, screen and radio in

    DWR Distribution is pleased to invite you to attend the Robe Roadshow South Africa, along with Josef Valchar, CEO of Robe Lighting, and Harry von den Stemmen, International Sales Director, who will be introducing the new Esprite and

  While MagiCo SA was only established three years ago, the rental company, based in Vereeniging in the Vaal, is taking confident strides to invest in professional gear, the latest being a PL3.9W Absen LED panel indoor/outdoor screen purchased from

  Nearly 100 Robe LED lighting fixtures – T1 Profiles, Spiider LED wash beams plus Divine 160 RGBW LED floods – are at the heart of the house lighting package at Magazine London – the capital’s newest and most exciting

London, UK – The new season of Strictly Come Dancing, the multi-award-winning celebrity dance show, kicked off in September with a new performer, the VL1100 LED from Vari-Lite, a Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brand. David Bishop, in his new

  South African based DWR Distribution is one of the few companies that can repair Absen LED panels locally, right down to component level. “Derrick Kruger, our workshop manager, changes out LEDs and repairs the boards,” explains Bruce Riley of

 The New National Theatre, Tokyo (NNTT) has invested in a stock of Robert Juliat Oz 600W LED followspots for its three performance spaces. The new LED models replace conventional source followspots as part of an upgrade of the lighting inventory

  DWR Distribution is delighted to announce the appointment of Nicole Barnes to the marketing team. Nicole is no stranger to the entertainment industry, previously employed as the Editor at ETECH Magazine, and well known in South Africa for going

  Robe’s brand new ESPRITE moving lights – a powerful, refined 650W luminaire with transferrable white LED engine – made their US live TV debut on the 2019 CMT Artists of the Year event, staged at the impressive Schermerhorn Symphony

  The Mosaïek Teatro, a large-capacity venue that forms part of the Mosaïek Church in Fairland, Johannesburg, can accommodate 2 800 people and has become a home to various productions such as Idols South Africa, The Voice finale and international performances

    With limited funds available for festivals in South Africa, it takes people who are able to give of their time and resources to keep the arts alive and to support the organizers who so tirelessly give of themselves.

  Lighting designer Alex Berlage used 36 x Astera Titan Tube battery-powered wireless LED fixtures, each rigged on two individual winches, to produce a range of lighting, location effects, architecture and scenic elements for a compelling and edgy new production

DWR Distribution is pleased to invite companies based in Durban and anyone interested, to attend an L-Acoustics demo to be held at the Glenridge Church in Standford Hill on Tuesday, 29 October. This will an open day, and you are

Established in the mining town of Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa’s most celebrated rock band, Prime Circle, signed its first independent local label in 2002 with their successful debut album “Hello Crazy World” topping the national charts for 28 weeks. To

  Those lucky enough to attend the Opening Ceremony (OC) of the 2019 – and 54th– Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) were treated to a gravity-defying vertical dance performance featuring large-format projection and eight aerialists from Jednotka Rychlého Nasazení

  Rightway delivers stunning panoramic sound to spectaculat theme park entertainment attraction   Henggin Island, China – October 2019 — The spectacular 6,700 seat Chimelong Theatre is the most recent addition to the Zhuhai Changlong Resort on Hengqin Island, joining

  World Tour– Green Hippo, the specialist creator of tools for the real-time manipulation of video displays, has announced that its Hippotizer Media Servers are driving the striking on-stage stage screen visuals for Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (NGHFB), as

New Jersey, USA – The epic Utopia concert by Latin American music superstar Romeo Santos broke the all-time concert gross record for a performance at the MetLife Stadium on 21 September. At the heart of the show’s rich visual design,

  The European summer music festival season wound up with a few notable events including Lollapalooza Berlin, which returned to the Olympiastadion site for the second year with another dazzling lineup including the Swedish House Mafia, UFO361, Kings of Leon,

October 2019:  Recently, “The 2019 Victorian State Schools Spectacular: Made of Stars” was staged at the Melbourne (Australia) Arena and filmed by Channel 7 for later broadcast.  The annual live arena production showcasing the talent of students across the state

Freelancer Josh Ireland is a young lighting operator who spent seven months at the Gearhouse Learnership Academy, has worked as an operator and tech for one of South Africa’s special music bands, The Parlotones, and is currently doing animation and

  Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I) has taken delivery of Robert Juliat Lancelot 4000W followspots for its three theatres as part of a complement of lighting fixtures. BYU-I, formerly known as Ricks College, is located in Rexburg, Idaho and offers programmes

Classic is Groot is a vibrant and spectacular annual production created by Coleske Artists with a glittering line up of South African stars showcasing a series of global classic pop and rock songs presented in an orchestral style. It has

  Hasselbach, Germany – More than 50,000 EDM fans descended on a former NATO missile base in August to experience the massive Nature One Festival, known for world-class DJs, multi-stage spectaculars and immersive visuals. Germany-based GERDON Design specified two Green

  Finland’s Pori Jazz Festival is one of the oldest music festivals in the world. Technical provider for the event, leading Finnish rental company Aku’s Factory Oy, provided audio support which included multiple DiGiCo consoles for this iconic event’s main

  The Magnetic Storm brand was established 38 years ago.  Magnetic Storm, an audio visual and events company, must be doing it right! Creating connected experiences for clients and audiences is their mission. Step into their Cape Town office, headed

The 2019 season of The Voice South Africa saw technical supplier Multi-Media and production manager Chris de Lancey ask lighting designer Joshua Cutts of Visual Frontier onboard to help the team deliver another amazing-looking show … which Josh accomplished with

  Vancouver, Canada – One of Canada’s leading motorcycle museums was given a striking, colorful new appearance this summer, thanks to high performance LED lighting fixtures from Vari-Lite, a Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brand. Entertainment technology specialist ShowTech AVL was called

  Gearhouse South Africa (GHSA) became the latest rental company in the country to invest in Astera wireless LED products since leading sales company DWR Distribution was announced as the distributor in June, with the purchase of 48 x Astera

  Vectorworks users in Cape Town are invited to join Dylan Jones from DWR Distribution for a Basic Training course on 28th October from 9am to 5pm. The course will be hosted at DWR Cape Town and will cover a range

Pretoria based rental company AJR have decided on the L-Acoustics colinear Syva system to offer high-end quality audio to their corporate events. In doing so, they have become the first in South Africa to purchase Syva. Altus van Rensburg is

A soldier in the frontline of the South African technical industry, it’s with a sad heart that the industry bid farewell to Lebogang Sediane, a lighting technician and freelancer, regularly working for companies like MGG, Gearhouse, AV Unlimited, Stage Effects

Mythics is an award-winning Oracle systems integrator, consulting firm, and managed services provider. Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, they deliver technology solutions to the federal government, state and local governments, as well as commercial, higher education and research, utilities, and healthcare

Vectorworks has always provided helpful training content such as  Getting Started Guides, webinars, YouTube channel and of course, Planet Vectorworks. Now they’re taking things one step further to ensure users have the opportunity to learn, navigate, and excel in our software in one

    Choosing the right microphone is only the first step to creating great sound. Join DWR Distribution as we present Audix Training in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, taking your audio mix to the next level. In Johannesburg, the

  With its demanding stage playing host to exhibitions, theatre productions, film screenings, dance and musical performances, lectures and ceremonial gatherings, the Sanlam Auditorium at the North-West University Potchefstroom campus, a 957-seater venue, has invested in an L-Acoustics ARCS WiFo

  Robert Juliat emerges from an extremely successful PLASA 2019 with its exclusive UK distributor, Ambersphere Solutions, where it continued to celebrate its Centenary Year with new products. Maestro Robert Juliat’s new Maestro server for SpotMe, developed in collaboration with

Spanish performance phenomenon Circo de los Horrores (Circus of Horrors) present “Apocalipsis – A Day After”, their fourth epic circus rock opera production combining the drama of theatre, the pumping rhythm of rock ‘n’ roll and the adrenaline buzz of

Courtesy TPMEA (The issue is available online now, so see: https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea20_digitallr) One of the most hotly anticipated annual events in the country and a potentially life-changing moment for the participants, there’s a lot riding on a Miss South Africa show.

  Carnival City Casino and Entertainment World, a popular entertainment destination in the East Rand of Johannesburg South Africa, recently upgraded their entertainment facilities with a dot2 XL-F, StageDex and power distribution equipment, all purchased from DWR Distribution. Three venues

  Claypaky is pleased to announce that Marcus Graser is, with immediate effect, the new CEO of the Company. Marcus takes the place of Pio Nahum who, starting from 1 October 2019, will retire after spending 30 years in the

Leading South African lighting designer Joshua Cutts from Visual Frontier used Astera Titan Tubes to light various segments of the final of The Voice South Africa 2019, which was staged at the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairlands, Johannesburg, and broadcast on

Dallas, USA– Green Hippo, specialist creator of tools for the real-time manipulation of video for the AV industries, has announced that leading US regional sports network, Fox Sports Southwest, has upgraded its media playback system with the addition of Hippotizer

Sarah Rushton-Read visited Mediatech 2019 . She met up with the team at dB Audio, and we are very grateful for this wonderful story,  as featured on LSi on Line. Thanks Sarah! Save As PDF

  July saw well over 100 delegates assembled at the Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre, (one of three theatres within the central London campus of RADA, The Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art), for a review of DiGiCo’s new Quantum Engine and designed-for-theatre

  Haines City FL, USA – Jorge Toro’s company, JMT Show Concepts, is a specialist in media playback systems, providing rental and operation of solutions for concert touring, corporate events and various one-off special shows. For the past year or

September 2019:  Summer lingered for music lovers at the Festival 39 Aout 2019, August 30-31 at the Domaine de Chalain in France’s Jura region.  The multi-genre music festival was held in a beautiful setting alongside Chalain Lake where an array

Belgium – Filipe Dos Santos, director of photography at RTL Belgium, called on the high-performance features of the VL2600 Spotluminaire from Vari-Lite,aSignify(Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brand,in his design for Belgium’s annual charity television broadcast, Télévie. Produced by RTL-TVI, Télévieraises funds

Inspired by the launch of its new PLASA Innovation Award-winning ESPRITE moving light with fully replaceable LED engine and a host of other ground-breaking features and the iconic Back to The Futuremovie franchise … Robe presented the first in a

Power to the people An enormous thanks to Ledetta Asfa-Wossen and Simon Luckhurst from Pro AVL MEA  for covering the Innibos event. Beautiful photos thanks to Anriette van Wyk of Kief Kreativ. Story below. Ready for the stage Extensive preparations

    While some people use products, others live products and freelancer Fanie Pieterse of CPS Audio could very well be a brand ambassador for Audix. He recently acquired an Audix Studio Elite set of microphones which he has used

      September 2019: Aerosmithhas launched its “Deuces Are Wild” residency at the Park Theater at MGM in Las Vegas with a multi-sensory experience that’s playing to sold-out houses.  The show features Claypaky Mythos 2 and Sharpy Washlighting fixtures provided by PRG.

“The power of our diversity unites us” screamed the headers emblazoning the Main Stage at Budapest’s fabulous Sziget Festival, which saw another amazing lineup including Martin Garrix, The 1975, Florence + The Machine, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran amongst many

    Hi to our amazing industry I wanted to thank everyone for their love and support at the SOS Charity evening held in July. Because of you, we have been able to reach out and help people in our

Buenos Aires, Argentina – Berlin-based creative studio battleROYAL recently drew on the power of Green Hippo’s Hippotizer Media Servers to provide a dazzling ‘product experience’ at a corporate event devised for a leading financial services provider. The new Platinum Corporate

Christopher Smith (40), better known by his friends as Shu, is a production rigger based in Kwazulu Natal. A knee injury has kept him from working, and while he has finally been given a date for an operation to take

  It was devastating to hear that the home of Aaron McIlroy and his wife, Lisa Bobbert, burnt down in Durban while the couple were at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in July, performing in the hilarious comedy shows Bloopers

  Robe embraces the spirit and dynamics of multiculturalism and the unmistakable joie de vivrethat marks London as an entertainment hub and PLASA 2019 as a key exhibition and meeting point for the worlds of theatre, performance, rental and staging

  When Bongumusa Masondo, a Durban technician, was in a serious motorbike accident on the 9thAugust, a rally of angels, led by Tina Le Roux, stood behind him. Within a month, over R63 000 has been raised and the DWR Distribution’s

  Jonathan Linley, an audio engineer, musician, worship leader and now pastor at Relentless Love Church, and his wife Carina, are raising funds for their son Uriah. Sixteen-month-old Uriah has just undergone surgery for a cochlear implant to develop his

DWR Distribution’s SOS Charity Fund is proud to once again support the Hilton Arts Festival to be held from the 13 – 15 September at the Hilton College in Hilton, KwaZulu Natal. The sponsorship includes bussing thirty children from the

Join Robert Izzett from DWR Distribution in Cape Town as he presents a Rigging Basics training course. The course will be held on 11 and 12 September from 9am to 5pm, at DWR Cape Town, Unit 74D, Platinum Junction Business

DWR Distribution presented an exclusive L-ISA technology demo experience at the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairlands, Johannesburg, home to The Voice South Africa, which was attended by over one hundred innovation-seeking industry leaders from rental companies and television studios, as well

Arcadia Spectacular flies L-Acoustics as they ‘take over the sky’ A suspended moon orbiting the Earth provides the canvas for a mesmerising 3D projected light show. Pyrotechnics and huge balls of flame shoot into the sky. Legendary DJs play from a

August 2019: Singapore’s 54th National Day Celebrations had an added significance this year, as the country also commemorated its bicentennial milestone. It was 200 years ago that Sir Stamford Raffles landed in Singapore, which in essence marked the arrival of

Lighting designer Jiri Roucek is enjoying a busy summer as the LD for leading Czech pop-rock band Krystof and has also created the production design for the main stage of the 2019 Ceske Hrady Festival tour, a two-day event with

  You are invited to a Green Hippo training session, designed to show you how to operate, configure and get the most of your Hippotizer media server, presented by DWR’s Dylan Jones from 19 to 20 September. The hands-on course

  7.1 configuration loads in and out as quickly as standard systems across Europe and US, thanks to optimized design by SSE Audio Group   Mark Knopfler is on the road once again, supporting the release of his new Down

The Bridges of Madison County is a musical based on Robert James Waller’s 1992 novel  produced by OpusOne that is mid-way through an extensive Netherlands tour with stylish lighting designed by Benno Barends who is using Robe DL7S Profile and

  Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Vectorworks Training, presented by Dylan Jones, will be hosted from 23 to 27 September at DWR Distribution in Johannesburg. The Course will be split up into Basic Training (23 September) at R850 per person, Intermediate

  You are invited to attend a Networking and Lighting Protocols Workshop presented by Jannie De Jager on 29 October at DWR Distribution. A reliable and powerful network is important and crucial in today’s projects. You can compare a network

    The South African audio industry is invited to attend Waves Training, presented by Kyle Robson, on the 1st October at DWR Distribution, Johannesburg. Get familiar with Waves Live, Sound Grid Network, Multi-Rack, eMotion LVI and discover a range of

The MA Fixture Building training session, presented by DWR Distribution’s Jannie de Jager, will be hosted on 21 October in Johannesburg and will be well worth attending. The MA Fixture Builder is a tool to create fixture types. It has

  The grandMA2 Advanced User Training Course will take you through the refined features of the console, teaching you complex techniques and allowing you to take programming to the next level. Join Jannie de Jager on 9 and 10 September

  MGG is the first rental technical company in South Africa to invest in Braceworks, an add-on module for Vectorworks Spotlight, which helps ensure safety and compliance and is an easy way to assess a temporary structure under load. Gone

  Each summer since 2013, Milan’s world-famous Teatro alla Scala has transformed Piazza Duomo, the Italian city’s central square, into an open-air concert hall where the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala give a free classical performance forresidents and tourists. An L-Acoustics

Titan Fitness is an independently owned fitness studio in Coogee, a coastal suburb of NSW, Australia, that prides itself on being a unique experience with a dedicated team of instructors and experts plus state-of-the-art facilities focussed on offering the highest

  Joburg Theatre’s longstanding technical crew, headed by Enos Ramoroko, were jubilant to receive new equipment to complement their very busy and well looked-after theatre situated on Braamfontein hill.  DWR Distribution delivered twenty Vari-Lite VL2600 Spots and four Robert Juliat

  South African based technical equipment supplier, Stage Effects, has acquired 24 Robin 600+ LEDWash fixtures from DWR Distribution. Theo Papenfus, the owner of Stage Effects, explains that when he was awarded as a contractor for two long-running events it

  Flamboyant ‘90s pop icons the Spice Girls’ 13-date summer stadium tour, Spice World – 2019 Tour, kicked off at Croke Park Dublin in May to culminate in June at Wembley Stadium (where else!), transforming 1990s nostalgia into 21stcentury excitement

Mainstage artists at the 2019 Ghent Jazz Festival were illuminated by 86 Robe moving lights–including 35 brand-new T1s – in a slick production lighting design created by Bart Weyts of L&L Stage Services, the company providing technical production – lightning,

Festival season is here, and with it the fine art of performers touring their own distinctive-but-practical visual ‘specials’ packages, carefully imagined to ensure that their show has the edge! Mark Ronson’s stunning “Broken Heart” visual and lighting design is among

Robe’s new IP65 rated iPointe moving lights were prominent among lighting fixtures on the main stage at this year’s Elements Festival, a 2-day showcase of great vibes and fabulous house music – techno and tech house to future house, hardstyle