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To cater for a growing congregation, Thrive Church, east of Johannesburg, has invested in an L-Acoustics audio system installed by DWR Distribution. Thrive Church has two houses of worship, a church in Boksburg and the other in Edenvale, where the focus is to encourage families to live closer to Jesus. The upgrade, which was installed at the Boksburg community, consisted of a three per side L-Acoustics ARCS WiFo System (two Focus and one Wide) with two SB18m subwoofers flown per side, two X12 outfills (one per side) and six 5XT front-fills. “The previous audio system was about fifteen years old…
When Eric de Jager, managing director and certified technology specialist at TechSonic, was challenged with providing sound and video coverage for three large Zoom Room-enabled meeting spaces at a top law firm in South Africa, he and his team came up with a unique solution using MXL Microphones, the professional audio division of Marshall Electronics. Being that he had great success using single MXL AC-404-Z USB-Powered Microphones as ceiling-mounted microphones for small Zoom Rooms, Eric knew that the MXL AC-360-Z would be ideal for installing in a larger space. MXL AC-360-Z expands on the AC-404-Zs three internal capsules to offer…
Delta Sound was honoured to be asked by Fireworks by Grucci, to provide their show communications and firing timecode solutions for the annual new year’s eve fireworks at Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. This year’s attempt saw the event secure the record for the ‘longest chain of fireworks’ covering 4.6km using 11,284 firework devices. As well the ‘longest straight-line of fireworks’ spanning 13km of the island. The event made headlines last year by clinching the world record for the ‘largest aerial firework shell’, which weighed 1,087.26kg and reached a height of around 1,127 metres. Delta’s team this…
DWR Distribution has established a reputation for hosting a diverse range of training courses to empower local technicians across disciplines over the past few years. One of the most sought-after courses is the annual Prolyte Rigging Course, delivered by internationally renowned rigging authority, Rinus ‘Rhino’ Bakker. The annual training course covers critical areas in event rigging including safety, maintenance, lifting materials, force calculations, and how to understand load tables, among other topics. The DWR Prolyte Rigging Course attracts technicians from across multiple disciplines and includes both theoretical and practical training. Char-Anne Husselmann of dB Audio Namibia explained that the course…
Provision AVL organised a Chauvet Training Day in coordination with the Chauvet team from the USA. The training day took place at Novotel Al Barsha. The focus was to showcase the latest Chauvet products, including Chauvet Pro fixtures like the Chauvet Storm 1 Wash, the award-winning Chauvet MK Pyxis, Maverick and Rogue series, COLORado series, and the Ovation Series. The presentation also portrayed the latest Chauvet DJ products in the Intimidator Series as well as iluminarc for facade lighting. Provision AVL also hosted this year’s first Prolyte Campus in partnership with Prolyte Group from The Netherlands. The campus was presented…
Digital Projection has announced the appointment of Rayan Soumsom, who joined its Middle East operations on 1 January. Soumsom has taken up the role of regional manager, working alongside Abdulrahman Aladawi who has been in post as business development manager Middle East since November 2017. Aladawi’s role will also evolve into that of regional manager, reflecting his position towards partners within the region. Soumsom and Aladawi will leverage their respective contacts and knowledge of the entire Middle East region to further build on Digital Projection’s ambitious plans for growth. Moving forward, Aladawi will focus his business development efforts in the UAE,…
The municipality city of Al Ain celebrated the 47th UAE National Day with an impressive visual showcase. From the main stage to the lake area, the festive ambience was felt all through-out with JBL Vertec VT 4880A Full-size Arrayable Dual 18” subwoofer and Yamaha DXS15 15” Subwoofer. SLS Production’s premium communication system proved its worth again as Clearcomm Wired and Wireless Comms were used for the communication system. Using Clay Paky and Grand MA 3 consoles, the event displayed the inspiring vibrance of the celebration an inspiring story of Sheikh Zayed’s life. “This is Zayed. This is the UAE” was…
In yet another effort driven by the country’s leading live event technical and production training organization the South African Roadies Association (SARA), six SARA members: Mofenyi Mofamadi (25) from Dlamini 1, Soweto, Sylvarno Sauls (25) from Westbury, Johannesburg, Moeketi Tshabalala (27) from Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, Seiso Sithole (28) from Soshanguve, Pretoria, Mpumelelo Dakile (33) from Orlando West Extension, Soweto, Blondie Sello (34) Mangaung, Free State and Sikhumbuzo Sibanda (35) from Emdeni, Soweto will depart tonight for the United States for a 10 months tour with the Universoul Circus. The UniverSoul Circus is a single ring circus, established in 1994 by Cedric Walker, an African…
The story of Harmony Entertainment is a beautiful one – a South African black man growing up in a rural area who became a pianist, a registered business accountant, the founder of a rental company and most recently, the owner of a DiGiCo S31. It’s the story of Tsholanang Montsho who some years ago looked out of his window to see rental company Gearhouse South Africa preparing for events at the Union Buildings, and their sound test enticing him to leave his apartment to go watch the crew set up. As a student studying accountancy, Montsho lived in an apartment block…
Platteland is a new venue based in Centurion, Gauteng, delivering an outstanding music performance by local and international artists on a platform that technically meets a world class standard. The professionally equipped venue includes an L-Acoustics audio system, a DiGiCo S21 digital mixing console, and an impressive all Prolyte 8 x 5m, 4.5m high structure with an eye-catching circular truss that surrounds a screen. Most importantly, it offers a warm and vibrant atmosphere felt by patrons visiting the establishment. “While the venue is new, my partners and I worked on the concept for the past three years, waiting patiently for…
