Technical supplier Ultra Events supplied Philips SL NITRO 510 and Philips SL NITRO 510C fixtures to deliver a punching performance at a popular African boxing broadcast event. Kings of the Castle, staged in Cape Town, was part of the Friday Fight Night series of broadcast boxing dates, staged in different African cities on the last Friday of every month. Ultra Events is the show’s regular technical supplier. “We wanted to get away from the typical 24 fresnel or Par64 set up of the boxing ring,” explained Ultra Events owner, Costa Champanis. “After much deliberation, we decided on the SL Nitro 510,…
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With the release of version 2.0.0 of Sennheiser Control Cockpit, this acclaimed software has been further developed into a flexible IT-driven tool that ensures optimized workflows and convenience for professionals managing wireless microphones. In addition to microphones from Sennheiser’s SpeechLine Digital Wireless series, this latest version now supports the new evolution wireless G4 microphone systems and is downwards compatible with G3. Furthermore, 2.0.0 offers password protection, enhanced battery management options including notification profiles, and a thorough refresh of the user interface to enhance usability. The software is now available for free download from the Sennheiser website. “Enabling the management and…
Cape Town-based Audio Engineering took delivery of Absen LED screens in time for the Lamborghini Urus launch, followed by the launch of the new Porsche Studio situated at the Cape Town Waterfront. “We didn’t even have a moment to unbox the panels at our offices,” smiled Marcel Bezuidenhout, owner of Audio Engineering. The Absen gear, comprising of 84 panels, four senders, 2 scalers and flying gear, went straight to the Lamborghini dealership in Century City, where DWR Distribution’s Bruce Riley and Bradley Bruchhausen were on site to help set it up for the first time. DWR are the distributors of Absen…
South African-based Festival Sound have invested in additional L-Acoustics equipment – ARCS Focus – that will enable them to service more clients and offer flexibility to events. Petru Palmer, the owner of the company, is certainly a perfectionist. He is known in the industry for his audio engineering expertise and for delivering outstanding service to his clients. “I purchased my first L-Acoustics system about four years ago,” said Petru. “I initially bought 2 ARCS Wide, 2 SB18m and an L-Acoustics LA4X amplified controller. I remember choosing the ARCS WiFo because it was the only system of its kind and did…
At the peak of a new season, a new batch of interns has joined eclipse Staging Services to embark on a 6-month internship program to gain work experience in the increasingly competitive event technology environment. Established in 2005 by eclipse Staging Services’ General Manager, Martin Lubach, the internship program provides for an opportunity for young graduates to expand their technical knowledge and get real-world exposures and insights to an actual work setting. The new interns, recruited from Solent University and The BRIT School in the UK, are set to experience the lighting and rigging disciplines firsthand with the support of…
One of South Africa’s best-loved music festivals gets lit by Robe. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea15_digitallr/64 www.oppikoppi.co.za www.stageeffects.co.za
Women Walk Together (WWT) – the global community network that brings individuals and organisations together, in support and celebration of women in event production. TPMEA speaks to Rachel Haughey. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea15_digitallr/58 www.ypn.international www.womenwalktogether.org
Famed Filipina singer, Morissette, returned to Dubai in August to treat her UAE fans to a headline performance at the World Trade Centre’s Zabeel Hall, where eclipse Staging Services supplied the audio-visual technology to deliver a memorable night for more than 4,500 gig-goers. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea15_digitallr/28 Photos courtesy of eclipse Staging Services. www.laverdadevents.com www.wish1075.com www.eclipse.ae
The Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, in partnership with Dubai-based producer, organiser and promoter, Envie Events, connected more than 400,000 music lovers. On Saturday 28 July 2018, revellers ventured to the du Forum, Yas Island, and were linked up via a live satellite global connection with the much-anticipated EDM festival Unite with Tomorrowland returned to the UAE. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea15_digitallr/24 Photos: Protec www.tomorrowland.com/en/unite/ www.productiontec.com
This August, over 11,000 athletes from 45 countries competed at the 18th annual Asian Games, the world’s second-biggest interdisciplinary sporting event, hosted this year by Indonesia. With a marathon task ahead of them, the Indonesia Asian Games Organising Committee contracted some of the UAE’s finest talent to help the games reign victorious. TPMEA’s Stew Hume spoke to some of those involved… https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea15_digitallr Photos: vklybe.tv www.fatboyslim.net www.0-gravity.ae www.fruitionevents.ae www.matrix-laser.com www.deltalive.com www.prg.com/ae/en/our-technology/scenic
Specialising in television and reality series productions, Peter Rieck of Rieck’s Lighting in Johannesburg was appointed to supply all the lighting for Indian reality TV show, Skull and Roses, which was recently shot in South Africa’s Knysna Forest. The convincing set was built by Sean Hoey of Dream Sets. A team from India were responsible for the basic soft lighting at Rose Island. “The set looked very realistic,” said Rieck. “Between Sean and I, we created an elimination area. I put up the trussing while Sean and the Dream Sets team built a wooden structure around the truss.” The Indian production…
Absen users in South Africa were invited to attend a 3-day training session with Ricky Qiu from Absen at a native distributor, DWR Distribution. The ACE Training (Absen Accredited Certified Engineering) was attended by 20 delegates from both the rental and install markets, with the aim of imparting practical user knowledge to operate and set up screens as well as fault-finding. “The Absen panels have taken off beyond our wildest imagination,” said Schalk Botha, the sales representative at DWR Distribution. “The panels are user-friendly, reliable, cost-effective and easy to maintain.” Ricky Qiu commented: “The training went very well and was…
