Gallowglass Health and Safety recently completed a comprehensive training week across its Middle East division, aimed at preparing teams for a demanding events season. In collaboration with 3DB Event Production, Empro Power, and Pains Fireworks LLC, Gallowglass staff gained hands-on experience with several new technologies and safety systems across all three companies. The initiative is part of a global programme led by Gallowglass Health and Safety, enabling the company’s Safety Advisors across all divisions to enhance their technical knowledge, improve communication, and strengthen collaboration with key partners. “It’s been incredibly valuable to connect with colleagues across regions and align on…
Author: Peter Iantorno
Dubai-headquartered technical production house Sound On Stage Events recently invested in a new DiGiCo Quantum 326, and the company wasted no time in getting the console out in the field, deploying it for the Echoes of a Golden Era show as part of the Beiteddine Art Festival in July 2025. A loyal DiGiCo user for over 15 years, Sound On Stage Events’ Managing Director and sound engineer Rawad Saad explained his preference for the brand: “Throughout the time that Sound On Stage Events has been using DiGiCo consoles, we’ve experienced the remarkable evolution in both the technology and audio quality,”…
Linea Research has appointed Audiosure as its exclusive distribution partner for South Africa. The agreement sees the full range of the UK-based manufacturer’s high-performance amplifiers and DSP solutions available from Audiosure, backed by expert support and after-sales service on the ground. “We’re thrilled to bring Linea Research into the Audiosure family,” stated Greg Payne, Director at Audiosure. “Their commitment to cutting-edge innovation, reliability, and sonic excellence aligns perfectly with our mission to provide world-class audio solutions to our partners and clients across Southern Africa.” Linea Research Sales & Marketing Manager, Martin Hildred, added: “Audiosure is an ideal partner for us…
Mediatech Africa has confirmed that co-owner Simon Robinson has returned full-time as Exhibition Director. With the show set to run from 1-3 July 2026 at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit & International Convention Centre, Johannesburg, after a six-year hiatus, Robinson returns to the fray after spending time project-managing large-scale productions and events, and serving as Business Development Manager at one of South Africa’s major AV distributors. “Stepping out of the organiser role for a season let me see the industry from other angles,” Robinson stated. “Running projects on the ground and spending time in distribution gave me a better feel for…
From groundbreaking music festivals to immersive theatrical performances, at the sharp end of the live events industry, the most memorable experiences are created somewhere in between imagination and execution. With an ever-growing scope for creativity leading to increasing demands on technical production, the onus is on live events professionals to ensure that a project’s technical delivery matches the creative vision. That’s where A Loud Minority (ALM) comes in. “We created ALM to bridge the gap between creative ambition and technical delivery,” explained the company’s founder and Technical Producer, Karl Jenkins. “We ensure that shows are delivered safely, reliably, cost effectively…
Coca-Cola Arena has long been a flagship indoor venue for Dubai, hosting a variety of live music, comedy, sport and corporate events since it opened in 2019. While the venue has always been busy and popular with promoters and punters alike, it’s no secret that the in-house audio system didn’t quite live up to the high standards of the facilities elsewhere in the venue, resulting in most shows opting to bring in audio from elsewhere. However, this all changed over the summer, as Coca-Cola Arena completed a major upgrade to its audio offering, including the purchase of a brand-new d&b…
The South African live events industry has had to be patient when it comes to L-Acoustics’ L-ISA technology, with the COVID-19 pandemic putting paid to the efforts of early adopters. However, after a long and bumpy road, event design and production company Multi-Media led the way this summer, rolling out the technology on actor and singer Jonathan Roxmouth’s hugely successful My Favourite Broadway produced by Howard Events. Featuring the newly launched 32-piece Egoli Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Adam Howard, the production proved to be a huge hit, with Johannesburg’s Teatro theatre close to capacity for each performance of the…
As has been well documented within the pages of TPiMEA, when it comes to size, scale and complexity, there aren’t many events anywhere in the world that can compare with MDLBEAST Soundstorm. While up to now our coverage of the annual mega-festival has focussed primarily on its eye-catching production elements, behind the record-breaking LED screens, dazzling lights, lasers and SFX, there’s an unseen engineering masterpiece that supports the entire operation. The company behind many of these feats of engineering is Robert Bird Group (RBG) – a structural and civil engineering consultancy that lends its expertise to complex projects all over…
Events of any kind live or die by how successfully each individual element of supply and production comes together to create a product that becomes greater than the sum of its parts. This ethos is one that the team at sound reduction specialist -45dB buys into wholeheartedly. Not content with developing a patented sound reduction product that boasts myriad advantages over existing alternatives, the company is on a mission to ensure that its offerings cater to a wide variety of industry needs, ultimately adding value and improving any event they are deployed on. “As well as offering unrivalled sound reduction…
Set up in 2024 to nurture the next generation of Saudi events professionals, the educational arm of MDLBEAST, BeastED, is continuing to deliver on its early promise. As regular readers of TPiMEA will remember from our previous article on the initiative [see TPiMEA #51], the first year of the BeastED Career Path Program saw scores of Saudi students make their first steps into the live events industry, and since then, the programme has expanded significantly. “Last year was our first year and we had two terms with a total of 72 students – almost all of whom are now employed…
The events industry is one of the few places where exhaustion is celebrated. We don’t just accept long nights, countless coffees, self-neglect, and seven-day work weeks – we wear them like trophies. The problem is, behind the applause and adrenaline, this lifestyle slowly erodes our health. This column isn’t about burnout alone. Burnout is part of the picture, but the real issue is self-neglect. We work so hard in one of the most stressful industries in the world that we forget ourselves entirely. We slip into patterns – cycles – that overlap and compound until they turn into something slippery…
What products are included in the D3 series? Underlining a new and innovative approach from Avolites since becoming ‘A Robe Business’ at the end of 2023, D3 is a family of five outstanding compact, stylish and fully featured packages developed for a world that is constantly on the move. Smart design, engineering and expedient sizing are at the heart of the D3 series philosophy. The D3-010, D3-110, D3 Wing, D3 Core and D3 Touch are all powered by Avolites’ famous Titan software, offering cost-efficient, intuitive programming and operation, coupled with flexible control for multiple lighting solutions. The D3 family presents…
