An exclusive partnership for South Africa, Namibia and Botswana has now been established between The Adam Hall Group and Mitech Distribution. This includes the German manufacturer’s complete portfolio of Cameo, Palmer, Gravity, LD Systems and Defender. Stage Audio Works is an international distributor and manufacturer of complete technology solutions to the live event, houses of worship, commercial, education and industrial sectors. Mitech Distribution, part of the Stage Audio Works Group, is the subsidiary that will focus on the MI-market distribution in Sub-Sahara Africa. Markus Jahnel, COO of the Adam Hall Group commented: “The Stage Audio Works Group has been operating…
Author: Stewart Hume
The region’s leading MICE industry professionals will once again gather in the capital next month for the 11th edition of IBTM Arabia for three days of networking and business opportunities, with the technical support of Neumann&Müller Event Technology (N&M). IBTM Arabia 2017 brings the industry’s finest buyers to meet one-to-one with leading suppliers. Included in this year’s equipment is the d&b audiotechnik Y7P loudspeaker system series, with high directivity and rotatable HF horns perfect for medium scale conferences. In addition to this, AOTO 3.5mm LED screens will be installed for the main conference room. A number of NEC X552S MultiSync LCD…
Having formed in 2006, DWR Distribution has gone on to become one of South Africa’s most sought-after technical distributors. With an unparalleled knowledge of the market and an unwavering passion for the region. Director Duncan Riley chats to TPMEA about his bustling business… Can you give us a brief background into how and why DWR was formed? I had worked in the industry for 12 years. I really wanted to take service, support and back-up to a new level in the South African market, create a new standard and build stronger relationships with my clients and international suppliers. The most important…
CODA Audio’s South African distributors Tadco have sold the first AiRAY system on the African continent to leading rental company Virtual Productions. Virtual were already enthusiastic users of a CODA ViRAY system, which they have owned since 2013 and felt that the purchase of an AiRAY system was a natural progression. The South African market differs in many respects from that found in the UK, Europe and the US, with there being no real established scheduled touring circuit. As a consequence the challenges presented to Virtual Productions are highly diverse and demand a high degree of flexibility and adaptability. Victor…
Working in partnership with Prodea Entertainment, ER Productions choreographed a four-minute laser show for the opening ceremony to highlight key features of the development. To that end, ER Productions installed a whopping 78 laser fixtures across the expansive location. It included six huge bridges that cross the 3.2km canal, which leads to the Burj Kalifa and links the Dubai Creek with the Arabian Gulf. It will provide 24-hour access by boat to a new development of luxury hotels, housing, restaurants and shops at the heart of the city. Unveiled by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who has been involved in the…
Protec supplied lighting, audio, video and automation across several key areas of the Dubai Canal opening ceremony.
Robe Spiiders were used for the first time by Lighting Designer Alan Muller of FX Unlimited for the tri-annual Every Nation Conference at the 5000-capacity Grand West’s Grand Arena in Cape Town, South Africa. It was in fact the first live show in SA to use Robe’s brand new LED wash beam product launched last month. The 12 Spiiders were part of a rig containing over 100 other Robe fixtures provided by technical suppliers C&S Audio who were working for event technical producers, Bad Weather Productions. Both companies are based in Cape Town. Alan worked closely with Technical Production Manager Andrew Bosman…
When video director Steve Price was offered a job in Nigeria, he saw it as the perfect chance to add another destination to his cv. The ensuing job was certainly a memorable one, including the chance to oversee an event for one of the world’s richest men, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg. TPMEA’s Kelly Murray talked to Price to find out more… How did you get into the concert / live event touring industry? I spent 15 years directing music videos, all on film, for a variety of British artists throughout the ‘90s and early 2000s, then suddenly the whole world…
Durban’s branch of leading Southern Africa production company Gearhouse SA has recently invested in an L-Acoustics K2 system. They have enjoyed steady expansion over the past few decades and now has operating bases in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and a branch in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. “Gearhouse Group already has a large L-Acoustics inventory, including 24 dV-DOSC here in Durban, so it was the first manufacturer we looked at when we were looking for a flagship system,” said Gary Loader, the branch’s Audio Operations Manager. After considering the option of purchasing various used L-Acoustics systems, the company chose to invest…
Sennheiser today announced its participation at InfoComm MEA taking place in Dubai from 6 to 8 December 2016. The company intends to focus on its range of audio solutions for meeting and conference purposes, and for the first time globally, will demonstrate its new wireless gooseneck microphone for its SpeechLine Digital Wireless system. “This system was created to be the first to meet the demand for a wireless microphones dedicated purely to speech. It offers easy installation and operation, a high level of reliability and future-proof technology to deliver supreme speech clarity,” said Ryan Burr, Technical Sales Manager at Sennheiser…
Blue Array Productions have invested in the first DiGiCo SD5 in Africa. This leading technical supplier made the purchase from DWR Distribution. With Kobus van Rensburg at the helm of Blue Array, the company has supplied prominent international artists visiting South Africa. They also have a reputation for their talented audio engineers, who are some of the best in the country. “There are many reasons we’ve gone the SD5 route,” said Marinus Visser, Head of Audio at the company. “It’s on every international rider, which was the main selling point. But for our shows, it was the ability of…
Maestra Dubai’s operation is expanding and has moved to a new warehouse facility in the Dubai Investment Park (DIP) area – more than doubling their workspace. This follows a strong start to the year by the Dubai team led by Tom Clements. The company now has 18 full time staff with more joining shortly and 2016 has seen major investments in new sound, lighting, rigging and video equipment in response to this buoyancy, in turn creating a need for more room for further streamline. “Dedicated prep bays will assist in the overall speed and efficiency at which we can put…
