Audio specialist Sennheiser is set to participate at the inaugural Prolight + Sound Middle East trade show, taking place in Dubai from 31 October to 2 November 2016. As a Founding Partner, Sennheiser intends to demonstrate its commitment to establishing this international exhibition as a key regional platform for the entertainment, event, media and creation industry. “Prolight + Sound has a strong brand and reputation due to their annual fair in Frankfurt. As this is a new venture for the region, it is important that the main players in the industry support this initiative to help firmly establish it as…
Author: Stewart Hume
Event Lighting is a brand new rental and production company in Centurion near Pretoria, South Africa, offering lighting equipment and design services for all production scenarios plus a fund of knowledge and experience from its founders – Peter Rieck of Rieck’s Lighting and Henry Jenkins of Eventech. The joint venture has started with a serious investment in Robe – with 12 Robe Pointes and 24 of the new Spikie – small, super-fast LED WashBeams – to the rental inventory together with LED PAR cans – all supplied via DWR Distribution. Rieck’s Lighting and Eventech will also continue to operate as…
eclipse Venue Services is pleased to announce their new hotel partnerships with Steigenberger Hotel Business Bay Dubai and Marriott Downtown Abu Dhabi. With these new corporate partnerships, eclipse now manage the in-house audio visual services for ten leading luxury hotels across the UAE. Each property will receive a unique team of professionals dedicated to developing new partnerships and revenue streams, acting as a seamless extension of the hospitality team, as well as the option to supplement equipment from one of the region’s largest event technology suppliers, eclipse Venue Services. “Marriott is committed to providing a blend of high tech and…
Innibos – an action-packed high profile arts and music festival staged in and around Mbombela (Nelspruit) in South Africa during the winter presenting Afrikaans music, theatre, literature and visual arts – again featured Robe moving lights on the Main and the Rock performance stages in 2016. Lighting was designed by Johan Ferreira of BF Productions and Levan van der Merwe respectively – with kit supplied by MGG (Main) and EPH Productions (Rock), both companies have large rental stocks of Robe luminaires. These were just two of seven live stages, all fully scheduled with all types of entertainment for the family-friendly…
Award winning event support company Showforce has further cemented its reputation as global leader in the provision of experienced personnel to the entertainment industry by securing a three-year contract with Dubai Opera. The contract covers the provision of all the new venue’s temporary event staff and crewing requirements including: stage crew, crew managers, forklift operators, senior console operators, lighting technicians, wardrobe assistants and make-up artists and assistants. Showforce was awarded the contract following a competitive tender process, where it demonstrated its ability to deliver a global solution that encompasses an unrivalled network of specialised staff. As the first venue of…
DiGiCo’s new Stealth Core 2 engine has taken the SD Range to the next level. Petru Palmer of Festival Sound gives his feedback on this powerful upgrade: “Everything about it I found was a step, a massive step, in the right direction,” he said. “Everything works and the response is better. I like the fact that we get all the extra toys we usually run out of like multibands and DiGiTubes. In general it’s a leap forward from what we had and worth every cent.” Festival Sound have added the Core 2 to their SD9s and the SD11. “We always…
The countdown has begun to the inaugural edition of Prolight + Sound Middle East, with scores of product launches, industry seminars, and a live demo area setting the stage for three days of busy networking at the region’s dedicated trade show for the pro audio-visual and entertainment market. Taking place from 31 October – 2 November at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Prolight + Sound Middle East 2016 has attracted the biggest names in the business, with the likes of Bose Professional, Sennheiser, Martin Professional, Adam Hall, and Monacor International rubbing shoulders with top regional distributors such as…
PR Lighting fixtures reach some parts of the globe that other brands do not. One of the more obscure locations is Burkina Faso, the tiny landlocked country in West Africa. From there, sound engineer Henri Damien runs the successful pro-audio importation and technical supply company Datalinks, from his base in the capital, Ouagadougou. Back in 2013, at Frankfurt Prolight+Sound, he first started talking to PR Lighting’s Lawrence Mao – as the African took his first steps beyond sound into the world of lighting. Finally a deal was struck at this year’s show, when Henri Damien placed a large order for…
In an evening aimed at empowering change makers and inspiring nomads by creating a social impact and promoting positive change, Flair supported the Art for Change event, presented by The AJALA Project. Hosted at the JamJar Art Gallery, Dubai, with all audio visual support provided by Flair, the community event brought together local artists and writers to offer them a platform to spread their positive goals and messages. The event also showcased a panel discussion from some influential people and live performances from local talent. The founder of The AJALA Project, Hassan Adebayo Bello commented: “The creative professionals at Flair…
As part of Neumann&Müller Event Technology’s commitment to deliver the kind of standard promised to the clients, it has purchased a number of d&b audiotechnik Y7P loudspeaker system series and trained all their staff about its latest technology to keep up with the demands of this fast growing industry. The Y7P loudspeaker is a compact, high performance point source loudspeaker with high directivity and rotatable HF horns perfect for N&M’s small to medium scale events using a decentralised audio concept like conference and music for playback. However, they can also be easily integrated into a large venue system to offer…
South African rock band Prime Circle have invested in a MA Lighting dot2 core and dot2 F-wing, allowing their LD Vincent van Niekerk to take full control wherever the band is playing, including international shows and tours. The move was instigated by the band’s bass player Marco Gomes who is involved in all aspects of their production, and was supplied by MA Lighting’s South African distributor DWR, with whom Prime Circle has a long working relationship. Founded in 2001, Prime Circle have toured increasingly in Europe in recent years. Their mid-2016 single Ghosts reached the top 150 in Germany’s weekly…
Clay Paky’s Massimo Bolandrina was recently present for one-on-one demonstrations of the Scenius Profile with clients in South Africa. Along with Robert Izzett from DWR Distribution, Bolandrina visited a number of clients in Johannesburg. “It was very good to see that everyone was enthusiastic about the product,” said Bolandrina. “It was also good to have a warm reception from the customers.” Going on to discuss the global reception of the Scenius, Bolandrina said: “The response has been very positive. Designers have seen the Scenius and are interested. They understand the character and personality of the product, so we are happy…
