Building on its wireless series, Sennheiser has launched the evolution G4, the 4th generation of its product family. Upgrades to the G4 line-up are user-inspired features such as multichannel capabilities, single click scanning and set up, frequency agility, as well as longer range, battery life and reliability. With 4 product series in the range – the 100, 300, 500, and IEM series – evolution G4 is ideally suited to meet the needs of the Live Performance, Broadcast and Film, as well as the Business and Education market segments. “Whether it is in the corporate world, live entertainment, theatre or broadcast, the evolution wireless…
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South African rental company owners, Theo Papenfus from Stage Effects and Marius van Rooyen from Unlimited Events, have teamed up to purchase 400 Absen D2V 2.9mm panels from DWR Distribution. One of the D2V’s greatest selling points, besides offering a high-resolution image, is its ability to provide a concave or convex curved screen option as well as maximum output at a maximum refresh rate. Both Unlimited Events and Stage Effects have notably increased their presence in indoor corporate events. “Our market is here and it was time,” said Papenfus. “Marius and I decided on a joint venture to bring in many…
Claypaky’s has revealed its new K-EYE HCR range of LED lighting fixtures. Claypaky CEO Pio Nahum commented: “We know that our most demanding customers, particularly in the sectors of television, film and theatre, have long felt the need for a lighting tool that differed from others in the marketplace for the ‘quality’ of the light it produced. Achieving this desired ‘quality’ is no simple matter. Light quality is the sum of multiple factors, including diffusion uniformity, colour temperature, colour control features and, most of all, a high colour rendering index. To meet these requirements, Claypaky and Osram have developed HCR…
The Sun Arena at the Time Square in Pretoria recently hosted EFC (Extreme Fighting Championship) in December 2017. Lighting Designer Gary Sam made use of the in-house Robe lighting system which DWR Distribution supplied. The lighting included a range of fixtures, including: 12 Robe BMFL Spot, 6 Robe BMFL Blades, 12 Robe BMFL WashBeam, 24 Robe Spiiders, 24 Robin Pointes, 12 Robin LedBeam 100, 42 Longman F4Up and a LeMaitre MVS. “The brief from EFC was to make the show look as spectacular as possible, using effect lighting without compromising the TV ‘key’ lighting,” said Sam. MGG Productions were the technical support…
The eclipse Group, specialist in providing a wide range of technical services to the Middle East’s events industry, has announced a new strategic partnership with ShowRUNNER, a fully automated live webcasting solution provider. ShowRUNNER’s system delivers simplicity in capturing and streaming content to a dedicated website, making webcasting easy and affordable which in-turn drives ROI. President and CEO for ShowRUNNER, Stephen Villoria, commented: “One of the advantages of ShowRUNNER is the immediacy of it. If you’ve really gone out of your way to spend and take time out of your schedule to attend an event and you can’t be part of…
The South African entertainment industry has bid farewell to Peter Anthony Crowther, a seasoned and dear electrician based in Durban, South Africa who has sadly passed away. Online messages on Facebook poured in, as tributes were made for a very special and caring gentleman, clearly loved by many. A celebration of Peter’s life was held on 16 February 2018 at the Slip Inn, his local over the course of 17 years. “The news came as a shock to the entertainment industry, losing a friend, a colleague and good drinking buddy,” said Nicholas Barnes from DWR Distribution. “Peter was always there to help…
MA Lighting dot2 consoles have played a huge role in a range of arts festivals in South Africa, and will be used in the upcoming Woordfees Festival in Stellenbosch. “We have worked on KKNK, Aardklop, Hilton Arts Festival, Innibos and this year we’ll be at Woordfees,” said Gareth Chambers from DWR Distribution, the official MA Lighting distributor in Africa. “The dot2 consoles are placed in various dramatic venues at the festivals and have proved to be exceptionally easy for volunteers to learn and programme. We often get feedback from the programmers, which without doubt, is always very positive.” There have…
RedFest DXB returned to Dubai Media City on 8 and 9 February 2018 with performances spread out over the 2-day festival. Matrix Laser supplied laser and special Fx for the performances by The Chainsmokers, Russ, Kelli-Leigh, Kesha, Bebe Rexha and Marshmello amongst others. There were 4 Multi Colour Lasers, 4 Single Colour Lasers, 6 Flame Maniacs, 6 G-Flames, and 10 CO2 Jets installed to provide accompaniment to the acts. www.matrix-laser.com
UK-based Phase 3 Connectors, industry specialist in quality and safety for high current connections up to 800A, has announced the appointment of DWR Distribution as its South African agent. Robert Izzett, Head of Sales at DWR, said: “While we’ve been selling Phase 3 items for a number of years, we were recently appointed the authorised distributors in SA. Phase 3 Connectors need little introduction. The products are outstanding, designed, manufactured and assembled in the UK. These products are the unsung heroes at events.” Phase 3’s Power Connectors product range includes standard and special application, harsh environment connectors for power, signal, optical and data transmission.…
FENIX Stage has announced the hire of Juan Bautista to its export department as Sales Manager for its African markets. “I have always tried to contribute with effort and passion everywhere I have worked, as purchasing analyst, legal advisor or trade advisor in many industries in different countries,” Bautista stated. “Now I have the chance to work on the other side, on the sales department, and FENIX Stage offers me the opportunity and the confidence to begin this new challenge thanks both to its great professional team and its formidable range of products, with continuous innovation and improvement processes. The…
The Experience is an interdenominational gospel concert held annually in Lagos, Nigeria. Convened and hosted by Pastor Paul Adefarasin, the event debuted in December 2006, and is now the largest musical concert in Africa. Lagos-based CyTech World Communication provided the audio infrastructure. 2017 is the 5th consecutive year in which CyTech and its Outline loudspeaker systems have been entrusted with the responsibility for reaching every corner of the audience area within the 280m × 200m Tafawa-Balewa Square. A long-standing client of Outline, CyTech’s owner, Cyril Utomoibor, deployed numerous Outline products from his inventory, including: Butterfly, GTO C-12, LAB 21, DBS 18-2, DVS, Doppia,…
DWR Distribution, the local distributors of Philips Vari-Lite in South Africa, has announced Gearhouse South Africa’s investment of 48 Philips Vari-Lite VLZ Profile fixtures. Awarded the technical supply contract for a television show season, which kicked off on M-Net 101 on 4 February 2018, Gearhouse wanted a fixture that would be suitable for the long show run and would suit both the client and Lighting Designer Joshua Cutts. The Gearhouse team decided that maintenance costs and the replacement of lamps were an important factor, plus the shoot required very quiet fixtures. The Philips Vari-Lite VLZ is a versatile unit and Gearhouse had…
