Tasked with providing technical services for the inaugural summit in South Africa, production company Lucidity fielded a Martin Audio MLA Mini rig, and used all their expertise in taming a difficult, ‘active’ venue, with high reverberation time. Lucidity acquired its first MLA cabinets back in November 2014 from Audiosure, Martin Audio’s South African distributors. They then followed this up with a further purchase in mid-2015. For the Summit, they were able to equip the Kyalami Conference Centre with their full MLA Mini inventory of 24 MLA Minis and 6 MSX subs. The system was specified by Lucidity owner, Paul Newman, deeming it to be the most…
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Disruption was the theme of the 2017 HP Partner Awards Evening and this was highlighted by HP Africa MD David Rozzio, who emphasised the company’s marketplace aims in 2018; through its strategies and new products. With Keystone Productions supplying an idea to disrupt a generic awards evening format. The Green Hippo products running the show included 3 Hippotizer Boreals and 1 Hippotizer Karst all feeding 13 Christie LHD 700 7K Projectors. These projectors were used to map the 12 rectangular dinner tables from above with custom content. The 13th Projector was used for the presentations and video content for the Awards Evening. Christopher Bolton from Keystone Productions…
Having established itself as a global powerhouse in staging and event technology services, Dubai-headquartered Protec has announced its presence in the UK with the acquisition of Birmingham based Aventeq Ltd. With this agreement, Aventeq – which takes on Protec’s brand identity – will now be dubbed Protec European Events, and will have access to a much larger palette of event production resources, including state of the art technology, equipment and highly skilled staff. Established in 2008 by an industry-experienced team led by Chris Bramwell, Aventeq deliver quality projects all across the UK and Europe. The company offers a comprehensive suite…
A spectacular light and laser show projected across the Aldar building was a key highlight of the 46th UAE National Day celebrations in Abu Dhabi, supplied by eclipse Staging Services, which specified and installed Laser FX. On the lighting side, eclipse Staging Services opted for a line of Claypaky Mythos 2 and a Road Hog Full Boar Console while Laser FX gave the audience a marvellous laser beam projection. The raving laser show came to life using a combination of 30w RYGB Phaenon and 10w Green Laser Projectors, creating a magical atmosphere for the event. “The building is a unique…
Fill Up the Dome and Fill Up Orlando witnessed a record breaking 68,000 people attending the event, which was produced by Formative, with technical delivered by the Gearhouse Group. The relationship between the 2 companies is a long standing one and the combination has produced some of the most remarkable events in SA over the past few years. The stage design included a 12m-high pair of glowing-eyed, inflatable lions which towered above the performance area on either side. At the start of the show a massive ‘jungle’ curtain swept aside to reveal a stage dominated by LED panels. A centre screen of…
South African-based MGG, suppliers of technical services and equipment, has announced an expansion to their inventory with the investment of a Green Hippo Hippotizer V4 Boreal. The media server made its first grand appearance at the prestigious EOH annual year-end celebration, hosted in 3 regions. Johan Botha from MGG, said: “An MA command wing controlled the Hippotizer V4. We ran main and back-up which went into a matrix switcher in the unlikely case that anything should go wrong. Honestly though, the Hippo is a reliable piece of kit.” Having worked with the Green Hippo Hippotizer V3 in the past, Botha…
Aggreko provided the power and cooling of attendees at the latest WorldSkills conference in Abu Dhabi, where young people showcased their vocational skills, and attract potential employers. The conference aims to match skills in science, engineering, technology and manufacturing with the ever-changing needs of global industry and to enable strategies to tackle youth unemployment. Aggreko will provide 20 MW of power and 20 MW of air conditioning for the 35,000sqm Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), which will welcome thousands of visitors between 14 and 19 October 2017. “We are proud to support such an important event that will help…
Lighting Designer Joshua Cutts and the SOS Charity Fund have joined hands to help young Daniel Meledimo, a student from the Tshwane University of Technology, complete his tuition. “Daniel, a young gentleman from TUT, arrived on our first day of Idols South Africa set up and to see if he could assist and gain valuable knowledge,” explained Cutts, who has worked on Idolas during the past 8 years. “Daniel remained with us for the full duration; every day we were there he was there. He never asked for any payment. He was very grateful for the knowledge and experience.” “After…
NewBass Productions, a Pretoria-based audio company, has announced its recent investment in a DiGiCo S21 console, with a fully-populated D2 Stage Rack, supplied by DWR Distribution. Established in 2013, NewBass Productions, owned by Tiaan Newman, has focused on delivering service to the Afrikaans music industry, festivals and large corporate events. “The DiGiCo S21 is a great investment in raising NewBass Production’s service standards,” Newman commented. “We love the sound and the preamps are awesome!” Newman is set to take the DiGiCo S21 console on the road, specifically during the Jo Black Coastal tour, as well as for Karlien van Jaarsveld.…
Blue Array Productions Pty (Ltd) have been involved as an audio supplier at Oppikoppi for more than a decade, and for the 5th consecutive year, they were appointed as the sole audio contractor at the 3-day rock festival in Northam, South Africa, deploying a DiGiCo SD5 console. Established in May 1994, Oppikoppi has grown to become an internationally-recognised event attracting bands from across the world, Blue Array’s Audio Engineer Marinus Visser worked at Oppikoppi for over a decade; covering the event’s 6 main stages, a few smaller mobile stages and activation areas. “Oppikoppi has a different vibe when compared to…
South African Audio Engineer, Emily Adams, was working on Pieter Toerien’s previous production, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, when she was asked to assist with Evita. The original West End and Broadway production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical, which premiered at Montecasino Teatro in Johannesburg, and recently moved to the Cape Town’s Artscape Theatre, will eventually tour Asia in 2018. It has been an incredible experience for Adams, who operates the show on a DiGiCo SD7T. “It’s my first production as Head of Department on a show of this scale. I started as a RF technician and I have done many…
For 2 days in November 2017, Sandringham Farm, in South Africa, was transformed into a village of religious worshippers, supported by a range of Chauvet Professional fixtures. Attendees came together to listen, as Christian bands from the UK, US, South Africa and many more, as well as to raise their own voices in singing gospel music. JP Willson of Unfazed Productions provided an uplifting visual backdrop with ab ebullient light show of vivid colour washes and powerful aerial effects. Key to Willson’s transformative design was his collection of Chauvet Professional Rogue R2 Wash fixtures. Willson hung 11 of the Chauvet Professional RGBW…
