We are excited to announce that nominations are now open for the second TPMEA Awards, celebrating the amazing projects and the individuals responsible for the UAE events market. You may remember from our inaugural event, there are two steps to the nomination process and as industry insiders, we want your voice to be heard! The first event was a huge success, with not only praise and awards on offer but also a great party, with live music and a free bar. As of today, you can nominate two individuals for each TPMEA Awards category. Your first choice will receive two points…
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The Covent Garden Dance Company and Four Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach will host some of the world’s most supreme ballet dancers from the greatest ballet and dance companies, for an evening at the stunning open-air beachside theatre, beneath the stars. Ballet Under The Stars will be headlined by The Royal Ballet’s British Principal dancer Lauren Cuthbertson and she will be partnered by world-famous Xander Parish, who was the first British dancer to become a Principal with The Mariinsky Ballet in St. Petersburg. The couple will both be joined by a cast of renowned principal dancers from the world’s greatest companies that include…
Neumann&Müller Event Technology (N&M) have announced Felix Erdmann as the new general manager as well as Jens Giessler, who is the senior partner of the group, to preside over the UAE division. Felix Erdmann and Jens Giessler will take full responsibility as the general managers following Rick Wade’s decision to move on to new challenges outside of N&M’s core business. Commenting on Wade’s leaving, managing director of the group, Alex Ostermaier said, “We are very grateful for Rick’s contributions to building and leading the UAE venture for over eight years. He has been a key player in the company’s achievements…
Electrosonic Group has announced that Donald Stuart has been named the company’s Managing Director EMEA reporting to CEO Jon Hancock. He will be based in London. Stuart has a long track record as a successful international chief executive. Most recently, he was CEO of TMARA Group, an innovation management consultancy with offices in Johannesburg and London. “We’re delighted to welcome Donald to Electrosonic’s global leadership team,” said Hancock. “Donald brings a wealth of experience across the services industry to his new pivotal role for Electrosonic Group. The leadership skills and expertise across innovation and service transformation, which he has displayed throughout…
700,000 people attended The Experience, an interdenominational gospel concert in Nigeria that has become the largest music event in Africa. With an audience estimated at close to three-quarters of a million people, 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 concert in Africa. Lagos-based CyTech World Communication provided the huge audio infrastructure necessary to deliver speech and music to the huge crowd. The 2018 event was the sixth consecutive year in which CyTech and its Outline loudspeaker systems have…
Urban Brew Studios was the home to The Voice South Africa. In time for the new season, Studio Ten – where The Voice was shot – as well as four other studios on the premises, received a massive upgrade ranging from walkways, trussing, hoists, curtain tracks and pulleys. DWR Distributions’ theatre manufacturing department was commissioned for the project by Protea Electronics. Urban Brew has been in the television business since 1995 and has been responsible for a variety of game and reality shows, music and sports shows, documentaries and soapies. “To me, this project was all about the people, the…
It’s all about the training for the South African State Theatre in Pretoria. Having invested in a DiGiCo SD12 at the end of last year, technicians from the theatre received a practical training course presented by DWR Distribution’s Kyle Robson in January. This was followed by dot2 training and a Theatre Lighting Workshop. The DiGiCo SD12 is currently being used in the 1,300-seater Opera Theatre which is the largest venue at the State Theatre. The console has already been set to work for the 11th annual Mzansi Fela Community Arts Festival starring artists such as Thandiswa Mazwai, Dr Tumi, Ringo…
During his four years in the company, Martin Audio’s Richard Van Nairn has steadily broadened his remit, and with the recent restructure of Martin Audio’s sales force, it has opened the door further for Van Nairn to bring even more territories under his management. The restructure, which has seen Bradley Watson promoted to the new role of International Sales Director, meant many of the countries under his management has moved to Van Nairn. Already in charge of Cyprus, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Slovenia, Estonia and the PALOPS block, Van Nairn now has responsibility for a further swathe of territories across Central and…
Fusing contemporary and classical music with a state-of-the-art lighting, sound design and projection, sunbeam productions and the Baltic Sea Philharmonic embarked on their first Middle East offering, as TMPEA discovers… https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea017_digitallr/28 www.deltalive.com www.prg.com/ae/en www.dubaiopera.com www.sunbeamprods.com www.bertilmark.com www.videogeist.de
Billed as the biggest EDM event of the year, Envie Events welcomes some of the biggest DJ on the planet for two days of pulsating bass lines and endless drops. TPMEA investigates the ambitious event. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea017_digitallr/20 www.baofestival.com www.envie-events.com www.productiontec.com www.allaith.com www.laserfx.ae www.flashart.com
The 2018 New Year’s Eve Firework Display at Ras Al Khamiah, United Arab Emirates, was boosted by American Special Effects Company, Fireworks by Grucci, breaking not only one, but two for the ‘Longest Chain of Fireworks’ and the ‘Longest Straight Line of Fireworks’. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpmea017_digitallr/18 Photos: Fireworks by Grucci. www.grucci.com www.deltalive.com
DWR Distribution has announced a Fall Arrest Training course hosted from 12 February 2019 to 14 February 2019 from 9 am to 5 pm at our offices in Laserpark, Johannesburg. The certified three-day course will focus on a range of topics including falls and fall factors, shock absorbing lanyards, connectors, work positioning lanyards and rescue to mention a few. The cost is R4500 and includes a light lunch and refreshments, DWR asks to be informed of dietary requirements beforehand. www.dwrdistribution.com
