September 17, 2016 Prime Circle and a dot2 SOUTH AFRICA: Chart-topping South African rock band Prime Circle have added a dot2 core with the dot2 F-wing modular playback expansion to their touring inventory. The band’s decis...
September 15, 2016 Kristofer Collier to light up the Middle East with N&M UAE: With more than 20 years of experience as a lighting designer, engineer and operator gained throughout the Middle East, Europe and the Far East, Kristofer Collier has joined Ne...
September 06, 2016 Event Lighting launches in Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA: A collaboration between Peter Rieck of Rieck’s Lighting and Eventech’s Henry Jenkins has resulted in the opening of a new lighting rental company in Johannesburg. Eve...
September 01, 2016 An Ensemble of LED fixtures AUSTRALIA: Based in the suburb of Kirribilli in Sydney, Ensemble Theatre is believed to be the longest continuously running professional theatre company in Australia. As such, it w...
August 30, 2016 Robe Spikies arrive in Africa NAMIBIA: Mikel-Jes, a rental company based in Windhoek, has added to its lighting inventory by investing in eight Robe Spikies. DWR Distribution, Robe’s distributor based in South...
August 24, 2016 SGM returns to Splendour in the Grass AUSTRALIA: SGM IP65 fixtures have been used for the second consecutive year at the Splendour in the Grass music and arts festival. After being implemented into Melbourne-b...
August 22, 2016 Moonlight at the Market Theatre SOUTH AFRICA: As Johannesburg’s Market Theatre celebrated its 40th anniversary a collaborative venture between playwrights Zakes Mda and John Kani was performed during t...
August 22, 2016 Singapore National Day Parade cloaked in a Robe of light SINGAPORE: Lighting designer Mac Chan was enlisted for the recent Singapore National Day Parade (NDP), working on the event for the fifth time in his career. The last time that Mr...
August 15, 2016 Shining a light on City Hall SOUTH AFRICA: Unfazed Productions’ lighting designer, Jean-Pierre Wilson, used Chauvet Professional’s Rogue fixtures to accent the architectural flourishes of the Cape Town City Ha...
August 10, 2016 Locally sourced High End Light Parts bring Austin to Life USA: LifeAustin first opened its doors eight years ago to a congregation of 80. In the time since, the church has grown substantially under the leadership of pastors Randy and Deni...
August 08, 2016 Robe provides solutions for SAMAs 2016 SOUTH AFRICA: Over 200 Robe fixtures were supplied by Gearhouse South Africa for the 2016 South African Music Awards (SAMAs). The lighting was designed by Robert Grobler, while the...
August 04, 2016 ADB acquired by Osram WORLD: Osram continues to expand within the entertainment sector with the acquisition of ADB TTV SAS. Specialising in lighting products for use in television studios and theatres,...
August 01, 2016 Photon Beard illuminates Dhaka Bangla Channel BANGLADESH: After supplying lighting solutions to BTV, the Bangladesh state broadcaster, Photon Beard is set to add Dhaka Bangle Channel (DBC) to its list of customers. The DBC sit...
July 27, 2016 Scenius rides into Australia AUSTRALIA: After receiving 14 units a few days prior to the event, Crystal Productions has implemented Clay Paky's Scenius moving head spotlights at the CMC Music Awards at the Que...
July 25, 2016 The Parlotones Lite up in Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA: Vari-Lite proved successful in its offering of lighting solutions during The Parlotones performance at the Teatro at Montecasino in Johannesburg. Gearhouse Splitbeam...
July 25, 2016 Avolites down under the Hilltop Hoods AUSTRALIA: When Hilltop Hoods recently took to the road for their Restrung Tour, lighting designer Paul Owen was called upon to light up the performances. Mr Owen had prev...
July 24, 2016 Stomplight brings personal lighting to the stage It’s not often we can boast about coming across a truly unique product, but the flagship product from Stomplight definitely meets that description. As the name suggest, the unit is...
July 21, 2016 Michael Broderick joins DWR in Durban SOUTH AFRICA: DWR Distribution’s Durban branch has been run by branch manager and support representative, Nick Barnes, in what has been a solo effort. Joining the company to work a...
July 19, 2016 ColorSource controls NAF SOUTH AFRICA: The National Arts Festival (NAF) in Grahamstown was the first festival in the world to call on ETC’s ColorSource consoles. In addition to this, NAF put to use an exte...
July 15, 2016 Clay Paky sparkles at Miss South Africa SOUTH AFRICA: Carnival City in Gauteng played host to the glitz and glamour of the recent Miss South Africa 2016 beauty pageant. The event was broadcast live on South African telev...