GEARHOUSE EXTENDS ITS AV CAPACITY
Gearhouse Group, South Africa’s largest rental staging company, has increased their Audio Visual projection stockholding with the recent purchase of sixteen 20K projectors - eight Christie Roadster HD20K-J 3-chip DLP® and eight Panasonic PT-DZ21K 3-chip DLP® units.
Nov 27, 2013 Read MoreSPLITBEAM INHERITS PROSOUND EQUIPMENT
South African based rental companies, Prosound and Gearhouse Splitbeam (Pty) Ltd have successfully worked together on many major international and local touring productions where Splitbeam has skilfully managed the specialist lighting and Prosound the specialist audio. Splitbeam’s primary focus is on lighting for theatre productions and its services have quickly gained traction in the theatre rental market since the company’s launch in February 2010.
Nov 27, 2013 Read MoreGEARHOUSE SA INVESTS IN MARTIN AND ROBE
Gearhouse SA has made a substantial investment in new Martin and Robe moving lights in recent months, with the purchase of 72 x Martin MAC Vipers and 150 fixtures from Robe’s ROBIN series including Pointes, DLX, DLS and DLF and LEDWash 600s.
LEARNERS SHINE AT STARLIGHT
Three of Gearhouse’s first year students, who are currently enrolled at the Kentse Mpahlwa Gearhouse Academy in Cape Town, recently worked on the Johannesburg leg of the RMB Starlight Classics (Sept 2013), after they impressed JAM Events production managers, Sam McGrath and Joanne Jaques with their hard work and skills at the Cape Town event held in March 2013.
Nov 27, 2013 Read MoreSPLITBEAM SOLE LIGHTING SUPPLIER AT SKOUSPEL
Every year thousands of predominantly Afrikaans speaking South Africans embark on a two hour drive from Johannesburg to Sun City’s Superbowl to attend Huisgenoot Skouspel. This year was no different as fans either stayed at Sun City for the weekend, or commuted on the day, to see their favourite performers on one stage during October 2013.
Nov 27, 2013 Read MoreSPOTLIGHT: MFANAFUTHI NJOKWENI
Workshop Technician, Mfanafuti Njokweni, fondly known as Fofo by the Splitbeam team, was born and raised in Chiawelo, Soweto and schooled at Reasoma High School in Protea. Despite having achieved a bursary from the Department of Education to study further, he could not raise enough funds to cover the remainder of the fee for the course in Audio Engineering he had set his heart on. So, at the suggestion of a friend, he approached the South African Roadies Association (SARA) in 2004 to take his interest in Audio further.
Nov 27, 2013 Read MoreCCTIC CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF SUCCESS
On 28 June 2013, the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) celebrated a decade of success. To commemorate this significant milestone, the centre hosted several events, which included a stakeholder event, a public concert, an Open Day and a series of social legacy projects.
Nov 27, 2013 Read MoreThe Gearhouse Group of Companies
