TSOGO SUN RIVERSIDE RESORT PARTNERS WITH IVTM

Technical services provider to venues, INHOUSE Venue Technical Management (IVTM), recently announced a new partnership with the prestigious Tsogo Sun Riverside Sun Resort. 

“This is a spectacular venue, situated on the banks of the scenic Vaal River in Vanderbijlpark” says IVTM Regional Assistant Venue Manager, Barry Woods. “It is an ideal venue for business conferences, corporate functions or weddings and accommodates up to 500 guests with ease.” 

HOW SAFE IS YOUR EVENT

With safety an on-going and increasingly primary concern for Live Events in the largely unregulated Live Events industry; Production Houses, Event Managers and Exhibition Organisers and even big-brand end users are taking the problem more seriously. 

We are all aware of the very real hazards involved in mounting an event, even on a small scale and recognise that one slight mistake can lead to injury or loss of life. Over and above that, the damage to the brand associated with an unsafe event has long term reputational ramifications that can be the undoing of the brand itself. 

GEARHOUSE MOVING INTO AFRICA

The Gearhouse Group of Companies already leads the South African market in equipment rental for live events. Now the Group has announced that it is advancing the service onto the African continent with the establishment of Gearhouse Ghana, a fully stocked operation located in Accra.

TECHNICAL IMPACT FOR LEGACY EXPO

The mobile multi-media “Reversing the Legacy of the 1913 Natives Land Act” exhibition explores the issue of land ownership over the past 100 years of South African history; starting in 1913, when the Natives Land act was introduced as a precursor to forced removals and racial segregation and moving to a celebration of present day successes.

FULL SERVICE FOR FULL MOON

One of Vuyani Dance Company’s 2014 dance experiences took the form of an “out-of-this-world” dance piece called Full Moon at the Mandela stage at the Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg. Inspired by the mysteries of the universe, this dreamlike piece claims to take audiences “on an epic journey into the celestial realm and back to earth, riding the mysterious carpet of the time-space continuum in a magical flight of the imagination.”

INTENSELY ARMIN

Big Electronic, the Electronic Music powerhouse collaboration between Big Concerts, G&G Productions and Rusco Events brought South African electronic dance music fans a mind-blowing one-night-only experience. Having already toured much of the globe, The Armin Only Intense World Tour debuted at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg on 14 June. Acrobats, dancers, singers, lasers, pyrotechnics and world class technical packaging combined to engage all the senses in this one-of-a-kind EDM spectacular.

SPOTLIGHT: VINCENT GREENWOOD

Gearhouse Durban’s Audio Visual Operations Manager may be new to heading up the AV division at Gearhouse South Africa but is certainly no newcomer to the company or to the Audio Visual environment.

As early as 2000, Vincent Greenwood was already freelancing for Gearhouse as an Audio technician “I was resident Gearhouse sound technician at Bargo’s nightclub in Greyville for 2 years, setting up all the mini concerts and DJ events using the grand old Turbosound TMS3’s and working with the likes of Rodriguez, Springbok Nude Girls and Boo,” he explains.