SOMETHING GRAND FOR THE KINGS

South Africa: Rock fans filled the Sun City Superbowl for the Kings of Chaos who performed on the 15 and 16 June.

“I received so many positive phone calls enquiring who did the lighting on the gig,” commented Duncan Riley from DWR Distribution. “Everyone I spoke to said it was one of the most amazing shows ever in South Africa.”

WORLD CLASS SERVICES AT 63RD FIFA CONGRESS

The Gearhouse Group of companies recently took charge of all technical requirements ahead of the 63rd FIFA Congress hosted in the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre (SVICC) in Mauritius. The opening was held on 30 May and the congress took place on 31 May, and with Gearhouse’s reputation as a good and reliable service provider, the Group was naturally the first choice for Executive Producer and Creative Director David Bloch to partner with, in executing the Opening Ceremony. 

INTERNATIONAL AV NETWORK EXPERIENCES CAPE TOWN

On 28 and 29th June, the global AV Alliance network held one of their association meetings at the CTICC which saw 22 delegates of the Alliance come together to strengthen ties across the network, compare methodologies and explore each other’s knowledge base. The Alliance usually links the meetings to an industry event and this time decided to visit IFES (http://www.ifesnet.com/ifes-2013-world-summit-programme-events) tying their meeting in with the expo in Cape Town.

JERSEY BOYS LIGHTING PROVIDED BY SPLITBEAM

Buzz on the musical theatre wires is that the newly opened Jersey Boys is absolutely unmissable. Fresh from its Singapore tour- where the show played to rapt audiences at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore - the show opened in South Africa on 3rd April 2013 for a ten week run and continues at the Artscape Theatre Cape Town from 19 June for a 7 week period.

CTICC APPOINT IVTM TO ENHANCE THE VENUE'S AUDIO VISIUAL OFFERINGS

INHOUSE Venue Technical Management (Pty) Ltd enters into an exciting new partnership with CTICC to enhance the venue's audio visual offerings.

The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) has announced that it has appointed INHOUSE Venue Technical Management (IVTM) as its new audio visual supplier.

INHOUSE VENUE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT RETURNS TO THE SHERATON HOTEL

INHOUSE Venue Technical Management (IVTM) returns to Pretoria as the preferred supplier for The Sheraton Hotel. The contract has been in operation since November 2012, with a new IVTM representative at the helm. 

Jarrod Tomlin holds the position of Venue Technical Manager at this venue, bringing a solid background in sound engineering and corporate events to the IVTM portfolio. He has a keen eye for detail and a high level of professionalism to match the hotel’s impeccable service ethos.

TRAINING ACADEMY RENAMED FOR KENTSE MPAHLWA

Gearhouse training in Live Event Technical Production

Seldom will you find an opportunity that is so geared towards the Technical Supply industry, so involved with what is happening on the events scene right now and such a fun way of learning that you simply have to sign on, if Technical Production is your passion.