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GRAHAMSTOWN NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
Come the end of June, it is time for the National
Arts Festival. This year Renier Smit and I went
to Grahamstown as part of the Electrosonic
SA sponsorship, as we do every year during
Festival Time. This year we decided to focus
on Lighting Controllers, and by us supplying
lighting controllers for specific venues eased the
shortage that was experienced in the past.
We had five Martin M-Series consoles that had
been set up by Jesse Dullabh during the first
week of the Festival. These included the M6,
Maxxyz Compact, M1, M2go and M2PC. Prior
to this we had trained the technicians who
would be operating these consoles, at our
Electrosonic SA Training Facilities. We wanted to
ensure they would be comfortable with these
high-end consoles in their specific Venues. We
are also delighted that the new addition to the
M-Series the Martin M6 Controller had arrived
just in time to set up in the main auditorium in
the 1820 Settlers Monument. This gave us the
by Robbi Nassi (Technical Sales & Support)
perfect opportunity to début the M6 in RSA. It
took control of the Main Venue at the National
Arts Festival where we were able to do demos for
various clients when the venue was quiet (which
was rare). Naturally this would not have been
possible without the assistance of the highly
competent technicians and freelancers involved,
such as Tumisang Sebogo and Tumisang Mafora
to name a few.
Apart from sponsoring lighting equipment
Electrosonic SA also sponsored the branded
sweaters that were supplied to technical staff of
the NAF – as well as other bits of swag that was
handed out. It was a pleasure to work with the
National Arts Festival technical staff and assist
them with providing the light that they needed
to add the extra edge to an already thriving and
successful festival.
Renier and I were also on technical support
for the equipment supplied, including some
Martin Moving Heads, VersaLight Led Products,
Dimming and - best of all the - M-Series
Controllers.
The festival, is well-organized and technically
well-executed, all because of Nicci Spalding
"The Android Technician" and Head of NAF
Technical). This gave us time to visit and socialize
with clients and, most important of all, building
relationships and making lifelong friendships
with the staff of the NAF. Apart from Nicci, these
also include Ryan Burton, Alex Farmer, Ronnie
van Jaarsveld (LineOut PE), David Opperman
(Magnetic Storm PE,) Jayne Claire Burden,
Jaques de Kock and Carol Reston (Rocco). We
appreciate your friendship and we look forward
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