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A ROCK SHOW ON WHEELS
By Terry Bourquin (Marketing Executive)

artist, has (on occasion) teamed up with
his good friend Steve for concerts on The
Bus. If busses could talk, this one would
have a few interesting stories.

Johan van der Merwe has given
new meaning to those famous
Willy Nelson lyrics: ‘On the road
again, Just can’t wait to get on the Recently Johan made the decision to
road again, The life I love is making give The Bus a modern new look. He
approached Electrosonic SA (who’ve
music with my friends.’
Johan has modified a bus, turning it into
a stage on wheels. One side of the bus
opens up into a fully equipped stage
– lights, curtains, smoke-machines…
everything you need to create a rock
show on wheels! If that isn’t extraordinary
enough, this bus is the very same vehicle
that was used to transport another type
of show: the Brangelina Show. Before it
belonged to Johan van der Merwe Musiek
it was Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie’s
touring vehicle in Namibia. The Bus, as it’s
known, has also hosted performances by
none other than Steve Hofmeyr. Johan,
who is himself a popular performing

supplied most of the lighting kit for
The Bus) to discuss design ideas. The
Marketing and Lighting teams of
Electrosonic SA put their heads together
and proposed a few funky draft designs
to Johan. It was a challenge coming up
with the right branding design to fit the
specific requirements of the bus, but
the final outcome was a great success:
everyone was delighted. We all love The
Bus, and are glad to see it get back on the
road again!
The Bus is available for hire. For bookings
contact: Johan van der Merwe Musiek:
[e-mail]; or Stephanie
van der Merwe: 083 601 5904

(From left) Bruce Schwartz, Johan van der Merwe,
Bruce Genricks and Robbi Nassi

The Bus : Everything you need to create a full show

KRAMER’S VIA COLLAGE™ WINS BIG AT INFOCOMM 2014

Receives Best in Show Award from Government Video Magazine and Sound & Video Contractor Magazine
03 AUGUST 2014
Kramer Electronics is pleased to announce that the new Kramer VIA
Collage wireless collaboration product won Best in Show Awards from
both Government Video Magazine, and Sound & Video Contractor
Magazine at InfoComm 2014. The Best in Show Awards, presented
during the InfoComm show, honoured outstanding products exhibited
at the show.
The award−winning VIA Collage is a wireless collaboration device
that allows people to “Meet Smarter.” The VIA Collage solves BYOD
challenges and allows for the effective integration of PC, Mac, iOS
and Android devices, allowing users to wirelessly collaborate in any
meeting. With the VIA Collage, files can be shared quickly and easily
between participants, or with all participants at once. The VIA Collage
also allows for full 1080p/60 HD video streaming and the main unit even
has an HDMI input to allow the integration of an external video source.
Up to 6 presenters’ screens can be dynamically displayed on a single
display device, and up to 12 can be shown simultaneously when two
display devices are used.

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The VIA Collage also supports third party applications such as Skype®,
Go To Meeting®, Lync®, WebEx® and more. VIA Collage also has built
in 1024-bit Encryption for information sent between the Collage and
the meeting participants, as well as a dynamic room code to prevent
unauthorized participation in the meeting.