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NO MORE AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALS
On the 5th and 6th of March 2014 Nolte Productions held its
annual Music Productions Seminar for culture teachers. The
popular Pretoria seminar drew over one hundred teachers
from 32 schools as far afield as Vryheid, Empangeni, Durban
and Kirkwood. The seminar equips teachers to stage first
class musical productions.
as well as Elite Screen Yo Yos. Feedback from seminar delegates was
extremely positive with one attendee recommending that the seminar
be made compulsory for all culture teachers.
Should schools want to produce a CD of their musical for proud parents
they can turn to Nolte Production House, another leg of the company.
Nolte Production House is an all-inclusive production facility consisting
of a custom-designed recording studio with state-of-the-art recording
equipment, CD duplication facilities, and access to many of SA’s finest
musicians, recording engineers and producers. “By combining the
facilities with creativity, affordable rates, and loads of fun we guarantee
a pleasant recording experience and a product you can be proud of,”
says Dawie.
Nolte Productions was founded in 1996 by the charismatic husband
and wife team Dawie and Lana Nolte as a one-stop sound, lighting
and audio-visual equipment supplier. The company has a proven track
record of outstanding service delivery and cost-effective solutions;
not only do they supply and sell various brands of equipment, but
they also do professional installations. Their long list of satisfied clients For more information phone Lana on 012 331 1661, or, email dawie@
across the country includes schools, churches, universities, conference nolteproductions.co.za
venues, exhibition spaces, theatres, corporate clients, government
departments, equipment hiring companies and musicians.
Dawie and Lana Nolte started the Music Productions Seminar in 2009
after identifying a need among teachers. “Often teachers are thrown
in at the deep end; they are told to organise a musical, and they have
absolutely no clue where to start,” says Lana. The seminar covers all
aspects of music production: sound, lighting, staging, décor, make-up,
costumes, and planning. Day One is an A to Z of musical productions; on
Day Two delegates can choose to learn more about sound and lighting,
or learn more about choreography. The seminar includes meals and
study materials. Dawie and Johnnie Heinemann, along with a number
of expert guest lecturers, present the courses.
“We are proud of what we achieve at the Seminar” says Dawie, “but we
Standing next to the ezCinema Plus Series Elite Screen (from left to right):
can’t do it alone, and we are grateful to Electrosonic SA who sponsored Elize Beukes, Marlien Barnard and Tiaan Beukes from Monument Primary in
us by providing a manual pull-up ezCinema Plus Series Elite Screen, Ladysmith with Dawie Nolte.
CANAL WALK BEGINS UPGRADE
Brent tested various products to see which worked best for Canal Walk’s
Centre Court. “The biggest challenge was finding fixtures with extreme
versatility and strong enough light output to compete with the ambient
light of the shopping mall environment. We needed fixtures that are
versatile enough to handle events, expos and general promotions.”
Brent felt that an LED light source would be an added bonus to the
lighting setup.
Canal Walk Shopping Centre, in Cape Town, is revamping.
After years of reliable service from their MAC 2000s, 500s and
600s the Centre asked Brent Thompson, of Eden Electronics,
to evaluate the lighting setup and manage the upgrade
process. After much deliberation, and months of testing,
Brent advised Canal Walk not to mess with success and stick
with Martin, the brand that has served them so well for so
many years: the MACs have given them more than 30 000
hours of service.
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PROMAG – second quarter 2014
Electrosonic SA, who have been giving the centre excellent service
for many years, were called in to do some demos. The new Martins
impressed Brent and the client, who did not hesitate in ordering MAC
Vipers, Mac Auras and Litec trussing. More orders of MAC Auras and
MAC101s were to follow. In the interests of going green it was also
decided to replace the older generic par can lights with LEDs. Brent
went for high-powered Versalight LED products, Electrosonic SA’s inhouse brand.
Brent was very complimentary about Electrosonic SA: “The service
and support from Electrosonic SA for this Canal Walk project was
impeccable. Their involvement helped make our decision so much
easier.”
Electrosonic SA looks forward to enhancing the relationship with Canal
Walk and Eden Electronics, and wishes the Centre many years of reliable
service from the new lighting products.