Thabo Ntsala, multimedia manager at Silverstar, who heads technical for events and conferences, was clearly chuffed. "Silverstar have hosted a day like this before on a much smaller scale," he said. Thabo explained that students would be exposed to various professions including marketing, events management and promotions and more.
As Silverstar is a popular venue for live entertainment and conferences, Thabo invited DWR Distribution to be part of the project, enabling visitors to see how lighting and sound could transform a venue.
DWR's Gareth Chambers created dramatic looks on the main stage, using a dot 2 XL to programme a Robe Lighting rig. This comprised of two Robe BMFL Wash Beams, four Robe Mini Pointes, six Robin LEDBeam 100, two DL4S, six Robin 300 LEDWash, four Parfects, four Clay Paky B-Eye K20, Longman Parcans and a Le Maitre Hazer. For sound, a DiGiCo S2 Console formed part of the gig.
DWR's Gareth, Dave Whitehouse and Callie du Preez also manned a busy stand. "I think the Careers Days was a really good idea, and thank you to Thabo for this opportunity," commented Dave Whitehouse. "For one, it puts us in touch with people who may want to come into the industry. Secondly, it gives us a different perspective of somebody who is outside the industry looking in."
Concluded Thabo Ntsala, "It was really amazing to see the students showing so much interest in our industry, for them to realise that there is so much to learn and many career opportunities in the entertainment industry. Career Day was a great platform to showcase our field, and as much as I've been in the industry for many years, I'm still learning and that never stops as long as technology keeps changing.
"A big thank you to DWR for sponsoring the amazing lights and consoles for our event. Gareth, Dave and Callie thanks for your support and giving out information to the students. The lighting was amazing Gareth. It was a successful day for all of us, thank you."
(Jim Evans)
