The event celebrates the best of South Africa's hugely diverse music culture, and this year, the 14th SAMAs featured 64 categories and was watched by over three million TV viewers.
The 24 StageQubes were supplied by Mark Gaylard of MGG, the first rental company in South Africa to invest in the medium resolution Robe LED panels. The lighting design - which also included Robe moving lights - was created by Robert Hoey, and the stage design featured additional low and high resolution LED surfaces and plasma screen columns. David Hossey of Strike Productions was production manager.
The StageQubes were placed centre stage beneath the main onstage hang of LED screen, mounted on two customised movable stage trucks which split the panels down the middle so they could be moved on and off stage for changeovers. Once in the closed position, they provided a stage entrance and a dynamic backdrop for all the live performers.
(Jim Evans)
