The VIVAs are the latest Robe purchase for All Musik which is run by the eccentric and interesting character of Alf Kjellson, former drummer and big music aficionado who has been in the industry for 37 years – all his working life he emphasises! He founded the company in 1996 and they have been at the current 12,000 square metre warehouse on the outskirts of picturesque Skara since 2012. One of...
Robe Lighting s.r.o. CEO and co-founder Josef Valchar said, “We welcome Jens to the Robe Family. He is very well respected and liked in our industry, his passion for the business and can-do approach is a perfect fit with our core values, and we are really excited about the future that lies ahead in the Asia Pacific region”. Jens opened and ran the Singapore office of MA Lighting for the last 9...
The events market in Namibia is currently buoyant, and Robe – thanks to the hard work of DWR and the leading Namibian rental companies’ willingness to invest in premium products - is well established as a moving light brand amongst the top production companies in the country which is most definitely ‘emerging’. Michael Vermeulen founder and co-owner of Mikel-Jes already has around 80 Robe fixtures...
Focused on servicing the top end of the entertainment lighting market - incorporating TV productions, corporate events and industrials plus installations - Sound and Light was founded in the 1980s by Jess Otzen. Due to its reputation for excellence and incredibly well maintained stock, looked after with much love and attention in their pristine warehouse on the outskirts of the city, Sound and...
Based in Perth, Western Australia, it’s focussed on offering clients in the event, hospitality, club, pub, production rental / staging sectors superlative service and premium equipment together with imaginative technical solutions. Founded in 2001 by Jeff Georgiou Megavision’s first investment in Robe moving lights was four years ago. Jeff’s commitment, foresight and passion for the industry...
The OVJ show is based on the concept of ‘wayang orang’ dance performances in a modern setting, with sketches inspired by a wide range of narrative concepts from Indonesian folklore, celebrity biographies to different genres of fiction or popular culture. The ‘Sahur’ edition aired in the small hours of the morning, just prior to the pre-fasting breakfast. With the addition of the Pointes, this was...
Bram is already well known to many in the world of entertainment technology lighting. Based in Belgium, his character, excellent communication skills, quick wit and extensive network of contacts have helped establish him as an industry ‘personality’. This coupled with an intense passion and commitment to the Robe brand in recent years will make him “A great asset to our international team” says...
In addition to this, over 100 of Robe’s latest fixtures - Squares, BMFL Blades and BMFL WashBeams, Pointes and ColorStrobes – are part of a high-impact entertainment stage lighting rig designed by Michal Brna and Michal Schmidt, and supplied by leading Slovakian rental specialist Q-99, based in Bratislava. Both Robe and Q-99 are also technical partners for the event. The energised Opening Ceremony...
The purchases have been constant and steady since that time, and they were the first in Australia to purchase Robe’s signature BMFL series, with 32 x BMFL Spots joining the rental inventory as soon as they became available. The latest BMFL WashBeams were then added to that count at the end of 2015. More LEDWash 600s have also recently been added to the inventory - in fact, every time an order is...
The new order was delivered via Robe’s Benelux distributor, Controllux and the lights have been busy ever since on a wide variety of projects – from TV shows to major live events. AFR’s lighting operations manager Marco de Koff explained how Robe has been on their radar for some time, but it was 2010 when they started looking more closely at the brand with the launch of the ‘ROBIN’ range...