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1. Distributor iLED with brands Wyrestorm, apart and Powersoft. 2. Bruce Riley and Basinki Sekori of DWR with Grant Bales-Smith and Brad Schiller of Vari-Lite. 3. Dave Nazir of Biamp and Tiaan Hoogstrad of TID. 4. Dean Standing of Rane with Grant Scott of Prosound. 5. Helmut Protte and Harry Gladow of coolux flank Zane Cretten of Questek. 6. Duncan and Sherryn Riley of DWR. 7. Justin Stewart and Shaun Meyer of Legacy Brands. 8. Julian Chiverton of Doughty and Elaine Peake of Le Maitre flank Amanda Bell of DWR. 9. Malcolm Finlay of Penmac with Michael Engstrom of Dataton. 10. Justin Knox of ULA. 11. Leslie Wahl and Dylan Bridle of Designer Audio Systems PTY and Jack Palacio of D.A.S. Audio. 12. Harman distributor Wild & Marr. 13. Quincy of MA Lighting in full demo mode. 14. Dominic Jacobson of Martin Audio with Alison Taman, Greg Payne and John Silver of Audiosure.
MEDIATECH JOHANNESBURG
I don’t often enthuse about exhibitions these days. There are the mega events such as Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt, ISE, Amsterdam and Infocomm in the US, which have established themselves outright and are must-go-to events, the rest are either very good regional shows or events that are a shadow of their former selves that just seem to keep going when the need for them has long gone. How- ever, there is one show that stands out for a different reason as a must go event because of its potential as a gateway to the still undiscovered African market. Mediatech, held in South Africa is a biennial event that takes place at the Coca Cola Dome, a venue in the North Riding suburb of Johannesburg. The event
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covers a broad array of technology related industries from broadcast and media through to entertainment technology. The size of the South African market allows these diverse elements to be together as they can’t sustain an individual event themselves. I first attended the show four years ago and saw its potential as a stepping stone into the greater African market. Back in 2009, in my opinion, the show was still relatively unknown outside of South Africa, however, upon my return this year there was a lot more interest from overseas manufacturers. With over 130 exhibiting companies occupying floor space, the show was abuzz
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