JUDGE JULES LIFTS OFF AT SKY RAIDERS

The biggest Christmas present for local trance lovers was the arrival of multi-award winning dance music producer and DJ, Jules O’Riordan aka Judge Jules, in South Africa in December last year.  Judge Jules has earned his place amongst the DJ aristocracy with a career that has notched up hundreds of thousands of miles, millions of spins of the decks and countless gigs in destinations from Ibiza to Tokyo and the UK. Jules' DJ sets are the epitome of what deejaying is about – amazing music, great passion, and hands capable of the most nimble of mixing.

He runs one of the best known club nights in Ibiza, ‘Judgement Sundays’ at Eden Night Club, and won ‘Best Trance DJ’ in 2001 and ‘Best Trance Night’ at the 2003 ‘Ibiza Pacha Awards’.  A highlight of his trip to South Africa during the festive season was his performance at Sky Raiders at Rand Airport in Germiston.  Sky Raiders Air Services and Conference Centre was created through a unique concept that merges event management with aeronautics. An old hangar was converted into a venue that can accommodate up to 3 000 people and can easily be transformed to accommodate any theme.

A perfect aviation scene can be created by using the collection of aircraft it houses – from vintage to fast jet fighters – with even a private air show if required!  Judge Jules captained the airways at Sky Raiders on the 9th December 2011, and other DJs playing included James Damian, Speedy, Dirty Herz and Morgan. XGX Productions supplied the event lighting and Gert Smit was the lighting designer and lighting operator.

The lighting rig included 16 x MAC101s – 8 x MAC101s placed in circular trusses on either side of the stage – as well as 6 x MAC Auras, 8 x MAC600s, 2 x Martin Atomics 3000 strobes and 6 MAC700 Profiles. All the lighting was controlled via an Avolite Tiger Touch console.