VODACOM DURBAN JULY

MARTIN WINS AT THE VODACOM DURBAN JULY

The country’s favourite horse race – the Vodacom Durban July – was once again the winter event of the year (not that anyone can tell that it’s winter in Durban). Some race-goers were glum because it was not the favourite runner, ‘Pocket Power’ who crossed the finish line first, but outsider, ‘Big City Life’, who brought home the gold.

 

 

Setting up the lighting for the event began the previous Monday, with final tweaking occurring only minutes before the gates opened on the Saturday. Schalk Botha from Electrosonic KZN was at the Greyville race course to cast an eye over the set-up, and had only “well done!” to say to the crew from Hire Zone who supplied and ran most of the technical aspects of the event.

Hire Zone was contracted by the VDP Group, SA’s leading nightclub franchise holder for Tiger Tiger, Clapham Grand, Manhattan and Joe Cools.

The equipment list included 6 x Martin MAC 575 Kryptons, 4 MAC 600 Washes, 4 x MX 10, 2 x MAC 250+, 6 x MAC 250 Entours, 4 MAC 250 Washes and 2 x Jem ZR33 smoke machines. All the lights were controlled by a Compulite Rave console.

The sound used were:

6 x JBL VRX932 tops

4 x JBL SR928S subs

2 x Crown I-Tec8000

1 x Soundcraft M8

1 x Yamaha O1V 96v

1 x Pioneer DJM600

2 x Pioneer CDJ1000

Featuring act: Flash Republic

Feature DJs: Lady Lea, Erica Elle and Coco Loco, Ryan James and DJ Allan

Plus original Monkey Bar DJs

5FM AFTER PARY AT THE DLI HALL

The excitement of the Vodacom Durban July on the afternoon of the 4th July continued well into the night with the 5FM after party. G&G Productions roped in Durban DJs to collaborate with East Coast Productions in staging a rocking success for more than 8000 party-goers who were shaking their bootays until 5 the next morning.

All the top DJs were there – Dean Fuel (CT), Euphonic (5fm), Fresh (5fm), Erica Elle (5fm), Roger Goode (5fm), Lady Lea, DJ Roxxi, DJ Blair and Gareth Devour (CT).

The lighting rig consisted of Martin lights – 6 x MX10s, 8 x MAC 250 Washes, 4 x MAC 575 Kryptons, 8 x MAC 250x, 4 x strobes, 4 x SCX 500 scanners, 2 x SCX 600 scanners, 2 x EFX 600 effect lights, 66 x LED Parcans, 2 x Briteq 575 moving heads, 2 x Jem 24/7 hazers, 1 Martin Magnum 2500HZ, 1 x Magnum 1200 smoke machine, 1 x Jem Z33 high mass smoke machine. All the lighting was controlled by a Compulite Rave Desk. Other equipment included a Kramer 727, splitters and cables galore.

Sound consisted of Ecler DPC, JBL SRX, Eon Series, Crown and Synq.

Black Lock, owner of Durban DJ’s commented “It was great to work with Martin and Jem – the product is very reliable and the smoke machines very stable. What a pleasure it is to work with equipment that just keeps on delivering the goods hour after hour! The guys from Electrosonic were on hand to give support and help wherever they could, and a special thanks to Jacques and East Coast Productions for meeting the requirements set out by Durban DJs and the assistance given during the setup. Guess next year will even be bigger!”