Robe BMFLs, LEDBeam 1000s, Pointes and other moving lights provided by leading
Namibian technical production specialist dB Audio illuminated the Namibia
Breweries Ltd (NBL) site in Namibian capital Windhoek for the launch of the
country’s first biomass boiler.

The boiler was inaugurated by Namibian Vice President Dr Nickey Iyambo in a high
profile ceremony for which dB Audio provided full technical production for Sindana
Communications who delivered the project to end client, NBL owners Ohlthaver &
List (O&L) Group.

The dB Audio Namibia team was led by event producer Zellmari Brandt, with the
event space lighting design created by Ramon le Roux and Gillroy Barmann,
assisted by Natangwe Ndenge. The three young designers collaborated to produce a
walk-through lighting spectacular spanning 200 metres of the ultra-modern brewing
facility, leading from the main NBL reception to the new boiler building.

The large area needing to be lit was divided up into three sections. The design for 1
and 2 was looked after by Le Roux with Barmann being responsible for the third and
Ndenge assisting both of them.

Area 1, Le Roux explained, was a 50 metre stretch at the start of the walk which
needed to have real initial impact, so nine 20 metre high by 8 metre wide silos
were up-lit with a combination of BMFL Spots and LEDWash 600s.

Five silver silos were picked out with five BMFL Spots, the brightness and scrolling
colours caught the attention of the audience as they started the walk, while four
LEDWash 600s trained on the four white silos pulsed through a range of pastel
colours … overlaid with a huge, crisp, high-impact NBL gobo from another
strategically positioned BMFL spot.

This shock-and-awe start was followed up as guests moved into Area 2, where 16 x
Pointes were used for long intense beams firing down the 160 metre walkway,
augmented with more LEDWash 600s for colour effects, LEDBeam 100s scanning
around and another three BMFL Spots flipping through a selection of gobos across
the assorted surfaces.

Four more Pointes on a slow movement chase blasted straight down lighting the
goal-post entrance to Area 3 … the main presentation space where the speeches
took place and Nickey Iyambo officially declared the boiler operational.

Barmann’s lighting was crafted to compliment this with a red and orange fiery glow
around the walls using 12 x LEDBeam 1000s, with three BMFLs creating movement
by projecting logos of the three main protagonists – NBL, O&L Corporate and O&L
Energy – onto the floor, also ensuring a constant tripartite brand presence.

Eight LEDBeam 100s whizzed around “hazard light’ style to ramp up the excitement
and anticipation, positioned in pairs above the walls lit with the fiery LEDWash 1000
look.

A single Robe 600E Spot projected a flame mosaic gobo onto the metal roller-
shutter door of the building which flew open amidst a manic LEDBeam 1000’s
strobing sequence to dramatically reveal the biomass incinerator.

“It was so satisfying to see the buildings come alive with saturated colour even
when the sun was still out,’ concluded Le Roux with a large grin.