We would like to congratulate the winners if the 2009 TPSA Awards. Well
done to all those who were nominated.
The short list of nominees are as follows:
| FAVOURITE
AV RENTAL COMPANY |
| Sponsored by LED Vision |
- AV Systems
- AV Unlimited
- Gearhouse
- MGG
- Shattered Glass
|
THE
WINNER:
AV Unlimited
|
| FAVOURITE
SOUND RENTAL COMPANY |
| Sponsored by Questek |
- Gearhouse
- Matrix Sound
- Sound Corporation
- Sound Harmonics
- Sound Stylists
|
THE
WINNER:
Matrix Sound
|
| FAVOURITE
LIGHTING RENTAL COMPANY |
| Sponsored by DWR Distribution |
- AV Unlimited
- Gearhouse
- MGG Productions
- MJ Event Gear
- Shattered Glass
|
THE
WINNER:
MJ Event Gear
|
| FAVOURITE
MARQUEE RENTAL COMPANY |
| Sponsored by Downings |
- Chattels
- Downings
- MPR
- Oasys
|
THE
WINNER:
Oasys
|
| FAVOURITE
SET AND STAGE COMPANY |
| Sponsored by MJ Event Gear |
- Joburg Sets Company
- Just Sets
- SDS
- Set Squared
- Stageworks
|
THE
WINNER:
Just Sets
|
| FAVOURITE
TECHNICAL STAGING COMPANY |
| Sponsored by Coca Cola Dome |
- AV Unlimited
- Gearhouse
- Lucidity
- MJ Event Gear
- Shattered Glass
|
THE
WINNER:
Gearhouse
|
| FAVOURITE
TECHNICAL VENUE COMPANY |
| Sponsored by Lucidity |
- Carnival City
- Coca Cola Dome
- Durban International Convention Centre
- Sandton Convention Centre
- The Venue
|
THE
WINNER:
Sandton Convention Centre
|
|
FAVOURITE SPECIAL EFFECTS COMPANY |
| Sponsored by Alex Gintan |
- Fireworks for Africa
- Lazer X
- Starburst Pyrotechnics
|
THE
WINNER:
Laser X
|
| SOUND ENGINEER OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Matrix |
- Andre Schoeman
- Andreas Furtner
- Llewellyn Reinecke
- Marius Marais
- Nadus De Lange
|
THE
WINNER:
Marius Marais
|
| BEST NEWCOMER SOUND ENGINEER OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by River Media |
- Christiaan Fourie
- Friedrich Wilsenach
- Kholofelo Sewela
- Otto de Kock
- Pierre Slabbert
|
THE
WINNER:
Christiaan Fourie
|
|
LIGHTING DESIGNER OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by DWR Distribution |
- Francois van der Merwe
- John Roughley
- Joshua Cutts
- Sean Rosig
- Tim Dunn
|
THE
WINNER:
Joshua Cutts
|
|
BEST NEWCOMER LIGHTING DESIGNER OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by SDS |
- Busi Mgama
- Herman Wessels
- John Reinders
- Johnny Scholtz
- Sean Crawley
|
THE
WINNER:
MJ Event Gear
|
|
AUDIO VISUAL ENGINEER OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Questek |
- Brian Koen
- Dallas Yeatman
- Paul Mann
- Sean Moss
- Sean Stanley
- Wayne Susman
|
THE
WINNER:
Wayne Susman
|
|
BEST NEWCOMER AUDIO VISUAL ENGINEER OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Questek |
- Andrew Maseko
- Buti Mabunda
- Clint Fowler
- Mpho Manning
- Sazi Mgaga
|
THE
WINNER:
Sazi Mgaga
|
|
BEST SET DESIGNER OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Event Resources |
- Craig Pretorius
- Dewet Meyer
- Francois van der Merwe
- Michael Gill
- Wayne Sproule
|
THE
WINNER:
Dewet Meyer
|
|
PRODUCTION MANAGER OF THE YEAR |
| Sponsored by Questek |
- Guillaume Ducray
- Leon Christodoulides
- Paul Newman
- Sam McGrath
- Vaughn Marti
|
THE
WINNER:
Paul Newman
|
|
HALL OF FAME |
| Sponsored by TPSA |
- Rudi Kesting
- Nic Michaletos
- John Shaughnessy
- Freddie Nyathela
- Frans Makai
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