Robe Moves & Grooves with Blackmotion

Blackmotion – as the name suggests – does not stand still for very long!

Founded and headed by the charismatic Kagiso Moima Wa Masimini – KG – to those who find the pronunciation a little complex – this is a busy, innovative, and well-respected technical production and rental company based in Kew, Johannesburg, South Africa.

KG’s passion for lighting has driven the company’s successful path since 2005 and there are now over 100 Robe moving lights in its inventory, which has been part of the success, and these fixtures are constantly busy servicing a range of high-end corporate, business, and social events.

Backmotion invested in Robe right from the start. In 2005, and for the next four years KG was initially focussed on lighting design work.

The trajectory shifted around 2009 when he started purchasing kit, and the first moving lights – six Robe ColorSpot 250E ATs – joined the company then.

Delighted with the purchase, KG continued investing in Robe over the years, the latest acquisition being additional LEDBeam 150s, and through all this business and interaction, he has forged a great partnership with Robe’s southern Africa distributor, DWR.

Robe products currently in the Blackmotion inventory include LEDWash 300s, Pointes, Spiiders, Robe LEDBeam 100s and PATT 2013s in addition to the LEDBeam 150s, and KG is really looking forward to getti ng his hands on some of the new LedPOINTES, stating, “of course everything going forward will be LED”. When asked ‘why Robe?’ KG again underlines the excellent relationship with DWR and their “incredibly quick, efficient and friendly service,” which ticks all his boxes. On top of that, he chose Robe for its reliability, sustainability, and ROI. “It’s a premium brand, with which you can never go wrong, especially in TV where you need camera-friendly lighting that guarantees the delivery of fantastic results for any production.”

He believes that making Robe a Blackmotion ‘house’ brand has helped boost the company’s growth, development, and reputation. He has visited the Robe factory in the Czech Republic, which was “super impressive,” mentioning that he especially loved the demo theatre so much: “I really want one in my house!”

KG still spends around 40% of his time designing lighting shows for Blackmotion Designs, and as part of that detail key lighting is an art he particularly loves. This is another  reason he enjoys working with the Robe fixtures so much … for the great range of “proper whites” and the “excellent” colour mixing which traverses all of Robe’s product ranges.

“I appreciate the most recent luminaires all being powerful and multifunctional. As a designer, it is great to have the latitude to do several things with one light source, and Robe has always thought out-of-the-box like this.”

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Photo © Louise Stickland