THIS IS THE CURRICULUM VITAE OF KURT DU PREEZ:

Sun City Aug 1988 – Aug 1990

 

Lighting programmer & operator for 3 Extravaganzas ; Steaming , Show Stopper & Celebration . Lighting technician Super Bowl ; Laura Branigan , Irene Cara , many other functions over the two years like ; Wheel of Fortune and corporate functions . As well as Chippendale Tour for 2 years , Starlight Express On ice . Lighting programmer and operator for Galaxy Shows over 2 years ; Pussy Cats , Heavenly Bodies .

1991-1992:

 

Work as a Sales Rep for the Lighting Industry – for MLec Sales Freelance lighting technician

1993

Mmabatho Convention Centre – Lighting ,

 Sound & Audio Visual Technician Seraph Entertainment ,

Seraph Lighting - Pyramid of Light ,

Al Jarreau tour , Lucky Dube , Ray Phiri tour .

Moscow State Circus Tour . Marang Awards ( Bop TV )

1994

Freelance Lighting Technician : Artes 94 (Air Time ) Miss SA 94 (Southern Lighting )

Aids Concert Sun City . Miss World 94 ( Southern Lighting )

Avstage – Audio Visual Technician

Urtna Awards Kenya ( Southern Lighting )

1994 – 1999

Some of the highlights : Coca Cola world cup 95 festival . ( Full Technical support ) Kora Music Awards 98 & 99 , FNB Music Awards , SAMA Music Awards Lighting Spark on Tropical Heat for 3 months . Jo-burg Pops . Goodyear roadshows , Nissan Car Launches , Siemens Launch , Arts Alive .

Miss SA Teen 1999 , A O Utwile 36 episodes , African Drum Beat 36 episodes African Renaissance , Artes 97 . Lebone Awards 1999 . Easter Rand Show Concerts. Miss SA 97 ( Free lance technician for Production Projects )

SARFU Dinner . ( Full Technical support ) New Model Today 1996 Many TV Specials on South African Artists . Win n Spin . Avantes Awards 1997 . Tony Sanderson Show . Amway Technical Support . New year TV Specials pre-records . FAK Music Festival 1996 . Sandton Square Millennium Special on the Square . Culture To Couture – SABC Henley Studios Aids Concert – SABC Henley Studios

 

Face of Africa 2000 – Cape Town Good Hope Centre

Kora Music Awards 1999 – Sun City

As I was building a name for myself , I was mainly freelancing for lighting companies , that I had worked with at Sun City . At a later stage I was using lighting suppliers to meet my lighting needs as I started to supply lighting equipment as well . I Then started to build up my own lighting stock .

Other experience was as a freelanced on movie sets as a lighting spark . This gave me an insight to the camera and what light was required for a good picture . It was also difficult to find a happy medium between Theatre / Rock n Roll and TV . Over time I feel I have found a formula that gives a good product for TV as well as the Live Audience . It is from this experience I gained , that I chose to specialize in live TV productions

2000

• African Drum Beat – 36 episodes all over South Africa
• Praise Africa Video – Rhema’s best selling Video to date . Supply and designer of lighting
• Agfa Film Awards – Photographic wildlife film awards
• Face of Africa 2000 in Cape Town Good Hope Centre .Supply and designer of lighting
• Op Die Koppie – ( Supply of extra equipment to FX Unlimited )
• Miss SA Teen 2000 at Carnival City . Supplier and Director of lighting .
• Audio Visual Installation Dubai .
• 3 x Amway Weekend Seminars . ( Supply and designer of lighting & Rigging )
• Amway Malaysia – weekend Seminar
• Community Builder - Gallagher Ballroom (Lighting Director & supplier of lighting)
• Summer Handicap 2000 – Full technical support
• Lebone Awards 2000 - (Lighting Director & supplier of lighting & Rigging )
• Installation of Lighting System Esselinpark.
• SARFU Dinner . ( Supply and designer of lighting & Rigging )
• Gillette Year Conference - Full technical support
• Highway Africa 2000 – Grahamstown ( Supply and designer of lighting )
• Many TV Specials on South African Artists
• New year TV Specials pre-records

2001

• Face of Africa 2001 –Sun City(Lighting Designer and supplier of lighting & Rigging )
• Grants Whisky Roadshow – Many Venues around South Africa
• Miss SA Teen 2001 –Carnival City(Lighting Director and supplier of lighting & Rigging)
• Agfa Film Awards – Wildlife film awards ( Full Technical support )
• Duka Duka Awards 2001 – Civic Theatre (Lighting Director & supplier of lighting )
• Herbalife – Main Conference ( Supply and designer of lighting & Rigging )
• Community Builder – Gallagher Ballroom(Lighting Director & supplier of lighting)
• Ray Macaly’s wedding – Rhema ( Supply and designer of lighting )
• 3 x Amway Weekend Seminars . ( Supply and designer of lighting & Rigging )
• Transman – Launch of new staff uniforms ( Full Technical support )
• SARFU Dinner . ( Supply and designer of lighting & Rigging )
• RTT – 25 year party ( Full Technical support & Rigging )
• Soweto Awards SCC - ( Supply and designer of lighting & Rigging )
• Op Die Koppie – ( Supplied extra equipment for FX Unlimited )
• Highway Africa 2001 – Grahamstown ( Supply and designer of lighting )
• Swissguarde – End Year sales conference . ( Full Technical support & Rigging )
• SABC stand Nasrec Easter Rand Show . ( Supply and designer of lighting )
• KTV Roadshow Africa . ( Full Technical support )
• Mango Grove Concert PE – Chrysler Function . ( Full Technical support )
• Installation Rhema – Upgrade lighting Dimmers .
• Rhema Church Meeting at the MTN Dome - ( Supply and designer of lighting )
• Installation His People Church Cpt – ( Supply of Projector system )
• Ford Focus Launch – ( Lighting Design for Strike Production )
• Abbot Labs – Main Conference ( Full Technical support )
• Beyond The Rainbow - ( Lighting Design for Strike Production Sun City )
• PMB Royal Show – SABC Stand ( Supply and designer of lighting )
• New year TV Specials pre-records
• Old Mutal Roadshow - ( Supply and designer of lighting for Solid Rock )
• Big Brother end Show – ( Supplier of Ground Support to Southern Lighting )

 

Face of Africa 2001 – Sun City - Music stage

 

Face of Africa 2001 – Sun City – Fashion stage

 

Soweto Awards – Sandton Convention Centre

 

Miss SA Teen 2001

Notes for 2001 shows .

Duka Duka Awards is the old Artes Awards which did not happen for a few years , held at Civic Theatre

Amway Weekend Seminar are big sales meetings that happen 3 times a year and we have been the supplier since conception , they happen at Standard Bank Arena and in Bloemfontein

 

2002

SARFU Dinner

 

Amway Network 21

 

South Africa Music Awards 2002

 

Miss SA Teen 2002

 

Skou Spel 2002

 

Idols 2002

 

Miss Maliaka 2002 Finals Harare

 

IDOLS TOP 12 – TOP 8 ; LD KURT DU PREEZ

 

IDOLS FINALS 2003

 

SKOUSPEL 2003

 

HIGHWAY AFRICA - SABC

 

EASTER RAND SHOW 2003 - NASREC

 

CORP. SHOW AT THEATRE ON THE TRACK

 

CORP. SHOW AT SANDTON CONVENTION CENTRE

 

CORP. SHOW AT THE KYALAMI CASTLE

 

MISS SA & MISS SA TEEN 2003 SUN CITY SUPER BOWL

 

BRIDAL AWARDS 2004

 

Rhema 25 Birthday – The Coca Cola Dome

 

Itec - Pretoria City Hall

 

SKOUSPEL 2004

 

Renders By J.Roughley for Skouspel 2004 LD KDP

Zing 2004

Miss SA Teen & SA 2004

Aqua Opera – J.V. Airtime & Gear House Cape Town 2005

Channel O Awards

Chippendales SA Tour

CNN Awards Nairobi Kenya

Face Of Africa 2005

Renders by J.Roughly

FHM 100 Sexiest Women

Flight Centre function

Garaas Awards

Idols 3

SAMA 2005 KDP LD , with Strike Productions

SkouSpel 2005 Sun City

Skouspel Plus 2005 Coca Cola Dome

Renders By KDP – Skouspel 2005

You Awards 2005 LD Josh Kats

Easter Rand Show 2005 – SABC Stage

Easter Rand Show 2005 – Radio Stage

IDOLS 3 FINAL

MISS SA & MISS SA TEEN 2005

Equestria 2006

Pam Golding Awards Evening 2006

Renders for Pam Golding

Tsotsi Gala Evening

SAA – STAR ALLAINCE LAUNCH Renders & Set Design by Kurt Du Preez

ANTONY REMOS – SUN CITY ( Gear only own LD )

Easter Rand Show 2006

Royal Show PMB 2006

Community Builder of the Year 2006

LD Andre’ Rossouw, Programmer and Lighting Director Kdp.

SkouSpel 2006

Renders for Skouspel

Deloitte Budget Speech . Set Design and Lighting Kurt Du Preez

Community Builder of The Year 2007

LD Andre’ Rossouw , Programmer and Lighting Director Kdp

Easter Rand Show 2007

JOL Cape Town 2007

Miss Teen 2007 & Miss SA 2007

2008 - Kurt Du Preez sold his shares in Upstage and Freelanced . July 2008 He Signed as a designer operator with Gearhouse South Africa for 6 months till Dec.

Kora Countdown Benin West Africa.

One Republic South African Tour 2008

2009 Miriam Makeba TV Tribute in Benin for CFI

TEMTATIONS SUN CITY : 2009

PSL AWARDS – LYRIC THEATRE :

Spong Bob Square Pants 2009 / 2010 South African Tour Production Manager

Kora All African Awards 2010 Ouagadougou Bakino Faso

SUKA - OUAQADUADOU BAKINO FASO

Joined Strike productions July to Dec Discovery Conference : 2010

KTV - YOUNG STARS

NEDBANK SPRING BALL :

MTN - I4 PHONE

SARS AWARDS 2010

Nike World Cup 2010

John Forgety – Johann Rupert's 60th

R Kelly – 2011 New Addis Ababa

GM 2011 Dealer conference Durban ICC - 2011

Conference area:

Exhibition area:

Dinner at Moses Mhabida Stadium

Gala dinner and awards evening

 

PAN TILT Lighting !

Media Tech 2011

Nedbank Winter Ball

Shine Studios – For AVU

Out Door Church Event

Johannesburg Motor Show 2011

Alfa Stand:

Fiat Stand:

GM Stand:

ETV Yearend function

GM Sonic & Ute Launch

Lira South African Tour :

Christmas Extra SICC

Some renders of Lighting Design!

This C.V. is that of Kurt du Preez, It is intended to show case Kurt’s Lighting Design. Although Kurt du Preez was a shareholder and Director of Upstage Productions (Pty) Ltd. till 28th Feb 2008, from 1st March 2008 to date Kurt du Preez, is a freelancer for Lighting Design, Lighting desk programmer, Project Manager, Audio Visual, Network specialist, Safety consultant, Rigging consultant.

Pan Tilt Lighting (Pty) Ltd Opened 1st Aug 2011

Programmer:

Grand MA, Maxxyz, Hog, Avolite, Strand, Compulite

CAD; Design & Graphics:

VecterWorx, MSD, Autosketch, Photoshop, Maxedia, Grand MA Graphic servers.

ALL PHOTOS TAKEN BY KURT DU PREEZ

KURT DU PREEZ : Cell : +27 ( 0 )79 950 1131

kurt@pantilt.co.za

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