Megavision is one of the leading
Australian rental, technical production and installation companies.
Based in Perth, Western Australia,
it’s focussed on offering clients in the event, hospitality, club, pub,
production rental / staging sectors
superlative service and premium equipment together with imaginative technical
solutions. Founded in 2001 by Jeff Georgiou Megavision’s first investment in
Robe moving lights was four years ago.
Jeff’s commitment, foresight and
passion for the industry started when he was a music loving teenager, when he
worked at buzzing local club and live music nightspot Alligators, starting as a
glass collector and rising through the ranks to manage the venue, at which
point he also started running the lighting console! This led to the launch of
his first business venture when 21, Multivision Party Hire, providing ‘video
jukebox’ facilities – screens and control – to parties and events. This unique
system was available only from Jeff, and was inspired by watching people, lighting
and music video interaction in clubs.
Simultaneously he’d also worked in
his father’s construction enterprise. Apart from being hard-working,
resourceful and a quick learner, the aggregate early work experience in both
hospitality and building trades has proved itself infinitely useful in running
Megavision. From designing and installing sets, staging, AV and control systems
into a wide range of venues and spaces to supplying lighting, audio and video
for festivals, concerts and events.
Right from the get go Jeff has
looked at the ‘bigger picture’ of his business model and how to make it
successful and different, seeing the advantages of attributes like quality and
service and keeping a keen ear-to-the-ground for what’s trending and in demand.
When it comes to moving lights,
Jeff has purchased and experienced all the major brands over the years, so the
first Robe experience grew out of his ongoing relationship with the ULA Group,
Robe’s Australian distributor.
LEDWash 800s suited Megavision’s
needs perfectly at the time in 2012. Utilizing the 15W LED chip, the LEDWash
800s offered excellent output, great colours and zoom and very efficient
general coverage, making them ideal for multiple applications.
He was extremely pleased with the
fixtures and they were also a big hit with his crew – Megavision works with a carefully
selected pool of regular and trusted freelancers and currently a full time
staff of 10.
The next Robe products added to
the inventory were MMX Spots, for which Jeff attended a shootout in Melbourne
before making the decision.
“It was size and weight for me on
the MMXs,” he explained. The unit was about 30% smaller than the rival product
in the shoot-out and considerably lighter facts which sealed the deal, adding
8 to the hire stock.
He also purchased LEDBeam 100s
around this time, and when the Pointe was launched in 2013, he seized the
opportunity of getting them into rental stock immediately. Cross hire on
Pointes was and continues to be healthy, LDs love the versatility while crew
appreciate the handle-ability.
The latest purchase is four BMFL
Spots the first in the region, and in response to demand on riders and
technical specs as well as for sub-hires.
Jeff attended a BMFL demo hosted
by ULA at the Perth Arena and saw first-hand how the beam can go from a tiny pin-spot
to filling the entire wall, an amazing feat for one light. He comments on its
compact size and weight for the comprehensive feature set.
He has also visited the Robe
factory which had a big impact, “The attention to detail in the production
process is incredible and it’s reassuring that the products are genuinely ‘made
in the Czech Republic’. The staff are dedicated and enthusiastic – very much
like us here – and it’s clearly
important to Robe as an employer that they all share the same vision”.
Talking more generally about Robe’s
brand perception, he thinks it is “right up there in terms of respect and seen
as extremely high calibre. The reliability and the longevity of the products I think
puts Robe in the top three lighting manufacturers worldwide right now”.
Megavision aligns itself with a
raft of other premium brands as well, including, RCF, QSC Audio, FBT and
Labgruppen. On the video side they have Big Screen Video LED, Panasonic and NEC
and a large stock of projections screens.
Recent high profile events include
technical production for the Perth Wildcats, the Margaret River site on the
Australian leg of the 2016 World Surf League Championships Tour – and the Mandurah Crab Fest which they have
been providing all things technical for the last 9 years.
Jeff, always positive, still
enjoys the real buzz of solving production and technical challenges with creative
and ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking. He also loves seeing the expression on people’s
faces when they are genuinely wowed by an effect or some technical trickery
that has been engineered by his team and shared with an audience.
