Event production design studio

We design & deliver live events, stages & environments.

We bring together creative thinking, production design and technical delivery to turn ideas into live experiences.

Selected work

We were there.

Who we work with

Clients & Partners.

We work directly with brands and alongside agency teams, building long-term relationships through good work and reliable delivery.

By the numbers

10+ Years

Experience

6+ Markets

Global engagement

100K+

Live audience reached

Our expertise

We create stages, spaces & experiences.

From brand activations and corporate events to festivals and large-scale live projects, we create environments that connect people, brands and ideas in the real world.

We work across the full production process, bringing creative, design, technical and production teams together from initial idea through to final delivery:

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Ideation


Design


Staging + Scenic


Technical Production


Exhibitions + Installations


Experience Design


Project Management


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Work with us

Ready when you are.

If you're planning a live event or experiential project and need an experienced production partner, get in touch.

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Zehn Productions

About ZEHN

Event production without the bullshit.

Independent. Experienced. Hands-on.ZEHN is an event production design studio led by Rodney Hanssen.We bring over a decade of experience across live events, brand experiences, festivals and large-scale productions, combining creative thinking with practical, hands-on delivery.

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Zehn Productions

Good ideas need to actually work.

Our role is to turn ideas into executable plans, align teams and suppliers, and make sure what is designed is what gets built.No smoke and mirrors. No unnecessary complexity.Just good people doing good work.


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The ZEHN way.

01

Creativity

Good ideas, grounded in reality.

02

Clarity

Straight answers. Clear timelines. Transparent budgets.

03

Execution

We do what we say we're going to do.

04

Collaboration

Good work takes good people working together.



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View our showreel

Selected Projects


Ballantine's x Boiler Room x True Music Series



Engen | Johannesburg International Motor Show



Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network Summit & Gala



Jägermeister | Future Frequency Festival



F*** Me I'm Famous New Year's Eve



Bazique Festival



Olmeca Shot Kings | Global Tour



Spilt Milk Festival

International Projects

Selected projects delivered by ZEHN founder Rodney Hanssen.


Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026



Expo 2025 Osaka | KSA National Day Parade & Films from Saudi Arabia



Hegra Candlelit Classics 2024



Red Sea International Film Festival 2023


HEGRA CANDLELIT CLASSICS

AlUla, Saudi Arabia

Hegra Candlelit Classics was a live concert experience staged within Hegra, AlUla's UNESCO World Heritage Site, combining classical performance with a large-scale candlelit setting in one of Saudi Arabia's most significant cultural locations.Rodney Hanssen worked with PRO4 to deliver the event for the Royal Commission for AlUla, overseeing the technical and scenic production as well as artist liaison and performance requirements.


Overview

CLIENT
The Royal Commission for AlUla / RCU
AGENCY
PRO4
ROLE
Production Manager
SCOPE
Technical Production, Scenic Production & Artist Liaison
LOCATION
Hegra, AlUla, Saudi Arabia

Project detail

Rodney managed the technical and scenic delivery of the concert environment, coordinating the production infrastructure required to support the live performance within the heritage setting.The scope included technical production, scenic implementation and artist liaison, working directly with performers and their teams to ensure all technical, staging and performance requirements were met.The event required close coordination between production, artists and site teams to deliver a polished live concert experience within the unique constraints of the Hegra site.

Hegra Candlelit Classics 2024


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Expo 2025 Osaka

KSA Pavilion | National Day Parade & Films from Saudi Arabia

Expo 2025 Osaka brought together nations from around the world for a six-month programme of exhibitions, cultural programming and public events in Japan.Rodney Hanssen joined THA as Producer for key Saudi Pavilion cultural moments, including the Saudi National Day Parade and the Films from Saudi Arabia screening series.


Overview

CLIENT
Saudi Ministry of Culture
AGENCY
THA
ROLE
Producer
LOCATION
Osaka, Japan

Project detail

Rodney led production delivery across the Saudi National Day Parade, film screenings and live panel discussions, coordinating pavilion leadership, Expo organisers, cultural partners, talent, technical teams and multilingual stakeholders.The National Day Parade was a large-scale outdoor cultural procession delivered across a 1.9 km public route, involving approximately 100 performers and an audience of around 40,000 spectators. The scope included end-to-end production management, route planning, audience flow, performer integration and coordination with Expo Command and security teams.

Expo 2025 Osaka – National Day Parade

Expo 2025 Osaka –
Films From Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Films from Saudi Arabia programme included screenings of Asateer 2 and Valley Road, supported by live panel discussions, technical delivery, FOH coordination and high-volume audience management within the Saudi Pavilion.

Expo 2025 Oaska – FFSA


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DIRIYAH BIENNALE FOUNDATION

Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026

The third edition of the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale, titled In Interludes and Transitions, was presented at JAX District in Diriyah, bringing together artists, musicians, filmmakers, architects and writers through exhibitions, performances and public programmes.Rodney Hanssen joined BLACK Engineering as Artwork Performances Producer & Production Manager, delivering production management across a multidisciplinary programme spanning live art, music, poetry, installations and a major outdoor procession.


Overview

CLIENT
Diriyah Biennale Foundation
AGENCY
BLACK Engineering
ROLE
Artwork Performances Producer & Production Manager
LOCATION
JAX District, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia

Project Detail

Rodney managed the production and delivery of a series of artist-led works across the Biennale, coordinating artists, curators, client stakeholders, technical teams, operations and suppliers across gallery, performance and public environments.The flagship project was Mohammed Al Hamdan's Folding the Tents, a large-scale procession spanning a 3 km public route with 16 moving vehicles, 100 performers, five camels and 60 Diriyah Biennale Foundation participants. The work required route planning, technical infrastructure, audience flow, moving scenography, live performance integration and multi-camera broadcast coordination.

Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale


Additional programme works included live art by Faisal Samra, a video and scenography installation by Ruba Al-Sweel, SAN SHYN's JAX Padel Court installation, live music by the Abdullah Miniawi Trio and a poetry performance by Nouf Al Harthi.

Shimmy Beach

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Engen/ Petronas

Johannesburg International Motor Show

The Johannesburg International Motor Show was one of South Africa's largest automotive trade and consumer events, bringing together major vehicle and automotive brands.For Engen and Petronas, the brief was to transform a functional lubricant product story into a high-impact, technology-led brand experience.


Overview

CLIENT
Engen/ Petronas
AGENCY
FCB / Kilowatt AV
SCOPE
Creative Production & Production Design
LOCATION
Johannesburg, South Africa

Project detail

The concept combined spatial design, projection mapping and a full-scale CNC-cut replica of the Engen Racing Audi to bring the product story to life.Working with Lucan Visuals, the visual narrative transitioned from everyday Engen motoring into the high-performance world of Petronas racing, integrating mapped content, lighting and technical production across the installation.The activation was subsequently developed into a national roadshow.

Red Sea International Film Festival

Johannesburg International Motor Show


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Jägermeister

Future Frequency Festival

For Jägermeister's Meister campaign, ZEHN was briefed to create an immersive brand activation for Future Frequency Festival, a techno event staged within a shipping container yard.The result was a fully immersive audiovisual experience built inside a 12m shipping container and designed to move guests through a short, high-energy brand journey.


Overview

CLIENT
Jägermeister
AGENCY
BOLD Agency
SCOPE
Creative Concept, Experience Design & Production
LOCATION
Cape Town, South Africa

Project detail

ZEHN conceptualised, designed, produced and delivered the full activation from brief to live in two weeks.The experience combined scripted voiceover, original audio editing, sound design, timecoded lighting, custom branding, AV installation and bar integration. Guests entered the container in groups, beginning in complete darkness before the audio and lighting sequence built into a full techno drop, ending with an ice-cold Jägermeister serve at the bar.The activation became a standout feature of the festival and was quickly adopted by guests as the ‘Jägermeister stage.’

Red Sea International Film Festival

Jägermeister | Future Freuqency Festival

Red Sea International Film Festival


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RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Festival Garden

The Red Sea International Film Festival is a major international film festival held in Jeddah, bringing together filmmakers, industry leaders, talent and audiences for screenings, premieres, talks and cultural events.Rodney Hanssen worked with TAIT as Producer for the Festival Garden, one of the festival's key hospitality and entertainment environments.


Overview

CLIENT
Red Sea Film Foundation
AGENCY
TAIT MENA
ROLE
Producer
LOCATION
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Project detail

Rodney produced the Festival Garden environment, supporting the delivery of a high-profile hospitality and entertainment space within the wider festival programme.The role included coordination across scenic, technical, venue and operational teams, with responsibility for translating the creative intent into a fully functioning live environment for guests, talent and stakeholders.Working within TAIT's wider festival delivery, the Festival Garden formed part of an extensive guest experience programme combining hospitality, entertainment, branded environments and live event production across the ten-day festival.

Red Sea International Film Festival

Red Sea International Film Festival

Red Sea International Film Festival
Red Sea International Film Festival

Red Sea International Film Festival

The Red Sea Film Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization created to support the film industry in Saudi Arabia in the production and distribution of films, as well as education on cinema.
The Foundation’s initiatives support the ambitious plans for the Kingdom in the entertainment industries, with its pillars of a vibrant society, an ambitious nation and a thriving economy.

Red Sea International Film Festival

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Ballantine's

Ballantine's x Boiler Room x True Music Series

Ballantine's True Music brought together artists, DJs and emerging music communities through a series of live events across Africa, including Cape Town and Johannesburg.


Overview

CLIENT
Ballantine's
AGENCY
BOLD Agency
SCOPE
Brand Experience & Production Design
LOCATION
Cape Town & Johannesburg, South Africa

Project detail

ZEHN developed and delivered the branded environments surrounding the live events, from spatial layouts and guest flow to bar design, custom branding and technical installations.Our scope covered creative development through fabrication and onsite delivery, creating a cohesive Ballantine's brand experience around the main show production.

Ballantine's

TRUE MUSIC AFRICA x BOILER ROOM

BALLANTINE'S True Music Africa


TRUE MUSIC AFRICA x FELIPE PANTONE

Ballantine's
Ballantine's

Ballantine’s True Music Series featuring kinetic street artist Felipe Pantone has finally hit the Mother City!
Felipe’s work fuses bold graphics, strong contrasts and vivid colours with mixed typography to create ultra-modern art that often brings music to life. His artwork was connected to sound reactive projectors in each space, creating its own equaliser and allowing both musicians and fans to experience a visual representation of the music produced.


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Dell

Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network Summit & Gala

The Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network Summit brought together women entrepreneurs from around the world for a three-day conference in Cape Town, culminating in a gala dinner.ZEHN worked alongside lead production agency Media Loft and Africa by Design to deliver the event locally.


Overview

CLIENT
Dell Technologies
AGENCY
Media Loft (USA) / Africa by Design
SCOPE
Event Production & Technical Delivery
LOCATION
Cape Town, South Africa

Project detail

Working within the creative direction and designs developed by Media Loft, ZEHN produced and delivered the technical, scenic and production elements across the three-day summit and gala dinner.The scope included AVL, staging and scenic manufacture, branding installation, technical production, furniture and décor, with ZEHN managing the local production and delivery across both events.

Dell

DELL Women's Entrepreneur Network

The DWEN community welcomes all levels of entrepreneurs, from start-ups to scale-ups. Dell Technologies commissioned the only global, gender-specific study on how cities support women-owned businesses transforming insights into action with policy-makers and investors.

Dell

Since 2010, DWEN has impacted 75,000+ women in business globally.


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Bazique

Bazique Festival

Bazique is a Cape Town music and arts festival combining electronic music, large-scale art, performance and immersive environments across a multi-stage outdoor site.ZEHN supported the festival through site-wide technical production, delivering the AVL infrastructure required across the event.


Overview

CLIENT
Bazique Festival
SCOPE
Technical Production
LOCATION
Cape Town, South Africa

Project detail

ZEHN managed technical production across the festival site, coordinating the delivery and operation of audio, lighting and video systems across multiple stages and event areas.The scope included site-wide AVL planning, supplier coordination, technical installation and onsite delivery, supporting the festival's music, performance and entertainment programme.

Bazique
Bazique
Bazique
Bazique
Bazique logo

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Olmeca

Shot Kings

Olmeca Shot Kings was an international mixology competition bringing together leading bartenders and mixologists to compete in creating the perfect shot.The South African leg formed part of the global tour and hosted one of the competition's semi-final events.


Overview

CLIENT
Olmeca
AGENCY
BOLD Agency
SCOPE
Creative Production, Experience Design & Event Production
LOCATION
South Africa

Project detail

ZEHN conceptualised and designed the full event experience, including production design, stage design, branded assets, guest journey and the evening's programming.Working with entertainment partner The Sunroom, ZEHN helped curate and deliver the live entertainment programme, including artists, performances, host and MC elements.ZEHN also delivered the technical production across the event, including AVL, visual content direction and lighting design, bringing the competition and broader brand experience together as one cohesive live event.

Olmeca

OLMECA Shot Kings

Olmeca
Olmeca
Olmeca

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Shimmy beach club

F*** Me I'm Famous New Year's Eve

F*** Me I'm Famous, David Guetta's long-running Ibiza party brand, was brought to Cape Town for a series of New Year's Eve events at Shimmy Beach Club.ZEHN delivered the production design across four consecutive editions, working with entertainment partner The Sunroom to shape the overall event experience.


Overview

CLIENT
Shimmy Beach Club
AGENCY
The Sunroom
SCOPE
Production Design & Event Production
LOCATION
Cape Town, South Africa

Project detail

ZEHN led the production design and technical delivery across the event space, including stage design, custom branding, set manufacture, visual direction and AVL.Working alongside The Sunroom, who produced the entertainment and performance programme, ZEHN developed the physical environment around the show and delivered the event across four consecutive New Year's Eve editions.Each NYE production was followed by a separately themed event the following day, requiring the venue to be reworked and transformed for a second live experience.

Shimmy Beach

NEW YEAR'S EVE x SHIMMY

F*** Me I'm Famous New Year's Eve

Shimmy Beach

F*** Me I'm Famous New Year's Eve


World-class entertainment straight from Ibiza!

Shimmy x FMIF

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Spilt Milk Festival

Spilt Milk Festival

Spilt Milk was a Cape Town music festival bringing together live music, DJs and festival audiences around a large-scale outdoor event experience.ZEHN delivered the production design and technical execution for the festival's main stage.


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CLIENT
Spilt Milk Festival
AGENCY
Full Cream Entertainment
SCOPE
Production Design & Technical Production
LOCATION
Cape Town, South Africa

Project detail

ZEHN designed and delivered the main stage environment, including stage design, scenic manufacture, lighting design, visual direction and technical production.The scope covered the full AVL delivery for the main stage, with the scenic, lighting and visual elements developed as one integrated production system to support the festival programme and artist performances.

Spilt Milk
Spilt Milk
Spilt Milk
Spilt Milk

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Contact

Let's make something happen.

Digital //

[email protected]
+27 83 613 0819


Physical //

410 The Hills, Buchanan Square
160 Sir Lowry Rd, Woodstock
Cape Town, South Africa
7925



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