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.
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:

Ideation
Design
Staging + Scenic
Technical Production
Exhibitions + Installations
Experience Design
Project Management

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.

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.


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.
Zehn productions
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.
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Collaboration
Good work takes good people working together.
Ready to shine?
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Selected Projects
International Projects
Selected projects delivered by ZEHN founder Rodney Hanssen.
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 / RCUAGENCY
PRO4ROLE
Production ManagerSCOPE
Technical Production, Scenic Production & Artist LiaisonLOCATION
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 CultureAGENCY
THAROLE
ProducerLOCATION
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 FoundationAGENCY
BLACK EngineeringROLE
Artwork Performances Producer & Production ManagerLOCATION
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
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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/ PetronasAGENCY
FCB / Kilowatt AVSCOPE
Creative Production & Production DesignLOCATION
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.

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
JägermeisterAGENCY
BOLD AgencySCOPE
Creative Concept, Experience Design & ProductionLOCATION
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.’

Jägermeister | Future Freuqency 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 FoundationAGENCY
TAIT MENAROLE
ProducerLOCATION
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



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.

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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'sAGENCY
BOLD AgencySCOPE
Brand Experience & Production DesignLOCATION
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.

TRUE MUSIC AFRICA x BOILER ROOM
BALLANTINE'S True Music Africa
TRUE MUSIC AFRICA x FELIPE PANTONE


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 TechnologiesAGENCY
Media Loft (USA) / Africa by DesignSCOPE
Event Production & Technical DeliveryLOCATION
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 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.

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 FestivalSCOPE
Technical ProductionLOCATION
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.



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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
OlmecaAGENCY
BOLD AgencySCOPE
Creative Production, Experience Design & Event ProductionLOCATION
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 Shot Kings


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Shimmy beach club
F*** Me I'm Famous | New Year's Eve Parties
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 ClubAGENCY
The SunroomSCOPE
Production Design & Event ProductionLOCATION
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.

NEW YEAR'S EVE x SHIMMY
F*** Me I'm Famous | NYE Parties

F*** Me I'm Famous | NYE Parties
World-class entertainment straight from Ibiza!

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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 FestivalAGENCY
Full Cream EntertainmentSCOPE
Production Design & Technical ProductionLOCATION
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.




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