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COMPANY PROFILE
COMPANY PROFILE: iRIG ENTRUSTED WITH HANDLING SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC PRODUCTIONS ACROSS THE UAE AND THE MIDDLE EAST, IRIG HAS BUILT A REPUTATION AS A COMPANY THAT RIGS THE BIG STUFF.
While dazzling light shows, massive LED screens and booming immersive audio systems so often take centre stage on major productions, without the rigging infrastructure – the key element from which everything else is based – there would simply be no show at all. So, with rigging such a vital aspect of any show, it makes sense that the most talented freelancers are highly sought-after. This was most certainly true of former freelance riggers, Ryan D’Cunha and Mathias Wilke. “We were, without doubt, the go-to rigging freelancers for all of the larger companies in the UAE,” D’Cunha stated confidently. “If they could get one of us, great; if they could get both of us
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on the same gig, even better. However, that was a rare occurrence because we were both so busy.” So, with packed calendars, in 2015, the pair decided to join forces and form their own company in order to combine their skillsets and offer clients the kind of bespoke service that was in extremely high demand. “And that’s how iRIG was born.” The company made a promising start, with business flowing in steadily for the first six months or so. However, when iRIG was awarded the contract for Montiongate Dubai, the business went to another level, with another major job – the major scenic rigging for La Perle – following soon after. “Those two large-scale
projects immediately threw us into the mix as the go-to rigging company in the country,” D’Cunha reflected. “While we might have been fresh-faced as a brand, we had 30-odd years of combined experience before we even joined forces, so I think that gave clients confidence in us.” Nowadays, iRIG is known for its work on large-scale and specialised productions, with the UAE 49th National Day installation at the Museum of the Future as well as the KISS 2020 Goodbye New Year’s Eve show among some of its most recent high-profile projects. “We always like to rig the big stuff!” D’Cunha laughed. “We love doing the large, out-of-theordinary projects because, on top of the rigging
