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CHAUVET DJ BLOG club lighting

The Power of Freedom Charge Cyc

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Abigail Arnold

CHAUVET DJ prides itself on listening to the needs of industry professionals. You’re the boots on the ground, the mad scientists behind the stage, the mobile entertainer collecting miles beneath tires. When asked for a more compact, wireless cyclorama light, we listened, and launched Freedom Cyc.

Light Smarter with FlareCON Air 2

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Abigail Arnold

CHAUVET DJ is more than just an entertainment lighting company. We’re technology innovators. These days, the best technology fits in the palm of your hand which is why we made sure that CHAUVET DJ control solutions do too.

Yellow Finds Home in Scorpion Storm RGBY

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Abigail Arnold

What’s the number one thing clubbers look for? In a word, energy. Clubs and bars are all about energy and atmosphere. People want an experience when they’re beckoned by the beat. They want to know they’ve stumbled onto something they’ve never seen before, an Instagram-worthy hidden gem their follower will never find again. The Scorpion […]

CHAUVET DJ Presents NAMM 2019 Seminars for End User and Retailer Alike

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Natasha Farzad

CHAUVET DJ will host two informative seminars during NAMM 2019! Both take place Friday, January 25 in Room A12 Malibu on Level 4 of the Anaheim Hilton in the Anaheim Convention Center. Did you know NAMM offers General Attendee Badges? Registration may be available to pro audio professionals, venue or houses of worship buyers, educators, […]

CHAUVET DJ THURSDAY VIDS: Let’s Talk About Music

Posted on September 18, 2014 by webmaster

Let’s talk about music. Remember music? The very thing that got us into this business in the first place, but that seems to have taken a back seat to so many other tools and techniques in the DJ world. Geoff talks about it in this edition of Thursday Vids.

CHAUVET DJ Hosts Contest at BPM 2013

Posted on August 28, 2013 by webmaster

BPM 2013, which takes place September 14 – 16, is one of the world’s largest events dedicated to DJing, electronic music production and entertainment technology. This year, CHAUVET DJ and TRUSST are shaking things up by introducing new products to the UK mobile market and hosting a lighting competition where three lucky winners will receive free CHAUVET DJ gear. […]

CHAUVET DJ Debuts at ENTECH

Posted on July 30, 2013 by webmaster

Displaying in-demand gear with distributor AVE Corp, CHAUVET® DJ stole the spotlight at the ENTECH 2013 trade show in Sydney, Australia. The TRUSST®-built stand featured gear from the Intimidator series of powerful moving heads and scanners, SlimPAR line of low-profile wash lights, Core pixel-mapping wash lights and colorful Scorpion lasers. The TRUSST trussing system was […]

DJ Tutor Reviews COLORband PiX-M

Posted on June 14, 2013 by webmaster

Tune in as Johnathan Lewis, aka DJ Tutor, puts COLORband PiX-M on the review bench. A must-have LED fixture for mobile DJs, bands or nightclubs, COLORband PiX-M is powered by 12 tri-color LEDs and features DMX controllable motors to sweep back and forth, or from position to position, creating movement and dynamic effects. Get an […]

Super Bob Steals the Spotlight with Chauvet

Posted on May 30, 2013 by webmaster

[youtube_sc url= https://youtu.be/d12hWcr3rPw width=430 height=250] Super bob, a 4-member band located in Virginia who plays rock music with a touch of go-go and hip hop mixed in, uses 10 Chauvet fixtures to light the stage during live performances. This video, taken at the Greene Turtle Sports Bar and Grille in Prince Frederick, Maryland, features a […]

SLS Showroom Built with TRUSST®

Posted on May 6, 2013 by webmaster

Navah Berg, marketing manager for TRUSST®, CHAUVET® DJ VIP Gear Bags and the CHAUVET® DJ VIP Rewards program, took a dealer trip to Sound and Lighting Solutions (SLS) right here in our own backyard. Berg met with Jay Krause, owner of SLS, for a tour of their TRUSST®-built showroom. She was interested to see how […]

Chauvet Wows Mixmove Attendees in Paris

Posted on April 2, 2013 by webmaster

CHAUVET® DJ and distributor Algam brought the latest in LED technology to Mixmove — a trade show for DJs, producers and club aficionados held annually in Paris, France. Attendees crowded the booth to check out the latest gear including the new Core series of pixel-mapping effect wash lights, the SlimBANK Tri-18 wide-area wash , the […]

Status Update – Chauvet Showroom Makeover

Posted on February 26, 2013 by webmaster

Remember when we announced our redesigning the showroom at Chauvet headquarters project? We have an update – the design is complete, the TRUSST® trussing system is secure and all 226 fixtures are mounted. The design features a combination of CHAUVET® DJ and CHAUVET® Professional fixtures. In addition to wash lights, pixel-mapping fixtures, moving heads and effect lights, the entire […]

CHAUVET® DJ Launches New Gear at NAMM 2013

Posted on February 1, 2013 by webmaster

CHAUVET® DJ introduced nearly 30 new products designed for mobile entertainers at The NAMM Show 2013. The 60-by-30 foot Chauvet booth was contstructed using nearly 300 pieces of TRUSST® — the versatile, easy-to-use trussing system backed by Chauvet. Showstoppers included four new Freedom wireless DMX wash lights, the battery-operated EZ series, BEAMbar, Intimidator Spot Duo and Intimidator […]

You Decided. Most popular CHAUVET® DJ Videos of 2012

Posted on December 28, 2012 by webmaster

Throughout the year, the Chauvet video team creates videos to share on the CHAUVET® DJ Youtube channel. They showcase the latest CHAUVET® DJ gear in action, take you to tradeshows for a first-hand look at newly launched gear, put you in the middle of clubs and other venues filled with Chauvet fixtures, bring you career […]

3 Reasons to Enhance Your Setup with Strobe Effects

Posted on December 21, 2012 by webmaster

by Nick Airriess, CHAUVET DJ Product Specialist Strobe lights are powerful fixtures that can enhance any event by adding high-energy effects. They produce bright, quickly pulsating flashes of light and are typically seen in nightclubs and theaters. Click here for three reasons to incorporate a strobe light into your mobile setup. DJ University is an […]

One-on-One with Stéphane Gressier

Posted on November 8, 2012 by webmaster

Stéphane Gressier is the international sales director at Chauvet and has been a member of the team for almost two years. Read on and get to know a little bit about him. 1. Where are you from? This is a question I always struggle to respond quickly to. Here is a synopsis: I was born […]

What Happens in Vegas Goes on the CHAUVET® DJ Blog

Posted on October 24, 2012 by webmaster

Chauvet ventured to Las Vegas for LDI 2012. All four Chauvet brands featured their own booth showcasing new and soon-to-be released products. During the show, CHAUVET® DJ introduced new gear designed for mobile performers and club installations. To best showcase the new line, the CHAUVET® DJ booth was built using TRUSST® — a trussing system built […]

DJ Bill Lyons and his Intimidator Movers

Posted on October 22, 2012 by webmaster

Bill Lyons is a DJ in the Bangor, Maine area who recently added two CHAUVET® DJ Intimidator Spot LED 150 moving heads to his setup. He owns his own business, DJ Bill Lyons, and caters to the area from Bar Harbor all the way up to Millinocket. He specializes in weddings, but holiday parties, school […]

Understanding the Pixel-Mapping Effect

Posted on October 16, 2012 by webmaster

by Allan Reiss, CHAUVET® DJ product manager Pixel-mapping effects add eye candy to setups and enhance stagnant LED lighting displays. To some mobile entertainers, pixel mapping seems like an out-of-reach effect.  However, there are fixtures — like the PiXPar series — on the market that are specifically designed for pixel mapping. Or if you’re creative, […]

ShowXpress and Ableton Live Tutorial with Ask You In Gray

Posted on October 8, 2012 by webmaster

Nick Wichman and Trey Tatum are Ask You In Gray — a high energy, electro-pop duo located in Portland, Oregon. The two-man band uses custom internal MIDI-porting from Ableton Live to CHAUVET® DJ ShowXpress to control their lighting gear, which includes four SlimPar 64 wash lights, during shows. With this software, they are able to synchronize […]