Congratulations to our December Facebook Fan of the Month, Shawn Herold. Shawn, 21, is originally from Valdosta, Ga. and currently lives in Columbus, Ga. During the week, he works full time as a car salesman, but on the weekends, he runs Aftershock, a production company which specializes in video, audio and lighting. Shawn is relatively new […]
Justin Polachek is a 19-year-old who spends a lot of time and money on his car. He cruises the streets of Oregon in a black, tricked out 2010 Scion xB fully equipped with a bass-pumpin’system, black-and-brushed steel rims and a laser show. Yes, you read correctly — Polachek created a laser show in his car by […]
DJ Fierce, aka Juan Rodriguez, grew up in Carson City, Nev. and became the youngest DJ in Reno at the age of 14. In 1993, he was Reno’s youngest on-air radio personality (part time of course). DJ Fierce worked as a DJ in the nightclub scene for 10 years before he started his own, part-time […]
Written by guest blogger Larz Hanson, Detour DJ & Audio (and former Facebook Fan of the Month!) I told my wife I’m trying out a killer new “strip” light at some upcoming gigs. She paused, furrowed her eyebrows a little then told me she didn’t mind me being a DJ and working with bands, but […]
This is from a wedding which took place in Modesto, CA. Sound Express Mobile Entertainment positioned 30 COLORstrip Mini wash lights along the fence, Vue 3.1 effect lights were placed at the DJ booth, and 33 LEDrain 56C LED PARS were used to light the bar and add color to the bushes and trees. Photo courtesy […]
by Allan Reiss, CHAUVET Club/DJ Product Manager LEDs are a serious trend. You may have read the “5 Reasons to Switch to LEDs” post, but still aren’t convinced. Maybe you’re hesitant to make the switch because you’re unfamiliar with the technology? In that case, we’re here to simplify things. Click here and get to know some LED basics […]
by Allan Reiss, CHAUVET® DJ Product Manager After months of preparing, the event was finally here — time to start setting up for LDI! Our team arrived at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando and we were eager to start building the CHAUVET® Club/DJ booth. Conceptualizing and designing the booth back at headquarters took […]
We traveled to Orlando, Fla.to take part in one of the industry’s largest trade shows: LDI. Team CHAUVET® spent months preparing for the show and introduced more than a dozen new products to the Club/DJ market. The show took place on Halloween weekend so we gave our booth an “infected” theme in hopes that LDI […]
Congratulations to our November Facebook Fan of the Month, Nick Pignetti. Nick is originally from Baltimore, Maryland and is the owner of Event Pro Live, a multi-spectrum design, production, and entertainment firm that handles a wide range of events in the greater Baltimore area including private and corporate functions, live music events, showcases, bars/clubs, weddings and […]
Nimbus makes its debut at LDI 2011, booth 175. It’s a dry-iced supplied low fogger. AND it’s amazing! A powerful machine, with two heating elements, and a multi-level control arm for easily controlled output for that “dancing on a cloud” feeling. Some members of the CHAUVET® staff got a chance to see it in action. […]
by Allan Reiss, product manager for CHAUVET® Club/DJ LED fixtures have simplified the hectic life of the mobile DJ and made the inconvenience of broken filaments, burned hands and short life spans found in traditional incandescent or discharge bulbs a thing of the past. LED fixtures often use either single or tri-colored LEDs, but is […]
Written by Stéphane Gressier, global sales director for CHAUVET® I thought to share a few pics of the layout our UK team, particularly Sam Bowden, designed for the BPM 2011 show in the UK with 12 of our awesome Q-Wash 260-LED. Pure power! We stole the show! Well done, Sam!
DJ Video Network is a video-sharing community featuring an ever-expanding library of industry-related shows that can be viewed for free on a computer, mobile device or television. Basically, it’s “Internet TV for DJs, by DJs” and mobile and club disc jockeys of every variety are quickly becoming loyal viewers. DJ Video Network is a one-stop destination for […]
One of our customers was having a tough time trying to figure out DMX controllers. As a mobile DJ and proud owner of COLORstrip and COLORstrip Mini wash lights, he was in search of an easy way to control his fixtures that didn’t involve a DMX controller. “No one seemed to want to recommend or give […]
Our very own Product Development Manager, Allan Reiss, was recently interviewed on “That DJ Podcast.” Tune in as DJ Rockin’ Rob, host of “That DJ Podcast,” gets one-on-one with Reiss as they discuss CHAUVET®, gobos, downloadable apps that will control your fixtures, the DJ world and more. Click the image below to download the interview.
-written by DJ Nate SoundPros-Iowa, professional sound, lighting and event company in Marshalltown, Iowa I have been doing quite a few weddings lately, and have been using PC-based software for programming my lights. As I was doing my monthly gear check the other day, I found tucked away in a road case with my backup […]
by Allan Reiss, product manager for CHAUVET® DJs have options when it comes to controlling lighting gear. Traditional control boards give you the feel of hardware as you slide the faders up and down to control the features of your fixtures, while modern software programs let you control your fixtures from your computer or smart phone (it […]
A massive laser show was recently added to the design scheme of Station 4, a 24,000 square foot, bi-level nightclub located in the Dallas Oak Lawn entertainment district. Green, blue and cyan beams bounce from wall to wall, illuminating everything in between, and all it takes is four Scorpion GBC lasers. Paul McElroy, lighting designer for […]
Congratulations to our September facebook Fan of the Month! Storm is the owner of Sound Storms Entertainment in West Palm Beach, FL. He has a lot of experience in the DJ/MC world and can provide dance floor light effects shows, karaoke, high power blacklights, synthetic evaporative snow machines, video projectors with screen, uplighting, generator power, and more to the events […]
Written by guest blogger Larz Hanson, Detour DJ & Audio (and former Facebook Fan of the Month!) For years, I’ve used fog machines to give my lights something to play in. I started with small, cheap models and worked my way up to high power mega-blasters. They worked okay, but I noticed they often bothered […]