The CHAUVET® DJ team built an epic booth for the 2012 DJ Expo. The entire booth was constructed using TRUSST®, the rugged and economical trussing system backed by CHAUVET®, and featured more than 150 fixtures in action. In addition to sponsoring and lighting the main stage, we hosted a seminar delivered by DJ Mikey Mikey […]
written by Larz Hanson, owner of Detour DJ, Sound and Lighting Newsflash! No, it’s not a catastrophe in a third-world nation, another scandal coming out of Washington D.C. or a UFO sighting. It’s new, it flashes and it’s a really nice strobe light from CHAUVET® DJ. CHAUVET® DJ Impulse 648 is the kind of strobe […]
Congratulations to our August Facebook Fan of the Month, Kamil Nowak. Nowak, who is a full-time student, is originally from Poland and lives in Wallington, N.J. As a college sophomore, he works as a part-time web developer for a small marketing firm and is interested in anything computer related including DJing, graphics, video and web […]
Located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, Off the Hookah features world-ranked flair bartenders, belly dancers and a hypnotizing light show made up of more than 200 CHAUVET® fixtures. To create the one-of-a-kind atmosphere, lighting designers installed 32 Epix Strip pixel-mapping strip light, 28 Q-Wash 260-LED and four Q-Spot 560-LED moving heads, four Impulse 648 strobe […]
by Allan Reiss, CHAUVET® DJ product manager When selecting wash lights, it is valuable to do your research to get the most bang for your buck. You want fixtures that will meet the demands of your audience, project your desired throw and fit within your budget. Before you decide to invest in an arsenal of […]
-written by Brett Allen Get it? It’s a pun because I used to be a DJ — never mind. Actually, over the last 20 years, I have been a club, wedding and event DJ, a radio personality and as of lately, a member of a band. When I first started out, we played at the […]
As a DJ who is just starting out, you should know that your lighting rig is as important as your sound system. Including lighting in your DJ setup makes you look more professional and can significantly increase your profit potential. To upsell a client on a lighting package, every rig should include a variety of […]
Based in Philadelphia, MyParasites is a band that performs elements of industrial, screamo and aggrotech music under the light of CHAUVET® DJ fixtures. They have traveled all over the country and are gearing up for a full U.S. tour in the fall. Read on and get to know more about the group who coined the genre “ScrEBM.” […]
Mark Maskell, aka DJ Maskell, is a promoter as well as a nightclub and mobile DJ in the Washington D.C. metro area. With 10 years of experience, he is very active in the Washington D.C. club scene and is a resident DJ at several big music festivals throughout the year. Maskell needed an all-wireless solution […]
Bad Habitz, a youth rock band based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, jams out under the light of CHAUVET® DJ fixtures. Jon-Paul LeClair runs the light show for this little group of rockers and incorporates 23 CHAUVET® DJ fixtures in their setup. Read on and get to know more about the band. 1. How did you come […]
Zbyněk Ptáček shared this photo with us on our Facebook page! Two 4BAR and two 6SPOT wash lights, one J-Six and one Swarm 4 effect lights, and six Intimidator Spot LED 150 moving heads illuminate the stage at the Zeppelin nightclub in Žatec, Czech Republic.
Congratulations to our June Facebook Fan of the Month, Chris Bond. Bond has been a DJ/Karaoke host for over 10 years. He recently went into business for himself and is the owner and operator of b.c. Entertainment. Read on and get to know more about our loyal fan. 1. Favorite CHAUVET® light/product. My favorite product […]
Skrillex rocked the house as 16 CHAUVET® Professional Legend 412 moving heads projected powerful beams and striking, pixel-mapping effects during the South By Southwest® (SXSW®) 2012 AM Only Showcase. To read the full story, click here.
DJ Audissey is originally from Hawaii (Hana, Maui & Makakilo, Oahu) and currently resides in Las Vegas, Nev. While he primarily DJs at nightclubs and festivals, he has DJ’d at every kind of private event you can imagine. DJ Audissey is also a reggae singer/musician and goes by the stage name “Joseph Soul.” 1. How and […]
Welcome to Mix and Tell, this edition takes you on the ultimate joyride with one of the most famous DJs in the world — Steve Aoki. Mix and Tell takes you behind-the-scenes for one-on-one interviews with some of the biggest DJs in the world and transports you into their magnificent life and career. Tune in for […]
by Allan Reiss, CHAUVET® DJ product manager Mobile performers are always looking for ways to spice up their rigs. One way to do that is by adding a fog or haze machine to your setup. The type of machine you choose will depend on the type of effect you’re going for. Both will drastically enhance […]
Written by Ana Jaramillo, CHAUVET® DJ Northeast territory sales manager Music Trends, located in Levittown, N.Y., hosted a special CHAUVET® night and invited CHAUVET® DJ representatives to their store. Nearly 50 attendees enjoyed product demonstrations on each of the fixtures in the new PiX series and one lucky winner received a MiN Laser RBX.
Written by Paula Ortiz, business development manager, Latin America for CHAUVET® On a recent business trip to Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, I hosted seminar at Power Station and presented new products in the CHAUVET® DJ line to nearly 20 DJs, VJs and event production companies. This was the first time a supplier gave this type of […]
Written by Paula Ortiz, business development manager, Latin America for CHAUVET® On a recent business trip to Caguas, Puerto Rico, I hosted a seminar where I gave an overview of ShowXpress and introduced new CHAUVET® DJ and CHAUVET® Professional products. The seminar, which was sponsored by Radio Tronics, took place at La Verecundia Disco in front of […]
CHAUVET® Business Development Manager for Latin America Paula Ortiz traveled to Colombia to visit and train local CHAUVET® distributors. Her first stop was distributor Luces Para Discoteca (Disco Lights), in Medellin, which carries a variety of CHAUVET® lights.