CHAUVET® DJ traveled to Las Vegas for MBLV16. During the show, we decided to create a fun video and ask booth visitors to complete the sentence, “A show without lights is like?” Tune in and see what they said. Finish the sentence and share your answer with us!
South Africa dealer Audiosure invited 150 distributors for an evening of showcase, interaction and prizes. On display and the talk of the evening were a variety of CHAUVET® fixtures.
Originally from Stamford, Conn., Jay Friese, aka DJ Jay Free, rocks the hottest clubs and bars from Boston to New York City. He has been a DJ since 2001 and considers his style to be a “journey through sound, constantly playing vocals that will make you move your feet.” Read on and get to know […]
Epic Productions created a festive atmosphere during a St. Patrick’s Day celebration held at LaSalles in Chico, California. Their rig consisted of two Q-Spot 260-LED moving heads, two LED PAR 64 Tri-B wash lights, a Swarm 4 and eight COLORtube 3.0 EQ effect lights. To intensify the light show, they added a Hurricane 1800 Flex fog […]
CHAUVET® is the official lighting sponsor of Go Big Pool Parties WMC 2012, a sold out event at Surfcomber Hotel and Pool, in South Beach, Miami. In action are four Legend 412 and one Legend 412 VW moving yoke wash lights, four Legend 300E Beam moving yoke beam fixtures and four Q-Wash 260-LED moving head […]
A testimonial by Chris Bond of b.c. Entertainment “Recently, a water pipe broke in my basement. Unfortunately, it broke right above the shelves my DJ equipment is stored on. We were quite literally pouring water out of lights, speakers and cable cases… a lot was lost. I did a gig last night and as I […]
by Wallace Greenaway, CHAUVET® DJ Product Manager Trying to manage hundreds of feet of cable can be a daunting task — especially for DJs who are trying to set up and breakdown in a limited amount of time. If you carelessly toss your cables in a duffle bag at the end of your gig, you’re […]
Paradox Productions shared this photo with us on Facebook! They used 16 SlimPAR 56 wash lights, six Q-Spot 260-LED moving heads and tons of blacklights to light the 2012 Animation and Gaming Convention in Ohio.
Brent Lunde shared this colorful photo with us on Facebook. In addition to other fixtures, he uses six Led Par 64 Tri-B wash lights to illuminate a performance by Kazyak at The Rex in Duluth, Minn.
Stars Rental Company, an entertainment supply company located in France, uses a combination of 10 Intimidator Spot LED 150 moving heads and 12 MAC Aura to illuminate smaller-sized gigs.
Elmo Joseph Jr. is an engineer by day and a musician and DJ by night. Joseph has been practicing music, trombone, percussion and DJing for more than 13 years. He owns and operates 823 Entertainment in Bay City, MI. Read on and get to know more about your fellow DJ. 1. How and when did you […]
Congratulations to our March Facebook Fan of the Month, Christian Lee Cicarini. Originally from N.J., Cicarini is a part-time DJ who is passionate about lighting because he feels it adds the finishing touch. Better known to the N.J., N.Y. and Fla. club scene as Dj Christian Lee, Cicarini got his first pair of turntables at age […]
-written by Bruce Schwarz COLORpalette has full wash side lighting and 27 channels of backlighting creativity. COLORpalette also answers the popular forum question, “What is the best way to uplight our drummer?” These fixtures will light up any drum kit with a nice full color wash, showing off all the details of a live performance […]
Tell us about your band and how it formed. Several years ago, I considered starting a Kenny Chesney tribute band. Without a front man as talented as Kenny, finding success was going to be a tough challenge. I opted for a top 40 country music band and used the name I was picked for the […]
Lucas Beine of STS Mobile Lighting shared this great photo with us on Facebook. He uses two Scorpion lasers and two Intimidator fixtures to light a performance by Monstars at Pitters Mud House in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Team CHAUVET® DJ traveled to Las Vegas to introduce MBLV16 attendees to our new world standard of INfectious lighting. During the show, we handed out “Lighting is INfectious” swag, gave a ShowXpress tutorial, rubbed elbows with some staples in the DJ community, spread the word about the $4K Social and illuminated celebrity DJs on the main stage. To show […]
by Allan Reiss, CHAUVET® DJ product manager Have you ever arrived to a gig and realized there is a covered walkway preventing you from backing your trailer in to unload your gear? Maybe you’ve unloaded all your gear and forgot to pack a power cord for every fixture. Click here for five tips to ensure a smooth […]
Sound & Lighting Solutions (SLS) moved to a new Fort Lauderdale location with more space and a showroom dedicated to CHAUVET® fixtures. The highly anticipated open house, which turned out to be a mobile DJ and club installers dream, gave attendees the chance to get hands-on with the latest CHAUVET® lighting gear and atmospheric products. During the […]
On stage studding its backdrop and adding side light are a dozen COLORpalette LED bank wash light systems. The band? Here Come the Mummies, a 13-piece funk band. You should check out both when you can.
Our distributor from France, Algam, visited CHAUVET® HQ after The NAMM Show 2012. While they were here, we had a little fun while shooting a video short starring Algam President, Gerard Garnier. Our top question: “Parlez-vous CHAUVET®?” (translated to ‘Do you speak CHAUVET®?’) While we await its completion, here are a few behind the scenes […]