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CZECH out CHAUVET® DJ

Posted on June 4, 2012 by webmaster

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.

6 Questions for Chris Bond

Posted on June 1, 2012 by webmaster

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 […]

CHAUVET® DJ Lights Rock Opera

Posted on May 25, 2012 by webmaster

Baltimore Rock Opera Society uses two COLORstrip, two COLORstrip Mini, one Arena 2100 Flex, four SlimPAR 64, one Hurricane Haze 2D, two Sweeper LED, two 4PLAY fixtures in their latest feature-length rock opera, Valhella. Tune in as Artistic Director Aran Keating and Lighting Designer Chris Allen give a quick tour of the set and explain the purpose of all […]

Skrillex Spins Under Legend 412

Posted on May 23, 2012 by webmaster

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.

Foggers vs. Hazers

Posted on May 9, 2012 by webmaster

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 […]

MotionDrape LED Energizes Winter Games

Posted on May 9, 2012 by webmaster

Local artists performed for thousands of athletes, volunteers and fans in front of an animated MotionDrape LED backdrop during the 2012 Alberta Winter Games in Alberta, Canada. “We wanted one effective focal point and MotionDrape LED easily achieved that,” Norm Shaw, chief entertainment officer at Hear…by request Professional Music Productions Inc. said. “Space was very limited and […]

COLORstrip Reinvents Cosmic Bowling

Posted on May 7, 2012 by webmaster

Emerald Lanes, a bowling alley located in Boise, Idaho, livens up the Midwest and revolutionizes cosmic bowling with 70 CHAUVET® DJ COLORstrip LED wash lights. Aaron Dreiling, whose family owns and operates Emerald Lanes, teamed with Anthony Nichols and strategically installed 70 COLORstrip linear wash lights. For maximum flexibility, the team uses ShowXpress, Xpress 512 Plus and […]

Music Trends hosts CHAUVET® DJ Night

Posted on May 3, 2012 by webmaster

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.

Dealer Trip: Power Station

Posted on May 2, 2012 by webmaster

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 […]

Band Profile: Jukebox

Posted on May 2, 2012 by webmaster

Jukebox is a three-member band located in Pittsburgh who uses CHAUVET® fixtures during their performances throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. Read on and get to know more about this band who rocks out to music from every era! 1. How did you come up with the name of your band? Over the years, we have […]

6 Questions for Arc Thames

Posted on May 1, 2012 by webmaster

Congratulations to our May Facebook Fan of the Month, Arc Thames. Thames lives in Pace, Fla. and works full time as a network engineer. He also volunteers as the lead front of house engineer for Pace Assembly of God church and as the sergeant for the local police department’s auxiliary. He is passionate about lighting […]

CHAUVET® DJ goes to West Coast DJs Live

Posted on April 30, 2012 by webmaster

West Coast DJs Live was a success.  DJs flocked to Moreno Valley and participated in seminars, watched product reviews and tested out new equipment. DJ Mikey Mike gave a product demonstration using the powerful dry-ice machine, Nimbus(video coming soon).

Dealer Trip: Caguas

Posted on April 27, 2012 by webmaster

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 […]

DJ Profile: DJ Dave

Posted on April 17, 2012 by webmaster

Dave Petry, aka DJ Dave, owns DJ Dave Productions in Houston and specializes in providing DJ & entertainment services for weddings, corporate events and birthday parties. He started playing the guitar at age 7 and his love and passion for music led him down a natural path to becoming a DJ. Read on and get […]

CHAUVET® at Dealer Event in South Africa

Posted on April 16, 2012 by webmaster

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.                                    

CHAUVET® Lights Easter Service

Posted on April 12, 2012 by webmaster

Arc Thames shared this photo with us on our Facebook page! The Lighthouse Pro and Santa Rosa Sound Production provided lighting during Coastline Calvary Chapel’s Easter services at the Saenger Theatre in Pensacola. Two SlimPAR Pro Tri and two COLORdash Batten wash lights illuminate the drum set. Two more COLORdash Batten fixtures placed behind the scrim, which was located at the […]

The Simplicity of Freedom Par

Posted on April 9, 2012 by webmaster

-Written by Hank Rotzal, owner of HHR DJ Services, LLC “I own and operate a mobile DJ company in Oxford, Conn. that specializes in birthday parties, family reunions, Sweet 16 celebrations and classic car shows. I was in search of a wireless fixture to add to our setup so I invested in eight Freedom Par […]

Band Profile: Flashback

Posted on April 2, 2012 by webmaster

Tell us about your band. Flashback is a five-member 80s tribute band who performs throughout the New Orleans area. The group specializes in 80s rock and pop music and plays popular hits by Bon Jovi, Journey, Prince, Billy Idol and many more. The band name was a vote between One-Eyed Willie (a reference to The Goonies) […]

Epic Gets “Lucky” with CHAUVET®

Posted on March 29, 2012 by webmaster

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® Sponsors Surfcomber Pool Parties at WMC 2012

Posted on March 22, 2012 by webmaster

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 […]