This Gig Lab is going under the sea to look at how CHAUVET DJ fixtures and effects helped transform a South Florida theatrical production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid into a magical underwater world! Thanks to The Pembroke Pines Theatre of Performing Arts (PPTOPA) Visit www.pptopa.com or https://bit.ly/29xwhZO
Whenever we create a cool new concept stage set-up we want to share it with you for a little creative inspiration. There’s no better place to concoct cool creativity than in the Gig Lab! This trip to the Lab features a jaw-dropping Trusst setup that was created for an upcoming product video featuring the Intimidator […]
Some resolution ideas for your entertainment and lighting businesses you actually want to keep!
Happy Holidays! This is a great time of year to reflect on where we’ve been this year and where we want to go in the new one. In this edition of Thursday Vids, Geoff looks at some of the reasons reviewing the past year can be more than just a year-in-review. It’s also good business […]
Happy Thanksgiving from CHAUVET DJ!
Happy Halloween! One of the most fun times of the year – for Geoff at least. In this edition of Thursday Vids, he talks about how important playing and having fun is for DJs to be creative. How are you having some Halloween fun with your gear?
Are your hazers ready to haunt? Don’t wait ’til the last minute to get your hazers in great health! Need help getting your machines ready for Halloween? CHAUVET DJ Customer Service: [email protected]
In this edition of Thursday Vids, Geoff poses the famous question as Shakespeare once did “What’s in a Name?”. Specifically what’s in the “DJ” name? Should we still even be called “DJs”?
Have you ever felt like you were treated like a (not so) glorified musical busboy or girl on a gig? In this edition of Thursday Vids, Geoff talks about a bit of an identity crisis he wrestles with sometimes on gigs. Is he the person charged with managing and providing the most important part of […]
This edition of the Gig Lab is coming at you live from the 2015 DJ Expo in Atlantic City! Geoff takes you on a brief tour of some of the CHAUVET DJ highlights.
Geoff is hitting the boards again in this edition of the Gig Lab, this time at Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts (PPTOPA) in Pembroke Pines, Florida where they are launching their production of the hit musical Mary Poppins. And CHAUVET DJ is taking center stage as the theatre used a lot of CHAUVET […]
You have an addiction to buying and shopping for new gear and this episode of Thursday Vids is an Intervention! Geoff shares a few thoughts to prevent you from going broke to get your fix!
by Geoff Short DJ shot dead for not playing song on demand in UP What kind of a world do we live in (or what kind of gigs are we doing) where this stuff happens? Apparently, and sadly this one. As I sat here reading this craziness, I was reminded of the piece I wrote […]
There are a multitude of videos and advice blogs for DJs about being prepared in the case of emergencies or unexpected glitches. But in this edition of Thursday Vids, Geoff offers up some psychological ways to be prepared to make quick decisions and calmly deal with gig gremlins. DJ “Panic Buttons” if you will. Press […]
DJ Mikey Mike was in town visiting the CHAUVET DJ Headquarters in Sunrise, Florida and in this Gig Lab, he takes you on a tour of where the fixtures we all use on gigs come from!
Welcome to the Intimidator Museum!This trip to the Gig Lab takes another behind the scenes look at a killer lighting set up for a CHAUVET DJ video Called “The Intimidator Story” all about our flagship line of moving head fixtures! (see the video here: https://chauvetdjblog.com/new-video-th…). We display and power up one of each Intimidator fixture in […]
In this edition of Thursday Vids, Geoff confesses his addiction to applause. As a performer most of us are very familiar with the high an ovation can give us. But how does DJing fulfill the need for audience approval? Or should it?
Creating a big uplighting impact with fewer fixtures is easier than ever with CHAUVET DJ‘s new SlimBEAM Quad IRC. In this trip to the Gig Lab, Geoff explores the advantages of the SlimBEAM Quad IRC and why less really can be more when re-imagining your uplighting.
In this edition of Thursday Vids, Geoff talks about the importance of making a great LAST impression at a gig – something that can be just as important as the first one.
The office I work in seriously needs to be quarantined. There are so many of us that have been sick lately we seem to work in a sea of hand sanitizer and forests of Kleenex. Whatever nasty bug has bitten us has gone around more often than requests for The Wobble at your last wedding gig. […]