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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. […]
Uplighting is experiencing an exciting creative renaissance at CHAUVET DJ with the introduction of fixtures like the new SlimBEAM Quad IRC which uses dynamic patterns to create amazing wall art (click here for a quick look). In this edition of Shop Time, DJ Jer shows us how he created moving wall uplighting using CHAUVET DJ […]
In this edition of Shop Time, DJ Jer, shows us how he used an external midi controller to control ShowXpress in his lighting design for the Entertainment Experience at Mobile Beat 2015.
In this episode of Shop Time with DJ Jer, he shares some great insight and advice on charging your CHAUVET DJ EZ Pin fixtures!
The internet is bursting with DJs shouting advice and touting all the things they do right…what about the things we do wrong? In this edition of Thursday Vids, Geoff confesses a few of his own DJ shortcomings to try to inspire others to look inward from time to time as well.
CHAUVET DJ is introducing 2 new products to our line of VIP Gear Bags and in this edition of the Gig Lab, we’re introduced to the new CHS-Wave designed especially for the Intimidator Wave IRC and the CHS-Duo built for the Intimidator Spot Duo 150 and the existing Intimidator Spot Duo! Allan and Geoff also review […]
In this edition of Thursday Vids, Geoff talks about the importance of recognizing when you’re suffering from DJ burnout and why it’s critical to overcome it…or hang up your headphones.
In this video DJ Ryan of Tah-Dah Productions gives some great advice and insight into the importance of participating in bridal shows! Check out how Ryan presents his company using his CHAUVET DJ lighting arsenal to help build his business! Chauvet DJ Equipment Used: 2- Intimidator Spot LED 150 2- COLORpalette 8- SlimPAR 56 2- […]
Ever wonder what the difference is between a 4Bar and a GigBAR? Or how about trying to figure out how big each one is to decide which will fit better in the back of your SUV on the way to a gig? In this edition of Gear Heads CHAUVET DJ Product Manager Nick Airriess answers […]
The Gig Lab goes to Anaheim, California for the NAMM 2015 to talk to industry experts John Young of Disc Jockey News, Ryan Burger of Mobile Beat Magazine, DJ Mikey Mike and CHAUVET DJ Senior Product Development Manager Allan Reiss about what trade shows like NAMM can mean to your DJ business.
Let’s talk about music. Remember music? The very thing that got us into this business in the first place, but that seems to have taken a back seat to so many other tools and techniques in the DJ world. Geoff talks about it in this edition of Thursday Vids.
CHAUVET DJ‘s Geoff Short wonders what a mobile DJ who performs smaller events can learn from the big superstar festival DJs and thinks there definitely are some things to take away from the “big guys”!
Using a touch screen computer means amazing light shows are right at your fingertips! Jeremy Brech of DJ Jer Events and Lighting Design shows us how easy it can be to control your lights with just a touch!
This trip to the Gig Lab will get your creative juices flowing with concepts you might be able to apply to smaller mobile rigs. We take a look at a cool DJ rig concept (with even cooler light fixtures!) the CHAUVET DJ team set up for a product video.
TRUSST brand Arch and Goalpost kits are great additions to any mobile entertainer”s rig. They couldn”t be easier to set up and take down. But getting them in the optional gear bags? That”s been a little trickier for some users. So this mobile casino trip to the Gig Lab lets the cat out of the […]
PART 6: Put It All Together By Ben Dickman, Product Manager for CHAUVET Professional and ILUMINARC So, now you have all these wonderful photos (I’m going to skip over culling and editing, that’s an art form all its own!) what do you do with them? There are three main places to use your photos. First and foremost your website, Just […]
Part 5 – Things and Angles to Shoot We’re bringing you a helpful and insightful six-part series on photography! Why? Because we want to show you how low-light photography can be mastered and used to expand your mobile entertainment business. Read on! by Ben Dickmann, Product Manager for CHAUVET Professional and ILUMINARC I’ve touched briefly on this, but I’ll […]
How do you create an ambiance with a 12 fixture up-lighting investment? Placement is key for the success of your lighting. How to make the investment into up-lighting. DJ Jer uses the CHAUVET® DJ Freedom series of wireless light fixtures to help create a cool ambience for a disco-themed special event!
Part 4 – The Technique We’re bringing you a helpful and insightful six-part series on photography! Why? Because we want to show you how low-light photography can be mastered and used to expand your mobile entertainment business. Read on! by Ben Dickmann, Product Manager for CHAUVET Professional and ILUMINARC Ok, time for the “secret sauce” that separates photography from […]
Part 3 of Digital DJ Tips’ Series on Lighting for DJs! So here in Part 3, we’ll conclude by looking at where we go from scenes. Because while scenes are an impressive feature, changing scenes manually all the time would be quite a hassle, which is why we have “chases” (sometimes called “shows”). We’ll talk […]
