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Stars shine on Intimidator

Posted on March 9, 2012 by webmaster

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.

6 Questions for Christian Lee Cicarini

Posted on March 1, 2012 by webmaster

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 […]

Stage Wash Frenzy: COLORpalette

Posted on February 29, 2012 by webmaster

-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 […]

Band Profile: Sexy Tractor

Posted on February 29, 2012 by webmaster

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 […]

Hands-on Evaluation of the CHAUVET® LED Followspot 75

Posted on February 29, 2012 by webmaster

written by Nick Burke (aka DJ NickyB) Originally posted on the GEAR BOARD at http://start.mobilebeat.com, re-posted by permission. PACKAGING The unit arrived unexpectedly via FedEx safe and sound in a brown corrugated box. The fixture itself was boxed in a molded, form-fitted Styrofoam liner with its IEC power cable in its individual slot within in […]

CHAUVET® shines at Pitters Mud House

Posted on February 28, 2012 by webmaster

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.

CHAUVET® DJ INfects MBLV16

Posted on February 20, 2012 by webmaster

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 […]

Spotted Around Town: COLORpalette

Posted on February 7, 2012 by webmaster

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.  

Parlez-vous CHAUVET®?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by webmaster

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 […]

DJ Profile: DJ Dysquo

Posted on January 23, 2012 by webmaster

Meet DJ Dysquo, a club DJ active in the Miami scene. 1. How and when did you get started as a DJ? What types of events do you do? I have always been interested in music and DJing. I used to break dance for about 10 years, I did music production for about six, then […]

CHAUVET® DJ at NAMM 2012

Posted on January 20, 2012 by webmaster

Today is the first day of The NAMM Show and CHAUVET® DJ announced the release of nearly 20 new products. Through January 22, contagious products will INfect attendees including the new PiX series of pixel mapping fixtures, as well as new additions to the Intimidator family of scanners and moving heads and the Scorpion family of […]

CHAUVET® is Pretty in Pink

Posted on January 18, 2012 by webmaster

Arc Thames of Santa Rosa Sound and Lighting Production sent us this photo from a wedding at FIrst Pentecostal Church in Pensacola, Fla. The setup included eight COLORdash Batten wash lights and two 4BAR Tri effect lights. He also used a Gobo Zoom LED to project the gobo featuring the newlywed’s names.