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With little time to recuperate from The NAMM Show 2013, the Chauvet team packed their bags and traveled to Las Vegas for MBLV17. To best showcase the latest in LED technology and portable gear, the team built a 20-by-30 foot booth using nearly 150 pieces of TRUSST®.  Attendees got hands on with newly released gear […]

CHAUVET® DJ introduced nearly 30 new products designed for mobile entertainers at The NAMM Show 2013. The 60-by-30 foot Chauvet booth was contstructed using nearly 300 pieces of TRUSST® — the versatile, easy-to-use trussing system backed by Chauvet. Showstoppers included four new Freedom wireless DMX wash lights, the battery-operated EZ series, BEAMbar, Intimidator Spot Duo and Intimidator […]

Bill Lyons, aka DJ Bill Lyons, lives in Bangor, Maine and DJs at wedding receptions, clubs, holiday parties and school dances from Bar harbor to Millinocket. Read on and get to know more about your fellow DJ. 1. How did you get started as a DJ? Back in 1980, we hosted a school dance to […]

-by Navah Berg, Marketing Manager for TRUSST®, VIP bags, CHAUVET® DJ VIP Rewards Program Members of the same family typically share the same values. When it comes to lighting fixtures, the same analogy applies. For example, each fixture in the 100 percent wireless CHAUVET® DJ Freedom series shares the same set of values. Click here for […]

Chauvet recently traveled to Orlando for the Kempke’s Music Florida 2013 music conference held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort. Jeremy Pace, southeast territory manager for CHAUVET® DJ, and Corey Silverman, president of Kor media & lighting, showcased both CHAUVET® DJ and CHAUVET®  Professional gear to more than 300 church executives from all over the nation. […]

High Voltage Stage Lighting is a stage lighting company based out of Columbus, Ohio and operated by Chad McCarty and Jesse Martin. Back in 2005, McCarty started running lights for a band called Bad Johnny.  In July of 2009 he branched out on his own and teamed up with Martin to create High Voltage Stage […]

To create a festive atmosphere during a New Year’s Eve bash held at the Hyatt Regency in Denver, Gene Jone, aka DVDJ G-Funk of Dance Trax Productions, set two Intimidator Spot LED 350 moving heads atop two, 7-foot truss towers. More than 500 people attended the event and rung in the New Year as he […]

-written by Jon-Paul LeClair Freedom Strip Mini I was excited to test the CHAUVET® DJ Freedom Strip Mini and planned to use it as an extra uplight for our drummer. I currently use four SlimPAR 64 wash lights around the drum kit, so I set the Freedom fixture on the floor behind her. The unit […]

Alex Lopez, aka Deejay Galaga, and Manny Del Val, aka DJ Bombillo, are collectively known as AM Music and Entertainment Group in Miami. Originally from Miami, Deejay Galaga mixes open format music, but his favorite is club/dance music. He is a graduate of the DJ Scratch Academy, founded by Jam Master J, and has DJ’d at […]

Throughout the year, the Chauvet video team creates videos to share on the CHAUVET® DJ Youtube channel. They showcase the latest CHAUVET® DJ gear in action, take you to tradeshows for a first-hand look at newly launched gear, put you in the middle of clubs and other venues filled with Chauvet fixtures, bring you career […]

by Nick Airriess, CHAUVET DJ Product Specialist Strobe lights are powerful fixtures that can enhance any event by adding high-energy effects. They produce bright, quickly pulsating flashes of light and are typically seen in nightclubs and theaters. Click here for three reasons to incorporate a strobe light into your mobile setup. DJ University is an […]

Sign up for the CHAUVET® DJ VIP Rewards program and start earning points towards free CHAUVET® DJ gear. The new customer loyalty program allows you to receive free gear in three simple steps: buy select CHAUVET® DJ gear, register your products for points, then redeem your earned points for select CHAUVET® DJ gear. Tune in to the videos below […]

Daniel Wendt, owner of Smoov Music Sound & Lighting Services, lives in Delafield, Wisconsin and has 10 years of experience in the industry. His main niche is weddings, but he also provides services to school dances, corporate events and birthday parties. In search of 100% wireless fixtures, he decided to add Freedom Par and Freedom […]

DJ Luna Houston shared this stunning photo with us on Twitter. “Patterns in the sky,” or “figuras en el cielo,” is one of the special effects he offers his wedding and quinceañera clients in Houston, Texas. To achieve this look during an event at La Tranquila Ranch in Tomball, Texas, he used the D-Fi wireless DMX system to control 6 […]

Whether it’s a new tune from Lady Gaga or a classic from the Eagles, Good Night Gracie is a five-member band who is creating a giant sound throughout northeastern and central Indiana. To liven up their performances, the band incorporates CHAUVET® DJ fixtures into their lighting setup. Read on and get to know more about […]

DJ MiRz lives in Miami, Fla. and caters to Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. The Miami native specializes in Zouk, Compas, Hip Hop, Rhythm and Blues, Dance, Rap, Reggae, Latin and Caribbean music and has almost 10 years of experience. Read on and get to know more about him. 1. How did you get […]

Ryan Leno of Verde Productions incorporated two MegaStrobe FX12 strobe lights into his setup. He created a review of the fixture on YouTube and shared it with us on Facebook. Tune in for his thoughts on the high-power LED strobe light that features six sections of control and see why he added not one, but […]

-written by Jon-Paul LeClair Chauvet contacted me to demo and review some gear — I enthusiastically agreed. To my surprise they sent me the wireless CHAUVET® DJ Freedom series — one Freedom Par and one Freedom Strip Mini. I immediately thought of ways to use them with my band’s lighting rig. Freedom Par Freedom Par is […]

Stéphane Gressier is the international sales director at Chauvet and has been a member of the team for almost two years. Read on and get to know a little bit about him. 1. Where are you from? This is a question I always struggle to respond quickly to. Here is a synopsis: I was born […]

Jeff Brown won a MiN Laser by registering his CHAUVET® DJ gear with the CHAUVET® DJ VIP Rewards program. We discovered he has 27 years of experience in the DJ industry and is the owner of All About You Entertainment in Savannah, Georgia — needless to say we decided to feature him in a DJ Profile. […]