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PureSonic Productions Goes Country with Chauvet

Posted on April 23, 2013 by webmaster

PureSonic Productions, a lighting and sound production company in Missouri, used 26 Chauvet fixtures to light a performance by up-and-coming country artist, Eric Ziegler. The performance, which took place at the Bonne Terre City Auditorium, featured 12 SlimPAR Pro VW wash lights, 8 Q-Wash 260-LED moving head wash lights and 6 Intimidator Beam LED 350 […]

Gene Jone Brings the Funk with MotionDrape LED

Posted on April 12, 2013 by webmaster

Gene Jone, aka DVDJ G-Funk of Dance Trax Productions, was looking for something to make him stand out —in a good way. He reworked his already eye-catching setup and incorporated a MotionDrape LED. Check out this video where he uses MotionDrape LED, two Intimidator Spot LED 350 moving heads and two SlimPACK 56 wash light […]

ROCKPONY Takes it to the House with CHAUVET DJ

Posted on April 3, 2013 by webmaster

ROCKPONY is a two-member group who produces electro/house music and performs in venues throughout Austin, Texas. To enhance their live performances, they use six LED Shadow blacklights, four COLORpalette LED bank systems, two Impulse 648 strobe lights, two COLORband PiX pixel-mapping wash lights, a Hurricane haze machine and an Obey 40 DMX controller to operate everything. Listen to their music […]

Chauvet Wows Mixmove Attendees in Paris

Posted on April 2, 2013 by webmaster

CHAUVET® DJ and distributor Algam brought the latest in LED technology to Mixmove — a trade show for DJs, producers and club aficionados held annually in Paris, France. Attendees crowded the booth to check out the latest gear including the new Core series of pixel-mapping effect wash lights, the SlimBANK Tri-18 wide-area wash , the […]

DJ Profile: Light & Sound

Posted on April 1, 2013 by webmaster

Light & Sound, aka Samuel McGee and Cameron Hall, is a DJ/VJ duo who live in Meridian, Miss. and perform at house parties and venues throughout Mississippi and Alabama. They specialize in Electronic House and Dubstep and describe their shows as, “an intense array of lights and lasers accompanied by some of the grimiest bass […]

Saturday Night Lights Brings CHAUVET® DJ Lights at SXSW

Posted on March 22, 2013 by webmaster

A selection of CHAUVET® DJ fixtures warmed up the bands on stage and the audience at a British Music @ SXSW music event at Latitude 30 in Austin, Texas. The CHAUVET® DJ gear was provided by Saturday Night Lights lighting company of Illinois. Featured bands included Crystal Fighters, Foxy Shazam, Jonquil, Motion City Soundtrack, The Chevin, Twin […]

DJ Profile: Instant Replay II Mobile Disco

Posted on March 1, 2013 by webmaster

Pete Hedges, who goes by the stage name Instant Replay II Mobile Disco, is originally from Oxford, England and has more than 30 years of experience in the industry. He currently lives in Swindon and caters to Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Berkshire. Read on and get to know more about him. 1. How and when did you […]

Status Update – Chauvet Showroom Makeover

Posted on February 26, 2013 by webmaster

Remember when we announced our redesigning the showroom at Chauvet headquarters project? We have an update – the design is complete, the TRUSST® trussing system is secure and all 226 fixtures are mounted. The design features a combination of CHAUVET® DJ and CHAUVET® Professional fixtures. In addition to wash lights, pixel-mapping fixtures, moving heads and effect lights, the entire […]

Blue Öyster Cult Rocks Out with CHAUVET® DJ and TRUSST®

Posted on February 26, 2013 by webmaster

TRUSST®, CHAUVET® DJ gear and Blue Öyster Cult rocked the stage during a fiery performance at Hotel Menage during The NAMM Show 2013. Blue Haze Entertainment lighting company of Los Angeles specified CHAUVET® DJ SlimPAR Pro wash lights to warm the truss structure which included TRUSST® totems.

DJ wins a Freedom Par RGBA at MBLV17

Posted on February 18, 2013 by webmaster

Congratulations to Geoff Stevens, owner of DJ to Go in Fredericksburg, VA. While attending MBLV17 in Las Vegas, CHAUVET® DJ hosted a raffle and gave away a 100% wireless Freedom Par RGBA wash light to one lucky winner – that winner happen to be Stevens. Woo hoo! Click here to view more photos from the […]

CHAUVET® DJ Stage at MBLV17 Showcases TRUSST® Kits

Posted on February 15, 2013 by webmaster

During MBLV17, attendees crowded around the CHAUVET® DJ stage to see live performances from celebrities such as Rob Base and Cupid.  The stage featured the new TRUSST® Goal Post Kit with the MotionDrape LED and five COLORband PiX-M mounted to it. To create colorful aerial effects, six Intimidator Beam LED 350 moving heads were mounted atop six TRUSST® totems warmed with […]

CHAUVET® DJ Captivates MBLV17

Posted on February 13, 2013 by webmaster

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 […]

Band Profile: Ask You In Gray

Posted on February 2, 2013 by webmaster

Ask You In Gray is an electro-pop duo who is located in Portland, Oregon and performs at local venues throughout the state and occasionally along the West Coast. The two-man band uses custom internal MIDI-porting from Ableton Live to ShowXpress for their shows. Read on and get to know more about Ask You In Gray. 1. How […]

CHAUVET® DJ Launches New Gear at NAMM 2013

Posted on February 1, 2013 by webmaster

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 […]

DJ Profile: DJ Bill Lyons

Posted on February 1, 2013 by webmaster

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 […]

Chauvet a Hit at Music Florida 2013 Conference

Posted on January 17, 2013 by webmaster

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 Shocks Crowds with CHAUVET® DJ Gear

Posted on January 16, 2013 by webmaster

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 […]

CHAUVET® DJ Shines During Performance in Bolivia

Posted on January 10, 2013 by webmaster

About 30 CHAUVET® DJ fixtures lit Bolivian artists during an experimental concert of Camerata del Oriente (Orquesta Municipal de Santa Cruz de la Sierra), featuring Paola B. Berlioz, Daniel Pesce, Nial Gandarilla, and more. Lighting Designer David Sandoval Vasquez, with Papabrown Events, specified 20 COLORrail IRC linear lights, six Intimidator Spot LED 250 moving yokes […]

DVDJ G-Funk Rings in the New Year with CHAUVET® DJ

Posted on January 4, 2013 by webmaster

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 […]