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CHAUVET® DJ Puts on a Show at BPM 2012

Posted on October 9, 2012 by webmaster

CHAUVET® DJ introduced TRUSST® and showcased new products to the UK mobile market during BPM 2012. Additionally, CHAUVET® DJ sponsored the arena which featured big-name DJs, including DMC Champion DJ Shiftee, spinning under the hottest, soon-to-be-released gear that was programmed and controlled using  ShowXpress. MegaStrobe FX12 added eye-candy with six individually controllable sections as MiniSphere 3.1 filled the TRUSST®-built booth […]

ShowXpress and Ableton Live Tutorial with Ask You In Gray

Posted on October 8, 2012 by webmaster

Nick Wichman and Trey Tatum are Ask You In Gray — a high energy, electro-pop duo located in Portland, Oregon. The two-man band uses custom internal MIDI-porting from Ableton Live to CHAUVET® DJ ShowXpress to control their lighting gear, which includes four SlimPar 64 wash lights, during shows. With this software, they are able to synchronize […]

Team CHAUVET® Builds Epic Booth at DJ Expo

Posted on August 23, 2012 by webmaster

The CHAUVET® DJ team built an epic booth for the 2012 DJ Expo. The entire booth was constructed using TRUSST®, the rugged and economical trussing system backed by CHAUVET®, and featured more than 150 fixtures in action. In addition to sponsoring and lighting the main stage, we hosted a seminar delivered by DJ Mikey Mikey […]

CHAUVET® DJ ShowXpress FAQ

Posted on July 25, 2012 by webmaster

by John Dominguez, assistant service manager for CHAUVET® DJ ShowXpress is one of the hottest DMX software on the market today. For those of you who don’t know, ShowXpress can turn any laptop or smartphone into a lighting console. Plus, it’s a free download from the CHAUVET® site. If you’re new to the software or […]

You Should Be Dancing on COLORrail

Posted on July 18, 2012 by webmaster

Check out this unique take on a custom dance floor. New Zealand-based MDR Sound and Lighting created this floor using 12 CHAUVET® DJ COLORrail IRC linear wash lights placed inside 12 custom squares painted a reflective white paint. Afterwards, a “thick piece of sandblasted Perspex” is placed on top “to diffuse the light.” Brodie Noon, […]

CHAUVET® lights Catwalk for Charity

Posted on June 20, 2012 by webmaster

Lit entirely by CHAUVET® fixtures and sponsored by Neiman Marcus, the second annual Catwalk for Charity, held at Miami’s Mandarin Oriental hotel, raised funds for Breakfast with Santa (BWS), a non-profit organization serving underprivileged children in Miami and Haiti. Thirty CHAUVET® DJ COLORtube 3.0 EQ  fixtures and four CHAUVET® Professional COLORdash Batten Tri wash lights lit up the […]

6 Questions for Chris Bond

Posted on June 1, 2012 by webmaster

Congratulations to our June Facebook Fan of the Month, Chris Bond. Bond has been a DJ/Karaoke host for over 10 years. He recently went into business for himself and is the owner and operator of b.c. Entertainment. Read on and get to know more about our loyal fan. 1. Favorite CHAUVET® light/product. My favorite product […]

COLORstrip Reinvents Cosmic Bowling

Posted on May 7, 2012 by webmaster

Emerald Lanes, a bowling alley located in Boise, Idaho, livens up the Midwest and revolutionizes cosmic bowling with 70 CHAUVET® DJ COLORstrip LED wash lights. Aaron Dreiling, whose family owns and operates Emerald Lanes, teamed with Anthony Nichols and strategically installed 70 COLORstrip linear wash lights. For maximum flexibility, the team uses ShowXpress, Xpress 512 Plus and […]

Dealer Trip: Caguas

Posted on April 27, 2012 by webmaster

Written by Paula Ortiz, business development manager, Latin America for CHAUVET® On a recent business trip to Caguas, Puerto Rico, I hosted a seminar where I gave an overview of ShowXpress and introduced new CHAUVET® DJ  and CHAUVET® Professional products. The seminar, which was sponsored by Radio Tronics, took place at La Verecundia Disco in front of […]

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 […]

CHAUVET® visits SLS

Posted on February 13, 2012 by webmaster

Sound & Lighting Solutions (SLS) moved to a new Fort Lauderdale location with more space and a showroom dedicated to CHAUVET® fixtures. The highly anticipated open house, which turned out to be a mobile DJ and club installers dream, gave attendees the chance to get hands-on with the latest CHAUVET® lighting gear and atmospheric products. During the […]

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 […]