Gigs Come Alive with Saturday Night Lights

Saturday Night Lights, a lighting company in Morris, Ill. that consists of three lighting enthusiasts, specializes in band lighting, but also lights weddings and other special events using CHAUVET® DJ gear. The team formulated the name of their company because they feel most people who have a real passion for lighting, also have to work a full time job. They work Monday through Friday, leaving Saturday night for lighting —hence the name.

They create light shows for bands who play all types of music including rock, blues, soul, jazz, hard rock, blue grass and more. They even traveled to Austin, Texas for the British Music Embassy at SXSW. Their lighting collection consists of more than 100 CHAUVET® DJ fixtures including: SlimPAR™ 56 and SlimPAR™ 64 wash lights, COLORband™ PiX pixel-mapping fixtures, Intimidator™ Spot LED 350 moving heads, Gobo Zoom™ LED 2.0 gobo projectors, D-Fi™ Plus wireless DMX transceivers, Hurricane™ Haze 2 haze machines and an Obey™ 70 DMX controller. Check out some photos of the rockin’ shows they create.

 

6 Questions for Paul Norasingh

Congratulations to our September Facebook Fan of the Month, Paul Norasingh aka DJ Sticky. Originally from Oakland, Calif., Norasingh lives in Minneapolis and is the owner and operator of Nora Events. He is interested in lighting because it brings setups to life. His next big investment is the 100% TRUE wireless Freedom™ Par because “everything wireless is a must.” Read on and get to more about our loyal fan.

1. Favorite CHAUVET® light/product.
I have 24 SlimPAR™ 56 wash lights that I use to uplight my events.  This fixture is my number one upseller and is a favorite among my clients because they bring any event to life.

2. Favorite CHAUVET® YouTube video.
I recently watched Gobo’s Made Easy CHAUVET® LFS-5 & Gobo Zoom™ with DJ Mikey Mike & Direct Sound where he reviews Gobo Zoom™ LED and LFS-5. Any video showing CHAUVET® products is a favorite of mine.

3. Favorite DJ.
DJ AM. I saw him live in Las Vegas and he was one of the first mainstream DJs to incorporate mashups into his set. He inspired me.

4. Favorite event/nightclub with lights.
Moon Nightclub at the Palms Hotel Casino Resort in Las Vegas.  The club has awesome lights and a retractable roof. 

 

5. Favorite tip for new CHAUVET® DJs.
Don’t be intimidated to ask for tips and help.  If other DJs don’t inspire you, you are in the wrong business.

6. Complete this sentence: A show without lights is like…
A show without lights is like watching a Pay-Per-View boxing fight without sound — boring and not exciting.

Grand River Center Aglow with CHAUVET® DJ

Jake Riniker, of Riniker Rhythm LLC Mobile DJ Service, sent us this photo of CHAUVET® DJ fixtures in action. He set up 15 SlimPAR™ wash lights and a Gobo Zoom™ LED 2.0 to create this look for an event held at The Grand River Center located on the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa.

CHAUVET® DJ Attends ArmDJs 5.0

CHAUVET® DJ traveled to Tennessee for the ArmDJs 5.0 conference. Nearly 200 DJs participated in industry-related seminars and tested out the latest CHAUVET® DJ lighting gear, including the Nimbus™ professional dry-ice machine, ultra-bright Gobo Zoom™ LED 2.0 and 100% TRUE wireless Freedom™ series.  Check out some photos we took while we were there.

Dealer Trip: Minnesota

Central Territory/Key Accounts Manager, Jeremy Pace

Central Territory/Key Accounts Manager Jeremy Pace was in Minneapolis at EMI Audio for a CHAUVET® Demo Day to showcase these awesome effect lights: Fallout™, Swarm™, Circus™, Orb™, Sweeper™ LED,  plus the new gobo projector, Gobo Zoom™ LED 2.0. For more on our awesome lights, stay INformed and check out these two LED drapes that are perfect for your DJ booths or for any back drop: SparkleDrape™ LED, MotionDrape™ LED. Find out more about the complete wash lighting solution 4BAR™ Tri or color-changer system 6SPOT™. And if that’s not enough, feast your eyes and get INspired from these photos and by watching the amazing video we posted here for the COLORrail™ IRC linear wash (with optional remote!).