Crazy Dave’s Music Experience at the Welcome to Rockville Festival

Posted on May 20, 2013 by CHAUVET

Crazy Dave’s Music Experience was a huge success at this year’s Welcome to Rockville Festival. The sold-out festival, which took place in Jacksonville, featured performances by artists including Buckcherry, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Limp Bizkit and Alice In Chains. During the event, Crazy Dave’s Music created an interactive exhibit featuring all the elements needed to create music in a professional band setting. The exhibit included 12 CHAUVET® DJ fixtures, 20 CHAUVET® Professional lights and one TRUSST® Goal Post Kit, as well as guitars, bass, amps, drums, keyboards, electronic gear and lighting used by today’s most popular bands.

Within the 30-by-30 foot tent, people took turns playing guitars, drums and keyboards, singing into different microphones and trying their hand at the latest DJ equipment. They also got the chance to meet some of their favorite rock stars and take part in the “30 Seconds to Shred” guitar contest. Scroll on for some photos from the festival.

CHAUVET® DJ Gear List:
2 x Geyser™ RGB
2 x Intimidator™ Beam LED 350
1 x Scorpion™ GBC 2.0
2 x Intimidator™ Scan LED 300
1 x PixPar™ 24
1 x SlimPAR™ Quad 12 IRC
1 x COLORrail™ IRC
2 x Intimidator™ Spot LED 350

Xavier Muriel of Buckcherry

CHAUVET® DJ and TRUSST® Prove to Be a Saving Grace for S.H.E.A.R., Inc.

Posted on May 16, 2013 by CHAUVET

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CHAUVET® DJ and TRUSST® are teaming together to support S.H.E.A.R., Inc., Sharing Hope Empowerment and Reaction, in their effort to help at-risk youth in Miami. The dynamic duo is lending a hand by sponsoring the Holy Ghost -N- Da Hood gospel concert held on June 15 at the Miami Rescue Mission. To enhance live performances by renowned gospel artists, including Malcolm Hawkins, Mark Samuel and Scum of the Earth, the stage is set to feature 26 CHAUVET® DJ fixtures and a 24-piece TRUSST® trussing system.

Anthony Durden, quality control technician for Chauvet and president of S.H.E.A.R., Inc., partnered with Raglan Jones, product coordinator for Chauvet, to create a design that complemented the event. For a prominent focal point on stage, Jones designed a TRUSST®-built cross illuminated with four SlimPAR™ Quad 6 IRC wash lights and crafted from one 2.5-meter and three 1-meter sticks of truss, one 6-way corner block and one 30-inch base plate. To add dimension, he incorporated six Intimidator™ Spot LED 350 moving heads mounted atop two 1-meter, two 1.5-meter and two 2-meter sticks of TRUSST® warmed with six SlimPAR™ Quad 6 IRC wash lights into the design. Additionally, two 4BAR™ Tri wash lights will add front lighting to performers, while two Geyser™ RGB fixtures, two Impulse™ 648 strobe lights and a Nimbus™ dry-ice machine emit impressive, eye-catching effects. To enhance beams and tie the light show together, two Hurricane™ Haze 2D haze machines will be placed at the rear of the stage. For more information about this event, please click here.

Take a sneak peek of the design and stay tuned for post-event photos!

Metro Sound & Lighting Hosts Chauvet Expo 2013

Posted on April 17, 2013 by CHAUVET

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Our Central Territory Manager for CHAUVET® DJ, Jelani Williams, traveled to Minnesota to take part in Metro Sound & Lighting’s Chauvet Expo 2013. The expo featured lighting demonstrations using the latest CHAUVET® DJ gear and TRUSST® kits — the Intimidator™ Spot series proved to be a crowd favorite. During the event, Williams touted the CHAUVET® DJ VIP Rewards program and delivered a ShowXpress™ seminar that taught attendees how to do the following: set up a fixture, build a show in editor, use the generator and how to trigger shows in Live. Overall, it was a very successful event!

Gene Jone Brings the Funk with MotionDrape™ LED

Posted on April 12, 2013 by CHAUVET

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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 kits during one of his gigs.

“This simple setup has a huge WOW factor and people absolutely enjoy MotionDrape™ LED,” Jone said. “The venue manager had rave reviews and the client already booked me for next year’s event.”

CHAUVET® DJ Rocks Out at Nightclub & Bar 2013

Posted on March 22, 2013 by CHAUVET

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Team Chauvet traveled to Las Vegas for the popular Nightclub & Bar tradeshow held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The lively Chauvet booth was constructed using 122 pieces of TRUSST® truss sticks, base plates, corner blocks and connector kits. To illuminate the booth and showcase the latest gear perfect for club and bar installations, the team mounted almost 140 fixtures including Intimidator™ Scan LED 300 scanners, Intimidator™ Spot LED 350 moving heads, SlimPAR™ Pro Tri wash lights, COLORband™ Pix-M linear pixel-mapping lights and Geyser™ RGB pyrotechnic-like fogger/effect fixtures.

Cleveland Production Puts Faith in CHAUVET® DJ

Posted on March 13, 2013 by CHAUVET

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Brecksville Theatre on the Square’s production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” uses CHAUVET® DJ fixtures to light the stage, highlight actors and create effects during each performance. The musical features four Intimidator™ Spot LED 350 moving heads to highlight actors, four SlimPAR™ 56 wash lights to warm the truss, two COLORstrip™ linear wash lights to light the scrim and a Hurricane™ haze machine.

Directed by Geoff Short, with musical direction by Jason Falkofsky and choreography by Jen Justice, “Jesus Christ Superstar” is playing through March 24. Click here for more information.

High Voltage Stage Lighting Shocks Crowds with CHAUVET® DJ Gear

Posted on January 16, 2013 by CHAUVET

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Jahman Brahman performs at the Funky Bean Farm in Yellow Springs, Ohio for the Funky Bean Halloween event. Setup includes: 4 Intimidator™ Spot LED 350, 4 COLORrail™, 8 LEDrain™ 64C, Q-Spot™ 152 and a Hurricane™ 1300.

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 Lighting. The company services bands and festivals in the Ohio area. Their closest relationship is with an up and coming band out of Asheville, NC named Jahman Brahman. The partnership provides both the musical inspiration and the flexibility to build the type of light show they want.

When asked about his favorite CHAUVET® DJ fixture, this is what McCarty had to say: “That’s an easy answer — my Intimidator™ Spot LED 350 moving heads. I can’t say enough good things about this light. The 75-watt LED is powerful enough to hang with my bigger lights, but at the same time, they only weigh about 20 pounds, which makes them incredibly easy to mount. The low power consumption also makes the life of a lighting guy much easier. Thank you to Tom Murphy from Pro Audio and Lighting for suggesting these to me.”

Crowd surfing at Woodlands Tavern in Grandview, Ohio for Jahman Brahman's VibeSwap. Setup includes: 4 Intimidator™ Spot LED 350, 4 COLORrail™, 2 COLORpalette™ and a Hurricane™ 1800 Flex.

Magic Jackson performs at the Funky Bean Farm in Yellow Springs, Ohio for the Funky Bean Halloween event. Setup includes: 4 Intimidator™ Spot LED 350, 4 COLORrail™, 2 COLORpalette™, 8 LEDrain™ 64C, Q-Spot™ 152 and a Hurricane™ 1300.

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

Posted on January 4, 2013 by CHAUVET

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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 spun the latest hits and CHAUVET® DJ fixtures added movement to the dance floor.

Gigs Come Alive with Saturday Night Lights

Posted on December 28, 2012 by CHAUVET

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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.

Intimidator™ Creates Patterns in the Sky

Posted on December 7, 2012 by CHAUVET

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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 Intimidator™ Spot LED 350 with custom gobos and 32 SlimPAR™ 56 wash lights for uplighting.