Is it June already? How did that happen? I feel like I just got back from Pro Light and Sound like yesterday. I guess time flies when you’re having fun! CHAUVET Professional will be ready to blow your doors off next week at the Las Vegas 2016 edition of INFOCOMM. This year promises to be one of our best years ever. We have some exciting new products that we will be revealing at the show and we can guarantee that you will not be disappointed by the show we are putting together in the newly darkened staging pavilion booth number C5054.
We are introducing new products in several of our ranges including Ovation, Strike, COLORado, Colordash, VIP and ROGUE. This show also marks the official US debut of the Maverick series, which is absolutely worthy of your attention! For more on Maverick, check out the videos below. For more on our new products, stay tuned to www.chauvetprofessional.com, and our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages!!
This year, Pro Light and Sound in Frankfurt, Germany was something special for us. This is the first show where the product staff from the UK, Belgium, and The US was all set together to build up the stand. It was great to put faces to people whom I speak to on the phone and exchange E-mails with regularly. Also, having the opportunity to exchange ideas and techniques in person, and especially in a show environment is something that you just can’t do without being face to face. Thanks to everyone from CHAUVET and One Big Star for an easy build up and an amazing show!
Sam Bowden rigging PVP Panels
Getting up to trim!
Trade Show kitchen! all the comforts of home in one road case.
Maverick MK2 Washes rigged in a show for the first time!
Let the programming begin!
Our big launches this year were the Maverick series that consists of the Maverick MK1 Hybrid, Maverick MK2 Spot, and Maverick MK2 Wash, which were all very well received. Also launching at this show was the Rogue R1 FX-B, which also received a lot of attention by everyone who saw it.
Check out our UK and EU Product Manager, Sam Bowden, as he takes us through the new toys –
CHAUVET Professional has the pleasure of attending many industry trade shows around the world. This is where we get to meet with several of our customers and exchange new ideas on how our lights are used by… well, for lack of a better word, users. The NAMM show in Anaheim, California is no different. While we do have a smaller presence at this show than our friends on the DJ side of CHAUVET, we make sure to fill that space up with some cool lighting, atmosphere, and application. Thanks to everyone who stopped out to see what we were up to. For those of you who missed it, here are some photos from the show floor.
Our corner of the booth with a few of our friends from Erickson Pro, our distributor in Canada. The PVP X6 IP video panels made a perfect banner for the booth.
Using the WELL FIT to up-light a break-up structure.
The stage is set for another exciting NAMM show in Anaheim California! CHAUVET Professional is very exited to partner up with CHAUVET DJ to bring you another fantastic trade show experience. This year, we plan on making all of our noise with the colors of light. All of the products that we are going to be showing at this show are ready to impress. Before you come to the show tomorrow, here are some of our fixtures that we know will knock your socks off.
The Epix Tour Series consists of three products. The Epix Stip Tour, Epix Bar Tour, and Epix Drive 900. Épix Strip Tour is a pixel-mapping 1-meter LED strip, featuring 50 LEDs in a row and a 125-degree viewing angle..For added versatility and more creative options, a dome accessory is available to widen the viewing angle to up to 180 degrees. Epix Bar Tour is a pixel-mapping 1-meter LED bar, featuring 150 LEDs in three rows and a 125 degrees viewing angle. Épix Drive 900 hosts the processing and power supply for the Épix Tour system. It supports either18 Épix Strip Tours or 6 Épix Bar Tours, or any combination of the two, with a total capacity of 900 LEDs. Épix Drive 900 supports Art-Net, Kling-Net, and sACN, giving you a variety of control options. Thanks to an integrated web server, you can remotely diagnose, troubleshoot, and change settings as needed without having to directly access the Épix lights.
The COLORado 1 Solo builds on the pedigree of our COLORado line of fixtures with new all-environment performance and advanced optics. This powerful RGBW LED wash projects an even, fully homogenized beam through fast and smooth zooming optics. Utilizing new IP rated power and data connectors and full convection cooling allows this fixture to perform anywhere from a silent main stage theater to an outdoor summer music festival.
The COLORdash S-Par 1 is the first of the next generation of COLORdash family of products which appear to have a single light source. Using a new high-power RGBA LED engine and homogenizing optic, COLORdash S-Par 1 is poised to become the workhorse of the Event lighting industry. The RGBA LEDs produce a beautifully blended color palette with a subtle soft edge. Fully convection cooled and using IP rated power and data connectors allows the fixture to be used indoors or out. An innovative touch display and rugged split yoke make this fixture perfect for any event.
Ovation E-910FC is fully featured color mixing ERS-style fixture. It features full RGBA-Lime color mixing with output rivaling an incandescent fixture. Sacrifice nothing when it comes to control options with modes providing full 16-bit dimming (per color and master), selectable PWM, RDM and on-board dimming curve selection. Also accessible is our Virtual Color Wheel which matches popular gel colors when projected by a tungsten source, in addition we have added color temperature presets from 2800 to 6500 K that match a tungsten source to perfection.
STRIKE 4 is CHAUVET Professional’s answer to your multi-format LED warm-white wash needs! STRIKE 4 features four independently focusable 100W chip-on-board LEDs that provide incredible output and coverage for a wide gamut of production genres. STRIKE 4 features smooth 16-bit dimming control for those incandescent-style fades, a series of automated strobe effects for using the STRIKE 4 as an audience blinder, individual manual pan control of each LED pod and adjustable PWM for using the STRIKE 4 in film and studio locations. STRIKE 4 comes standard with basic and advanced control personalities for flexibility in programming, and an easy-to-read OLED display for quick onboard adjustments.
Ovation Min-E-10CW complements Ovation Min-E-10WW in a cool white LED version with zooming optics. This ultra-discreet ellipsoidal is perfect for punchy gobo projections in a multitude of applications. It features a four-blade shutter system to efficiently and cleanly crop light from unwanted areas with nice crisp edges. The 19° to 36° zooming optic provides the flexibility to precisely adjust your projection size. Ovation Min-E-10CW is easily dimmed using traditional dimmer packs.
WELL Fit is a must for event lighting. A discrete, high powered LED up-lighter, this small battery powered wash light comes in a reflective chrome housing designed to blend into any décor. WELL Fit can be controlled wirelessly either by W-DMX or by an included IR remote; alternatively, it can be controlled manually from the OLED display on the fixture. All of these features combined make the WELL Fit a perfect solution for quick setup and distinguished accent lighting.
Rogue R1 Wash distinguishes itself by offering a combination of performance features unique to its price class. Powered by seven RGBW 15W quad-LEDs, this bright and versatile moving wash zoom fixture features a unique “bubble” lens design for excellent color rendering and stunning visual effects. Other standout features include an industry standard setting 11° to 48° beam angle, incredibly fast and smooth pan and tilt movements, simple and complex DMX channel profiles, plus 3-pin and 5-pin DMX connectors. Versatility, value and performance make this fixture a welcome addition to any touring rig or permanent installation.
Rogue R2 Wash makes a valuable addition to rental and production inventories. Durable and dependable, this moving wash workhorse produces a bright, powerful light and offers five zones of LED control to pixel map its 19 (15 W) RGBW quad-LEDs. An industry leading zoom range of 12-49° gives the Rogue R2 Wash the spread to cover even the largest areas. Smooth color mixing, simple and complex DMX channel profiles and powerCON in and out are just some of the other features that make this fixture a standout performer in any setting.
Rogue RH1 Hybrid pushes the performance boundaries for automated moving fixtures to new heights. This hybrid beam and spot possesses an unrivaled optical system with 8-facet and 6-facet prism sets that are completely layerable and controllable. Powered by a 330W Osram Sirius lamp, Rogue RH1 Hybrid delivers an ultra-intense output of 111,000 LUX @ 15m with tight beam angles of 1-4.5° in Beam Mode and a zoom range of 5-19° in Spot Mode. Indexing and static scrolling gobo wheels and a 13-hue color wheel add to the stunning visual effects that this amazing tool can create
Rogue R1 Spot brings innovation and creativity with a rotating 3-facet prism for stunning aerial effects, a motorized iris and focus for beam shaping, as well as two gobo wheels, one of which rotates and has 7 interchangeable gobos for custom looks. Rogue R1 Spot shines brightly with a 16.5° beam angle for crisp gobo projections in a range of eight beautiful colors.
With all of that and a few more at the show, this is bound to be an exciting one for everyone! Stop by and say hi, we can’t wait to see you!
LDI 2015 booth #539 (AKA CHAUVET Professional) was a hotbed of activity from the time we got there till the time we left. Our entire crew put in a ton of effort in getting our booth up and looking sharp. We would like to thank everyone who helped us out on this show or provided gear and support. Kinetic Lighting provided us with a fantastic design and programming team, Rachel Miller and Geoffrey Galper. Atomic Design and Showcat provided us with the scenic elements, and Farrington Productions provided us with the amazing costume and mannequin that we used in the Ovation area of the booth. Thank you all, we could not have done it without you! Check out some of our favorite images from the booth.
October is one of our favorite months. Fall baseball (go Cubs!), football is back in full swing, the leaves are changing amazing colors, there is a crispness in the air, and it is apple cider season. Oh, and its LDI time!
That’s right, LDI is just around the corner. Las Vegas is about to get a dose of entertainment lighting professionals that it has not seen since, well… last year. The Las Vegas Convention Center is about to get transformed into a maze of lights, haze, and madness that would make Jimi Hendrix envious. We here at CHAUVET Professional have been getting ready for LDI for quite a while now. Not only have we designed a very cool booth for the show, but we are also launching some extremely hot new products. For those of you who are coming to the show, please make sure to not only come in the booth and check out our products, but also say hi! We are always happy to see our friends at the shows and get some in person face time.
For those of you who will not be coming, we are sorry that we will not see you, but make sure to to check out the videos and pics from the show that we will be posting on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram during the show, then on the blog after the show is over.
So, for a sneak peak at what’s new at CHAUVET Professional, Check out these videos –
(Birmingham, UK) Held at Birmingham’s NEC from 12-14 September, the PRO show – sister to the long established BPM show – is the latest trade show to cater to the Professional AV industry in the UK. Exhibiting for the second time, CHAUVET Professional took the opportunity to unveil several new products at its stand. What’s more, CHAUVET’s incredible roster of fixtures could be seen at the centrally located CHAUVET Arena, a club-like area which stimulated great interest among the thousands of visitors.
“PRO was a real success for us,” said CHAUVET General Manager for Europe Michael Brooksbank. “Visitor numbers were up at our stand on last year, and the Arena provided the perfect opportunity to show off some of our best-selling fixtures in their natural habitat.”
Some 10,000 visitors were treated with no less than five new CHAUVET Professional product launches, including: the PVP X3, the STRIKE 4, and the Rogue RH1 Hybrid.
The PVP X3, CHAUVET’s LED display panel featuring a tight 3.9 mm pixel pitch and SMD 2121 black body Tri-Colour (red, green, blue) LEDs, created a big stir among those in the video and visuals industries. With standard illuminance of 1,560 NITS (adjustable up to 2,100 NITS) and wide 130° viewing angle, the PVP X3 delivers brilliant colour reproduction and exceptional clarity at both close-range and far-range distances over a broad spectating area. Ideal for touring as well as permanent installations, the lightweight 8.5 kg (18.7 lb.) panel is easy to assemble into video screens and walls of all sizes. It features magnetic LED modules for easy road replacement, and low power consumption (115W), which allows large sections of wall to be powered from a single circuit.
Another well-received addition was CHAUVET Professional’s multi format white warm LED strobe wash, the STRIKE 4. Featuring four independently focusable 100W COB (Chip On Board) LEDs, the fixture offers great coverage and flexibility, along with smooth 16-bit dimming control for incandescent-style fades. Automated strobe effects make the STRIKE 4 great for use as an audience blinder as well, whilst its individual manual pan control of each LED pod and adjustable PWM are ideal for on-camera applications.
Last but by no means least, CHAUVET Professional presented its new Rogue RH1 Hybrid, a fixture which is taking the much championed Rogue series to new levels. Combining a powerful beam and spot effect in one compact unit, this amazingly versatile light can produce a tight beam angle of 1°-4.5° in Beam Mode, and a Zoom angle of 5°-19° in Spot Mode, for an array of beam size options. Plus, it’s got an added Frost feature for use as a wash effect as well. Powered by a 330-watt 8000K Osram Sirius lamp, the Rogue RH1 Hybrid offers a designer’s “dream palette” of mind-blowing visual effects, including: two layerable prisms (5- and 8-facet); two gobo wheels; and 13 vibrant colours. Two DMX profiles – 25- or 30-channel – give users programming flexibility.
“At CHAUVET Professional, we put a lot of thought into developing products that meet lighting professionals’ ‘wish list’ and offer the performance enhancements and features that our customers demand, so we were very excited to display our latest offerings at PRO 2015,” concluded Brooksbank, “What’s more, we’re exceptionally pleased at the feedback we’ve been getting both about our products and about the show itself, which, in our opinion, has the potential to be one of the most important for the UK market.”
CHAUVET Professional made a huge impact at BPM and The PRO Show in Birmingham England from September 12 to the 14th at the NEC Hall. Comprised of Rogue, Legend, NXT-1, PVP, COLORado, Ovation, and Nexus series products, the light show inside the aptly named CHAUVET Arena was mind blowing!!! Way to go team UK!
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA– By any measure, the Mediatech Africa 2015 Advanced Technology Trade Show was an outstanding success for Audiosure. The South African company drew large appreciative crowds to see its extensive collection of audio and AV products as well as lighting from CHAUVET Professional and CHAUVET DJ.
However, beyond being drawn by the opportunity to get their hands on some of the latest gear, show visitors were stopped in their tracks by an eye-popping lightshow Audiosure created using a collection of CHAUVET Professional fixtures.
Designed by Sean Crawley with the assistance of Stefan Van Der Walt, the show at the Audiosure stand drew on the intense output of 16 pixel-mapped Nexus 4×4 LED panels to display blinding breakout patterns and stunningly bright text. Adding to the visual feast was the sweeping light from 30 ultra-fast Rogue moving fixtures. The new Strike 4 blinder pumped up the intensity level even higher, as did four Next NXT-1 moving LED panels flown on the rig’s truss. A group of eight COLORado 2-Quad Zoom IP fixtures washed the booth in a rich array of colors during the show.
“The lightshow at the Audiosure stand was really quite special,” said
Stéphane Gressier, International Sales Director of Chauvet. “It really showed how lighting can transform a space, especially when in the hands of talents like Sean and Stefan. We’ve always believed that the best way for anyone to appreciate what our lights can accomplish is to see them in action. This enthusiastic response to the show at the Audiosure stand certainly proved this point.”
We’re back from Kansas City for the PLASA Focus Kansas City show! A good time was had by all, and we got to talk to you all on that one-on-one level we love. Are you coming to the next event?
Check out some photos of the CHAUVET Professional booth at PLASA Focus KC!!
