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LD Profile: Andres Chamorro

Posted on October 1, 2012

Six questions with Colombian Lighting Designer Andres Chamorro, who designed the stage for “Colombia Tiene Talento” TV show (“Colombia Has Talent”). 1. How did you get into this field?  Ever since I was very little I was fascinated by lights; I remember playing with colored bulbs in the house, trying color combinations. As far as […]

LD Profile: Paul Carter

Posted on September 1, 2012

Six questions with Paul Carter, lighting designer and owner of LED MAN design, install and support company in Toronto, Canada. 1. How did you get into this field? I started as a LD in the early ‘80s and have worked with major recording artist and club acts, which are a passion of mine. I really like […]

Behind-the-scenes at HQ with Zach Matusow

Posted on August 13, 2012

We had the pleasure of hosting Zach Matusow, tour lighting designer for Foster the People. While he was at CHAUVET HQ, we did a Take 5 Interview with a Lighting Designer segment with our own John Dunn, business development manager for the west coast, and gave him some one-one-one time with a few select CHAUVET […]

On the Road: Backstage at Muny’s Dreamgirls

Posted on August 10, 2012

The St.Louis-based Muny theatre’s production of Dreamgirls featured battery-powered, 100%  TRUE wirelessly-controlled CHAUVET DJ Freedom Par and CHAUVET Professional WELL wash lights in the truss tower set pieces that freely moved about its 94-foot stage. We have a couple of behind-the-scenes shots below. Enjoy.

LightQuest in the City of Angels

Posted on August 2, 2012

Written by Adina Arhire, communication specialist for CHAUVET. Yes, I am a woman. And I do love shoes — it’s embedded in our DNA. What do shoes have to do with lighting? A lot actually; in my case, at least. To give you a brief background, I started working for CHAUVET as communications specialist about […]

LD Profile: Benjamin Brown

Posted on August 1, 2012

Six questions with Benjamin Brown, lighting designer for Cason Cleveland Productions and theatre design technology student at Gainesville State College. 1. How did you get into this field? About four years ago I was trying to discover what I wanted to do in college. I had started out in electrical engineering, but then I helped […]

LD Profile: Roland J. Sosa

Posted on July 1, 2012

Six questions with Roland J. Sosa, lighting designer and owner of Advanced Technology Solutions in Ocala, Fla. 1. How did you get into this field? I got into lighting as a hobby. A friend of mine owns a nightclub needed help getting the lighting system up and running after years of being held together by […]

LD Profile: Matt Levesque

Posted on June 1, 2012

Six questions with Matt Levesque, experienced lighting designer of architectural projects, theme parks, and corporate events. – also, founding principal of First Circle Design. Levesque recently completed a major design at MGM Macau in China, where he specified 95 Ilumipanel 180 IP wash lights from CHAUVET  Professional’s Iluminarc line of architainment fixtures. 1. How did […]

LD Interview: Visual Case Studies with Geoff Farrell

Posted on May 7, 2012

The Marlin Hotel, located in South Beach, has been reborn with the help of ILUMINARC LΩgic fixtures, which are part of the CHAUVET Professional line. The color changing LED-fitted lights are part of the LΩgic System which work seamlessly with the Savant system installed in the hotel, whereby room amenities as well as the lights […]

LD Interview: Take 5 with Scott Chmielewski, pt. 2

Posted on May 4, 2012

CHAUVET Professional interviewed Scott Chmielewski, president of Digital Media Designs and experienced lighting designer who has been involved in various projects including the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and our own award-winning booth at LDI 2011. Click here to see part 1 of the interview. And watch part two:

LD Profile: Rodger Pugh

Posted on May 1, 2012

Six questions with Rodger Pugh, owner of Secret Agent Productions in Scottsdale, Arizona. 1. How did you get into this field? While I was a performer in the late 90s around the southwest Michigan local music scene, I had a friend who had just bought new “scanners,” which were the coolest light I had seen […]

LD Interview: Take 5 with Scott Chmielewski, pt. 1

Posted on April 19, 2012

Our own Jamey Brock, national sales manager for CHAUVET Professional,  interviews Scott Chmielewski president of Digital Media Designs. The firm has worked on a variety of projects including the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, venues in Las Vegas, awards shows, live concerts like Winter Music Conference 2012, as well as our own award-winning booth at LDI […]