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LD Interview: Take 5 with Richard Cadena, pt. 3

Posted on December 15, 2011

Part three of three of our interview of Richard Cadena, who sat down for talk with our own Ford Sellers, senior product development manager for CHAUVET. (If you missed it, see part one here and part two here.)

CHAUVET Teaches Professionals How to Use Lights

Posted on December 15, 2011

CHAUVET Business Development Manager for Latin America Paula Ortiz taught a class about the use of LED lights to more than 35 engineers, technical consultants and lighting consultants in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Organized in collaboration with the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) Puerto Rico chapter, the class offered training in the basics […]

CHAUVET and PLSN Student Reporter Search

Posted on September 2, 2011

We’re looking for a student reporter to go toe-to-toe with PLSN Editor Justin Lang at this year’s LDI in Orlando. Read the full story here. UPDATE. Check out this video from PLSN’s Justin Lang, taken at PLASA 2011. In it he, Berenice Chauvet (VP) and Ford Sellers (Senior Product Manager) demonstrate what they are looking […]

Missouri trip: CHAUVET (On the) Road Show

Posted on September 2, 2011

Blue Planet  Lighting, based in Hollister, Mo., played host to CHAUVET Central U.S. Territory/Key Accounts Manager, Jeremy Pace, during their recent road show. Jeremy showcased fixtures such as the 2011 Parnelli Award-nominee for Indispensible Technology, WELL wireless uplighting fixtures, a member of Legend Series, our flagship moving yoke for the professional line, Legend 300E Spot, […]

Mexico trip: TV Azteca

Posted on August 31, 2011

Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional I was in Mexico for the day to show our Legend Series to TV Azteca. I trained them on three fixtures from this series: Legend 1200E Wash, Legend 1200E Spot and Legend 300E Beam. Take a look at some of the behind-the-scenes shots Stéphane Gressier, global […]

Tech Talk: The MVP System in a Nutshell

Posted on August 16, 2011

Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional …And there was video, and it was good… CHAUVET has entered the video panel world with our release at InfoComm in Orlando this year. MVP Series of modular video panels has already started to buzz right out of the gate. (Honestly, we could not be any […]

If the shoe fits…

Posted on July 9, 2011

Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional When it comes to footwear, I am not a brand based person. I have been buying two pairs of value-oriented skateboard sneakers every six months for the past six years. I thought they were comfortable and had enough support for everything I do. This would include […]

CHAUVET goes to The Peabody

Posted on June 18, 2011

While in Orlando for InfoComm, we also did a lighting demonstration for a renowned hotel in the area. We’ll give you a hint—ducks march every day at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.  Get it? Yep, The Peabody Orlando. We illuminated their original building to create a more cohesive look between that and their new $450 […]

Tech Talk: How to keep up to date in a tech-savvy world

Posted on May 14, 2011

Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional I had a meeting with an optics supplier today who was telling me he used to sell computer servers. He pointed out to me that he thought his old industry moved fast. When he got into the optics industry, and more specifically into LED optics, he […]

Tech Talk: Four Ways to Keep Mud off Your Lights

Posted on April 14, 2011

Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional Spring is in the air. Warm air is finally returning to the northlands and people are ready to start partying outside. Ah yes, outdoor festival season is upon us with all its glory. Mud, mud, and more mud. Cables running through mud, generators running “around” the […]

So You Think You Can Light Dance?

Posted on April 1, 2011

Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional I will never admit to watching shows like Live to Dance, or Dancing with the Stars, or American Idol, but if I did, I could tell you the evolution of lighting on TV shows has been astounding. Since I come from a design background and can […]