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It’s Monday! How About Some Old School Dave Matthews Band?

Posted on October 21, 2013

Happy Monday, lighting industry! It’s that magical day of the week where we get to do it all over again – but we here at Chauvet Professional are hoping to put a smile on your face on this Monday morning! How about this?  Here’s some old Dave Matthews Band from around the time of the […]

Funky Friday! BRAND NEW HEAVIES, You Are the Universe!

Posted on October 18, 2013

HAPPY FRIDAY, lighting industry! We’ve made it to the end of the work week again, and whether you have a weekend full of shows or you have a weekend full of couch, we hope that it is the best weekend you can have! We have such an amazing industry full of brilliant, creative, hard working, […]

Afternoon ROCK: Queen, LIVE at Earl’s Court in 1977

Posted on October 17, 2013

Ah, Earl’s Court!  A place that so many of us have met and done shows at for many, many decades, now is no more.  This last PLASA Show in London took place at ExCel Arena instead of Earl’s Court, which is a new direction for the show and a long goodbye to the many many […]

Thursday Morning Blood Pumper! Bruce Hornsby’s “The Way It Is” LIVE

Posted on October 17, 2013

Happy THURSDAY, lighting industry! We’ve got something to get your heart beating and your body grooving this fine Thursday morning – a classic from a classic player, here’s Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers playing The Way It Is on Good Morning America back in 2004.  An excellent cut for an excellent morning full of outstanding […]

Audioslave – Like A Stone for A Little Wednesday Lunchtime Rock

Posted on October 16, 2013

Happy Wednesday, lighting industry! A bit of a throwback from the 1990’s on the Chauvet Professional Blog today — remember Audioslave?  Everyone thought it was a bit of an amalgamation of the rock groups Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine, but after an album or two, it turned into something all of its own.  Soundgarden […]

Ovation LED at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts – Load-in Photos!

Posted on October 10, 2013

We had a great time yesterday with the awesome crew at the Crest Theatre at the Delray Beach Center for the Performing Arts — we spent the afternoon loading in some Ovation LED fresnels, LED ellipsoidals, and LED cyc washes into the venue with technical director Holland Ryan and his excellent crew! Check out some […]

Gary Clark Jr. Playing BRIGHT LIGHTS on the Chauvet Professional Blog!

Posted on October 10, 2013

Happy Thursday, lighting industry!  One more day until that thing we all love…  the weekend!  Whether you’ve got shows this weekend or just shows on the couch, we’ve all got one more day of the week before we get to that coveted two-day bit of peace we all love to wait for all week! We’ve […]

Some FRAMPTON for Your Monday Morning Lighting Work!

Posted on September 30, 2013

Sometimes it just takes a little Peter Frampton to get your Monday morning groove moving! Here’s Do You Feel Like We Do from the Burt Sugarman’s Midnight Special, 1975!  Remember this?  Give us a LIKE if you do!  Anybody who was alive in the 1970’s remembers the Midnight Special! Happy MONDAY!

UPLIFTING Thursday Groove! Umphrey’s McGee Playing Glory

Posted on September 26, 2013

Happy Thursday, lighting industry! Sometimes you get out of bed, start your day, and just need that epic boost — that soundtrack to your day — that will vault your afternoon into a productive, happy place.  Here’s something for that task:  Umphrey’s McGee playing GLORY! We’ve posted two great ones, a 2006 cut and a […]

Hump Day Harmony: A RARE Jamiroquai Live Video, Stillness in Time!

Posted on September 25, 2013

Happy Hump Day, lighting industry! It’s a busy week in our industry this week, and like all of our other busy weeks, you must take a few minutes for your own personal peace and sanity.  This morning we submit something perfect for that application — a very rare live cut of the funk band Jamiroquai […]

KLF (Uh Huh Uh, Uh Huh Uh Huh): Hump Day Energy

Posted on September 18, 2013

GOOD MORNING, lighting industry!  It’s that special day again, the day where you’ve got half the week done and the other half creeping quickly towards the weekend’s events, activities, or sleeping in time.  You know what we’re talking about.  If you’re out in the bus, we hope your Craft Service is hot, your bus food […]