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Steve Lieberman paints the EDC Las Vegas 2024 WASTELAND stage with Color STRIKE M

Written by on June 13, 2024. Posted in Uncategorized.

This year’s Las Vegas edition of Electric Daisy Carnival once again featured lighting designs from the mind of legendary LD Steve Lieberman and his team at SJ Lighting, who have brought their trademark creative impact to music festivals around the US for over fifteen years.

“Scenery has its place in stage design. When it is a part of what we are doing, it is treated like art and we make sure it is lit. There are fixtures that are designed with one purpose: to light the scenery.”

––Steve Lieberman

“I’ve been working in festivals for a lifetime. I close my eyes and I can see it. Creativity is something that stirs inside of you. I can’t speak for every creative person in the world, but for me, I am always on the lookout for ideas, concepts, and inspiration. It can be from reading a magazine, going on a walk, just a thought, sketching on a pad: there is no right or wrong answer.”

––Steve Lieberman

““If I were to describe my look it would be: edgy, unique, atypical, appropriate, and emotional. At the end of the day, I design what feels good to me. That has been a formula that has worked well and translated into an experience that the audience has enjoyed.”

––Steve Lieberman

“Every stage has a unique set of requirements, be it different artists performing, indoor or outdoor venues, different genres of music, budgets, timeframes; the list goes on. And while all of the previously mentioned items are critical to the design and execution of the environment, there is a creative element that still needs to grow from something inspirational. Where that comes from is different for everything we do. The best advice I can give for coming up with a design would be to maintain an open mind and a clear perspective of your environment, and be observant. Anything from the shape and geometry of architecture, to a piece of artwork in a museum or even a cloud in the sky.”

––Steve Lieberman

Over 130 Color STRIKE M IP65 motorized strobe/wash fixtures played a key role in Steve’s design for EDC 2024’s Wasteland stage, saturating the industrial scenic elements in bright whites and deep colors.

The Wasteland stage also played home to the newly-launched STRIKE Array 2C full-color audience blinder, wrapping festival headliners in warm color.

See past EDC stage designs and read more from Steve Lieberman:

Steve Lieberman Creates Club Vibe In neonGARDEN At EDC Las Vegas

Steve Lieberman Uses ÉPIX Fixtures To Define Stage At EDC Mexico

Steve Lieberman: Inspired Light

Coachella 2024: BTS at Peso Pluma

Written by on May 24, 2024. Posted in Uncategorized.

Meet the LDs who designed and programmed Peso Pluma’s show at this year’s Coachella.

Watch the full interview with Marcus Jessup, Lighting Designer

“This year, for Peso, as a reggaeton artist, we wanted to create different moments throughout the show to make it special. Being able to use our Color STRIKE M strobes in both our grid and our floor package created a great complement.

“I was definitely looking for a hybrid fixture to start with to go along with this design. Maverick Storm 1 Hybrid has great output and I really enjoy the color mixing it provides. We wanted something super punchy and super bright for the fifty dancers we have on stage.

“I’m very happy with the fixture selection and look forward to using them again in the future.”

Watch the full interview with Eliot Jessep, Lighting Designer

“When we were programming this show, the idea was to be quite theatrical. We’re telling quite a story with this.

“Color STRIKE M strobes are in big rows along the side trusses and in the ring of the set as well, which creates a really great feature piece – we can pop a lot of cool effects with their pixels. They’re my new favorite strobe. Super bright and I love the depth and hit we get from their white cells. Their color mixing is incredible as well.

“Maverick Storm 1 Hybrid moving heads line both sides of the stage. We’ve got them in a huge upstage truss as well which gives a great backlight look. They’re super punchy on the ground. The color mixing was great. I really enjoyed programming the strobe and gobo rotating effects we pulled out of them.”

Meet the gear:

Color STRIKE M:
IP65 rated motorized strobe/wash with two ultra-bright, white light tube elements surrounded by an electrifying, color-mixing, and pixel-mappable face. This versatile strobe light can double as a wash fixture with 180° tilt range to throw bright saturated color wherever you need.

Maverick Storm 1 Hybrid: The latest Maverick series IP65 technology comes together with an advanced optical system designed to optimize output from an Osram 420W 7700K source. This combination Beam/Spot/Wash fixture delivers stadium-scale output and CMY color mixing that produces the boldest reds, greens and blues while perfectly matching its fellow Mavericks in the rig.

We’re bringing More to ABTT 2024

Written by on April 30, 2024. Posted in Uncategorized.

5th-6th June 2024
Alexandra Palace
London, UK
Booth C10

Inspecting the Gore Valve on CHAUVET Professional IP65 Rated Fixtures

Written by on April 17, 2024. Posted in Uncategorized.

Gore valves are what enable our IP65-rated fixtures to maintain their seal against the elements while also allowing them to breathe in order to equalize pressure and reduce condensation.

Product Resource & Experience Manager Brad Haynes explains the importance (and ease) of removing the Gore valve to inspect for signs of debris or clogging, allowing them to breathe in order to equalize pressure and reduce condensation.

Tune in for a quick how-to video demo: https://youtu.be/Dy1A3sLJESg

For maintenance that goes beyond visual inspection, we have developed a purpose-built portable tool capable of testing the vacuum and pressure parameters of IP rated products.

In a future Light Snacks, we will cover the complete features and operation of our IP Tester, but here is an overview of this important tool for testing and maintenance of IP-rated products fitted with Gore valves:

Compatible with all IP rated products with Gore valves.
Pre-loaded testing personality files for CHAUVET Professional IP rated fixtures as well as offering the ability to easily create custom testing profiles.
Built-in web server allows for easily connecting to PC computers for creating fixture profiles and storing information collected from tests.
Housed in a compact and impact resistant ABS plastic case designed with touring in mind and able to fit in tool and road cases.

Full specs: https://chauvetprofessional.com/products/ip-tester/

How to Adjust PWM & LED Frequency Settings for Live and On-Camera Looks

Written by on April 17, 2024. Posted in Uncategorized.

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) dimming changes LED brightness by altering the pulse width of the electrical current.

PWM dimming offers important advantages for LED lighting systems, including a wide range of dimming levels without compromising color accuracy, and the ability to be adjusted to suit the requirements of sensors, cameras and displays.

CHAUVET Professional fixture menus include the option to specify the frequency that LED currents switch on and off.

To prevent a flickering effect, the on/off frequency must be faster than what the human eye can see (typically over 100Hz).

As with any technology, PWM dimming has drawbacks that must be taken into consideration, most importantly the potential for detectable flicker and noise.

In a recent episode of Light Snacks, Product Manager Michael Graham explained how to get the best PWM settings for your LED fixtures. If you have too much hiss coming from your LED fixture, it’s an easy fix using the tips in this video tutorial:

Since all camera settings are different, it’s impossible to say which setting will work best for you. Your best option is to scroll through the settings as you watch through your camera or monitor to see when the rolling stops.

How to change the settings:

• Hit MENU

• Select LED FREQUENCY

• Select Hz

For purely live applications that do not require adjustment for the camera’s eye, the human eye will usually see better dimming when the fixture is set to the lowest LED frequency option. As a general rule, the lower the Hz, the better the dimming performance.

Get the best out of your fixtures when they’re on camera or live by paying attention to your fixture’s PWM settings.

Maintenance Tips for Your Haze & Fog Machines

Written by on April 17, 2024. Posted in Uncategorized.

Three important tips for prolonging the life of your fogger or hazer that uses water-based fluids:

After each use, blow or wipe off any debris or residue on the unit

Do NOT store empty. Top up fluids before storing. This often ignored piece of advice has created more maintenance headaches with atmospheric effects machines than all other issues combined.
DO flush out the system every 40 hours.
To optimize flushing both fog and haze machines, we recommend FCQ ready-to-use cleaner fluid.

Add one cup of FCQ to your machine’s liquid reservoir and cycle it through the system (by operating and activating output in normal fashion). Adding FCQ to your maintenance routine will:

Clean heater cores, increasing fog machine life and performance
Increase output and life expectancy of any fog machine when used regularly
Safely remove residues with a formula specifically designed for water-based machines

Catch our episode of Light Snacks that covers these tips at: https://youtu.be/GOzhqoFm2rE

And find more information about our FCQ cleaner at: https://www.chauvetdj.com/products/fog-cleaner-quart