We here at the Chauvet Professional Blog want to take a moment to send our thoughts to the families and loved ones of those lost on that terrible morning of September 11, 2001. We can only hope that this kind of treachery never happens again. Here’s to a world of peace and togetherness.
Where were you on that fateful day? So many of us were involved in productions that day. How did the terror attacks on 9-11-2001 affect your life?
Happy Hump Day, lighting industry!
Today is a special day — it’s that day of the week when you realize that there are two more days to the weekend, or two more days to get this week’s work done, or two more days before the weekend’s matinee show schedule, or two more days until a week sit down. If you’re out with a Broadway show, you might have already done your matinee load-in at 4:30am this morning, and if this is so, we here at Chauvet Professional salute you!
Here’s something outstanding to get your morning kicking: Stevie Wonder performing Superstition on Sesame Street back in 1973. VERY superstitious!
Enjoy! Happy Hump Day, everyone!
Everyone ready for an afternoon energy boost? No need for one of those little White-Out sized bottles of taurine, have some pure musical enjoyment to pump you up!
Here’s an amazing video of a moment of musical magnitude: Umphrey’s McGee and Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) rocking David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance.” Check it out, and have an amazing day! The lighting design is by Jefferson Waful.
Enjoy!
Good morning, world! We hope your Tuesday is twice to three times as good as your Monday, and that you have an incredibly productive and positive day ahead of you!
Here’s the top five posts for August 2013 on the Chauvet Professional Blog. We love to know what you love to read!
#1 for August 2013:
Chauvet Professional Lights Mexican Dance Festival
#2 for August 2013:
Chauvet Professional’s MVP Video Panels On Tour with Pitbull
#3 for August 2013:
Legend 230SR Beams On Stage with Killswitch Engage
#4 for August 2013:
Chauvet Professional Explosive at Boomtown Fair
#5 for August 2013:
Victor Manuelle Shines in Puerto Rico Under Chauvet Professional Fixtures
That’s the top five for August 2013! We’re looking forward to see what hits with you all in September! Have an amazing day, and best of light to you all!
Architectural lighting goodness happening in Atlantic City featuring excellent design and powerful illumination from Iluminarc!
Sixty-three ILUMINARC Ilumipod Logic 6 are the LED light source for a permanent interactive installation combining light and sound at Revel Resort in Atlantic City. Architect and composer Christopher Janney, who serves as artistic director for PhenomenArts, Inc., created “Sonic Fireflies,” a piece inspired by the sounds of the sea and the flashes of fireflies that engages guests as they enter the resort.
Products featured:
Ilumipod LΩGIC 6
Click here for the complete story, and watch the video below!
http://www.iluminarc.com/casestudy/il…
More AWESOME news from Chauvet Professional, we’ve opened a Mexico office! Our push is to reach every customer in every part of the world. Stay tuned for more excellent news!
SUNRISE, Fla. — Chauvet, a leading global supplier of entertainment lighting and trussing, announces the opening of a full-service subsidiary in Mexico, CHAUVET AND SONS DE MEXICO S DE RL DE CV, following the acquisition of the assets of long-time Chauvet distributor in Mexico, Novelties. CHAUVET AND SONS DE MEXICO S DE RL DE CV is a full-service branch office and distribution center for the CHAUVET Professional, CHAUVET DJ, and TRUSST brands.
“We are very excited and honored to be able to directly serve our customers in a market where Chauvet’s brands are already known and valued,” CEO Albert Chauvet said. The Mexican branch office is the second international branch office fully owned by USA-based Chauvet, which also fully owns Chauvet Europe, based in the United Kingdom. In other countries, Chauvet products are distributed via a network of authorized distributors.
Abraham Levit, who owned Novelties and spearheaded Chauvet’s massive presence in Mexico for two decades, has been named general manager of Chauvet Mexico.
Levit oversees a team of 12 and reports directly to International Sales Director Stéphane Gressier. “Abraham Levit and his entire team at Novelties built an impressive distribution operation for Chauvet. Joining forces with them will allow us to up the game by increasing performance and stock availability, in addition to offering superior customer service to our local clients who will benefit from a trained and dedicated team.”
Chauvet Mexico is strategically located at Ave. Santa Ana 30, Parque Industrial Lerma in Lerma, Mexico 52000, in close proximity to the airport in Toluca and to Ciudad de Mexico.
Great news from CHAUVET — we’ve opened a West Coast branch in Sun Valley, CA! From the press release:
CHAUVET, a leading global supplier of entertainment lighting and trussing, announces the opening of a California-based branch office and satellite distribution center in September. Technical support, training and demo programs serving the US western region will be handled from the California facility, which is expected to be fully operational in November; all main brands under the CHAUVET umbrella are represented, including CHAUVET Professional, CHAUVET DJ, ILUMINARCand TRUSST.
CHAUVET is actively recruiting quality control technicians, lighting techs and administrative personnel to complement an existing California-based team that includes John Dunn, western sales territory manager for the CHAUVET Professional and ILUMINARC brands and Todd Runkle, western sales territory manager for the CHAUVET DJ and TRUSST brands.
The state-of-the-art facility is strategically located at 7555 N. San Fernando Road, Sun Valley, CA, offering immediate access to the 5, 134, 101, 170 and 118 freeways, and in close proximity to major studios and to Los Angeles.
Besides facilitating faster technical support and a stronger partnership with CHAUVET dealers in the west, the center will also handle some warehousing and distribution.
“CHAUVET already has the fastest distribution in the industry,” CEO Albert Chauvet said. “Having our own California facility will allow us to be even more efficient and cost effective, particularly in shipments to our TRUSST customers on the west coast.”
All other USA operations and a majority of global operations continue to be handled from CHAUVET’s global USA headquarters in South Florida, while CHAUVET Europe, based in the United Kingdom, services Europe.
Happy Monday, World!
We here at Chauvet Professional are up and at ’em this morning early, and to get our day started, we’re celebrating the music of Kaskade on this fine Monday, September 9, 2013. The Kaskade tour has some Nexus 4X4 panels and a whole ton of Geyser RGB foggers, and as always, they’re seriously rocking the venues with a very top-of-the-line show!
Check out the KASKADE show at Ultra Music Fest in Miami back in march below — it’s the whole set, so crank it up, and get to work!
Have an amazing Monday, everyone!
Now, for something completely amazing to kick off your weekend, check this image gallery out — this is the awesome work of light artist Simon Berger. His work is outstanding, let alone his work with long-exposure photography and light art.
Hopefully this kicks your weekend off with a bang!
Check out Simon Berger’s work!
Six questions with Video Designer Nate Selvidio, co-owner of Impulse Creative Group and Video Director for Pitbull U.S. Tour. Selvidio and Production Designer Justin Geiger of Impulse Creative Group used 263 CHAUVET Professional MVP Ta8 Curve and MVP 12 video panels for the tour’s 24 shows. Orlando-based Complete Production Resources production company supplied the gear.
1. How did you get into this field?
When I was in high school I started working in a TV station, next to studying lighting and video on my own. I also graduated from Full Sail University in Show Production and Touring, where I started I developing live-concert expertise. I have been a video designer for about three years and I enjoy what I do very much.
2. What do you think is the next thing in the lighting industry?
I think we will start seeing more moving LED units and automation with a lot of the LED panels. I also think video will be around and take away from the lighting.
3. What is your favorite fixture?
The CHAUVET Professional MVP modular video panels were great on the Pitbull U.S. Tour. They were so bright we had to turn down the output. As for the consoles I use with the panels, I like playing with the Hippotizer and the GrandMa.
4. What has been a favorite design/project?
The Hollywood Bowl performance as part of the Pitbull U.S. Tour was amazing. Jennifer Lopez came and surprised everyone, then Chris Brown showed up, then Mark Anthony and Enrique Iglesias! The crowds were ecstatic.
5. What was the biggest unforeseen obstacle that you’ve faced in one of your designs, and how did you overcome it?
In any show, a challenge is changing video content and re-editing. For any changes you have to meet with the artist, get the audio team involved, export the video content — it’s not as easy as changing a light.
6. Complete this sentence: A show without video is like… a roller coaster with no power.