Check out CHAUVET Professional’s booth and a video from this year’s PLASA Focus Nashville show. We showcased Legend 412 pixel-mapping moving yoke lights, PVP S7 and MVP 12 high-resolution video panels, and our brand new moving yokes Q-Spot 360-LED and Q-Spot 460-LED. The truss lit so nicely in pinkish and blue hues is from TRUSST, the newly launched line of trussing backed by CHAUVET.
Our dealer Renttasound from St. Maarten in the French West Indies transformed the facade of this building for a local event, with only four COLORado 1 IP wash lights from CHAUVET Professional. See for yourself:
The annual Ibiza Rocks music event is now in full swing. Here’s a quick photo from last year featuring a Lite console lit by CHAUVET. Behind the lightning bolts are CHAUVET DJ COLORband Tri linear wash lights and warming the truss are CHAUVET Professional COLORdash Accent wash lights.
A dozen COLORado Range IP fixtures uplit the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts during the week of events leading to the MLB All-Star Game 2012 held at Kauffman Stadium. The Kauffman Center’s distinct architectural lines were the perfect recipient for the wash of “Kansas City Royals” blue from the 12 LED-fitted fixtures. See below.
We are testing and charging cases of WELL wireless wash lights, at CHAUVET headquarters in Sunrise, Florida. Enjoy some cool pics:
Dozens of ILUMINARC Ilumiline Logic 12 linear interior wash light solutions are used in a private residence inside the tony Turnberry Ocean Colony of Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. The fixtures were specified by Maxicon based in North Miami. Can you imagine yourself living here?
CHAUVET Professional lights entertained a big crowd of seniors during an unforgettable prom night at The Observatory, in Santa Ana, Calif. Kris Plourde of N-Effect Productions used 52 MVP 18 video panels to augment the existing lighting in the venue, which includes 24 Q-Spot 560-LED and 16 Q-Wash 560Z-LED. The permanent installation of spot and wash lights was completed by Rat Sound Systems rental company.
On Friday, June 29, team CHAUVET took a break from lingering around LEDs to enjoy a good old fashioned summer barbecue. Our team gathered at CHAUVET Headquarters to enjoy some delicious food, warm weather and great company. Check out some photos below.
Tropical Isle Original, located on Bourbon Street and “Home of the Hand Grenade, New Orleans Most Powerful Drink”, uses over 30 CHAUVET fixtures throughout the club/restaurant. Over each door as well as downlighting the tiki statues behind the stage (13 total) are ILUMINARC Ilumipod Logic Tri-4 wash lights, over the bar and behind the bamboo palapa are 12 ILUMINARC Ilumiline Logic 12 linear wash lights. Supplying power to the ILUMINARC fixtures are four ILUMINARC Logic 1×36 and one ILUMINARC Logic 4×36 power supplies.
Elsewhere, four CHAUVET Professional COLORdash Batten linear wash lights add color to the stage performances, three CHAUVET DJ COLORstrip Mini provide additional wall washes, while three CHAUVET DJ Scorpion Storm RGX lasers add to the club’s atmosphere.
All the fixtures were supplied by Griffith Sales and the lighting designed and installed by Rain Jaudon of Magnolia Music Center – AVIS Division (Audio Video Installation and Service).
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 “Band-Aids.” It just took off after that and lighting quickly became my passion.
2. What do you think is the next big thing in the lighting industry?
I still think LED lighting is the next big thing. There are still so many different types of LEDs and LED fixtures to be produced and used.
3. Do you have a favorite fixture?
The Q-Spot 560-LED moving head is by far my favorite fixture. It has unbelievably fast movement, a clean and sharp beam and a bright LED light source. With a small army of these fixtures, you can make one hell of a light show.
4. What has been your favorite design/project?
My favorite design so far is Platforms, an 8,000-square-foot dance club located in the Ocala Entertainment Complex. There are 70 CHAUVET fixtures installed in that venue. [To read the complete installation story, please click here]
5. What was the biggest unforeseen obstacle that you’ve faced in one of your designs, and how did you overcome it?
For the most part, my projects have always run relatively smooth. The biggest obstacle I have encountered involved hanging the truss in Platforms. The ceiling wasn’t strong enough to hold the trussing system so it had to be reinforced to withstand the weight.
6. Complete this thought: A show without lights is like…
A show without lights is like an amusement park without rides —no fun!