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 […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional Everything breaks. As John Bender said in The Breakfast Club, “It’s an imperfect world, screws fall out all the time.” I can vouch for this. Not only am I a product manager for CHAUVET, but I have worked extensively in the field. The majority of my […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional Whew! It’s been hectic trade show season so far. We launched our new line of modular video panels at this show. Three of them in different pixel pitches (MVP 18, MVP 12 and MVP 37.5). And a new moving wash to the Q-Series called Q-Wash 260-LED. […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional I can clearly remember my dad always telling me to pick the right tool for the job. Pretty simple rule, right? The truth is that this rule applies to more than just picking the correct wrench. W-DMX is one of those tools in our industry that […]
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 […]
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 […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional Back from Frankfurt and here is my bloggage, as promised. I thought to do a photo-driven blog instead since our booth rocked. But first, here are some official words for the show. We introduced three new fixtures to the European market at this year’s show in […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional This year, we at CHAUVET have a pretty aggressive trade show season. We kick it off with Prolight + Sound next week in Frankfurt, Germany, and will end it with LDI in Orlando, Fla., come October. I will be in Germany next week and will be […]
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 […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional I’m back in the US. Just getting home from work and picking up some Indian take out. I bought a phone card and texted Annie to tell her. She texted me back to tell me that she was OK, but there was a terrible earthquake. I […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional Three thirty in the morning is really early. Again. I am up getting the final touches on my packing. Connor is out cold in his bed, but Annie is up with me. I hate leaving her here, but I have to go to China for meetings. […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional It’s my last day in NZ. I still have shopping to do as I have not gotten any gifts for anyone back home. We still had to go see one of Annie’s friends and we wanted to do some local tourist stuff as well. We started […]