Category Archives: Lighting Gear

Chauvet Quad-colored Comet™ LED

CHAUVET®, a leading manufacturer of LED lighting, announces the release of the quad-colored Comet™ LED. This lightweight fixture uses rotating, high-powered red, green, blue and white LEDs to generate crisp beams that cover entire rooms and create out-of-this-world effects. The simple set up of Comet™ LED makes it the perfect party light and a must-have…

American DJ Introduces Micro Wash RGBW

Now it’s possible to splash a brilliant wash of colors in even the tiniest nooks and crannies, allowing you to light up your performance, display or event in places where space is at a premium. American DJ has unveiled the Micro Wash RGBW, a mini par can with a big attitude that’s powered by 7…

How Many Pars is Your LED?

by Ben Stowe, CTS If only I had a nickel for every person that asked me what par a LED fixture was. I understand it’s virtually the only way they know to attempt to quantify the output of a fixture and thus make comparisons against other fixtures to determine the appropriate one for a given…

American DJ Vizi Spot LED Pro & Vizi Scan LED Pro

American DJ has introduced its two most advanced, powerful and feature-rich DMX-compatible LED fixtures to date: the Vizi Spot LED Pro and Vizi Scan LED Pro, a moving head and scanner respectively. Running on a high-output 50-watt LED source (6,500°K), the Vizi Spot LED Pro and Vizi Scan LED Pro are “2-in-1” hybrid effects fixtures…

Light Up Your Events with Eternal Lighting

by Stacy Zemon Founded by Mark Maillet, Eternal Lighting has become the premier lighting source for professionals in the DJ and entertainment industries. Having been in the industry for many years, Mark has been able to bring his passion and knowledge to ELC to provide the best possible service and products to customers all over…

Don’t be “Penny Wise and Pound Foolish”

by Ben Stowe, CTS My last post on deciding when to purchase equipment was so much fun, I figured why not follow it with another diatribe on how much gear to purchase. I’m probably best known for my understanding of the physics and “geekery” of how equipment works, so why not shake up the establishment…

Uplighting Your Facade/Front board

by Steve Cie, Guest Blogger In today’s highly competitive marketplace, having your DJ set-up present an attractive and professional appearance has never been more important. In another article, Stacy Zemon wrote about DJ facades coming of age. All by themselves, carpeted or fabric panels look great. But, to really up the “WOW” factor, uplighting the…

How Colors Affect Emotion

by Ben Stowe, CTS I think everyone who watches TV has by now seen the insurance commercial where R. Lee Ermey is featured in his typecast role of a drill sergeant, although this time also as a therapist. His patient starts the scene by saying, “… and that’s why yellow makes me sad, I think”….

Luminair Wireless DMX control for iPhone® and iPod Touch®

Review by Stacy Zemon The Luminair 2.0 software allows users to wirelessly control lighting fixtures, dimmers, consoles, and media servers all via a Wi-Fi connection. Small enough to fit into your pocket, it works great for controlling color-mixable LED fixtures, studio lighting, moving lights, and any other DMX enabled equipment. Tricked-Out Features An eye-catching user…

Elegant Event Uplighting