The Marlin Hotel, located in South Beach, has been reborn with the help of ILUMINARC LΩgic fixtures, which are part of the CHAUVET Professional line. The color changing LED-fitted lights are part of the LΩgic System which work seamlessly with the Savant system installed in the hotel, whereby room amenities as well as the lights […]
CHAUVET Professional interviewed Scott Chmielewski, president of Digital Media Designs and experienced lighting designer who has been involved in various projects including the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and our own award-winning booth at LDI 2011. Click here to see part 1 of the interview. And watch part two:
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional I can remember sitting in the audience during a show on one of the ships, I was auditing. There was a banjo player on stage and he was working on creating a mood. He was trying to create the image of sitting on his grandfather’s front […]
Six questions with Rodger Pugh, owner of Secret Agent Productions in Scottsdale, Arizona. 1. How did you get into this field? While I was a performer in the late 90s around the southwest Michigan local music scene, I had a friend who had just bought new “scanners,” which were the coolest light I had seen […]
Our own Jamey Brock, national sales manager for CHAUVET Professional, interviews Scott Chmielewski president of Digital Media Designs. The firm has worked on a variety of projects including the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, venues in Las Vegas, awards shows, live concerts like Winter Music Conference 2012, as well as our own award-winning booth at LDI […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional Question: How many grains of sand are in the desert? Answer: Not one more than there has to be. When you are working on your design of your light plot, it is important to not throw every single light you have at the stage…unless it absolutely […]
Six questions with Walter Aleman, lighting designer for Off the Hookah chain of Mediterranean-style restaurant/lounges in South Florida. 1. How did you get into this field? I was introduced to lighting by visiting one of my best friends Mike Littlefield (DJ SWERVE r.i.p.) that was DJing the grand opening of the new Seminole Hard Rock […]
Reggaeton recording artist Daddy Yankee wore an eye-catching jacket made of MotionDrape LED backdrop drape (from our CHAUVET DJ line) during the opening musical performance for the Latin music awards show “Premio Lo Nuestro” held at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. Lighting Designer David Ayala created and programmed the captivating jacket. Daddy Yankee wore the MotionDrape […]
Six questions with Bob L. Lighting designer, playwright and director. He started experimenting with lighting when he wrote Visions, a theatrical drama, in 1991. 1. How did you get into this field? While traveling on the road of life, I encountered some bumps in the road. I decided to join a small community theater and […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional “I know nothing, but you know less. Together, we will learn and become Masters.” ~ Michael Thomas, Bartender and friend 1995 When you start working on a show, you walk in a blank slate. You know nothing of what the show will be. Often times, the […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional I have seen The Matrix a ton of times. Not only do I like the story, but the effects were really cool. The problem with cool effects is that you start to see them over and over again. The effect known as “bullet time” was developed […]
Six questions with Cody Stoltz. The New Orleans-based lighting designer’s goal is to step in the shoes of famous LDs like Nook Schoenfeld, Bryan Hartley or Howard Ungerleider. 1. How did you get into this field? I’ve always been fascinated by lights, even since I was a baby. One time I was with my family […]