Creating a good light show

There are a few threads on the forum on lighting equipment, a few recent articles on the blog and there is an excellent series by Terry on DJ Light systems (to which I am sure he can give you the link 😀 ).

At the lower edge of the spectrum with still a very decent quality you’ll find brands like American DJ. There’s another brand that isn’t as popular here in Europe I think that many write about as good and decent price, but I keep forgetting the name.

I am currently revamping my lighting and this is what I am looking at:

1) Light bridge (effectively two stands with 3 meter of lightweight truss between them. I’ll use a black backdrop with it
2) An American DJ (ADJ) Revo 3 and 4. The 3 aimed at the crowd, the 4 at the ceiling.
3) 4 LED Pars (also ADJ) that I already have
4) 4 LED bars (battery-operated and either wireless DMX or auto-operating) for along the walls in the room
5) A Hazer. Bit like a smoke machine, but doesn’t have all the drawbacks of smoke I think

Just a thought.

Greetinx.

Just my $.02, and remember that this is coming from a NOOB. I recently started a mobile entertainment company, and have just had my first 2 gigs with my new PA and Lighting setup. I played out a few times before this, with one dance light, a Chauvet Mini Kinta. Chauvet might be the brand that Chuck was talking about. The Mini Kinta light runs about $90, and is a great first dance light. It is DMX compatible so later as you move on to more complex lighting setups, it will incorporate well with a DMX show if you go that route. Another light that I was considering at one point, which is cheap, is the LX-10, it’s a moonflower that also has a scanning function. It is not DMX and that is one of the main reasons why I don’t have one, yet. My current lighting setup consists of an Odyssey LTP2 12′ lighting tripod with t-bar, a pair of Chauvet Mini Kinta lights, 2 ADJ 1.5″ o-clamps (need more), a Chauvet 4Play CL, and 4x slimpar 56 fixtures, as well as a Chauvet Hurricane 901. This is by no means a super low budget lighting setup, but it gives you ideas. The 4Play CL is nice, and goes well with the Kinta’s derby like effect. Uplighting and wash fixtures are great, and the Slimpar 56 and similar fixtures are great as they can be used for uplighting, as well as from on the light stand as a dancefloor wash. I am hoping to add more uplighting/wash fixtures, a second 4Play CL, a pair of 4Bar Flex lights, strobes, gobozoom 2.0, and some other bits. I plan to operate all of this with either an Obey40 or the wireless version of the Obey40. I would look into getting at least 2 different styles of light, like a kinta (derby style) and a moonflower of some sort. Beyond that I would look into wash/uplighting. Just my thoughts, hope that the rambling was more a help than a hindrance. I have some pics of my first 2 gigs with the new setup, they are posted on my website as well as on my Facebook page. benewahbeats.vpweb.com and facebook.com/BenewahBeats , have a look…. Moonshadow