SUNRISE, Fla. – CHAUVET®, a leading manufacturer of LED lighting, announces its new high-powered moonflower effect light, DMF-10. Fitted with a 28-watt quad-colored LED, DMF-10 fills the dance floor with extremely bright, razor sharp rotating beams that spin and oscillate at mesmerizing speeds. To achieve additional effects, set the mirror dish to static or rotate.

Use the pre-programmed, built-in automated and sound-activated programs or DMX control to manage each color separately for customized looks and unique combinations. Or power link a few together for a larger, coordinated show that also saves you time running cables and extension cords.

 LOS ANGELES – One of the highest compliments a manufacturer can receive is to have its products used by its peers. American DJ was recently granted such an honor when its UVLED Bar 16 light fixtures were chosen to read the UV signatures on attendee badges at the Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim,California, the largest trade show in the industry.    

The stunningly beautiful and bright ultraviolet light generated by the UVLED Bar 16 has a multitude of club and performance uses, and its reliability both as a light effect and a UV card reader is what prompted the organizers behind NAMM to choose the UVLED Bar 16 as the show’s UV signature reader.  The ultraviolet bars were installed above all entrances to read the UV signatures on the badges of show attendees, bathing the doorways in a cool indigo light and adding an extra level of security at the trade show.

The 16 powerful 1-watt LEDs of the UVLED Bar 16 produce an intensely brilliant black-light that not only reads UV signatures, but can also wash over a wide area, thanks to its unique oval-shaped 10-degree vertical and 40-degree horizontal beam angle, which make it a great club light for setting a blue mood for a night on the dance floor.  It’s also an ideal choice for stage performances, theatrical productions and any type of special effects lighting, including retail displays. 

The dual bracket of the UVLED Bar 16 adds to the unit’s versatility.  The fixture can be mounted virtually anywhere in any position, including the floor, thanks to the dual bracket’s ability to become a floor stand, which allows the light to be placed on the ground for spectacular black-light uplighting and wall-washing effects.

Because the UVLED Bar 16 is an LED light, it has all of the advantages of LEDs and none of the concerns of traditional UV lighting.  The UVLED Bar 16 requires virtually no maintenance, with long-life LED’s rated at 50,000 hours and no moving parts.  The fixture is also very energy efficient, using just 30W of power, and its low running temperature means crowds and performers can be cool while looking cool under the ultraviolet light.  Plus, the UVLED Bar 16 can do things that old-school blacklights can’t, including flicker-free 0-100 percent electronic dimming and a strobe effect. And with four operational modes – DMX-512, Sound Active, Manual or Master/Slave – it offers versatility that traditional fluorescent UV lighting can only dream of. 

The American DJ UVLED Bar 16 is 12.5” x 2.5” x 7” and weighs 5 lbs. It includes a locking IEC power plug, a convenient on/off switch on the back and a 3-button rear-panel DMX display.  The MSRP is $399.99.

For a YouTube video of the UVLED Bar 16, click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RQwhRYX7_M

SUNRISE, Fla. –CHAUVET® DJ http://www.chauvetlighting.com/dj-club.html will introduce mobile performers to its new world standard of INfectious lighting in many contagious ways during MBLV16 http://www.mobilebeat.com/las-vegas-dj-show/ held February 6 – 9 at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. Contagious new fixtures will INfect attendees, including the PiX™ series of pixel mapping fixtures, new additions to the Intimidator™ family of scanners and moving heads, as well as the Scorpion™ family of high-powered lasers. During the show, CHAUVET® DJ http://www.chauvetlighting.com/dj-club.html encourages all attendees to take part in the “$4K Social” contest where contestants are eligible to win an iPad preinstalled with ShowXpress™ and $4,000 in CHAUVET® gear.

Pixel-mapping technology adds dimension and eye candy to shows making it a must-have effect for the mobile DJ or club installer looking for high impact visuals on a budget. The new PiX™ series is comprised of the PAR-style PiXPar™ 24 http://www.chauvetlighting.com/pixpar24.html and PiXPar™ 12 wash lights http://www.chauvetlighting.com/pixpar12.html as well as the linear COLORband™ PiX http://www.chauvetlighting.com/colorband-pix.html and COLORband™ PiX Mini http://www.chauvetlighting.com/colorband-pix-mini.html fixtures. Use the new version of ShowXpress™ http://www.chauvetlighting.com/showxpress-program.html, now featuring pixel control, to easily generate and manage intricate light shows using your computer or smartphone.

CHAUVET® DJ http://www.chauvetlighting.com/dj-club.html is excited to be in the spotlight at MBLV16 http://www.mobilebeat.com/las-vegas-dj-show/, presented by Mobile Beat http://www.mobilebeat.com/, and is inviting attendees to get INfected. The manufacturer is a proud title sponsor of the main stage where electrifying DJs and musical acts perform accompanied by a spectacular lighting display. As a seminar sponsor, CHAUVET® will deliver an informative class on ShowXpress™ http://www.chauvetlighting.com/showxpress-program.html, a software program that turns almost any computer into a lighting console. Allan Reiss, CHAUVET® DJ product manager, will present the ShowXpress™ http://www.chauvetlighting.com/showxpress-program.html seminar that covers DMX and explains how to create, store, control and play back a light show.

Attendees can learn more about DJ University http://www.mobilebeat.com/dj-university/, an informative, industry-related online university hosted by Mobile Beat http://www.mobilebeat.com/ and sponsored by CHAUVET® DJhttp://www.chauvetlighting.com/dj-club.html.

At the 20-by-20-foot booth, innovative products will meet interested DJs. CHAUVET® DJhttp://www.chauvetlighting.com/dj-club.html plans to showcase the new completely wireless, battery-operated Freedom™ Par http://www.chauvetlighting.com/freedom-par.html and Freedom™ Strip Mini http://www.chauvetlighting.com/freedom-strip-mini.html RGB wash lights, the professional dry-ice machine Nimbus™ http://www.chauvetlighting.com/nimbus.html and the Impulse™ 648 http://www.chauvetlighting.com/impulse-648.html LED strobe. Additionally, MotionDrape™ LED http://www.chauvetlighting.com/motiondrape-led.html, MotionFacade™ LED http://www.chauvetlighting.com/motionfacade-led.html and SparkleDrape™ LED, http://www.chauvetlighting.com/sparkledrape-led.html which revolutionize existing rigs and update backdrops and front boards in a snap, will be on display.

Throughout the show, attendees can enter CHAUVET® DJ’s “$4K Social” contest by liking the CHAUVET® DJ Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/chauvetlighting. Winners are eligible to win an iPad installed with ShowXpress™ and $4,000 in prizes. For complete details, visit CHAUVET® DJ’s Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/chauvetlighting daily to see how you can win $4,000 in CHAUVET® DJ http://www.chauvetlighting.com/dj-club.html gear.

About CHAUVET®

CHAUVET® is a leading manufacturer of professional luminaires fulfilling the needs of various industry sectors, from DJ/club to architecture to production/tour. CHAUVET’s strategy is to pursue every market segment where it has a competitive advantage in terms of value, innovation and performance, with an emphasis on LED technology. For more general information, please visit www.chauvetlighting.com. 

ANAHEIM, Calif. – CHAUVET® DJ announced the release of nearly 20 new products at The NAMM Show http://www.namm.org/thenammshow/2012. Contagious products INfected attendees including the new PiX™ family of pixel mapping fixtures and new additions to the Intimidator™ family of scanners and moving heads, as well as the Scorpion™ family of high-powered lasers.

Pixel-mapping technology adds dimension and eye-candy to shows making it a must-have effect for the mobile DJ or club installer looking for high impact visuals on a budget. The new PiX™ series is comprised of the PAR-style PiXPar™ 24 http://www.chauvetlighting.com/pixpar24.html and PiXPar™ 12 wash lights http://www.chauvetlighting.com/pixpar12.html as well as the linear COLORband™ PiX http://www.chauvetlighting.com/colorband-pix.html and COLORband™ PiX Mini http://www.chauvetlighting.com/colorband-pix-mini.html fixtures. Use the new version of ShowXpress™ http://www.chauvetlighting.com/showxpress-program.html, now featuring pixel control, to easily generate and manage intricate light shows using your computer or smartphone.

Other eye-catching effect lights making their debut include Mega Trix™ http://www.chauvetlighting.com/mega-trix.html, 4BAR™ Flex http://www.chauvetlighting.com/4bar-flex.html and Minisphere™ 3 http://www.chauvetlighting.com/mini-sphere3.html. New additions to the lineup of high-powered lasers include Scorpion™ Storm FXGB http://www.chauvetlighting.com/scorpion-fx-gb.html, Scorpion™ Storm FXRG http://www.chauvetlighting.com/scorpion-fx-rg.html, Eclipse™ RGB http://www.chauvetlighting.com/eclipse-rgb.html and MiN™ Laser RBX http://www.chauvetlighting.com/minlaser-rbx.html.

The Intimidator™ family also expanded by adding the Intimidator™ Barrel LED 300 http://www.chauvetlighting.com/intimidator-barrel-led-300.html scanner as well as Intimidator™ Spot LED 250 http://www.chauvetlighting.com/intimidator-spot-250.html and Intimidator™ Spot LED 350 http://www.chauvetlighting.com/intimidator-spot-led-350.html moving heads.

The CHAUVET® DJ booth also featured Nimbus™ http://www.chauvetlighting.com/nimbus.html dry ice machine, battery operated Freedom™ Par http://www.chauvetlighting.com/freedom-par.html and Freedom™ Strip Mini http://www.chauvetlighting.com/freedom-strip-mini.html, SlimPAR™ Tri 7 IRC http://www.chauvetlighting.com/slimpar-tri-7-irc.html and SlimPAR™ 12 IRC http://www.chauvetlighting.com/slimpar-tri-12-irc.html wash lights.

Perfect for any event, Nimbus™ http://www.chauvetlighting.com/nimbus.html is a professional dry-ice machine that produces a thick, white fog that hugs the floor. The Freedom™ series is comprised of two battery-operated fixtures designed to liberate mobile entertainers from the hassle of tangled power cords and control cables. SlimPAR™ Tri 7 IRC http://www.chauvetlighting.com/slimpar-tri-7-irc.html and SlimPAR™ Tri 12 IRC http://www.chauvetlighting.com/slimpar-tri-12-irc.html are low profile, high-power LED wash lights powered by tri-colored LEDs to eliminate multicolored shadows and project a smooth, even output.

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About CHAUVET®
CHAUVET® is a leading manufacturer of professional luminaires fulfilling the needs of various industry sectors, from DJ/club to architecture to production/tour. CHAUVET’s strategy is to pursue every market segment where it has a competitive advantage in terms of value, innovation and performance, with an emphasis on LED technology. For more general information, please visit www.chauvetlighting.com.

Media Contact:
Jody Ligas
Communications Specialist, CHAUVET®

P: 954-577-4455 x7007
jligas@chauvetlighting.com

ANAHEIM. CA – (For Immediate Release) – Consistency is a virtue for American DJ. For the seventh year in a row, the Los Angeles-based company has won the MMR Dealer’s Choice Award as Lighting Line of the Year.

The award, which is based on voting by MMR’s music dealer readers, was presented to American DJ at the NAMM Show in Anaheim. “It’s always very gratifying to be recognized by our retailer-partners,” said Scott Davies, General Manager of American DJ. “Dealers are the ones who interact with our ultimate end-user customers on a day-to-day basis. They’re an instant and accurate barometer of how our products are working out in the ‘real world’ marketplace.”

The fact that music dealers have continually voted for American DJ in the MMR balloting is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of the people who work at American DJ, said Davies. “This is a team-oriented company, and this is a team award,” he explained.

For more information, contact American DJ at www.americandj.com.

Pictured in this photo are Brian Dowdle, Toby Velasquez, Alfred Gonzales and Scott Davies of American DJ.

SUNRISE, Fla. – CHAUVET®, a leading manufacturer of LED lighting, announces the release of Gobo Zoom™ LED 2.0 [link: http://www.chauvetlighting.com/gobozoom-led2.html]. It’s an extremely bright and super compact, rotating gobo projector perfect for mobile performers, entertainment venues and retail environments.

Gobo Zoom™ LED 2.0 [link: http://www.chauvetlighting.com/gobozoom-led2.html] is powered by an ultra-bright, 15-watt white LED and includes four gels and nine easily replaceable, rotating gobos to complement a variety of special events. Or for customized looks, the low-heat LED source means you can project custom gobos you design and print on transparency film. A manual zoom function makes it ideal for both short- and long-throw applications while a variable 18- to 26-degree beam angle allows for crisp focusing at a variety of sizes and distances.

Gobo Zoom™ LED 2.0 [link: http://www.chauvetlighting.com/gobozoom-led2.html] can be integrated into any light show using two channels of DMX control. Stand-alone operation is also available for setups where DMX is unavailable.

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About CHAUVET®

CHAUVET® is a leading manufacturer of professional luminaires fulfilling the needs of various industry sectors, from DJ/club to architecture to production/tour. CHAUVET’s strategy is to pursue every market segment where it has a competitive advantage in terms of value, innovation and performance, with an emphasis on LED technology. For more general information, please visit www.chauvetlighting.com.

American Audio

Booth #6330

LOS ANGELES – (For Immediate Release) — American Audio is showing that it’s serious about sound at Winter 2012 NAMM. The company will be unveiling a new series of concert-quality German-engineered professional speakers, the SenSeries, as well as an extremely lightweight and affordable power amplifier line, the XLT Series. “Both our new SenSeries speakers and XLT amps fill niches in the pro sound marketplace, and offer solutions that end-users have told us they’re looking for,” said Tom Freret, national sales manager for American Audio. “That’s why we are so excited about introducing these products at NAMM.”

The company will also be taking the wraps off the long-anticipated Traktor version of its hugely popular VMS4 MIDI Workstation, which features 4 selectable MIDILOG™ (MIDI or analog) channels, and has been billed is “the ultimate DJ performance tool”. The new VMS4 Traktor comes bundled with the popular Traktor DJ software, and features a new faceplate that’s been specially designed for compatibility with Traktor.

Below is more information on American Audio’s new NAMM product introductions:

SenSeries Speakers – Representing the finest in German design and engineering, the SenSeries Speakers produce concert-quality sound, yet are flexible and compact enough to be used in venues where space and design present challenges. The series includes 3 different size speakers – Sense 8 Speaker (8-inch woofer), Sense 12 Speaker (12-inch woofer) and Sense 15 Speaker (15-inch woofer) – plus two matching subwoofers – Sense 15B Subwoofer and Sense 18B Subwoofer. The speakers have passive crossovers that are fine-tuned for optimum acoustics and excellent dynamics, and have been developed using complex frequency curves and delays. Their HF cabinets feature an asymmetric design that allows for both front-of-house and monitor usage. They utilize a proprietary rotatable horn design with a wide-dispersion range that brings crisp-sounding audio to the far reaches of any venue. Thanks to their compact build and convenient M10 fly pints, SenSeries Speakers can be installed quickly and easily – even in hard-to-reach spots. Since each full-range speaker has a 40° monitor cut, they are ideal for the stage floor as well.

XLT Series Power Amplifiers — Offering power and performance and an affordable price, the XLT Amplifiers feature an advanced design technology that makes them lighter in weight than traditional amps – and great for use on the road. There are four models in the series, ranging in weight from just 16 lbs./7 kg to 25 lbs./ 11 kg. :

*XLT900 (200 RMS per channel @ 8 Ohms, 1K Hz, 1% THD)

*XLT1200 (310 RMS per channel @ 8 Ohms, 1K Hz, 1% THD)

*XLT2000 (450 RMS per channel @ 8 Ohms, 1K Hz, 1% THD)

*XLT2500 (600 RMS per channel @ 8 Ohms, 1K Hz, 1% THD)

All XLT models offer premium features like a Low Cut Filter, Input Sensitivity Selector, Stereo or Mono Operation, and Front Panel Level LED Meters. Best of all, they start at just $249.99 MAP (XLT900), making them light on the wallet too.

VMS4 Traktor – American Audio’s original VMS4 4-channel MIDI controller was an instant success, thanks to its switchable MIDILOG channels (MIDI or analog) – allowing it to be used in both the digital and analog worlds – along with an array of pro features that made it easy for DJs to take their performances to the next level. Now this groundbreaking MIDI workstation is available in a new version that comes bundled with Traktor DJ software. The new VMS4 Traktor even has a faceplate and buttons that were specifically designed for Traktor users, making it a breeze to get started DJ-ing with the popular software. Offering the same versatility and features as the original model, the VMS4 Traktor includes: 4 USB/analog selectable MIDILOG channels (MIDI and analog); a built-in mousepad that allows DJs to make their selections right from the top of the unit; smoothed audio control faders, knobs and switches to eliminate popping, wiper noise and zipper noise; 2 jog wheels; and the option of being used with an Innofader replacement crossfader (sold separately), typically found only in the top professional gear.

For more information, visit American Audio at NAMM Booth 6330, contact the company at 1-800-322-6337, or visit www.americanaudio.us

“Uplighting can be addictive” DJ’s & Lumiere’s use caution when viewing this seminar.

This and much much more will all be at MBLV16 – http://www.mobilebeat.com/las-vegas-dj-show/