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CHAUVET
IN ACTION
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January
- February 2008
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FREEZING COOL COLORado's
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Chena Springs, AK- There is a place where getting cold feet on your big day and throwing a chilly reception afterwards is perfectly fine. It’s the Aurora Ice Museum, one of the most impressive hand-carved ice structures anywhere, at almost 6,000 square feet, and standing an hour away from the bustle of Fairbanks. Open year-round, it showcases the work of award-winning husband and wife team, Steve and Heather Brice, including a two-story observation tower, a spiral staircase, chandeliers, and life-size chess set and jousters on horseback, among other creations carved from over 1,000 tons of ice. Calling it a museum, however, belies the resort perks it also offers, with a full ice bar complete with Appletinis served in ice-carved glasses, four bedrooms for rent, each with a separate theme, ice furniture and, yes, even an ice altar.
The museum remains at a brisk 20 degrees Fahrenheit year-round thanks to an absorption chiller that keeps it cold enough to withstand the rising temperatures during summer months. Lighting the interior to accentuate the details in the carvings without generating heat presented a serious challenge. Steve and Heather Brice selected CHAUVET® fixtures out of familiarity with the line. They had participated in March in the Ice Alaska Art Championships where the COLORado™ 1 and COLORado™ 3 wash lights had illuminated ice sculptures of artists from around the world, including their own. When they learned that Ice Alaska’s organizers had put the very same fixtures up for sale, the Brices purchased them without hesitation. |
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The units’ IP66 rating, rugged casing and use of LEDs make them perfect for an application that is sensitive to heat and requires a strong resilience to outdoor elements, with the fixtures being submersed in water, frozen into blocks of ice and then suspended and expected to perform in persistent 20 °F (-7°C ) temperatures. |
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PRODUCT INNOVATION:
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CHAUVET® Vue™ VI
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The Vue™ VI aims to take the pain out of centerpiece effects. This 6-channel DMX fixture features LED illumination, built-in automated programs, individual control of red, green, and blue LEDs for each pod, and a staggeringly wide beam angle.
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Equipped with over 250 LEDs distributed by color into two pods, the Vue™ VI produces an extremely bright output that is reminiscent of fireworks. It incorporates the best features of the Vue™ series and adds pod rotation for a dazzling effect. It weighs less than 7 pounds (3.2 kgs), consumes very little power, produces a beam angle of 110°, and has an additional power output for daisy-chaining. |
With DMX control, the Vue™ VI becomes even more versatile, allowing control over red, green, blue, rotation speed and direction, and strobing. Where DMX control is not available, built-in sound activated programs provide an impressive show that can be synchronized among various units linked in master/slave mode. |
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CHAUVET IN ACTION:
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CHAUVET VUE™ III CROWNED 2008 BEST LIGHTING PRODUCT AT NAMM
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The VUE™ III LED moonflower won the MSR Best Lighting Product award. Bestowed on a product introduced in 2007 and sponsored by the Music & Sound Retailer magazine, the award was announced at NAMM in Anaheim. It is determined by votes from music stores retailing lighting equipment.
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The VUE™ III exemplifies CHAUVET’s lead in bringing LED technology to all sectors of the entertainment lighting, Vice President Berenice Chauvet said. Back in January 2007, CHAUVET® engineers were the first to offer LED mid-air effects such as the VUE™ III, thanks to a specially conceived- and widely emulated- lens that opened a world of possibilities for DJs and lighting designers. “We are thrilled and thankful that dealers and music stores took notice and recognized our leadership in LED technology,” CHAUVET®, VP Berenice Chauvet said.
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This award caps a series of accolades garnered throughout the past year, including winning the Best Booth design award at LDI for an original and spectacular display that consisted solely of LED lights, under the theme “Green Thinking”, and the 2007 Club World Award for Best Lighting Product with the Q-Spot™ 575. It also reinforces “CHAUVET’s commitment to bring innovative products that withstand the rigors of the road, are eco-friendlier, yet remain competitively priced,” Berenice Chauvet said, pointing to the company’s latest breakthrough, the world’s first LED-fitted moving MiN™ Spot, as another example of the manufacturer’s lead in LED technology. |
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Now in the Rearview Mirror :
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CHAUVET® honored key dealers and distributors with VIP and Rising Star awards at this year’s Namm show in Anaheim, California. U.S. winners are: DJS Distributing, MusicTrends, Musician’s Friend, Planet DJ, Pro Gear Warehouse, Sam Ash Music, Broadcast Support, Guitar Center, Pro Sound and Stage Lighting, Empire Wholesale, The Lighting Store,. |
“We are in the enviable position of having many more deserving recipients than we have awards, which makes the selection process more difficult with each passing year,” said CHAUVET® CEO Albert Chauvet. “Our VIP and Rising Star dealers achieved remarkable sales or growth throughout 2007. They also consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to our brand’s core values.” |
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CHAUVET WEBCAST
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CHAUVET’s next webcast, starring special guest DJ Jeffrey Greene of Party Time DJs, premieres on February 27th, 2008 at 6:45 EST. It is one presentation mobile DJs in particular don't want to miss. CHAUVET® staff will discuss and demo the Scorpion™ Sky, Vue™ VI, LEDsplash™ 2 and the DMX-70 controller and get instant feedback from Greene, a past president of ADJA's South Florida chapter and the owner of a thriving DJ company with a worlwide pedigree. The show will be available for download from the website thereafter.
For more information visit, www.chauvetlighting.com/webinar/welcome.html
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CALENDAR
NOTES
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| •Night Club and Bar , Las Vegas
Feb 26-27
Booth 8800
•Webcast , www.chauvetlighting.com
Feb 27 6:45pm EST
•Pro Light and Sound, Frankfurt, Germany
March 12-15
Halle 8.0 Booth E60
•Lightfair , May 28-30
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