• 1990

  Entrepreneurs Albert and Berenice Chauvet start the company as a distributor of rope lights. Operating from a warehouse in North Miami Beach, Chauvet quickly becomes a developer and OEM supplier of entertainment lighting for the mobile DJ and club markets. Established market players at the time buy products from Chauvet and resell them under their own brand names.

• 1998

  Chauvet relocates to a 10,000-square-foot office/warehouse in Hollywood, Florida. A short time later, it leases an additional 35,000-square- foot facility nearby to meet the growing demand for its products. By then, the company has gone from an OEM supplier to a Chauvet branded distribution model with a clear vision of entering markets where it can offer forward-thinking and competitive solutions.

• 2000-04

  It’s Green Thinking: Chauvet pioneers the use of LEDs as its light source of choice. The company’s R&D staff gains a command of developing LED technologies, which accelerates its foray into the professional market as the new technology fills an untapped niche and piques the interest of lighting designers. Chauvet introduces LEDs to the mobile market with the Vue series, the first complete line of LED effects lights.

• 2005

  Chauvet develops the COLORado 3, the company’s first LED wash light aimed at the professional market. Tested on tour with Poison, the product is presented at LDI the following year to rave reviews.

• 2006

  Chauvet becomes the first company to win the LDI Best Big Booth Award for a booth displaying predominantly LED-fitted lights. The winning booth is aptly titled “It’s Green Thinking.” Chauvet is also honored with the 2006 Club World Award for Best LED product and DJ Zone’s Crystal Disc Award.

• 2007

  The ground breaking LED-fitted Min Spot, Chauvet’s first LED moving yoke and a first in the USA, is introduced and is widely acclaimed for heralding a new era in LED mobile lighting. The company is recognized with a 2007 Club World Award, an honor it will receive again the following year.

• 2008

  Chauvet launches ILUMINARC, a brand aimed primarily at the architectural and architainment lighting market. The new brand gains instant recognition when it is selected to light the Eiffel Tower for a 3-month celebration of the iconic structure’s 120-year anniversary.

• 2009

  Chauvet is honored with the Winter Music Conference’s Best LED Product award.

• 2010

  The company opens Chauvet world headquarters in a 75,000-square-foot eco-friendly facility in Sunrise, Florida. It also launches a subsidiary in the United Kingdom. Chauvet branded entertainment lighting products are separated into CHAUVET Professional and CHAUVET DJ. Live Design magazine includes Albert and Berenice Chauvet in its “50 powerful people in Entertainment Technology” list of “leaders who are making an impact on entertainment technology today”.

• 2011

  The CHAUVET Professional logo debuts. CHAUVET DJ still uses the company’s original corporate logo. A year later, a new CHAUVET DJ logo will be introduced, replacing the original Chauvet logo, now strictly used for the corporate entity owning TRUSST, ILUMINARC, CHAUVET DJ and CHAUVET Professional brands. Around this time, COLORado wash lights become a staple of stage and concert productions while the Legend series and Q-series of moving heads gain visibility on high profile tours. The company’s LED VIP video panels and its first battery-operated WELL wash light are introduced. Chauvet wins its second LDI Best Big Booth Award in five years, when its iconic Lighting is Infectious show, programmed by LD Chris Lisle and LD Scott Chmielewski (video) received the honor.

• 2012

  CHAUVET Professional launches the Ovation theatrical lighting line. Its LED-fitted Ovation E-190WW competes successfully in the retrofit market and has a strong following among houses of worship, winning the WFX 2013 New Technology Award for Best LED Fixture. The new line represents a dedicated effort on the part of Chauvet to develop technologies focused on theatrical lighting. Chauvet also launches TRUSST, a line of trussing and presentation accessories for exhibits, events and productions.

• 2013

  The Parnelli Award Indispensable Technology winner, Nexus 4×4, crowns Chauvet’s leadership in pixel-mapping technologies and cements Chauvet’s popularity in live productions on stage and television. ILUMINARC wins a Lightfair International Best Booth Award. Chauvet opens a California Branch to serve the US west coast. Chauvet establishes a full-service subsidiary and distribution center in Mexico.

• 2014

  The groundbreaking Rogue series of moving head is introduced by CHAUVET Professional. ILUMINARC debuts Colorist wash lights. CHAUVET DJ wins MMR Lighting Line of the year and MSR Dealer Choice Award. Berenice Chauvet is honored with a DJ Zone Lifetime Achievement Award.

• 2015

  A second European distribution center is opened by Chauvet in Belgium. CHAUVET Professional pioneers the Ovation-D LED ellipsoidal and Fresnel that can detect and automatically configure themselves for control via DMX or traditional dimming systems. CHAUVET DJ continues its dominance as the market leader, becoming the first lighting company to win the MMR DJ Line of the Year Award. CHAUVET DJ also wins the MMR Lighting Line of the Year, an MSR Dealer Choice Award and a NAMM Milestone Award.

• 2016

  The Maverick series from CHAUVET Professional launches and pushes the limits of design and technology to the next level for large scale applications. The Ovation E-260WW ellipsoidal shines as the first LED ellipsoidal with an output that surpasses a 750 W tungsten source’s and as Worship Facilities Magazine and Expo’s “New Product Awards” winner in the Best LED Fixture category. The IP version, Ovation E-260WW IP, debuts as the first indoor/outdoor LED ellipsoidal.

  CHAUVET DJ proudly takes home two awards from the 23rd Annual MMR Dealer’s Choice Award – Lighting Line of the Year for 2016 and DJ Line of the Year. CHAUVET DJ’s GigBAR 2 is awarded the Music & Sound Retailer Award for Best Lighting Product of the Year.

• 2017

  Chauvet acquires ChamSys Ltd, the maker of the MagicQ industry standard controllers.

• 2018

  Chauvet Opens French Subsidiary. View More
  Chauvet Expands Into Germany. View More

• 2019

  Worship Facilities Magazine and Expo, New Product of the Year Award for the CHAUVET Professional Ovation P-56FC
  Worship Facilities Magazine and Expo, New Product Awards Winner for the ChamSys QuickQ Rack in the Best Lighting Console Category
  PLSN Gold Star Product Award, Best Lighting Console: ChamSys MaqicQ MQ500 Stadium Console
  Parnelli Award for Indispensable Technology in the Lighting Category: CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK Pyxis
  PLSN Gold Star Product Award, Best Compact Moving Head: CHAUVET DJ Intimidator Spot 475Z
  Lighting Line of the Year, MMR Dealers’ Choice Award 2019 for CHAUVET DJ

• 2018

  Worship Facilities Magazine and Expo, New Product Awards Winner for the CHAUVET Professional Ovation E-930VW in the Best LED Fixture Category
  Worship Facilities Magazine and Expo, New Product Awards Winner for the ChamSys QuickQ 20 in the Best Lighting Console Category
  MMR Dealers’ Choice Award 2018 as Lighting Line of the Year: CHAUVET DJ
  Music & Sound Retailer Award 2018 for Best Lighting Product of the Year: CHAUVET DJ Freedom H1

• 2017

  ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium wins PIPA Award at ProLight + Sound.
  Music & Sound Retailer Award 2017 for Best Lighting Product of the Year: CHAUVET DJ Intimidator Spot 375Z IRC
  MMR Dealers’ Choice Award 2017 as Lighting Line of the Year: CHAUVET DJ
  PLSN Gold Star Product Award for Best New Effects Light at LDI 2017 for CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK Pyxis
  Worship Facilities Magazine and Expo, New Product Awards Winner for the CHAUVET Professional Ovation B-565FC in the Best LED Fixture Category
  Prolight + Sound International Press Award (PIPA) Winner for the ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium Console in the Best Controlling Lights Category

• 2016

  Worship Facilities Magazine and Expo, New Product Awards Winner for the CHAUVET Professional Ovation E-260WW in the Best LED Fixture Category
  Lighting Line of the Year for 2016: 23rd Annual MMR Dealer’s Choice Award
  DJ Line of the Year: 23rd Annual MMR Dealer’s Choice Award
  Music & Sound Retailer Award 2016 for Best Lighting Product of the Year: CHAUVET DJ GigBAR 2

• 2015

  The NAMM Milestone Award for 25 Years of Service in the Music and Entertainment Products Industry
  Music & Sound Retailer Award 2015 for Best Lighting Product: CHAUVET DJ FlareCON Air
  Music Inc. Editor’s Choice Award 2015: CHAUVET DJ GigBAR IRC

• 2014

  MMR Dealers’ Choice Awards 2014 as Lighting Line of the Year and DJ Line of the Year: CHAUVET DJ
  DJ Zone Honors Berenice Chauvet With Lifetime Achievement Award
  MMR Dealers’ Choice Award 2014 as Lighting Line of the Year: CHAUVET DJ
  Music & Sound Retailer Award 2014 for Best Lighting Product: CHAUVET DJ SlimPAR HEX 3 IRC

• 2013

  Parnelli Award for Indispensable Technology in the Lighting Category: CHAUVET Professional Nexus 4×4
  WFX New Product Technology Award for Best LED Fixture: CHAUVET Professional Ovation E-190WW
  Lightfair International, 2013 LFI Best Booth: Iluminarc
  MMR Dealers’ Choice Award 2013 as Lighting Line of the Year: CHAUVET DJ

• 2011

  LDI Best Big Booth Award 2011: Under the theme “Lighting is Infectious”

• 2009

  Club World Award 2009: Best LED Product: CHAUVET DJ COLORdash Batten

• 2008

  Club World Award 2008: Best Club Effect: CHAUVET DJ élan
  DJ Zone Crystal Disc 2008: CHAUVET DJ COLORstrip
  MSR Dealer Choice Award 2008: CHAUVET DJ Vue III

• 2007

  LDI Big Booth Award 2007: All LED booth under the theme, It’s Green Thinking
  Club World Award 2007: Best Lighting Product: CHAUVET Professional Q-Spot 575

• 2006

  DJ Zone Crystal Disc 2006: CHAUVET DJ Scorpion LGX

• 2004

  DJ Zone Crystal Disc 2004: CHAUVET DJ COLORtube 2.0

• Nominees/Finalists

• 2018

  MMR Dealers’ Choice Award 2018 as Lighting Line of the Year: CHAUVET DJ
  Music & Sound Retailer Award 2018 for Best Lighting Product of the Year: CHAUVET DJ Freedom H1
  Music & Sound Retailer Award Best Lighting Product of 2018: CHAUVET DJ Freedom H1
  Music & Sound Retailer Award 2018 for Best Rep of the Year: Ana Jaramillo
  Music & Sound Retailer Award 2018 for Best Manufacturer of the Year: CHAUVET DJ
  Lifetime Achievement/Hall Of Fame: Albert Chauvet, Chauvet The 33rd Annual Music & Sound Awards
  Indispensable Technology, Parnelli Awards 2012: CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK Pyxis
  2018 WFX New Product Awards for CHAUVET Professional Ovation E-930VW
  2018 WFX New Product Awards for ChamSys QuickQ 20

• 2017

  Indispensable Technology, Parnelli Awards 2012: CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK3 Wash

• 2016

  Best Lighting Product of 2016, The 31st Annual Music & Sound Awards: CHAUVET DJ GigBAR 2
  Lifetime Achievement/Hall Of Fame: Albert Chauvet, Chauvet Lighting, The 31st Annual Music & Sound Awards

• 2012

  Indispensable Technology, Parnelli Awards 2012: CHAUVET Professional Legend 412

• 2011

  Indispensable Technology, Parnelli Awards 2011: CHAUVET Professional WELL

• 2010

  Indispensable Technology, Parnelli Awards 2010: CHAUVET Professional COLORado Batten 72 TOUR

• 2009

  Members’ Choice Awards ESTA 2009: CHAUVET Professional COLORado 2, CHAUVET Professional COLORdash Accent

• 2008

  Best LED product, Club World Award 2008: CHAUVET DJ MiN Spot
  Best Lighting Product, Club World Award 2008: CHAUVET Professional COLORado 3
  Members’ Choice Product Awards, ESTA 2008: CHAUVET Professional Legend 6500

• 2007

  Best LED Product, Club World Award 2007: CHAUVET DJ COLORtube EQ
  Best Video Product, Club World Award 2007: CHAUVET Professional DVwall HR

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