How can you avoid setting off smoke alarms without compromising the effectiveness of your lightshow. Some facts about Haze, Fog and Faze too..
This article is continued from our series about Lighting up your performance, click here to see the previous article on this topic or click here to view the entire list of articles. 8. Blinders, Strobes, Lasers Blinders are intense lights that shoot out at the audience seemingly lighting up the whole venue. The lights momentarily “blind” you hence the name of the effect. These are normally set up behind the band or on .
Lighting your band’s show is not only a cool way to add a new dynamic to your shows but also a great way to stand out from the rest! Adding production value to your gigs can make the difference between you getting top billed or being the eternal support act. You can create an impressive effect on a reasonably modest budget. Stage lighting can be as simple as a set of par cans, or .
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This article is continued from our series about Lighting up your performance, click here to see the first article on this topic or click here to view the entire list of articles. 4. In Silhouette Lights can be projected from behind the performer to create a silhouette adding mystery and drama to the band or musician selected. This is obviously in contrast to the suggestion shared in our previous article because it depends on .
Halloween has come a long way from its origins as a pagan harvest festival to celebrate the end of summer. Now it’s as much an excuse to throw a big party as it is for trick or treating. Like any party you will need a sound system, lighting and some special effects to make it a memorable event. And there are plenty of party supply and prop stores to add to the fun. .
Venues are like any other business in that they have a culture associated with them and a hierarchy that you must come to respect and understand. Public venues in particular have Occupational Health and Safety concerns, security issues, public liability, liquor licencing and a whole host of rules and regulations that they must adhere to. So how does that affect the average DJ? Do Your Research Venues that have regular entertainment .
There’s nothing worse than a DJ that ignores the most fundamental requirement of being a DJ, keeping the crowd happy and entertained. Playing to the crowd seems obvious but I am sure we have all seen times when the DJ is seemingly oblivious to the down-turned, unhappy faces and patrons leaving the venue in droves. In fact there are plenty of examples of famous DJ’s being kicked off the decks because they were .
If you’re serious about making money in the DJ industry, weddings are ideal. People are usually willing to pay a high fee to guarantee quality entertainment at such an important event and the mixing work is often very easy. BEING MORE THAN A DJ Whilst it IS possible for you to be just a DJ at the wedding reception (most people are), once your interpersonal skills are honed you should also think about offering .
People are mostly visual, they will remember what your show looked like much more than what it sounded like. So if all you had was one or two effects on during the whole night, then your performance is likely to get the thumbs-down regardless of how good you were in your own performance. 1. Use different TYPES of effects: Examples of types include strobe vs laser vs scanner vs coloured disco light many of .