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Top 10 tips on lighting up your band or performance – Have you got the edge? (part 2)

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 .

8 tips to scare the daylight out of your Halloween guests

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.   .

Dealing with Venue Management and Staff

  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 .

Playing to the Crowd

  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 .

Give your next event the X-FACTOR with Antari’s Z1520 Vertical Fogger!

If you’ve ever wanted to add pyrotechnic effects to your gigs, the Antari Z1520 will give you that effect without messing around with special permits, pyrotechnic gear or gas cylinders. The Z1520 is a vertical fog machine that shoots fog 5m into the air, and lights it up using 22 red, green and blue LED lights. When used in multiples, the effect is just as good, if not better, than what you might see .

NEW Light Emotion LED Moving Heads!

Light Emotion moving heads are back and are better than ever – with the new LX60SPOT and LX90SPOT LED moving heads. The LX60SPOT features a 60w white LED source, while the LX90SPOT uses a bright 90W white LED source. Both models utilise the same features including DMX controllable focus not normally featured on smaller moving heads. Check out the features: – 6 Colours plus white – Variable speed bi-directional rainbow effect – 7 rotating .

Set the stage for a new wave of LED cans

Will it ever end? Another range of new LED ‘cans’! This time the technology has brought us another breakthrough.. The COB parcan .. tadaahh! What the $&^% is COB do you ask? Well, it’s an abbreviated term for Chips On Board, where multiple LED chips are assembled together to make one giant LED light source. So these cans have ONE single 100W RGB LED in the middle instead of the multiple LED’s that you .

Protect your gear with Arriba bags !

It is true – everything needs a case. Keeping your gear in a protective bag or case helps prolong the life of your gear and helps maintain their value. Arriba products are available in a variety of sizes to cater for different sizes and shapes of equipment. Bags can be used to carry a variety of items – not just lighting or audio gear. All bags feature quality stitching, zippers, compartments and label holders. .

Lightsounds supports Musica Copa festival

Lightsounds proudly supports the inaugural Musica Copa; Australia’s first and only charitable 5-aside football tournament for the music industry.   CREAM OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY SET TO SWAP THE FESTIVAL FIELD FOR THE SOCCER PITCH AT INAUGURAL MÚSICA COPA CHARITY FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT STEREOSONIC, MODULAR, FUTURE CLASSIC, MINISTRY OF SOUND, SWEAT IT OUT, CHANNEL V, MUSHROOM GROUP, FBi RADIO AND INTHEMIX GO HEAD-TO-HEAD FOR CHARITY. Some of the biggest names in dance music have today .