Hi Everyone,
I'm in a 4-piece working band, working regularly in bars and clubs around town. Most of the clubs have little or no lighting available in-house, and it's our responsibilty to bring and provide the light show.
Currently, we use 2 tripod stands positioned in front of the stage on the L/R, with 2 LED Par38 cans on each T-Bar; this gives us decent front lighting and keeps us out of the dark, but that's about it. We set them on 'sound active' mode and let them blink along with the beat of the songs. Here is a link to what we're using: Buy American DJ 38B LED Pro DMX LED PAR Can | Par Cans | Musician's Friend
I'd really like to add a couple more small pieces to help illuminate us a little better, as right now you can see us but the rest of the stage is pretty black. I'd also like ideas on how to illuminate our banner, which is a medium size rectangle and hangs on the wall above our drummer's head. Our criteria for picking out new stuff (not in order) is:
1. LED
2. Transportability
3. Bang for our buck...amount of light we can get for price
4. Stand alone (we have no one to operate our lights during performances)
I was looking at the Chauvet ColorStrip Mini bars...these seem like a good buy for amount of light for your dollar, and they have the built in chase sequences and what not.
Any advice on what to add next in terms of fixture, rigging, and location for the light would be very very helpful.
Thanks everyone!
I'm in a 4-piece working band, working regularly in bars and clubs around town. Most of the clubs have little or no lighting available in-house, and it's our responsibilty to bring and provide the light show.
Currently, we use 2 tripod stands positioned in front of the stage on the L/R, with 2 LED Par38 cans on each T-Bar; this gives us decent front lighting and keeps us out of the dark, but that's about it. We set them on 'sound active' mode and let them blink along with the beat of the songs. Here is a link to what we're using: Buy American DJ 38B LED Pro DMX LED PAR Can | Par Cans | Musician's Friend
I'd really like to add a couple more small pieces to help illuminate us a little better, as right now you can see us but the rest of the stage is pretty black. I'd also like ideas on how to illuminate our banner, which is a medium size rectangle and hangs on the wall above our drummer's head. Our criteria for picking out new stuff (not in order) is:
1. LED
2. Transportability
3. Bang for our buck...amount of light we can get for price
4. Stand alone (we have no one to operate our lights during performances)
I was looking at the Chauvet ColorStrip Mini bars...these seem like a good buy for amount of light for your dollar, and they have the built in chase sequences and what not.
Any advice on what to add next in terms of fixture, rigging, and location for the light would be very very helpful.
Thanks everyone!