MagicQ lights up NYE 2015
MagicQ consoles were again used on many New Year Eve shows around the world. Highlights including lighting up the London Eye Mellenium Wheel for the midnight show and a 5 h…
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Lexus NX on Track with ChamSys
ChamSys consoles were specified by Lighting Designer Matthew Button for the recent Lexus #NXONTRACK promo video.
Button choose the small but power MQ70 compact console to use to control the lighting rig of over 370 lights…
Stadium Software 2016
At Pro Light & Sound 2016 ChamSys idemonstrated the latest MagicQ Stadium software features including major new features for programming larger lighting rigs, major new…
Reverze Deception
Music festival Reverze is an international music event, that takes place every year in Sportpaleis – Antwerp – Belgium. The represented music styles are Hardstyle, Raw and H…
ChamSys on hand to light Olympic swimming trials
OMAHA, NE, USA – As competition heats up for this summer’s Olympics it’s not only the athletes drawing attention. Swimming trials are becoming a popular spectator event with…
Glastonbury festival 2016
ChamSys control consoles were once again in demand over Glastonbury festival this summer. As with previous years ChamSys had their onsite support team in attendance througho…
MagicQ Takes Focus at Latitude
ChamSys control consoles were again chosen by High Wycombe based lighting rental company Siyan, who supplied ChamSys consoles across three music stages at Latitude festival…
MQ80 on tour with Wolfmother
Matt ‘Jonezy’ Jones of Synaesthesiax, chose the MagicQ MQ80 compact console with Execute wing and Extra Wing Compact for Australian Rock band Wolfmothers European tour ru…
Stadium MQ500 deployed with Placebo
ChamSys caught up with Lighting and Visual designer Jvan Morandi and Lighting programmer and operator Hunter Frith during the current Placebo Retrospective arena tour.
Jvan…
MQ500 Stadium with Noisia at Rampage
Lighting designers Manuel Rodrigues & Lorenzo Fattori with the MagicQ MQ500 Stadium console for the Noisia ‘Outer Edges’ Tour @ Rampage 2017 – Antwerp (BE)
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ChamSys and Chauvet join forces
Chauvet & Sons LLC has announced it completed the acquisition of ChamSys Ltd., the Southampton, UK-based designer and manufacturer of lighting controllers. ChamSys provi…
ChamSys Win PIPA Award for MQ500 Stadium console
FRANKFURT, GERMANY – ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium received the Prolight + Sound International Press Award (PIPA) for “Best Product of the Year” in the lighting control categ…
SJP Productions Creates High Flying Experience At Drone Race With ChamSys
WILLIAMSBURG, MA – S. Jeremy Peters loves piloting small FPV drones. There is, he says, “no rush quite like it.” He and his wife Alison Peters wanted to share their passion…
Michael Howe Runs Mastodon “Emperor of Sand” Tour With ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium
ATLANTA, GA – Fans of Mastodon weren’t surprised when three of the band’s members appeared in an episode of Game of Thrones. Like the HBO hit, the music of this iconic grou…
KoRn world tour 2017
Lighting designer Thomas ‘Church’ Christmann once again called on the reliability and power of ChamSys lighting consoles for KoRn’s 2017 world tour. The tour also includes t…
Dave Taylor Uses ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium at Coachell
INDIO, CA – Empire of the Sun catapulted to international stardom in 2008 with their multi-platinum hit “Walking on a Dream.” It was a very fitting title, for the song and t…
John Berret Supports Aiken Bluegrass Festival
AIKEN, SC – It’s 2,762 miles from Portland, Oregon to the gently rolling hills of western South Carolina’s Piedmont region. This distance was no obstacle for a few hardy fan…
Peter Zellan Mixes Rock and Theatrical Looks For Father John Misty With ChamSys
NEW YORK – Describing Father John Misty’s recent shows as “concerts,” doesn’t quite do them justice. Sure there’s plenty of good music on the artist’s current tour in sup…
Tom Mumby Counts On ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium On Australian Pink Floyd Tour
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – On Sunday October 29, 1994, Pink Floyd performed the final show of their “Division Bell Tour” at Earl’s Court in London. It was the last time they woul…
Taste of Country and Mountain Jam Get Big Looks With ChamSys
HUNTER, NY – Dylan Jakobsen and Caroline Gray may not have achieved the fame of Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert (at least not yet), but for three days this June, they and a…
MagicQ MQ500 Serves Up Multilayered Looks On Bonobo World Tour
LOS ANGELES – Combining various musical styles such as jazz, house, folk and soul with African, Asian, and Middle Eastern influences, it’s clear to see why Bonobo has been d…
ChamSys Reflects Many Moods Of Bruce Hornsby Concert For John Berret
AUGUSTA, GA – After three Grammy Awards, over 100 shows with the Grateful Dead, and 11 million record sales, Bruce Hornsby hasn’t lost his taste for touring. The legendary s…
Niller Bjerregaard “Gets Dramatic” For Volbeat on Metallica Tour With ChamSys
NEW YORK – Fans don’t settle comfortably into their seats waiting for Metallica to appear on the group’s current WorldWired Tour. Long before the metal icons tear up the sta…
Jonezy Jones Balances Light For Michael Franti At Red Rocks With ChamSys MagicQ MQ80
MORRISON, CO – It isn’t often that a rock star coming off three successive Billboard Top Ten albums takes time before a big show to hold a yoga class, but then Michael Franti…