Best DJ Lighting Gear of 2021 with Chauvet DJ, ADJ, and ColorKey Lighting
The best pro DJ lighting of 2021 are here and we are going to review these products for DJ, event, and venue lighting. All of these lights are all great options for clubs, events, weddings, and more.
Chauvet DJ Intimidator 360 Spot
The Chauvet DJ Intimidator Spot 360 is a moving-head LED light fixture with a bright output and is designed to energize dance floors at any event. The Chauvet DJ Intimidator Spot 360 is the industry standard for DJ lighting and is perfect for clubs, bars, weddings, and all types of special events and venues.
Featuring adjustable strobe speed, movement macros, fast and precise head movements, a color wheel, and a gobo wheel with motorized focus that lets you project crisp gobos from nearly any distance, this versatile fixture allows for flexible effect design and precise show control.
In addition to DMX daisy-chaining, the Intimidator Spot 360 supports power linking via its pass-through powerCON I/O, minimizing time spent on cable runs and finding power outlets. Plug a single power cable into the wall outlet and daisy-chain up to three fixtures in a 120V environment, or up to six in a 230V environment.
The Chauvet DJ Intimidator Spot 360 fixture ships with a hanging bracket and mounting hardware; and retails for $969.
Chauvet DJ Cast Panel Pack
The Cast Panel Pack from Chauvet DJ is perfect for vlogging, streaming setups, or social media content. These are the same lights we are using right now, we use them to film all of our video content and they are super versatile and easy to use.
These lights have an expansive color range of 2700 to 8000K via separate control of 96 warm and 96 cool LEDs. The high CRI of 96 offers above-average color reproduction and the panels have built-in color presets. This means that when filming with these lights, the colors you see will be true to what they look like to the human eye; a key feature of quality lighting.
The Cast Panel Pack comes with 2 Lights with Barn Doors, 2 External Power Supplies to power the lights, 2 Light Stands, and 2 Carrying Bags. You can also use batteries to make these lights completely portable and not tied to outlets.
ADJ Focus Spot 2X
The ADJ Focus Spot 2x is comparable to the Chauvet Intimidator 360 and is a great option for nightclubs, venues and mobile DJs.
The ADJ Focus Spot 2x is a good way to stand out from what everyone else uses but if you need to rent additional units and match them up, rental houses will mostly carry the Intimidator 360.
ADJ is a brand you can trust having been around since the dawn of the DJ, and their parent company also own other trusted names including Elation, Eliminator lighting, global truss, and accu-cable.
The ADJ Focus Spot 2x is a 100-watt high-output LED lamp with independent gobo and color wheels, dual prisms, and a lot of effects capabilities.
The gobo wheel features replaceable, rotating, and index-able gobos, plus effects such as gobo shake. The Focus Spot 2X’s 8-color color wheel lets you pull off splits; plus, there’s a 3-watt UV LED onboard for added black light effects.
The unit features two DMX channel modes (16 and 18 channels) with 3-pin XLR DMX input and output connectors. Multiple units can be daisy-chained to create complex lighting installations, you can program a great lighting universe with these lights.
The ADJ Focus Spot 2x ships with an Omega bracket and retails for $979.
Vizi Beam 12RX
The ADJ Vizibeam 12RX is a pro grade fixture that could be used for touring, permanent club installations, concerts, and mobile events.
ADJ phased out the RX5 and now make the rxOne and 12RX, which have come to market at different price points. These fixtures are so high end that they could have the elation name on them and you wouldn’t notice a difference.
This fixture is the big brother of the 5RX which was one of the best selling vizi beams having built on the legacy of the 5R. This is a club standard across the globe, but available for mobile and production as well.
The ADJ Vizi Beam 12RX is an intelligent, high-powered moving head beam fixture that offers a wide selection of dynamic colors and effects to energize your dance floor or live stage productions.
This light produces a razor-sharp 2° beam of light, making it well suited for a concert tour, a theater production, festival stage applications, or large church installations.
The Vizi Beam 12RX features both 3pin and 5pin DMX and PowerLock in/out connections allow you to daisy-chain data and power from one fixture to the next.
The Vizi Beam 12RX retails for $1,629.
Chauvet DJ GigBAR move
The Chauvet DJ GigBAR Move is an pro level dance floor light but at a price point that is unmatched as its an all in one offering 5 lights on one setup. This fixture is perfect for small parties such as sweet 16s, graduations, and other events and is made by a brand you can trust.
This 5-in-1 light is easy to carry and 2 of these units will increase the production value of your show right away.
The Chauvet DJ GigBAR Move 5-in-1 Lighting System is designed to create a complete light show for the mobile entertainer. This lighting system is designed to flood your stage or dance floor with a variety of exciting lighting effects and beam patterns with a pair of moving head fixtures, a pair of RGB LED derby fixtures, a pair of RGB+UV LED PARs, a red and green laser, and four white/UV strobes.
These lights are all mounted on a single bar and supported by the included tripod to give you a variety of effects all in one product. The GigBAR Move can be operated with the included wireless footswitch that provides DJs and performers with hands-free activation of preset colors, color-change programs, and sound activation.
The Chauvet DJ GigBAR Move retails for $879.99
ColorKey Party Bar FX
If the Chauvet DJ GigBAR Move is out of your budget, the ColorKey Party Bar FX is a quality light at a lower price point that will get the job done.
ColorKey fixtures are made in China but the customer support team is based in the US which makes for easy returns and customer service if needed.
The ColorKey PartyBar FX is a great option for mobile DJs and party planners looking for a complete professional lighting package. This compact, all-in-one multi-effect lighting package is well suited for clubs, events, weddings, and more.
The light bar combines two 3bulb x 3led RGB LED Par lights with two 4bulb, 3watt RGBW Derby-style FX lights, a red/green laser, and a UV+Strobe combo bar to create a comprehensive lighting set up.
The PartyBar FX is simple to operate thanks to the included IR remote control, which allows you to select from a wide range of operational modes including Auto mode, Sound Reactive, and Master/Slave. The fixture is also compatible with DMX and boasts two channel modes for use with a DMX lighting console and software packages.
When the show is over, simply pack up and easily transport the lightbar with the included carrying bag.
The ColorKey Party Bar FX retails for $300.
Chauvet DJ Freedom Par Hex-4
The Chauvet DJ Freedom Par Hex-4 is the industry standard for uplighting.
If you need to scale up for an event and rent additional units, these are going to be the lights the rental house carries, meaning you can mix and match with other rental houses no matter where you go.
The battery-powered Freedom Par Hex-4 LED Light from Chauvet is a colorful addition to the next generation of the Freedom Par family. It has four 5.7W RGBAW+UV LEDs
100% True wireless, battery-operated, hex-color LED Par with built-in D-Fi transceiver.
The Chauvet DJ Freedom Par Hex-4 has a special limiter option for extending battery life for longer shows when you use more than 4 colors. This unit is great for uplighting facades and walls, and up to 26 units can be power linked to reduce cabling.
Controlling this unit is easy with multiple wireless triggering and control options. You can use the Chauvet FlareCON app, included wireless remote control, or 3pin dmx program.
The Chauvet DJ Freedom Par Hex-4 LED Light retails for $420.
ColorKey TrussPar QUAD 3 GO
The ColorKey TrussPar QUAD 3 GO is a less expensive alternative to the Chauvet DJ EzWedge Tri, and is also good for wall uplighting totem lighting or facade lighting.
We made a video on this light so be sure to click the link on screen and check it out.
The ColorKey TrussPar QUAD 3 GO features 3 10watt RGBW LEDs and its triangular shape enables it to fit perfectly inside your truss totem. This light works great in totems with or without scrims and can be powered by IEC cable or run off internal battery. You can use the TrussPar QUAD 3 GO to uplight facades or walls at your venue to add variety to your lighting effects.
This is perfect for all day events where you need to set your lighting up for extended periods of time. Additionally, this unit is small and portable which allows you to fit several of them in your car with ease, you can light a venue without needing bulky road cases or gear truck.
The ColorKey TrussPar QUAD 3 GO retails for $149.99.
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