Rock Concert in the Garage

This weekend I have finally gotten all of the dmx fixtures addressed and hooked up. Now, I will start programming some sequences.

Here are some pictures from the garage tonight showing the lights all on. No particular scene here, just all of the lights on with various gobos/colors/etc. selected. The RGB laser projector is the only fixture missing at this point, should be here this coming week.

2008 Song List

I am working this week on finalizing the song list for this year's show. I am bringing back some favorites from last season and adding some new songs. Here's what it's looking like as of right now:

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas is You
Brian Setzer Orchestra - Sleigh Ride
Bond - Explosive (Bellagio Fountain Display)
Christina Aguilera - Christmas Time
Trans Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Jam or Siberian Sleigh Ride (dmx lighting show)
Crispy T - DJ Santa (dmx lighting show)
Crazy Frog - Last Christmas
Vince Gauraldi - Linus and Lucy
Trans Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24
John Mellencamp - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Trans Siberian Orchestra - Appalachian Snowfall (Laser Show)
Ozzy Osbourne & Jessica Simpson - Winter Wonderland

New Truss Setup

I mounted the truss to the ceiling in the garage and hung all of the lights so I can do some programming. I promised myself I would start much earlier on programming this year, so I am doing just that. Since the side sections of truss and corners are over ten feet tall, and I don't have that kind of ceiling room in the garage, I hung it on a beam in the garage for now. One lighting fixture is not yet mounted to the truss, it's a 1.5W RGB laser that will be right in the center.






For anyone keeping score at home, that's four Elation Focus Spot 250 moving heads, four Martin Roboscan 812 scanners and two 200mw green ILDA laser projectors on the truss. I also have some other dmx fixtures I'm using, but they are for wash lighting on the house and won't be mounted on the truss.

Also have to figure out a weatherproofing strategy...hmmm..