Gig Log: Prom Fashion Show
02/06/12 02:56 AM Filed in: gig log | fashion show
This past Saturday Eclipse Effect Entertainment had the pleasure of providing the DJ and lighting services for the Prom Fashion Show at the Prince Kuhio Plaza. Many of the Prince Kuhio Plaza vendors showed off some of the latest fashion that students could get for prom which is just a couple weeks away. It was the first time we did lighting for a fashion show and I think we did well. This is how we lit up the runway.
We used blue uplighting on the back curtain. That curtain was black so I had to bounce the lighting off the crystals that hung down. We also unlighted the pillar and used our big gobo fixtures to light the hanging chandeliers and the models walking from the entrance. We also had spots in the back of the audience to light the front of the stage. This is how it looked when the models walked in.
I think it turned out great for our first time lighting up a runway and can’t wait to do lighting for another fashion show. I have other ideas.
We used blue uplighting on the back curtain. That curtain was black so I had to bounce the lighting off the crystals that hung down. We also unlighted the pillar and used our big gobo fixtures to light the hanging chandeliers and the models walking from the entrance. We also had spots in the back of the audience to light the front of the stage. This is how it looked when the models walked in.
I think it turned out great for our first time lighting up a runway and can’t wait to do lighting for another fashion show. I have other ideas.
Gig Log: Wedding at Wailoa State Park Big Pavillion
This past Saturday Eclipse Effect Mobile Disco was lucky to be a part of Nerick’s and Kris’s Wedding reception. What made this wedding reception challenging was that I had to work with new DJs that I was not used to working with, but I knew it would turn out well due to these DJs being experienced. It just was a little bit more work getting everyone on the same page. Also Wailoa State Park big pavilion does not hold lighting very well with the pavilion being open from all sides and providing practically no walls to light up. Only washes work in this venue. Washes are a splash of color and light on the cake and on the dance floor. Here is a picture of the lighting on the dance floor, uplighting on the pillars, and lighting on the banner above the stage.
Here is the head table. I splashed the table with the wedding colors of white and red. I also lit up the cake that was located behind the head table.
Here’s a picture of the bride and groom during the money dance.
DJ LX from Maui flew in and mixed during the dancing part.
This is a very challenging venue to hold weddings in, but in all I think the night turned out well. I just couldn’t light it up the place the usual way due to the limitations caused by how the venue is built.
Here is the head table. I splashed the table with the wedding colors of white and red. I also lit up the cake that was located behind the head table.
Here’s a picture of the bride and groom during the money dance.
DJ LX from Maui flew in and mixed during the dancing part.
This is a very challenging venue to hold weddings in, but in all I think the night turned out well. I just couldn’t light it up the place the usual way due to the limitations caused by how the venue is built.
Gigin' with Rob Yamanoha
01/10/12 02:37 AM Filed in: Acoustic musicians | Weddings
Happy New Year! It’s a brand new year and we’re excited to be teaming up on gigs with Rob Yamanoha.
Working in the radio industry for 13 years here on the Big Island, I’ve heard his name come up here and there with songs also hitting radio playlists. He is also a very talented producer. Check out more on Rob Yamanoha at www.robyamanoha.com. You can also book him as an acoustic musician with Eclipse Effect Mobile Disco services. We are looking forward to gigs with him this coming year.
Check out Rob’s new single “When The Sun” now available on iTunes.
Working in the radio industry for 13 years here on the Big Island, I’ve heard his name come up here and there with songs also hitting radio playlists. He is also a very talented producer. Check out more on Rob Yamanoha at www.robyamanoha.com. You can also book him as an acoustic musician with Eclipse Effect Mobile Disco services. We are looking forward to gigs with him this coming year.
Check out Rob’s new single “When The Sun” now available on iTunes.
Gig Log: Last gig of 2011
Yesterday we did our last wedding for 2011. 2011 was a great year for us with and we’re thankful to the people that trust us be a part of their big days. We took care of both the ceremony and reception. For the ceremony we used our Bose PA system for the first time. It worked amazingly well and did cover the 150 people easily in the open yard area.
The reception took place in the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel Ballroom. I was excited to get into this room and try to design the lighting because it is already a very nice room and we could take advantage of the lighting in the room already.
A lot of venue do not allow the lights to be dimmed. This one could. The bride wanted a neutral color for uplighting. I was given the choices of yellow or orange. Not many choices for a room with dark brown wood walls. Usually colors like purple or blue do very well in this room. The yellow did not show well on the wood and the orange color made the room look like an old dingy restaurant. I accidentally used white to uplight this room and it worked. Once it was okayed by the bride we made it work. This is the first time we used white to uplight a room.
Here is a picture of what we did with the head table.
Here are some pictures of the dance floor during the dancing part of the program.
A great way to end the year. Congrats to Hayden and Elyse on their marriage! Mahalo for the opportunity to close the year off working with a great couple.
The reception took place in the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel Ballroom. I was excited to get into this room and try to design the lighting because it is already a very nice room and we could take advantage of the lighting in the room already.
A lot of venue do not allow the lights to be dimmed. This one could. The bride wanted a neutral color for uplighting. I was given the choices of yellow or orange. Not many choices for a room with dark brown wood walls. Usually colors like purple or blue do very well in this room. The yellow did not show well on the wood and the orange color made the room look like an old dingy restaurant. I accidentally used white to uplight this room and it worked. Once it was okayed by the bride we made it work. This is the first time we used white to uplight a room.
Here is a picture of what we did with the head table.
Here are some pictures of the dance floor during the dancing part of the program.
A great way to end the year. Congrats to Hayden and Elyse on their marriage! Mahalo for the opportunity to close the year off working with a great couple.
Gig Log: Hale Anuenue Christmas Party
12/24/11 10:25 PM Filed in: Christmas Party | gig log
This past Monday we had the pleasure of being part of the Christmas party for the hard working staff at Hale Anuenue. It was the 2nd event we did at the Hilo Yacht Club as the reformed Eclipse Effect Mobile Disco. Here is the picture of our set up for the night.
I used the colors blue and white to simulate ice. We also did red and green on the wreaths. We also tested out the snow gobo which did an awesome job covering the other parts of the room.
We didn’t expect the crowd to be this good and dance till the very end like the end since there was no alcohol served at this event, but they actually partied pretty hard.
Mahalo to the staff of Hale Anuenue for making us part of their awesome Christmas Party.
I used the colors blue and white to simulate ice. We also did red and green on the wreaths. We also tested out the snow gobo which did an awesome job covering the other parts of the room.
We didn’t expect the crowd to be this good and dance till the very end like the end since there was no alcohol served at this event, but they actually partied pretty hard.
Mahalo to the staff of Hale Anuenue for making us part of their awesome Christmas Party.
Gig Log: 12/10/11 Wedding Reception
Last night we did a wedding reception at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel Moku’ola Ballroom. Congratulations to Tad and Renee! We did do weddings in here before so we had an idea on generally how the set up would be. But the challenge is always how to make one wedding have its own personalty from the last in the same venue. We did get 4 new uplighting fixtures in last week so that did help. Here’s a panoramic view of the room looking toward the DJ booth.
The wedding colors were purple and green. We spotlighted the cake that was located next to the head table.
This time the podium was located on the opposite end of us. We thought this was a weird move, but it worked out to our advantage by allowing us to spotlight the speakers.
In all everyone had a good time. Gumby did a excellent job DJing. He had crowd dancing till the end and still wanting to dance more when the event was done.
The wedding colors were purple and green. We spotlighted the cake that was located next to the head table.
This time the podium was located on the opposite end of us. We thought this was a weird move, but it worked out to our advantage by allowing us to spotlight the speakers.
In all everyone had a good time. Gumby did a excellent job DJing. He had crowd dancing till the end and still wanting to dance more when the event was done.
Gig Log: 11/11/11 Wedding Reception
11/11/11 is a big day for weddings, for most part due to it being easy to remember the day. Thank you to Chris and Enjoli for letting us be a part of their big day. The wedding reception took place at the Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo. We were set up in the big conference room which proved to be the most challenging event yet. Mostly because the walls and carpet were blue.
The way the room is set up it absorbs light. I tested out the lighting and blue is the best color to light up this room. Magenta and purple also works pretty well since it’s on the same color spectrum as blue. The ceiling we could not design due to it being pipes. Also there are 5 inches between a cramped stage so this created a lot of trouble lighting up behind the wedding party. I couldn’t get the angle that I wanted behind the wedding party, but with some creativity I got it to work. This is what we came up with in the end.
The event didn’t look exactly how we would have liked to on the lighting part, but in the end we learned from this set up and the event ran very smoothly. I have great ideas for our next set up so I can’t wait for our next event here. Also I noticed the disco lights do look good on the walls of this room.
The way the room is set up it absorbs light. I tested out the lighting and blue is the best color to light up this room. Magenta and purple also works pretty well since it’s on the same color spectrum as blue. The ceiling we could not design due to it being pipes. Also there are 5 inches between a cramped stage so this created a lot of trouble lighting up behind the wedding party. I couldn’t get the angle that I wanted behind the wedding party, but with some creativity I got it to work. This is what we came up with in the end.
The event didn’t look exactly how we would have liked to on the lighting part, but in the end we learned from this set up and the event ran very smoothly. I have great ideas for our next set up so I can’t wait for our next event here. Also I noticed the disco lights do look good on the walls of this room.
