Jands Stage CL added to Hire Stock

The Jands Stage CL has arrived at Startech.

Made with LED fixtures in mind giving full control

Simple controls for ease of use.

One press recording

Snapshots

Touch Screen Interface

All the Programming power you need, manual control and the store features enable complex shows to be created quickly and easily

For info give us a call or an email

Chamsys Maxi Wing

We have a Chamsys Maxi Wing (for controling lighting, video and LED from your PC or Mac) available for hire at Startech.

The Maxi Wing gives all the functionality and programming power of a full desk (all the faders, buttons and encoders found on full MagicQ consoles to enable full programming and playback capability) with 4 DMX outputs,  yet is easily portable saving space in vehicles and at FOH positions.

All that?! and it's a very funky colour!

For pricing and availabilty give us a call

British Summer Time!

The clocks springing forward and the recent sunshine has got us excited at Startech. We're already thinking of those jobs the summer brings such as festivals, fun days and fetes, weddings, roadshows, outdoor concerts and parties in marquees.

We hold big stocks of - Staging, canopies, outdoor lighting, led lighting, power distribution equipment, Sound Systems, microphones, Star Cloths, smoke, haze and bubble machines, projectors and screens. So if you're planning an event for this summer then it's definitely worth giving us a call to see how we can help you produce a great event.

New Lighting Fixtures! Ultra Bright Colours!

We have recently taken delivery of some stunning new Chauvet Fixtures that provide beautiful intense colours.

Chauvet Professional COLORdash Par-Hex 12

Powered by 12 hex-coloured RGBAW-UV LEDs, the ultra-compact COLORdash are BRIGHT! 

Par-Hex 12 delivers thousands of different colours as well as bright ultraviolet light without a separate UV fixture.
With 12 LEDs they produce deeply saturated colours, loads of variations of white, bold bright UV, all without the multi-coloured shadows other fixtures can give.
A very handy split yoke means no need for extra floor stands, also with power linking, locking powercon input, 3 and 5 pin dmx connectors
Silent flicker free operation means they're great for live productions, touring, broadcast, fashion shows and any event where bright bold colours are the order of the day
 

Chauvet COLORband Pix Battens (IP 65)

Can be used as a powerful wash with the additional eye candy of pixel mapping effects, the Chauvet COLORband PiX is a must-have fixture for production professionals looking for high-impact visuals.

These battens are perfect for outdoor use as they are IP 65 rated.

Full size, linear pixel mapping fixture easily generates video effects and animations when multiple units are used together.

Individual control over 12 flicker-free tri-coloured LEDs allows for custom looks at any event.

Impressive, pre-built programs are accessible with or without DMX.
Multiple DMX personalities and on-board 3- and 5-pin DMX connectors increase control options.

Phone 01865 722 522 or email hire@startechproductions.co.uk for Hire Prices

A lot's happened since our last blog entry

Jack FM and Startech on Bonfire night

Startech supplied the full production setup for the Jack FM concert at Oxford Fireworks

The 44th Oxford Fireworks display saw £11,000 of fireworks go off and Startech were there to ensure it went with a bang!!

Startech's red canopy stage acted as host for the Jack FM concert in South Park on Saturday night. The low energy LED wash & LED profiles, operated by a Zero88 Leapfrog, were mounted around the arches to compliment the LED video screen.

Sound was provided by our Turbosound Floodlight system and run on our Yamaha LS9 by Grebe as well as being operates remotely via iPad.

The day started at 9am with all the crew setting up the stage and canopy, by 2pm everything was set-up and ready to go, with soundchecks planned for 3:30 we were well ahead of schedule.

25,000 people came through the gates to see the fireworks, wicker man and the Jack FM stage. Acts included Owen Paul and Charlie Simpson, from Busted.

Startech's LED screen made it's first outdoor appearance at Oxford Fireworks.

A 3 metre square version of our LED screen was used as a backdrop to all the artists on stage for the Jack FM concert at South Park.

With Shanks and Simon running the screen, this made a huge impact with the audience and with Jack FM themselves. A Corio 2-3360 allowed seamless switching between 3 computers running different packages, although it can be run using only one computer. This gave great flexibility on screen, with graphics from Jack FM, the Royal British Legion & all of the acts to be used during the night including a countdown to the start of the fireworks.

For more information on how the LED screen could work for you call us on 01865 722522.

Oxonmoot returns

Last weekend saw the annual gathering in Oxford to celebrate the life and works of JRR Tolkien, and Startech were there to help.

One of the events during the weekend is a cabaret evening in the Dining Room at Lady Magaret Hall which Startech provided LED lighting for. In previous years the cabaret has been lit by more traditional fixtures, but that has meant laying 50 metres of 63 amp cable to get enough power in to the room. This year Startech worked closely with Mike Percival from Oxonmoot to provide almost a completely LED rig which could be powered from the existing supply in the room.

After the event Mike sent us the following:

Everything went very smoothly indeed. I think the bottom line is that we proved that in fact in a space that size it is perfectly possible to light an event of the nature of ours with 100% LED lights. I did use the source 4s
for two items - but one was laziness (the performer revealed at the last minute they wanted to use more of the acting area than they had told me when I plotted their lights, so it was easier to add in the source 4s than to
re-plot the LED profiles, but they would in fact have been better), and the other I only really included them because they were there!

Finally for now, please say a huge thank you to Chris and especially to Nigel for their help, without which our event wouldn't have gone as well as it did.