FURTURETECH Featuring Elation - Elation Lighting Debuts at LDI 2025

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All right, everyone, welcome
back to another episode of

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Future Tech from Geezers of
Gear.

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It's Chris here, and as always,
I've got Lacey with me.

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Lacey, Are you ready for a wild
one?

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Because Elation's showing up at
LDI 2025 with honestly, what

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might be their most bonkers
lineup yet.

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Bonkers is right.
If you're heading out to Las

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Vegas for LDI, you can't miss
Booth Tharsukartine.

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I'm telling you, Elation has
pulled out all the stops this

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year.
And like I know we say this a

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lot, but this really is their
strongest group of products I've

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seen in ages.
You've got the Paragon line, the

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new Rebel stuff.
It's wild, and obviously the big

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showstopper is still that
Proteus series everyone keeps

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talking about.
Yeah, absolutely.

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The new Paragon Lt. especially
caught my eye.

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It's running a massive 1300 Watt
variable CRI engine, so you're

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looking at up to 52,000 lumens,
right?

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And it's not just blinding power
for the sake of it, it's

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actually got a zoom range from I
think 3.7 to 49°.

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So you can throw light all the
way across a football stadium or

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zoom it in tight, do a bit of
creative magic.

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Plus, it's IP54 rated, so it can
take a bit of a beating from the

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weather.
You know, because outdoor gigs

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don't care if you're working in
a hurricane or a dust storm.

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And then this new Rebel profile.
I love this thing mostly because

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it's tiny but fierce, only 500
watts but it's got this high CRI

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colour mixing, a ton of built in
effects and it's IP65 S again.

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Weather isn't a problem.
And Speaking of shows, the

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experience at the Elation booth
this year is completely fresh.

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This isn't just a static fixture
wall, right?

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You've got a full on show
production designed by Melody

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Tseng.
She's really dialed up the

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creativity.
They're combining lighting,

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visuals and even some
performance art.

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Yeah, and after that you get to
walk right up, touch the gear,

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talk with the people who helped
build it, and ask anything you

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want.
That's really it.

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Being able to chat directly with
the team means you get stories

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straight from the folks who made
the thing, and it keeps it

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grounded.
Can I swap this lens out fast

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enough?
Will it survive being tripped

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over by a rigor at 3:00 AM?
The important questions.

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And let's be honest, LDI has a
million booths.

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But that live show with all the
moving bits and unexpected

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creative choices makes elations.
Booth.

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The one that keeps drawing
people back.

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Now, if you're drawing up your
must see list for the show,

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let's talk about the gear itself
for a second.

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First up, Proteus Atlas.
This thing is a beast.

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It's a laser beam with a 0.6°
angle thanks to the Lily engine,

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and the sheer power is wild,
like it rivals those massive 7 K

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xenon searchlights for cutting
through the night.

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But it's also IP66 rated, so
rain, shine, whatever, no

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problem.
And then you've got the Proteus

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radius, which is slightly more
compact but still absolutely

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fierce.
That one's got ultra tight

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beams, 0.9° and it can spin a
full 360 on both axes.

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So honestly, limitless effects.
It's perfect if you want drama

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and a bit of flash in your show.
Wouldn't be surprised to see

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this at a major festival
honestly.

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And the hybrid Max?
Oh man, that's another story

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with its ridiculous FX suite and
Tri tier animation, but let's

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not forget the rest.
Fuse Wash Fresnos, Those have

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really become the go to for
soft, gorgeous field light.

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They're color accurate, really
bright, I think up to 17,000

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lumens and just super reliable.
Then there's those Volt plus

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battery powered fixtures.
Totally wireless, weatherproof

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and have that extra punch of
color with RGB lime and amber on

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board.
Instant atmosphere on a stick,

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practically.
And you can't overlook the Sol

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Blinders.
They've made them modular, so if

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you want to run a big wall of
blinders for a stadium or add

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just a subtle accent for a club,
you're sorted.

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And this year Elation is
launching the X Laser Triton T

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4040 watts IP65, totally
production grade digital gobos

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and fast zoom integrates right
into your rig via Mercury

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Control.
I'm a bit of a laser snob and I

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got to say this thing was built
for the mainstage.

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The common thread is everything
is tough, everything is bright

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and it's all putting wireless
and creative effects front and

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centre.
That's kind of the direction

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everything's heading, right?
It is robust gear you barely

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have to think about so you can
focus on the creative.

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By the way, don't forget, if you
want to see the future up close,

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it's at Elations booth 3410 and
they're even giving out free

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exhibit passes.
Use promo code 130.

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That's your golden ticket.
Really then?

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All right, everyone, that's all
for this week.

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We've got so much more coming.
Make sure you pop by Elations

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Booth if you're in Vegas.
Chris, anything else?

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No, that's a wrap.
Thanks for listening, Lacey.

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Chat next time.
Of course.

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Thanks everyone.
We'll catch you in the next

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episode.
Take care.