FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Sound and Lighting Solutions specified six Chauvet Intimidator Spot 250 moving heads and four COLORdash Quad wash lights for Vibe, a nightclub opened recently by Tim Petrillo of The Restaurant People, which also owns YOLO, an adjacent restaurant in Fort Lauderdale's high-rise business district. Vibe's front has a perpendicular opening with access to the bar, and offers outside seating for the bar as well as around the fire pit – both street side. The front of the nightclub is festooned with more of the white bulbous architectural detailing, mirroring the inside. These structures, the awning above and the outdoor fire pit are all lit with color-changing lights.
"Lighting was everything," said Karen Hanlon, president of Karen Hanlon Design, Inc. "We wanted it to be a beacon, drawing people to it. We wanted to transform the look of it with color, to be able to keep changing the look of the place like a billboard."
Vibe's interior has red walls in a faux alligator finish, banquettes covered in geometric black and white fabric, and a back wall lined with three-dimensional, white bulbous shapes of the female form lit by cool, blue lighting.
Across from the banquettes, in the opposite corner, is a DJ booth, and between the two, the dance floor.
Overhead, there are tiles cut with geometric shapes interspersed with white and red glass drops – also reminiscent of the female form – which are illuminated blue. The 10 Chauvet fixtures dot this landscape, and help set Vibe's tone.
"Moving lights get people moving," Hanlon said. "Moving lights create energy. They have great flexibility and fill the dance floor and add spark and energy to that space."
Jay Krause of Sound and Lighting Solutions agreed, adding that the Intimidator Spot 250's cost, three-facet prism and "slot-n-lock gobos for quick changes" were key selling points.
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