Premier Entertainment Group to hit the ground running with Elation Fuze SFX™
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Guiler founded Premier Entertainment Group in 2007, when he was just 18, and has grown the company since. He bought into Elation gear about five years ago with the Platinum FLX™ and also keeps Fuze Wash 350s™ in his inventory. Currently 85% of his moving heads are Elation brand.
“We had the Platinum FLX, which were phenomenal lights, but for the caliber of shows we were doing, it was a bit much as we don’t always have 50 or 60 foot trims,” Guiler comments. “The Fuze SFX is high quality and versatile like the FLX but with a 300W LED source it has a smaller footprint. For power consumption and output, it’s exactly what we needed and fits in well with the size of events we’re doing.”
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A unique combination of spot and effects fixture, the Fuze SFX is a compact multi-purpose LED luminaire with CMY color-mixing, 18 carefully designed gobos and a 4.5° to 38° zoom. “Every bit of the feature set was exactly what we needed,” says Guiler. “We wanted a CMY fixture with a super wide beam angle that could also zoom narrow to get a nice beam when we need it and I love the aerial effects of the gobos. The SFX nailed it on the head.” Besides a good fit for mid-size festivals and shows that PEG specialize in, Guiler says the SFX is also a good fit for a smaller performance venue near their shop where they do a lot of shows, as well as a new venue in town that’s just getting its feet off the ground.
Guiler worked with Elation manufacturer rep firm Freed Sales, who briefed him on the Fuze SFX and demoed the light for him. “They are probably the best rep we’ve ever dealt with,” he says. “If we’re curious about a light and how it stacks up against another I can hit [Freed Sales President] Dustin Pesnell up or our regional rep Todd Small and they’ll either send it to us within a week or come down for a demo. They’ve been absolutely phenomenal as far as having a good partner, also with ADJ product.”
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The Fuze SFX fixtures have already seen a demand as they have been rented to a recent dance recital filming. Bluewood Productions, based in Huntsville, AL, requested a powerful light to cut through the theatrical wash while still delivering mid-air visuals to be caught on film. The SFX did just that and has already secured future bookings for the fixtures. Both PEG and their production partners couldn’t be happier with the acquisition!
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Based in California with facilities in Florida and Mexico City, as well as European offices in The Netherlands, Elation designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of innovative lighting and video products known for its superior performance, excellent efficiency, and outstanding price:value ratio, all backed by a hard-earned reputation for Total Support. Through nearly three decades of intelligent lighting development, our mission has always been simple: to provide best-in-class products and service while offering the best value:performance ratio in the industry, helping show designers and producers achieve their vision. From discharge to LED, intelligent to conventional, Elation products continue to be a part of the industry’s most exciting projects across the globe and our list of references is always growing.