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── Chapter · Lasers

Beams, aimed.

Kvant ClubMAX 6W to 30W lasers, Pangolin BEYOND programming, ILDA control, FDA variance filing, laser safety officer on every show. Audience scanning, over-audience beams, sky beams, logo projection — engineered, programmed, and operated by our crew. 24-hour response.

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What we offer

Four laser deployments, one safety officer.

Beam-only over-audience shows for festival mainstages, audience-scanning programs for clubs and arena tours, atmospheric haze-lit cathedral builds for fashion launches, and animation/logo projection on screens or buildings. Every show ships with the LSO and the FDA variance handled.

Over-Audience Beams

Sky beams and aerial sheet effects for festivals and concerts — beams stay above the audience plane. No FDA variance required. Kvant ClubMAX 10W to 30W with full RGB color. Programmed in Pangolin BEYOND, time-coded to the show.

Audience Scanning

The signature club and arena tour effect — beams pass through the audience plane. Power-reduced lasers, FDA variance filed at least 90 days out, laser safety officer credentialed and on radios during show. Kvant Atom audience-scanning units in pairs or quads.

Cathedral Atmospherics

Sheet beams that paint the haze in a 3D cathedral structure over an audience or stage. The fashion-launch and immersive-install signature effect — beams form geometric forms in space. Requires dense atmospheric haze and a venue with high ceilings. We bring the Antari Z-1500 II and Le Maitre G-300 hazers.

Animation & Logo Projection

Lasers projecting logos, text, abstract animation onto screens, surfaces, or building facades. High-speed galvos for clean text rendering. Programmed in Pangolin BEYOND from vector files. Compatible with sponsor activations and branded event reveals.

Brand Catalog

Laser hardware and software by name and wattage.

No substitutions on bid day. The laser on the spec sheet is the laser on the truss.

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Kvant ClubMAX — 6W, 10W, 16W, 30W

The European-engineered full-color RGB laser series — ILDA 30K-rated galvos, deep-red 638nm, true-green 520nm, deep-blue 445nm diodes. Color uniformity across the array calibrated in-shop before truck call. 30W ClubMAX is the festival-mainstage standard, 10W is the club workhorse, 6W is the corporate and brand activation tier.

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Kvant Atom — audience scanning

The Atom series is engineered specifically for audience-scanning compliance — power-reduced output with the safety set baked into the firmware. Smaller form factor lets us hide units inside truss bays for sneaky beam positions. Used in pairs and quads for symmetrical audience-scan effects.

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Pangolin BEYOND — show programming

The industry-standard laser show software. BEYOND runs the show file, time-codes against SMPTE or MTC, accepts DMX/Art-Net/sACN from the lighting console, handles ILDA output to every laser unit, and includes the FDA-compliant audience-scanning safety filters. Custom content built from vector assets in Adobe Illustrator or generated from waveform analysis.

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Haze, fog, & atmosphere

Antari Z-1500 II for water-based haze (the festival default), Le Maitre G-300 for high-density theatrical haze, MDG ATMe for fashion-launch theatrical fog. Without dense haze, laser beams are invisible. Hazer placement is engineered into the laser plot so haze density reads even across the room.

Programming & Compliance

Lasers fail in two ways: compliance and content.

We engineer both before truck call.

FDA variance and audience scanning. Any laser show with beams passing through the audience plane in the US requires an FDA variance filed at least 90 days out. We file the variance — including the venue plot, laser specs, scan rates, power reduction documentation, and the laser safety officer's credentials. The LSO is on radios during show, with a kill-switch override in reach. For over-audience-only shows, the variance isn't required, but the standard FDA compliance set is built into our crew and our gear.

Pangolin BEYOND show file. The show is programmed in BEYOND in the shop before truck call. We pull the band's audio stems (or the production team's run-of-show track), build cues per song, and time-code the show to SMPTE or MTC. For non-time-coded shows, the laser operator runs the show live from BEYOND triggered via DMX from the lighting console — same surface the lighting designer is running moving heads on.

Beam plot and venue prep. Two weeks out we map laser positions against the venue's CAD: where every unit lives, beam path angles, hazard zones (audience plane intersection, mirror/glass surfaces, structural obstacles). The plot gets reviewed by the LSO and the venue safety officer before truck call. On show day, we walk the beam paths physically with a spotter before doors, mark hazard zones with gaffer tape, and document the safety check.

Integration with the lighting rig. Lasers run their own control protocol (ILDA) but BEYOND accepts DMX, Art-Net, and sACN trigger inputs from the main lighting console. The lighting designer fires laser cues from the same MA3 or GrandMA3 desk they're running the moving heads on. Time-code shows sync via SMPTE or MTC. Sky beam directionality, scan rate, and color follow the same musical structure as the rest of the lighting rig.

Strike and documentation. Post-show, the LSO documents the show (any incidents, audience scan event log, compliance compliance verification) for the venue's records and ours. Variance documentation gets archived in case of FDA follow-up. The hardware strikes with the rest of the lighting rig.

── How we scope it

Every laser show is engineered to its safety plan.

We don't publish a rate card because two laser shows with the same wattage rarely cost the same. What drives the number: total laser wattage, audience scanning vs. over-audience (variance filing and LSO time), Pangolin BEYOND programming hours, custom content build, haze density requirements, integration with lighting console, time-code prep, and how much load-in lives inside our 24-hour window. Tell us what you're building and we'll come back with a number engineered to it.

Want a directional view before you brief us? Browse the full service list — laser shows pair cleanly with our lighting and audio stacks for a full concert build.

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Where We Deploy

Laser shows across greater Los Angeles.

Our LA dispatch covers every working venue from the harbor up through Pasadena. We know the rigging points, beam path constraints, and venue safety officers by name.

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Markets We Cover

Same laser hardware, different show files.

A festival sky-beam show, a club audience-scanning night, a fashion launch cathedral, and a brand-reveal logo projection use the same gear with very different programming.

Concerts & Festivals Corporate Events Brand Activations Film, TV & Premieres
Why AnyDay Live

Three reasons crews book us back.

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FDA variance handled

We file the variance 90 days out. The LSO is on radios during show. The compliance binder lives at the FOH desk. No surprise inspections turn the laser rig off mid-show. Full service list.

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BEYOND show file pre-built

Send the audio stems and run-of-show track. We build the show in BEYOND, time-code it, and arrive ready to fire. The laser operator is on cue from minute one. How we work.

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24-hour response

Send venue, date, effect brief. Real bid back inside 24 hours on a business day. Audience-scanning variance needs 90-day lead time, but the bid lands same-day. Inspired? Let's work together..

FAQ

Six questions we answer every week.

Q1How do you scope a laser show?

We start with venue and effect — what room, what content (audience scanning, sky beams, logo projection, kinetic geometry), what wattage, what time-code or live trigger. From there we map laser positions, model the beam paths against audience and structural obstacles, file the FDA variance if audience scanning is required, and brief our laser safety officer. The quote follows the safety plan and the programming scope.

Q2What laser systems do you stock?

Kvant ClubMAX series — 6W, 10W, 16W, and 30W full-color RGB lasers with high-speed galvos rated for ILDA 30K scan rates. Kvant Atom for compact deployments. Pangolin BEYOND software for show programming. We also stock dedicated audience-scanning lasers with the lower-power compliance set, kvant Spectrum for animation work, and atmospheric haze machines (Antari and Le Maitre) because lasers without haze are invisible.

Q3Do you handle FDA compliance and audience scanning permits?

Yes. Audience-scanning laser shows in the US require an FDA variance filed at least 90 days before the event. We file the variance, provide the laser safety officer (LSO) credentialed for audience scanning, and brief the venue on the safety plan. For non-scanning shows (over-audience or behind-stage beam work), the standard FDA compliance is built into our crew and gear. Every show ships with documentation the venue and the AHJ (authority having jurisdiction) can audit on site.

Q4What's the difference between audience scanning and over-audience?

Over-audience beams stay above the heads of the audience — no scanning anywhere people are standing. This is the standard for arena and outdoor festival work and doesn't require an FDA variance. Audience scanning is when the beams pass through or onto the audience plane — visually the most impactful effect, but requires reduced laser power, slowed scan rates, and an FDA variance plus a laser safety officer monitoring the show. We do both, scoped to the brief.

Q5How do lasers integrate with the lighting rig?

Lasers run on their own control protocol — ILDA for direct laser control or Pangolin BEYOND triggered via DMX, Art-Net, or sACN from the main lighting console. The lighting designer can fire laser cues from the same MA3 or GrandMA3 desk they're running the moving heads on. For time-code shows, BEYOND runs SMPTE or MTC sync. We pre-build the show file in the shop using the band's audio stems or the production team's run-of-show track.

Q6How fast can you turn around a quote?

Same business day for any LA-area event with a known venue, date, and effect brief (beam-only, scanning, content type). You'll have a real bid back the same day for non-scanning shows. Audience-scanning shows need the 90-day FDA variance lead time, so quote turnaround is the same — but the booking window is longer. Complex laser programming with custom content may need an extra 24 hours for the final cue list.

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