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Any ideas for a safe, portable and relatively easy 60's style light show for stage?

Y'know, something like the colorful gyrating psychedelic oil-blobby light shows. Sometimes referred to as "liquid light". Think Jefferson Airplane or early Pink Floyd kinda stuff. I'd like to be able to do something like this for when my band plays, so ideally it'll be safe (don't want another Great White incident), portable and relatively easy to set up and let it do it's thing. Thanks!

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Feb 5, 2009. 3:58 PMrandofo says:
My thoughts would be colored oil (or similar) in a crystal clear plastic water container. Stick it on top of an overhead projector like they have in a classroom and get someone to shake the oil around a bit. The heat from the projector might even inspire the oil to move a little on its own. Or, perhaps you can stick some sort of air compressor tube into the rig to agitate the water and send nifty little bubbles floating into the mix
Feb 18, 2012. 5:47 AMstreemlinedesign says:
Actual clock faces, of different diameters, placed in over/under concentric fashion make the most awesome & manipulable oil/water effects. After all,it's REAL oil + water (!) Really, its like you are playing an instrument in itself.

try www.piglightshow.com for a good how-to section.
Feb 18, 2012. 5:40 AMstreemlinedesign says:
I've posted a reply about liquid shows under "light shows"...pretty good info on how to do a liquid show w clock faces et al.
Apr 25, 2009. 5:11 AMoldrockin1 says:
Chauvet has a keliedescope rotating effect light (& many other styles) that is pretty cool projected on a wall or dance floor is pretty cool. PSSL.com is a good site. With everything going LED you can get the old style pretty reasonable on clearance(got mine 2 for 1 deal) or ,on ebay, Hope this helps,Good Luck !

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