Aug 202016
 

Cool Neon EL Wire

  • We know you have been wondering whether there is still time to order some bright lights for the Playa.
  • YES, you can!
  • We’ll be shipping all orders received through 11:59 pmFriday, August 26th.
  • For off-the-shelf items (i.e. not custom soldering), we ship most orders the same day or the next at the latest.
  • For addresses east of Nevada, USPS Priority Mail (for $9) can get to almost everywhere in the country in two days.
  • Or you can always choose FedEx Overnight, 2-day or 3-day express shipping too.
  • For more information about shipping, click HERE.

Fun Ways To Stay Illuminated On The Playa!

Pocket Plasma.  A disc of plasma light that reacts to music
Rainbow Tassles.  A burst of all 10 of our High Bright and Hella Phat colors
Fuze Necklaces.  Polished quartz necklaces that radiate a spectrum of light
Cool Neon Sunglasses
Look at all of our Instant Gratification items for Cool Neon EL wire that’s ready to wear, including our 5ft plug and play unit, 10ft and 20ft options.
For more advanced costumes, our Total Control Lighting paired with a Gateway Controller.

And we have some fun and interesting items you have never seen before, check them out HERE

Rainbow Tassles will need a driver.  We suggest the AA Handheld.

Pocket Plasmas, drivers, and Plug & Play kits will need batteries.

If you’d like some soldering help, project advice, or extra time to shop, Cool Neon will be having it’s last Soldering Party in our Oakland shop on Saturday August 22 at 1433 Mandela Pkwy, Oakland, CA.

For inspiration to make your own costumes, you can take a look at:

A great tutorial about how use Cool Neon Total Control Lighting in a costume!

Cool Neon Electroluminescent Wire and Leather Necklace (with Instructable)

How to make a Stickman Costume

Doodle Dudes

Anthrolume

A Costume Going to the Playa in 2012

Check out our Tutorials for more technical info.

See you on the playa!

Benny, Gian and the Elves

Feb 252016
 

Wilco's Lighting Design

Rock & Roll Stage Lighting

Rock & roll stage lighting is pretty spectacular, isn’t it? Well, Cool Neon customer, Production Designer Jeremy Roth bares all his secrets about rock and roll stage lighting in this interview on PLSN, Production Lights and Staging News.
You can read it HERE.

“My approach to lighting Wilco is pretty straightforward,” states Jeremy. “People are there to see the band, so I keep most of the lighting on the band. If the lighting is overly distracting from what the band is doing or you just can’t see what the band is doing then I’m not doing my job right.”

Jeremy used 1,850 custom length Total Control Lighting pixels in his stage design. Benny, our fearless leader at Cool Neon says “Other than custom spacing, everything you see here is off our shelves, plus the magic of Jeremy. Thanks Jeremy for the awesome art and rock.”

We think it’s awesome…

Benny, Gian and the Elves

 

 

Aug 152015
 

Zoot Suit Uses Total Control LightingWe just got this note from Frisco about his fabulous Zoot Suit, and we wanted to share it with you:

Hey Cool Neon:
I was just in your store and you asked me to send some pics of a project I made a few years ago, a zoot suit using Total Control Lighting. Thanks, and have a great Burn!
-Frisco
“Rico Suave”

If you want to contact Frisco, you can reach him here: ricosuavezoot@gmail.com

Frisco used the Total Control Lighting square-based pixels in his zoot suit with an Arduino controller and a remote control pad that he programmed himself (in the days before we offered the TCL Mini Controller).

Zoot Suit Uses Total Control LightingWe love hearing from all of you about your projects. Please send pics or videos to: info@coolneon.com

Benny, Karen and the Elves