Blinder

Why a blinder aims at the audience

Nearly all lighting points at the stage. A blinder does the opposite: it shines into the room. That produces the effect everyone knows from concerts — a short flash where the crowd lights up completely and then drops away.

It works because it is unexpected. Leave it on continuously and it only dazzles; use it at the heaviest moments of a set and it genuinely lifts them.

Warm or cool light

Modern LED blinders often give cool white. Our retro versions give warm, tungsten-like light — closer to the classic blinders the effect comes from, and easier on a room where the rest of the light is warm too.

Account for full power

Blinders draw heavily the moment they fire. Seven 300 W lamps add up to well over two kilowatts. Factor that into how you split your circuits; a blinder that trips a circuit at the peak of the show is an expensive mistake.