LIGHTING DESIGN

Architectural Lighting

The space is built with light

Pixel bars, moving heads, laser, P3.91 LED screen. Designed together with the space and the sound system — not two separate disciplines.

Event lighting isn't decoration: it's the temporary architecture of the space. We design the lighting plan from the very start, alongside the sound system, considering volumetrics, circulation, focal points and the sense of enclosure.

Each space imposes its own logic. An open villa asks for restraint and horizontality. An enclosed club asks for vertical saturation and volumetric beams. Equipment selection isn't by catalogue: it's by project.

Truss and stage lighting rigged for an event in Ibiza — DecibelSea lighting design
Green laser show over the dancefloor at an event in Ibiza
Moving heads and robotic fixtures for an event in Ibiza — DecibelSea

Three axes of lighting design

Every event is built by combining three complementary dimensions. The proportion between them defines the character of the space.

1

Volume

Vertical pixel bars that articulate the space without heavy structure. They define circulation, mark limits and create the sense of ephemeral architecture. They're the backbone of the design.

2

Atmosphere

Moving heads, laser and smoke machines. They create the moments of impact and the ambient density that separates a well-lit event from one that's merely illuminated.

3

Communication

Flexible P3.91 LED screen to integrate visual content, branding or audiovisual stimuli synced with the set. The screen is part of the show, not side decoration.

ARCHITECTURAL AXIS

Pixel Bars · Volume Design

Programmable vertical LED bars — 8 units. Each bar controls every pixel individually via DMX, allowing cascading effects, BPM sync, complex colour maps and directional patterns.

Used well, pixel bars transform any space: a neutral room becomes sonic architecture. They work especially well in villas, terraces, estates and outdoor events — where heavy structure (truss, motors) isn't viable.

  • Pixel-by-pixel DMX control
  • RGBW · 16M colours
  • Syncable with the sound system
  • Light rigging · no truss
  • IP44 for semi-outdoor use

Technical inventory

23 units available grouped by function. Each with full spec and a recommended use case.

Pixel Bars

Programmable LED Pixel Bars
Vertical LED bars · DMX · pixel-by-pixel effects
×8
Use: Architectural volume, synced visual rhythm

Moving heads

Beam moving head
Concentrated beam · high speed · ideal for clubs and aftershows
×4
Use: Electronic atmosphere, dancefloor looks
Spot moving head
Widening aperture · gobos · ideal for cinematic design
×4
Use: Stage lighting, film-like looks

Laser

Central RGB laser 3W
Full colour · high power · ILDA · volumetric effects
×1
Use: Clubs, festivals, outdoor events
Laser bars
Linear patterns · syncable · safety class 4
×2
Use: Defining planes and volumes
Soundsation Omega-850 PRO
850mW · ILDA graphics · SD-card · 180° fish-eye lens
×1
Use: Events where the laser IS the show

LED screen & video

Flexible LED screen P3.91
7 m² total · 3.91mm pitch · curvable · 6500 nits · indoor/covered outdoor
×1
Use: DJ backdrop, integrated visual content, event branding

DJ & booth lighting

4LEDKIT-DJ Set Light
4 mini heads · 32W RGBW 4-in-1 · trussable · DMX/Auto/Sound
×1
Use: DJ booth lighting, visual support for the booth

Atmosphere

Zephiro 1500MA smoke machine
Adjustable power · DMX · radio control · mid-format
×1
Use: Atmospheric density to highlight light beams

Integration with the sound system

The most common mistake is hiring light and sound separately. Each system is designed by its own technician, without dialogue, with desynchronized results.

At DecibelSea we design both systems as a single unit. The lighting plan considers the position of the sound system, subwoofer coverage, the DJ booth zone and audience flow. The lighting responds to what's playing, it doesn't sit on top of it.

The result is an event where auditory and visual perception reinforce each other — a level of coherence rarely seen in events hired by silos.

We design the light of your event

Each space imposes its own logic. Share the character, capacity and location — we prepare a technical proposal in 24h.

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