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Because of the way I've built my shows running the lights is fairly easy. I've got an eight place switch controllers in my shows, simple to change from one to another. I run three way peavey cabs in my shows and one or both will get a light on top of them. (Keeps the drinks off too) Plus a light bar I set right next to my operating station one switch #8 always goes to a par can with a small bulb and red lense over my workstation low light but I have no problems reading everything I need to. I will say that if you make use of the space wisely you'll get a lot of lights for your buck. A moonflower can take the place of a disco ball. The razz ma tazz is one of my newest lights and does work very well. The agresser is about the same but bigger and bulkier. Depending where you are set up, either would do a good job if visable from the street to bring in more passers in the street. Just a few other lights and you can make a good light show with minimum equiptment. One other thing to the new people getting into the business, I will not buy another smoke machine, they are moot in a bar (plenty of smoke for light enhancement.) Most weddings I do the hall does not allow them, I have three in storage in my home and don't know what to do with them. This includes a ground fog machine. Keep it simple one or two very bright lights with sound activation, and a two slower lights for belly rubbing dancers. The strobes are the most underused equiptment I have but they do have their uses, I like them during the all girls dancing when I take a DJ break during my karaoke shows.