Using a power bank with music stand lights

[wiemelen]

Hi all,
When our windband (about 45 people) plays concerts, we often use music stand lights (similar to Mighty Bright, but different brand).
However, it is always a hassle with batteries dying, not recharging enough etc ... so there are lots of complaints about them.

Myself I've been using a Mighty Bright for some time in combination with a power bank. Never any hassle about bad light or bad batteries. So for me it's just a better solution.

Now people have noticed my setup and are looking to try it out themselves.
However, I use my mute holder to put on the power bank, which works fine.
But other instruments don't use a mute holder, so we're trying to find a solution where to put the power bank. Putting it between the sheet music is not a very good solutions.

Has anyone a solution on attaching the power bank somewhere to the music stand, taking into account that that the matching cord is not that long (doesn't reach to the floor)?
Extending the power cord is a solution, but we rather not have too many things laying on the floor.
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Trumpet : Yamaha YTR-9335CHS + Yamaha YTR-6335H
Trumpet mouthpieces : Lotus 2L (main) + Lotus 2L2
Flugelhorn : Kanstul 1525 with Curry 1,5FL
Cornet : Conn 80a (1919) with Curry 1,5 BBC + Curry 1,5 VC + GR L66,9 #6

[Riojazz]

I use an Aria stand light. It's cordless and the charge lasts eight hours, so no worries about power cords. Adjustable brightness. It's also a better light than anything else I've seen. https://osmun.com/aria-brio-led-music-stand-light/
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Matt Finley https://mattfinley.bandcamp.com/releases
Kanstul 1525 flugel with French taper, Shires Bb Destino Med & C trumpets, Schilke XA1 cornet, Schagerl rotary, Schilke P5-4 picc, Yamaha soprano sax, Powell flute. Sanborn GR66MS & Touvron-D.

[wiemelen]

Thanks for the tip on the Aria lights.
I might get one for personal use.
But at 134 dollars in US and 150 euro in Europe, it is financially not feasable to buy 45 of them. While the lights we're using now are about 25 euro each.
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Trumpet : Yamaha YTR-9335CHS + Yamaha YTR-6335H
Trumpet mouthpieces : Lotus 2L (main) + Lotus 2L2
Flugelhorn : Kanstul 1525 with Curry 1,5FL
Cornet : Conn 80a (1919) with Curry 1,5 BBC + Curry 1,5 VC + GR L66,9 #6

[trumpetchops]

Not really a solution but, our band has the same problem. If I were in charge of the band, I would tell everyone to bring their own batteries. Maybe, after the concert tell everyone to keep the light and then be responsible to bring whatever light they want.

The band where I play is a for free thing. The band management is doing everything for free. I would give a pass to management on the lights and make the musicians do it.

If the band has some extra cash get the clip on shelf that goes under the stand.

https://www.amazon.com/Manhasset-1100-Acoustic-Guitar-Frets/dp/B0002E3A8S
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Joe Spitzer
Monroe Ct.

[kehaulani]

I can't believe being tied to a system with light cords running all over the stage. .Unsightly and unwieldy.

No matter what kind of setting I need them for, I've been in ensembles with individual lights for years. Even though it's expensive to get geared up (or dowm), it's worth it in the long run.
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"If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Bird

Yamaha 8310Z Bobby Shew trumpet
Benge 3X Trumpet
Benge 3X Cornet
Adams F-1 Flghn

[Brassnose]

We have private lights, so everyone is responsible for his/her batteries. As we play outside quite a bit, there is a number of people who use headlamps besides the regular lights that go on the music stands. Works nicely in the dark winter nights.
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2019 Martin Schmidt eXcellence
1992 Bach 43GH/43
1989 Kühnl & Hoyer Model 15 flugel
1980/2023 Custom Blessing Scholastic C 😎
1977 Conn 6B
1951 Buescher 400 Lightweight
AR Resonance, Frate, Klier

[LittleRusty]

How about supergluing a Neodymium magnet to the power bank case and then just attach the bank to the back of the stand?

[lipshurt]

Most real gigs I do now everyone uses an iPad Pro with a foot pedal to turn the pages, and the forScore app see the PDFs of the music. Set lists are easy to make, and you never need lights. In bright sunlight it’s conceivable there could be a problem with heat, but I’ve never actually had it be a deal breaker.

Sometimes the band with have their own iPads, and sometimes they email you the PDFs and the setlist ahead of time so you can come prepared to read the whole set. For situations where there is trading off the lead trumpet part, lie, a salsa band or big band we put both parts in the set list so that the lead part can be played by whoever wants it etc.

This is basically how gigs work now, or at least the gigs that pay good money.
It’s way better, easier, no worries about light or wind, or finding paper, etc
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[trumpetchops]