Electronic wizard and Mercury Prize winner James Blake has been touring the States prior to returning to his native UK for theatre dates, and appearances at European festivals, starting with All Points East. On the road with him is Blake’s long serving, and highly experienced LD, Chris Bushell, accompanied by an inventory of GLP fixtures, […] The post GLP JDC1s And X4 Bar 20s Assume Form For James...
One of the most successful, if at times controversial rap/rock stars, Post Malone has shown on his current world tour his total command of arena stages as a solo performer. But the multi-platinum artist has been assisted in no small part by his lighting designer Ben Dalgleish. The LD showed his creative skill six months […] The post GLP Bars And Hybrid Strobes Post High Impact On World Tour...
Despite having worked with two members of the legendary Swedish House Mafia, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso, in a one-off show in San Francisco, largely seen as a precursor for a full band reunion, when the time came, Vision Factory production designer, Sam Tozer nevertheless had to pitch for the gig. At the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium gig he had gone heavy on GLP’s hugely popular impression X4 20...
Like many people, lighting designer Thomas Gerdon delighted in sitting on the couch with his parents, watching ZDF Hitparade on a tube TV. Remembering the great TV format he was overjoyed when the offer was presented to him to design the lighting for the show to celebrate the 50th birthday of this format. This was […] The post The ZDF Hitparade Reaches 50 – GLP Sets The Old Show In A New Light...
Over the past 15 years, country & western oriented band, The BossHoss, seems to have built its reputation effortlessly. This Spring ‘The Magnificent Seven of Rock’ returned with their eighth studio album ‘Black Is Beautiful’. And from March to early April 2019, the so-called ‘Spree Outlaw’ saddled up their horses for the accompanying tour through Germany, Austria […] The post Jonas König Delivers...
Operating in his own unique world, Marco Kunz released his fifth album ‘Förschi’ earlier this year, and from March to May set out on a club tour throughout Switzerland to promote it to his dedicated fan base. LD Benjamin ‘Beni’ Bohler, who has previously worked for numerous other Swiss artists, including Luca Hänni, Bubble Beatz […] The post Kunz Gets ‘Förschi’ With GLP appeared first on German...
Singer-songwriter Max Giesinger has been a regular in the German-speaking world of music for several years. Following the 2016 album The Boy Who Runs, Giesinger released the studio album The Journey in the Autumn of 2018. From mid-February to mid-March 2019, he embarked on the first leg of his eponymous tour, which led him through German arenas via four stops in Austria and Switzerland. Lighting...
Hayden Borgars has covered a broad spectrum of shows during his career as a lighting designer, including various music genres, corporate, dance and theatre. Most recently he joined forces with American rap artist, Hoodie Allen (real name Steven Markowitz) for a British and European tour, at venues ranging from the 700-capacity Garage Glasgow to 2,000 […] The post Hayden Lets JDC1 Loose On Hoodie...
GLP hosted record numbers at their show booth on the opening evening of Frankfurt’s Prolight+Sound—at a party to help celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary. The stand — at 380 sqm, GLP’s biggest ever — was literally packed as GLP’s US president, Mark Ravenhill introduced the company’s founder, Udo Künzler. He, in turn, welcomed the audience […] The post GLP Celebrates 25 Years And New Product...
Edinburgh trio Young Fathers, supported by a relentless, driving rhythm section, have been touring heavily throughout 2018, and resumed last Autumn to continue promoting their latest album, Cocoa Sugar. Exhibiting commendable stagecraft they delivered an incredible one off show at Brixton Academy, embracing an elusive and often unsettling blend between hip hop, pop, industrial and […] The post...