GLP’s award-winning X4 Bar 20s were out in force at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, led by Andi Watson, who had already been lighting Radiohead on tour using 14 of the large X4 L as well as quantities of Bar 20s and Bar 10s. The inventory was supplied by Neg Earth. Speaking of the Bars, he […]
Legendary industrial rock pioneers Nine Inch Nails (NIN), led by the charismatic Trent Reznor, are back on the touring circuit, with a series of Summer and Fall Festival dates. Their long serving lighting designer, Paul ‘Arlo’ Guthrie, has extended his association with German LED moving head pioneers GLP, and their unique solutions — in particular […]
The annual DPWK Deutscher Preis für Wirtschaftskommunikation (German Prize for Business Communication) gala award presentation took place recently in the casual surroundings of Berlin’s Columbiahalle rock venue (replacing the usual formal ‘black tie’ event). Known as Der Goldene Funke, the event was expertly lit by local lighting designer, Björn Hermann, working in conjunction with phase7 […]
The annual pilgrimage by Germany’s dance aficionados to the Nature One electronic music festival again saw a capacity crowd of 65,000 assemble at the Pydna Missile Base in Kastellaun. The setting of this former NATO missile base in the west of the country has proved to be the perfect location to host an event featuring […]
GLP US continues to grow with the appointment of Thomas Brumpton as Marketing Coordinator, located in their San Fernando, CA based headquarters. Originally from the UK, Thomas moved to the US to study marketing and management at Idaho State University. While at college, Thomas held marketing positions with university housing as well as the […]
When you look for a strobe, the first thing you look for is power. GLP’s new JDC1 hybrid LED strobe delivers power in excess through a versatile and highly creative design, the likes of which are unparalleled. Already adopted by some of the world’s leading LDs, it has been flying out the door and into […]
Udo Lindenberg on Arena Tour With GLP When “panic rocker” Udo Lindenberg goes on tour it becomes total art for the eyes and ears. In his locker Udo Lindenberg has everything that makes a show the absolute highlight: artists, UFOs, sensations and, as always, his own secrets, which create a light and video show with […]
Lucy Carter individually pixel maps 160 of the award-winning battens at Royal Festival Hall An ambitious production of Sir Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius — a collaboration between the English National Opera, Royal Festival Hall and BBC Singers, was described by lighting designer Lucy Carter as “dramatic, soulful, beautiful, calm and overwhelming.” Her aim […]
White Light supplies second batch as fixtures are set for five productions The National Theatre on London’s South Bank has invested heavily for the second time in GLP’s award-winning impression X4 Bar 20’s. Lighting Resources Manager, Paul Hornsby, has added to the initial tranche of 18, which he purchased as soon as they first became […]
GLP’s subsidiary for The Americas, GLP Inc., has been experiencing continued growth since starting its operation eight years ago. As a result, they have recently moved to new, and larger premises in the Los Angeles district of San Fernando. With a total area of 37,000 square feet, the new building is around three times the […]