In a more than 50-year career, German rock icon Udo Lindenberg has created a wealth of songs that remain relevant in 2022 thanks to their authentic messages. With his current album, Udopium, the so-called ‘panic rocker’ has created a retrospective that includes the most successful songs from all five decades of his musical work, as well as four new tracks. The associated Udopium Live tour is...
GLP has announced that it will be launching an active recruitment drive, geared at further expansion, following the decision by GLP US Inc. president Mark Ravenhill to take on a reduced role. In a letter to the industry, Ravenhill says he intends to step away from the day-to-day running of GLP’s US operation in order to focus on guiding future global strategy in a more consultative role. He states...
GLP has appointed José C. de las Heras as sales manager to launch its new operation in Spain. Bringing a deep knowledge of the Spanish lighting market from his extensive time running Monacor Iberia, he is the perfect candidate to head the newly set up GLP Spain. With wide managerial experience, a proven professional track record, and an extensive network, de las Heras is experienced in leadership...
British indie rockers alt-J recently unveiled their new tour in support of their latest studio album, The Dream. Creative collective FragmentNine, which has been designing their shows since 2014, was again tasked with the show’s scenography – abandoning the ‘volumetric video’ ingenuity of 2017’s Relaxer, which won them a Knight of Illumination award. This time they adopted a completely different...
At the beginning of April, the classic German TV series Verstehen Sie Spaß (which translates as ‘ Do You Understand Fun?’) entered a new season, with the moderator duties transferring from the long-serving Guido Cantz to Barbara Schöneberger, and the entire production moving from its familiar Munich location to the Berlin studio. Lighting designer Thomas Gerdon, who has been responsible for...
GLP will present a real tour de force of new-season blockbusters at this year’s ISE show in Barcelona (10–13 May), celebrating the show’s move to its new location with a real powerhouse display. Its new portfolio will address every conceivable application. For large-scale sports and event venues, the dynamic ArenaLED promises to create an unforgettable visitor experience. The centerpiece is the...
With the brand-new impression X5 series, GLP sets a new standard for LED wash moving lights. This new development is the prelude to a whole series of innovative luminaires and will be on show at Prolight + Sound alongside the X5 IP Bar and XDC1 IP Hybrid, an exciting fusion of X5 Wash and untamed JDC1 strobe power, at Stand C30 in Hall 12.1. The impression X5 is a “next-generation LED wash light”...
Multiple award-winning lighting designer Ed Warren called on a range of GLP’s ground-breaking products when it came to lighting Idles’ tour – despite the fact that this Bristol-based noise-rock band have historically kept their stage lighting to a minimum. Warren has worked with the band since their first album, Brutalism, back in 2017, through to a landmark gig at Ally Pally and the Glastonbury...
Lighting designer Marc Janowitz has added GLP’s innovative KNV Dot to his toolbox after first seeing the effect through sunglasses as part of a mesmerising array at one of the manufacturer’s New York demos, and later at both the LDI and Prolight + Sound expos. “I had always leant heavily towards small fixtures I could … Continue reading "Black Pumas Logo Projected with Bright GLP KNV Circular Dots...
Production designer Owen Pritchard-Smith used multiples of GLP’s impression X4 Bar 20 battens and JDC1 hybrid strobes for several rescheduled UK shows on Dermot Kennedy’s recent Better Days tour. These included dates at Alexandra Palace in London before the Irish singer headed off to the States. “Two of the Ally Pally shows were rescheduled from last year, and then a third date was added,” he...