What was billed as one of the largest music festivals in the world, out in the Saudi desert, also broke new ground for GLP, as 360 of the new JDC Lines were used by lighting designer Sam Tozer for the first time on a single stage, at the massive MDLBeast Soundstorm EDM event. Set over four days on a 120-acre site outside Riyadh, the event was graced by over 150 world-famous DJs‚ including Armin...
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...
Essex-based rock band Nothing But Thieves recently completed a UK headline tour, with experienced LD Sam Tozer (of Vision Factory) masterminding their stage look, having been brought in to create a new style. He was working alongside lighting director Ryan Dennett and production manager Andrew Sweeney. “We wanted to create a show that matched the new art direction of the latest album,” he explains...
When the state of Illinois eased its stringent lockdown rules, and Chicago’s busy outdoor events schedule resumed, one person who was primed and prepped was Matthew Brotz, who runs locally based LEC Event Technology. Knowing that Chicago is capable of experiencing four seasons in a day, he realized that not only his large inventory of GLP product would need weather protection, but also moving...