Australian electronic band Rüfüs Du Sol recently began their 2017 North America Autumn tour playing two sell-out shows at Oakland’s Fox Theater, along with headlining slots at CRSSD Fest in San Diego, CA and Austin City Limits in Austin, TX. LD Matthew Smith, of Australian lighting design team, Colourblind, provided stunning visuals to match Rüfüs’ […]
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Among lighting designer Steve Bewley’s high profile roster of artists, is champion of hip-hop, Dizzee Rascal — in a relationship dating back eight years. Over the course of his long career, Bewley has turned to successive generations of GLP’s LED moving head solutions, starting with the original impression 90, before moving onto Volkslicht and X4/X4 […]
After spending the early part of the summer on the European circuit, Canadian band Arcade Fire have embarked on the first leg of their lengthy North American ‘Infinite Content’ tour to coincide with the release of their new album, Everything Now. This kicked off last month in the band’s hometown of Montreal. Operating the lighting on […]
Radiohead’s long-serving lighting designer, Andi Watson has been using 48 of GLP’s powerful X4 L LED spots as well as 14 of the award-winning X4 Bar 20 battens (as well as several shorter X4 Bar 10) on the band’s latest A Moon Shaped Pool tour (in support of their latest album). These were supplied by […]
For the 15th consecutive year, Swedish LD Palle Palmé has provided spectacular lighting for the Diggiloo outdoor summertime tour, with 80 X4 Bar 20’s from GLP dominating the ever-changing stage set. Having worked on the event since its inception in 2003 (when it appeared only in Båstad), Palmé says that despite the number of famous […]
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 […]
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 […]
Creating a concept to sculpt the air with light, Tony and Olivier award-winning lighting designer Neil Austin has drawn on the work of early visionaries Adolphe Appia, Gordon Craig and the more recent Josef Svoboda to deliver his fractured, abstract and constantly changing masterpiece for the Jack Thorne adaptation of Woyzeck at the Old Vic. He […]
Based in Greensboro, NC, GLP partner SE Systems has recently increased its inventory of the German manufacturer’s advanced LED solutions, by adding quantities of the award-winning X4 Bar versatile battens, and investing for the first time in the GT-1 Spot/Beam hybrid. The company has vast experience, having been founded in 1973 by the highly-respected Wade […]
Full Flood, Cory FitzGerald and Brian Jenkins take full advantage with all-star cast This year’s Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles proved to be another triumph for GLP. The ceremony, which is produced by NARAS & AEG Ehrlich Ventures LLC, recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists, and took place within a […]