For the 14th year in succession, dbnAudile have installed the technical infrastructure for the Sacha Lord/Sam Kandel promoted Warehouse Project pop-up, through its various venues in Manchester. Originally working under separate guises, before dbn Lighting merged with Audile, the technology specialists recently put in infrastructure at the Project’s latest home, the 10,000 capacity Mayfield Depot,...
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This summer, Nashville’s legendary Grand Ole Opry unveiled a new daytime backstage tour based around the new, purpose-built Circle Room theatre. Hosted by Opry members Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, a 14-minute long immersive media experience takes fans on a journey through nearly 100 years of Opry history, seen through the eyes of the musicians who played on the world-famous stage, and...
For the past two decades, Kentucky band, My Morning Jacket (MMJ) has been serving up its own unique brand of rock music. Piloting their light show, an essential part of their stage dynamics, for over 13 years has been Marc Janowitz of E26 Design, frequently drawing on different generations of GLP LED solutions to meet his requirements. The entire impression range has provided him with a solid...
Theatre lighting specialist Howard Hudson has deployed GLP’s new bespoke RGBY version of its best-selling impression X4 on the West End production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ –The Musical. The adaptation of Sue Townsend’s best-selling book recently transferred to the Ambassadors Theatre. Hudson had first worked on the production back in 2015 when it was at The Curve in Leicester...
Last autumn, production designer Owen Pritchard-Smith (of Spirit Design) joined up with fast-emerging Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy for a European tour, having previously worked with the artist’s management on other projects. Though he was largely playing through house rigs on that initial tour, a UK stint quickly followed, enabling him to carry a basic floor package comprising four GLP...
Eros Ramazzotti embarked on his Vita ce n'è World Tour 2019 in February this year. Included in the lighting design were 63 of GLP’s JDC1hybrid strobes and 54 impression X4 Bar 20s, supplied by rental company Agorà. The lighting concept was realised by Jamie Thompson of UK company, Mirrad. He explained: “The JDC1 helped us create a back wall that would be an extension of the video screen. It is...
Australian psychedelic band Tame Impala’s incredible year reached its zenith at the Coachella Festival recently. held annually at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Headlining on the Saturday night, at the annual extravaganza, the big occasion gave innovative lighting designer Rob Sinclair and his technical team full rein to unleash over 300 fixtures from GLP, supplied by Christie Lites on...
As so often happens in the industry it was a coincidence that the paths of Papa Roach and lighting designer Mathias Kuhn should cross. “About two months ago a lighting man was looking for a few shows in Russia and a festival gig in Germany,“ recalls Mathias Kuhn. “Three months later it became Papa Roach’s […] The post Papa Roach On Tour With GLP Impression And JDC1 Strobes appeared first on German...
This winter a festive event took place in Moscow that stood out prominently against the background of other similar projects. This was due to its conceptual approach, and stylish and thoroughly thought out stage design, where each element played its role in bringing the core concept to life. GLP’s highly creative LED fixtures were the […] The post GLP KNVs Catch The Eye In Russia appeared first on...
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...