Lighting designer James Scott (of Suluko) specified 96 impression X4 Bar 20 battens from GLP when London-based rapper / producer AJ Tracey played two shows at Alexandra Palace recently. The gigs were the culmination of a long year in which Scott had been an essential part of the artist’s creative team, headed by Tawbox, as he toured first the UK academy circuit followed by the festival season...
The life of Swedish DJ, songwriter and producer, Tim Bergling (better known as Avicii) who died so tragically back in April 2018, was honoured recently with a tribute concert in Stockholm. Nearly 60,000 fans turned up at the Friends Arena to pay their respects—an all-time Stockholm record for a single show. The show was the result of a request by Tim’s family following his passing. He wanted a...
When British lighting designer Stu Dingley realized, back in 2018, that most of the acts he was servicing were Los Angeles based, he made the radical step of moving to California, believing that not only was it a great place to be based, but he could avoid the increasing commute. Most recently he was approached […] The post Young Thug ‘Caged’ And Zapped With GLP JDC1’s appeared first on .
Tom Sutherland of DX7 Design, along with creative director Brian Burke, provided lighting and production design for country singer Keith Urban, whose Summer Festival Tour, has been running this past year. The lighting rig comprised mainly GLP’s popular X4 Bars and JDC1 hybrid strobes. As well as providing creative direction for Keith Urban, Tom has […] The post X4 Bars And JDC1 Strobes In Full...
Fans of Seeed have had to wait a long time for a new record and tour from the 11-piece Berlin based dancehall and reggae ensemble. In fact, almost a year was spent even before the completion of this disk in the preparation. The design collective HELL, based around Nik Evers, Timo Martens and Philip Hillers, […] The post Dancehalls Stars On Tour With GLP appeared first on .
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,...
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...
Dry hire specialists, HELi Showequipment GmbH supply technology for events of all types and sizes. The company, based in Bodenheim near Mainz, continually invests in new equipment from leading brand manufacturers, as well as offering full service back-up. HELi is currently expanding its inventory of LED moving lights with a three digit quantity of impression S350 Spot and impression S350 wash from...
Summerburst is the biggest EDM festival in Sweden. The inaugural event was held in Stockholm back in 2011, and by the following year had also opened its doors in Gothenburg. Since then it has remained a two-city festival, both with a capacity of around 25,000. Daniel Hellsten has worked closely with Summerburst since its inception, as production manager and designer. At the recent event at...