The growing importance of ISE following the expo’s move to Barcelona was illustrated by the enormous attendance at this year’s trade fair. With the show having mushroomed since its origins in pure AV to embrace show technology in all its forms, GLP was one company that responded positively to the evident interest in the lighting segment. This year the show hosted a total of 58,107 visitors – well...
Now approaching a decade of designing concept light shows for Manchester-based pop rock band The 1975 – earning him a prestigious KOI award in the process – Tobias Rylander has again delivered an inspired and original look for their current world tour, with assistance from over 100 of GLP’s impression FR10 Bars. After completing a handful of late autumn dates in the States, the band headed back...
GLP Inc. has appointed Tyler Wise as its new director, sales & marketing (Americas). He brings more than 20 years of experience spanning the entire production management spectrum – in particular within the live events, integration, and entertainment technology sector. His knowledge of production lighting was honed during his time with prominent professional audio and lighting distribution company...
GLP lighting featured heavily at a major EDM event recently at the Campo Pequeno Bullring in Lisbon. The Moment Lisbon was promoted by Israeli-based Rapyd, a worldwide payment solutions company, and delivered by their experience brand, The Moment, as part of a recruitment drive. This was the closing event in a series of three major parties in Europe through 2022, the first two being in Berlin and...
Situated in north-east Ohio, MGM Northfield Park – the region’s premier destination for dining, gaming, and entertainment – has become the first venue in the United States to permanently install GLP’s impression X5 next-generation washlight. All 30 of the fixtures are featured in the complex’s 1,820-seat theatre known as Center Stage – 12 in the upstage area, 10 midstage, and eight downstage...
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Walker Hayes recently embarked on his first headline arena tour, with the help of The Darkroom Creative (Seth Jackson and Nathan Alves), who were responsible for the stage lighting. Helping them build their set was a bunch of classic but timeless ‘impression’ LED fixtures from GLP – notably around 60 of the compact X4 S LED washlights and X4 Bar 20 battens, agile...
GLP lighting solutions have been no strangers to Post Malone’s stage scenography over the years, and his latest Twelve Carat tour – with Dan Norman (of Evolve Lights) now in charge of the visuals – is no exception. Introduced to the creative team in 2019 to help program new songs that were added to the Runway tour, he has subsequently worked consistently with the Posty Touring team, along with...
At the recent LDI Show, GLP focused on giving some ‘real-world’ exposure to the JDC Line – now gaining the attention it deserves after the Covid-19 pandemic somewhat choked its initial launch. They were fortunate to have the services of one of the hottest LDs in the industry, Nate Files, to mesh the JDC Line together with the new impression X5 in a mesmerizing, beautifully programmed, integrated...
GLP has announced the worldwide availability of its new IP65-rated LED spot, designated the FUSION X-PAR 12 Z. Developed in close cooperation with PRG, the fixture has already started featuring at events across Europe, to wide acclaim. The brief set out by PRG was for a state-of-the-art, weather-resistant, and low-maintenance LED spotlight with good color … Continue reading "GLP’s FUSION X-Par 12...
Ask Davy Sherwin, Snow Patrol’s lighting designer for the past two decades, what three attributes a fixture needs to exhibit in order to earn a place in his tool kit, and he will probably reply: “Color, color… and color!” When GLP’s next generation strobe hybrid, the XDC1 IP Hybrid, returned to the LCR Lighting warehouse in Blackburn after making its auspicious debut on Ed Sheeran’s +–=÷x tour...