The GLP WildBar 16 – a weatherproof LED bar designed for impressive show moments. With high light output, great flexibility and robust construction, it is the ideal choice for festivals, stadiums, clubs and many other applications. But perhaps most importantly, it comes with a price tag that makes it highly cost effective and gives an optimal return on investment. With 16 × 40-watt RGBL LEDs, the...
When experienced theatre LD Jared Sayeg started planning the design for Topdog/Underdog – Suzan Lori-Parks’ darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity at the Pasadena Playhouse – he recognized the importance of having fixtures that “could truly accommodate both slow smooth fades and sharp shuttering as well as big strokes of light that engulf the playing space.” It was a blend of...
GLP will showcase a wide range of new products and selected prototypes at this year’s Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt (8–11 April 2025). In addition to the latest innovations, visitors can look forward to GLP’s renowned hospitality, delicious coffee, the popular Beer Pass, and a relaxed atmosphere at booth 12.1 C30/C31. Product highlights at Prolight + Sound 2025: JDC Burst 1 With the JDC Burst 1...
When lighting designer Jaycob Luque played his first ever date with renowned Canadian DJ/producer KAYTRANADA on Hallowe’en in 2021, he was supported by multiples of GLP’s impression X4 Bars. “The X4 was revolutionary at the time,” he says. But fast forward three years and KAYTRANADA’s production values have scaled up – and GLP has moved to its X5 platform. So now, the designer has been able to...
With the brand new JDC Burst 1, GLP continues its success story with a significantly more powerful strobe/wash hybrid. Inspired by the innovative technology of the new JDC2 IP, and building on the success of the legendary JDC1, the JDC Burst 1 delivers an impressive blend of power, color intensity, and flexibility. More power, more color, more possibilities The JDC Burst 1, with its segmented...
Lines of light are a popular and versatile design element for stage and TV shows. However, most of the solutions available do not meet modern design and camera requirements. With the FUSION Stick FS16 Z, FUSION by GLP now introduces a contemporary LED batten in a weatherproof (IP65) design. These can not only be connected to produce absolutely seamless lines, in the tried and tested GLP manner...
For many years Thomas Gerdon from Gerdon Design has been in charge of lighting the German TV show Verstehen Sie Spa ß (Do You Understand Fun?), in which unsuspecting people are victims of pranks and filmed with a hidden camera. Kimmig Entertainment GmbH produces four editions a year in the Bavaria Studios in Munich, two of which are broadcast live. The first live edition on 17 th April 2021...
To celebrate Galway’s status as European Capital of Culture, Finnish light artist Kari Kola was commissioned to turn the beautiful Connemara Mountains emerald green and sapphire blue. The result—a massive artwork called Savage Beauty, with Lough Na Fuaiche in the foreground—owed its success to around 900 lighting fixtures, many from the GLP catalog. With the illuminated area spanning 500 hectares...
Australian alternative dance trio, RÜFÜS DU SOL, have been steadily building their reputation over the past decade. Masterminding the lighting on their tours since 2014—respectively in support of the albums Atlas, Bloom, Solace, and now Live From Joshua Tree—has been Matthew Smith from Melbourne based Colourblind. As part of the Solace album tour, the band had appeared at CRSSD Festival in San...
LD Robert Sommer of POOLgroup praises aesthetic, performance, dust protection of IP65 luminaire On July 20th, the Parookaville music festival in Weeze, Germany, opened its doors for the fourth year for three days of electronic and house music delivered by some of the biggest DJs of the genre such as David Guetta, Zedd, Armin van Buuren, and Hardwell. With 80,000 music lovers in attendance...