When Tess Minor (of Major Minor Designs) was handed her first big production design project last autumn, she wasn’t about to spurn the opportunity. The Canadian had carried out many roles as operator/programmer – including Kylie Minogue, where she worked alongside the artist’s frontline team of Rob Sinclair and Frank Strachan – and this provided the insight into the cornucopia of lighting and...
Das Duel l um die Welt (‘ The Duel around the Worl d’) is a popular game show that has been broadcast on Germany’s ProSieben network since 2012. In the two-part show, moderators Klaas Heufer-Umlauf and Joko Winterscheidt first have to face a series of challenges in different countries around the world before returning to solve further tasks in the studio for the respective countries in the second...
Young German pop singer Nico Laska recently presented his debut album, NI/CO, at a sold-out event at the Frankfurt club Nachtleben. Working alongside him was lighting designer and operator Patrick Rabus, a long-time friend of the musician. In order to give the small basement club an atmosphere worthy of the occasion, Rabus turned to GLP’s JDC Line and FUSION Exo Wash. “The Nachtleben is a typical...
German manufacturer GLP German Light Products has announced February 16th as the day for its eagerly awaited global launch of the new impression X5 fixture. Following a preview at the 2021 LDI exhibition in Las Vegas, the impression X5 boasts a wealth of new and improved technology gained from countless hours of conversations with users combined with traditional German foresight and precision. GLP...
Six years after working at Leicester’s Curve Theatre, in the UK, for the premiere of the new musical The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, lighting designer Howard Hudson has returned to the venue to light the new production of A Chorus Line. Both shows have made heavy use of GLP’s award-winning LED moving heads. The LD notes that the iconic musical changed Broadway in the 1970s but that it was time...
Essex-based rock band Nothing But Thieves recently completed a UK headline tour, with experienced LD Sam Tozer (of Vision Factory) masterminding their stage look, having been brought in to create a new style. He was working alongside lighting director Ryan Dennett and production manager Andrew Sweeney. “We wanted to create a show that matched the new art direction of the latest album,” he explains...
When the state of Illinois eased its stringent lockdown rules, and Chicago’s busy outdoor events schedule resumed, one person who was primed and prepped was Matthew Brotz, who runs locally based LEC Event Technology. Knowing that Chicago is capable of experiencing four seasons in a day, he realized that not only his large inventory of GLP product would need weather protection, but also moving...
The 17th Kinderlachen Gala (Laughter Gala) took place recently at Dortmund’s Westfalenhalle, along with presentation of the KIND Awards – and the technical support of GLP. Kinderlachen e.V. has been supporting needy children all over Germany since 2002. With the annual KIND Awards, the association also honours people who have committed themselves to children in need in a special way. This year the...
Production designer Niller Bjerregaard turned to a large inventory of GLP fixtures, dominated by the JDC1 hybrid strobe and impression X4 Bar 20 batten, when Danish rock band Volbeat played the recent Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, California. Formed 20 years ago, the band’s stage set has been lit by Bjerregaard for the last 13 years, after he was initially hired for a one-off festival show....
GLP and its subsidiaries had plenty to celebrate over the Thanksgiving holiday as it reflected on an outstanding showcase at the LDI Expo in Las Vegas the week before, for which it was duly accoladed. In collecting the award for Best Booth Design, GLP US president, Mark Ravenhill, said, “It was incredible to have been at the show, as an integral part of rebuilding our industry.” As befitted such...