Situated near Wermelskirchen in the Bergisches Land, Schloss Burg is one of the largest completely preserved castle complexes in Germany. Built in the 12th century as the ancestral seat of the Counts and Dukes of Berg, and extensively restored between 1890 and 1914, the castle is one of the landmarks of the Bergisches Land and has been used for years as a museum and for various cultural events...
The 10 th anniversary edition of the iHeartRadio Music Festival took place recently in Los Angeles. Among the stellar cast was Usher, broadcasting from a red-lit stage. Both his 20 minute set, and the generic lighting rig at the iHeartRadio Theater LA, were studded with GLP fixtures—supplied by locally based Volt Lites and put to work by LD Matt Ardine and programmer Mark Butts. While the generic...
More commonly known by her stage name, Izïa, Izïa Higelin is the rock star daughter of 70s pop legend Jacques Higelin. The Senegal born actress and musician recently completed a 24 date French tour on the back of her new album, Citadelle. It took an inspired deployment of GLP’s mighty X4 atom, with its tiny form factor, by the artist’s LD, Jordan Magnée, to provide an imaginative backdrop. The...
Croatian-born DJ Solomun, one of the most exciting exponents of European house music, has been a regular visitor to Russia since early on in his career. Synonymous with contemporary electronic music, and attracting vast throngs of fans, his most recent performances have been at the popular Adrenaline Stadium in Moscow, where SETUP Studio developed and implemented a hi-tech lighting rig, with GLP...
Describing GLP’s award-winning X4 Bar 20 as “one of the greatest fixtures ever designed”, E2i Design’s Josh Holowicki had no hesitation in specifying it as an essential component in a major technological upgrade at Church of the Highlands’ Grants Mill broadcast campus in Alabama, USA. His decision was backed by Broadcast Lighting Director, Griffin McCravy. E2i has been a partner with the Church...
FEDUK, a young Russian hip-hop singer, recently wowed fans at Moscow’s Adrenaline Stadium, presenting his new concert programme, ‘One Love’, (in support of the artist’s new album). FEDUK prepared a number of surprises, including a completely new visual show that was developed and implemented by Alexey Zhuravlev and Anton Orlov, lighting designers from gst.moscow, who took full advantage of the...
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...
Port Lighting Systems based out of New Hampshire recently completed the design and install for the new front of house lighting rig of the Capitol Center for the Arts’ Bank of New Hampshire Stage (BNH Stage). “The customer wanted a unique, one of a kind piece over the center of the room.” recalls VP of Permanent Systems and designer, Ron Kuszmar. “The BNH Stage needed a rig that could act as a...
Like many people, lighting designer Thomas Gerdon delighted in sitting on the couch with his parents, watching ZDF Hitparade on a tube TV. Remembering the great TV format he was overjoyed when the offer was presented to him to design the lighting for the show to celebrate the 50th birthday of this format. This was […] The post The ZDF Hitparade Reaches 50 – GLP Sets The Old Show In A New Light...
Renowned production lighting designer Andi Watson recently undertook one of his most challenging projects ever — this time in the art world, thanks to a collaboration with LA based mixed media artist Doug Aitken. Conceived by Doug Aitken, the mirrored art installation, Mirage Detroit, has transformed the 100 year old Savings Bank in Detroit into […] The post GLP’s Custom Lighting Solution For...