Flamboyant Slovakian violinist Filip Jančík has a unique way of presenting his concerts, delivering inspired interpretations of a repertoire of TV/movie soundtracks and popular songs. This has led to him touring over 25 countries across the globe during his career. In recent years, however, he has performed mostly in his native country. Promoting his own shows, and surrounded by a dedicated...
Florence and the Machine’s grand world tour, which began late last summer in North America and subsequently spanned shows as far afield as Melbourne and London, will again prove that distance is no barrier as the festival season looms, with imminent outdoor events in Brazil and Europe. Masterminded by a largely new creative team, the lighting is based on an original concept from the highly...
At the beginning of April, the classic German TV series Verstehen Sie Spaß (which translates as ‘ Do You Understand Fun?’) entered a new season, with the moderator duties transferring from the long-serving Guido Cantz to Barbara Schöneberger, and the entire production moving from its familiar Munich location to the Berlin studio. Lighting designer Thomas Gerdon, who has been responsible for...
Production designer Frédéric ‘Aldo’ Fayard (of Concept K) deployed FUSION by GLP FS20 Sticks for the first time—and to great effect—when lighting the recent ISL (International Swimming League) event in Budapest, Hungary. Born from the initiative of Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Grigorishin, the event features 10 teams of 28 swimmers, who take part in a knockout competition, culminating in two...
This year’s annual Coca-Cola Music Experience Festival took place again over two magical days at Madrid’s WiZink Center (this year under the name CCME Reloaded, to reflect the COVID-19 restrictions). The event was recorded for streaming only on CokeTV (the Coca-Cola YouTube channel) and Divinity ( https://www.divinity.es/). Celebrating its 10 year anniversary, despite the lack of venue atmosphere...
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...
Before making its high profile debut on this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, GLP’s new KNV went out on a ‘field test’ tour with German band Scooter. Billed as the first frameless LED module to combine Strobe, Blinder and Pixel-Block in the market, KNV passed its initiation with flying colors.
Heading the product roster at the show will be the new JDC1 hybrid strobe. Designed in three sections, which can be controlled independently or as a complete synchronized unit, creating a new class of powerful strobe that goes way beyond the standard definition of a hybrid. Some 20 of them will feature in the overhead […]
German Light Products - Professional Programmable LED Lighting, Video Screens and Truss | The distinguished Swedish lighting designer, Palle Palmé has provided an imaginative lighting design for a pre-Christmas season at Stockholm’s famed Berns Salonger — using exclusively LED fixtures from the GLP impression catalog.The ‘Motown Featuring Afro-Dite’ revue is one of the Dröse & Norberg...
German Light Products - Professional Programmable LED Lighting, Video Screens and Truss | GLP has announced a record month for sales in its native Germany as an increasing number of event production and rental staging companies invest and reinvest in the evolving LED family of X4 fixtures.The 66th edition of IAA Cars, the world’s largest motor show, saw one of the biggest collections of GLP...