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GLP XDC1 IP Hybrid Allows SEEED to Shine on an Open-Air Stage


Berlin band SEEED was busy playing open-air and festival dates in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (including eight concerts in their home town alone) between May and September. LD Timo Martens has been with the 14-piece band for 22 years, and both musicians and crew are like family to him. On the other hand, 16 GLP XDC1 IP Hybrid, the new IP65 rated strobe wash hybrids, with the much-praised RGBL color mixture of the X5 Series, were traveling for the first time.Read More »GLP XDC1 IP Hybrid Allows SEEED to Shine on an Open-Air Stage

4Wall Entertainment Adds Thousands of New CHAUVET Professional Fixtures to Rental Inventory

4Wall Entertainment, a global provider of entertainment equipment rentals and services, recently added thousands of CHAUVET Professional products to its rental inventory including moving lights, battens, LED PARs, and TV soft light panels with majority of the gear being IP65 rated for outdoor use.Read More »4Wall Entertainment Adds Thousands of New CHAUVET Professional Fixtures to Rental Inventory

ADJ Lights Up Iggy Azalea & Natalia Jiménez at Long Beach Pride 2022

This summer’s Pride Parade in Long Beach, CA was accompanied by a two-day, two-stage festival featuring Iggy Azalea, Natalia Jiménez and more. Islay Events lit the performances with an array of fixtures including ADJ Hydro Beam X2 and Focus Spot 4Z moving heads, Jolt 300 washes, and IP65-rated 18P HEX IP LED par fixtures.

Michael Ledesma and Elation Keep Up with Carlos Santana on ‘Miraculous Supernatural Tour’

Following a spring run of shows, Santana toured the U.S. from June 17 to Aug. 27 with opening act Earth, Wind & Fire. Santana’s “Miraculous Supernatural Tour” featured a lighting design by Michael Ledesma that included Elation Protron Eclypse hybrid LED luminaires and SEVEN Batten 14 LED strip lights. Both luminaires allowed for a full range of possibilities to complement the 75-year-old artist’s trademark guitar riffs with bright, vivid colors.

GLP Rides with Die Ärzte on ‘Buffalo Bill in Rome’ Tour

The German band Die Ärzte followed up the release of their 2020 album, “Hell” (“Bright” in German) with “Dunkel” (“Dark”) in 2021. This year, after pandemic restrictions eased, the band supported both albums with their 2022 tour. Production designer Bertil Mark’s honeycomb-patterned design incorporates impression X5 and X4 Bar 20 fixtures along with JDC Line 500 and JDC1 units from GLP.

Claypaky Presents a Wide Range of Products at PLASA

Claypaky took part in PLASA 2022, welcoming a large number of industry professionals and practitioners from all over the world at its booth and in the spacious rooms set up in the Henley Suite.

Alberico D’Amato, Claypaky Sales Director, said: “PLASA was, as ever, a ‘must-attend’ event for the British market, which has always been one of the most dynamic and proactive in our industry. However, we were positively surprised by the number of customers from other European countries, and even from Asia, Australia, America, and the Middle East. It is a show with an international dimension.”Read More »Claypaky Presents a Wide Range of Products at PLASA

Squeek Lights Adds Jolt Bar FX LED Fixtures to Expanding Inventory of ADJ Products

Victor Zeiser (with Ruby the dog, the Squeek Lights’ mascot), Steven Kosiba and Ben Kelly. Photo by Brian Dowdle

Concert tour lighting specialist Squeek Lights has expanded its rental inventory with the purchase of 36 ADJ Jolt Bar FX multifunctional strobe / blinder / wash / effect fixtures. The company, which specializes in delivering impactful lighting that complements the music and enhances the crowd’s energy, made the investment following positive experiences with other ADJ lighting fixtures and LED video products. The units are now set to go out on various tours this fall, providing lighting designers with a wide palette of effects to enhance their shows.Read More »Squeek Lights Adds Jolt Bar FX LED Fixtures to Expanding Inventory of ADJ Products

Roland Greil Uses 450 Elation Lights on Epic Bavaria Sounds 2022 Concerts in Munich

The largest open-air concerts ever held in Munich, and the largest in Germany this year, took place at the Munich Exhibition Center in August with more than 300,000 fans total attending shows by Andreas Gabalier, Helene Fischer and Robbie Williams. Roland Greil lit the epic shows and massive 150-meter wide stage using a rig that included over 450 Elation Professional luminaires.