GLP JDC1 Adds Pulse to Massive Nature One Electronic Festival posted: 29/08/2017
The annual pilgrimage by Germany's dance aficionados to the Nature One electronic music festival again saw a capacity crowd of 65,000 assemble at the Pydna Missile Base in Kastellaun. The setting of this former NATO missile base in the west of the country has proved to be the perfect location to host an event featuring over 20 stages.
Promoters I-Motion are on a mission to keep the event fresh, despite the fact it is now more than 20 years old, and the brief to the event's long-term LD, Thomas Gerdon was to come up with another new design concept for the Main Open Air floor at the 2017 edition. This he did with the aid of GLP's unique lighting solutions.
This year I wanted to do something completely different, he confirms. So I decided to create a large cube made out of truss - small on the downside and much wider on the top.
To animate this and the DJ stage he dipped heavily into the GLP catalogue, requisitioning 120 of the GT-1 fixtures, 108 impression X4 L and 48 of the new GLP JDC-1 strobe from vendors, PRG.
And he was certainly pleased that he did, as over the duration of the three-day event not one fixture failed, or needed to be changed - despite being exposed to all weathers and humidity changes. This is an absolutely stunning statistic, he exclaimed. The fixtures took everything perfectly. To put this in perspective the lights, fitted with rain covers, were expected to operate throughout rain, temperatures rising to 30 C by day, with high humidity, and dropping to 10 C at night.
Pride of place went to the JDC-1, which he saw for the first time at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt back in the Spring. This was a real revelation, he said.
When I first saw it I was impressed because it brought together two ideas and combines the possibilities of several other effects, although I had no clear production in mind at the time. The inspiration came from the DJ stage which accompanies the architecturally based ground support cube. Because the DJ roof was so small in comparison it made no sense to use moving lights because there was no space. So I used the JDC1's as alternating strobe and wash lights, firing straight down - and delivering the two features we needed. And thanks to some expert cueing from Gerdon's programmers, Rando Lorenz and Marc Cloutier the full dynamic was realised.
Reviewing the performance, the LD stated, The wash effect is very nice and the strobe is so bright and powerful, very close to the xenon look.
It was the symbiosis between conventional strobe and the bonus of a wash light that really appealed to Thomas Gerdon. With the JDC1 you can bring the light to exactly where you need it instead of just having 180 of flood falling out [as is the case with other LED strobes]. When we synchronized the strobe effect of this system it really hurt the eyes.
All 48 fixtures were mounted high in the Stageco roof, above the heads of the DJ. They certainly proved popular with the headliners themselves, with the guest LDs of Above & Beyond (on the Friday) and Paul van Dyk (on Saturday) making favourable comments and expressing amazement at the complete departure from the strobe stereotype. They were really impressed with the output of the strobes, reports Gerdon.
Also featured on the all-star bill were Ben Klock, Ferry Corsten, Klaudia Gawlas, Len Faki, Markus Schulz, Sam Paganini and Sven V th.
He was equally complimentary about the GT-1, a fixture he is entirely familiar with. I used this on the DJ Bobo tour and also at last year's Nature One. I really like the GT-1 because it is sleek and light and doesnt have a base - but it has a lot of output.
And he adds that with the new firmware, the product now offers improved colour mix and pan/tilt function. All 120 were placed above the dancefloor in the big cube truss structure. These fixtures had two jobs, he says. They needed to function as a gigantic beam light and as a spot for slow movement using the gobos for mid-air effects.
I didnt needs to run them as a wash light because I also had the X4 L with me [for that purpose]. Of course the GT-1's were great - but I never had any doubts because I use them so often.
In summary, he also handed enormous credit to PRG, in particular Account Managers Christoph Hahnl and Jan Sander, and Onsite Manager, Jan Christoph Hermann. The reason the JDC1's did such a great job was not only due to the fixtures themselves, but also to PRG, for setting up the whole system so well and accurately.
Most recent headlines
04/08/2024
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, is excited to announce Santiago Solanas as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)....
03/06/2024
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, a...
28/04/2024
Mediahaus delivers the first SRT live-streaming sports production over 5G with U...
27/04/2024
On April 26, L3Harris Chair and CEO Christopher E. Kubasik joined CNBC's Mor...
27/04/2024
PORTLAND, Oregon Audinate Group Limited, the developer of the Dante AV-over-IP solution, announced significant new additions to Dante Connect, its cloud-based D...
27/04/2024
TORONTO Bell Media has launched 10 English and French-language FAST channels featuring entertainment, factual, news, and sports programming. The new free stream...
27/04/2024
An extensive new analysis of the news segments in the broadcast evening news programs of ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS has found that broadcasters devoted most of their...
27/04/2024
GERMANTOWN, Md. EchoStar's Hughes Network Systems has opened a new manufacturing facility and private 5G incubation center in Germantown, Maryland....
27/04/2024
Harry Pappas, one of three brothers who founded Pappas Telecasting Companies in 1971, died April 24. He was 78 years old....
27/04/2024
ATLANTA and LONDON Mexican telecommunications and broadcast company Televisa has selected Synamedia for an overhaul of its broadcast distribution....
27/04/2024
Participate in the Survey - The Impact of AI on Media and the Creative Industry
Pascal Wagner April 26, 2024
0 Comments
By participating in this surve...
27/04/2024
SDVI Rally Access Workstation Earns Two Top Awards at 2024 NAB Show
Brie Clayton April 26, 2024
0 Comments
SDVI, the leading platform provider for clo...
27/04/2024
Berklee's Music and Health Institute Launches Community Health Musician Cert...
27/04/2024
Charter Communications reported higher first-quarter profits despite continued cord-cutting and competition for broadband customers....
27/04/2024
Two environmentally-focused groups are partnering to engage the unscripted TV world in finding better ways to address climate change. Reality of Change is an ec...
27/04/2024
Sarah Garcia has been promoted to weekend anchor at KTLM McAllen, Texas, known as Telemundo 40. Starting April 27, she will anchor Noticias Telemundo 40 weekend...
27/04/2024
CBS Sports said it launched a new 24-hour free, ad supported streaming television (FAST) channel devoted to the UEFA Champions League....
27/04/2024
Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts received $35.4 million in compensation in 2023, up 11% from the previous year, according to a proxy statement filed by th...
27/04/2024
Art Happens Here With John Lithgow, which sees the actor study dance, ceramics, silk-screen printing and vocal jazz with students in Los Angeles, debuts on PBS ...
27/04/2024
Remember Leave It to Beaver? Bewitched? Dragnet? When cable ratings were rising?...
27/04/2024
Next up for the weekend binge at Catchy Comedy is Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Every weekend, Catchy Comedy features The Catchy Binge, a marathon of a classic sitcom....
26/04/2024
Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2024 kicks-off today with screenings in 5 theaters in Mexico City and the opening-night film, FRIDA, directed by Carla Guti rrez...
26/04/2024
[Editor's Note: This interview is part of a larger feature about the women d...
26/04/2024
Once again this year, SGL Carbon opened its doors to interested children and young people. On the occasion of the German Girls and Boys Day, which took place on...
26/04/2024
Orders1 of $5.5 billion; book-to-bill of 1.06x
Revenue of $5.2 billion, up 17%,...
26/04/2024
Five Considerations For Communications Modernization In The 21st Century
In the digital-enabled battlespace, the Joint Force needs to shoot, move and communica...
26/04/2024
CBS Sports has launched Champions League as a new, 24-hour streaming channel that will serve as the year-round destination for nonstop highlights of the UEFA ...
26/04/2024
Despite tough competition in the streaming space, Roku reported solid results in Q1 2024, beating revenue expectations, with total net revenue up 19% YoY to $88...
26/04/2024
LONDON AND TORONTO Pinewood Toronto Studios has appointed Sarah Farrell as general manager of the Studios in downtown Toronto....
26/04/2024
Quantum to Offer Advanced Filesharing Technology and Performance in StorNext and...
26/04/2024
FilmLight Colour Awards welcomes 2024 entries and introduces new Emerging Talen...
26/04/2024
Picture Shop Announces Chris Evans as Head of Unscripted
Brie Clayton April 26, 2024
0 Comments
Picture Shop announced Chris Evans will lead Unscripte...
26/04/2024
Participate in a Survey - The Impact of AI on Media and the Creative Industry
Pascal Wagner April 26, 2024
0 Comments
By participating in this survey,...
26/04/2024
Toy maker Mattel said it is working with Samsung to launch its first free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels later this year....
26/04/2024
Trusted Media Brands (TMB) said it named Marty Moe as president....
26/04/2024
Ron Howard is the director on Jim Henson Idea Man, a documentary that premieres on Disney Plus May 31. Henson of course created Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Big...
26/04/2024
The ice continues to melt under the regional sports network business as the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League have made a long-term deal to broadcast...
26/04/2024
Heading into the upfronts, Warner Bros. Discovery said it launched Olli, a first-party data platform advertiser can use for converged, targeted advertising camp...
26/04/2024
CBS has renewed the drama The Equalizer, which will see season five on in 2024-2025. Queen Latifah stars....
26/04/2024
The CW has entered into an exclusive multiyear broadcast partnership for the Miss USA Pageant and the Miss Teen USA Pageant. The 73rd Miss USA Pageant will air ...
26/04/2024
Fuse Media isn't mincing words in a campaign urging its young viewers to register and participate in the 2024 elections....
26/04/2024
Dead Boy Detectives, a series from Neil Gaiman about a detective agency staffed by ghosts, debuts on Netflix April 25. George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri are in t...
26/04/2024
The Story Collective has gradually repurposed the former Mortlake Brewery to include production offices, workshops and sound stages
By Matthew Corrigan
Publi...
26/04/2024
Perkett joins the company following a 25 year career in product management, product marketing, engineering and user experience (UX) across multiple industries
...
26/04/2024
Teradek, the industry leader in wireless video transmitters and receivers, announced today the launch of new Bolt 6 LT 750 and Bolt 6 Monitor Module 750 RX with...
26/04/2024
NEW YORK Amagi has appointed Richard Perkett chief product officer (CPO)....
26/04/2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced the results of the 2024 NAB Radio and Television Board of Directors elections. The...
26/04/2024
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. & NEW YORK Mattel has announced a deal to launch its first three 24/7 free ad supported streaming (FAST) channels on Samsung TV Plus, Samsung...
26/04/2024
PORTLAND, Maine Viewers here can now receive the NextGen TV signals of five local stations with the launch of ATSC 3.0 service from host station WPFO, which is ...
GLP JDC1 Adds Pulse to Massive Nature One Electronic Festival posted: 29/08/2017 
