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Gripelectric Worx Gets First Astera PixelBricks in South Africa

Gripelectric Worx, the busy company of freelance gaffer Emmanuel (Manny) Sitole, is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and owns some specialist lighting kit, which is primarily used on Manny’s own projects. Most recently, it purchased eight of Astera’s award-winning PixelBricks from South African distributor DWR, which were the first in the country, a milestone of which Sitole is extremely proud.Read More »Gripelectric Worx Gets First Astera PixelBricks in South Africa

TV Premiere for GLP impression X5 on Finals of “Germany’s Search for a Superstar”

Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Germany’s Search for a Superstar), better known as DSDS, is one of Germany’s longest-running television hits, having just concluded series 19. For GLP, and lighting designer Manuel da Costa, who has been in charge of the TV format for 16 years, this year’s live finals were something special, because 100 of the new, next-generation impression X5 wash lights received their German TV premiere in the MMC Studios in Cologne.Read More »TV Premiere for GLP impression X5 on Finals of “Germany’s Search for a Superstar”