LAS VEGAS — By early August, more than 30 sponsoring companies announced their support for the 15th Annual Parnelli Awards, set for Oct. 24 at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The event will bestow Lifetime Achievement, Visionary and Audio Innovator honors to Chris Lamb, David Cunningham and Pat Quilter.
This year’s Platinum sponsor is Group One Ltd., sponsoring the awards program on behalf of brands it distributes, including Avolites and DiGiCo.
Gold Sponsors include A.C.T Lighting, All Access Staging & Productions, Bandit Lites, Brown United, Columbus McKinnon/CM Hoists, CreateLED, Elation Professional, Gallagher Staging & Productions/TourReady, Global Trend Productions (Oracle Systems), Harman Group (AKG, BSS, Crown, dbx, JBL, Martin Professional, Soundcraft/Studer), Martin Audio, Maryland Sound International, Meyer Sound, Moo TV, Morpheus Lights, Philips Entertainment, PixelFLEX, Pyrotek Special Effects, Rock-it Cargo, Sila Sveta, Solotech, Sound Image, Stageline Mobile Stage Inc., Stagemaker, Strictly FX, Tour Tech East and Ultratec Special Effects.
Silver Sponsors include Delicate Productions Inc., Hemphill Brothers, Hoist Rigging Solutions, Le Maitre and Screenworks NEP. Beachsound, Chauvet Professional, ETC, QSC and See Factor have signed on to be Cocktail Party sponsors, and Precise Corporate Staging and Pyrotek Special Effects are the 2015 After Party sponsors.
Production Partners are all returning to guarantee another great show, and they include Access Event Solutions, Atomic Design, On Stage Audio (OSA), Production Resource Group (PRG), SGA Production Services, Stage Crew and Technical Productions Inc. (TPI).
“Every year we are truly humbled by the support,” said publisher and Parnelli Awards executive producer and PLSN publisher Terry Lowe, noting that a portion of the proceeds goes to award scholarships to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ (UNLV) Entertainment Engineering & Design program. “The generous support of our sponsors allows for the education and flourishing of future Parnelli winners and innovators.”
To support the Parnelli and Awards and become a sponsor, contact Greg Gallardo at 702.454.8550 and gregg (at) plsn.com.
Read more about Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award winner Chris Lamb, Parnelli visionary David Cunningham and audio innovator Pat Quilter.
For more on the Parnelli Awards, go to www.parnelliawards.com.
