The 23rd annual Parnelli Awards welcomed the live entertainment production industry to the sold out event on Friday, January 24 during NAMM 2025. With an audience of creatives, technicians, manufacturers, and production houses, a wide cross section of production professionals were honored.
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As we prepare for the 23rd Annual Parnelli Awards, we round-up the seven hardworking and talented NextGen nominees that PLSN and FOH magazines covered in 2024. We also offer a little bio on each of the live event professionals who will be presenters at the gala on Jan. 24, 2025.
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You nominated, you voted, now meet the six Regional Hometown Hero Lighting Company winners who are now on the Parnelli Awards Ballot. These six companies are now in the running for the singular honor of being named Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year at this year’s Parnelli Awards on January 24, 2025 in Anaheim, CA during the NAMM Show.
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Here are the eighteen products have been nominated for the Indispensable Technology (IT) Awards in the Lighting, Video, and Staging/Special Effects categories. These awards recognize technologies that have advanced the state-of-the-art.
Read More »Meet the six Regional Hometown Hero Lighting Company winners who are now on the Parnelli Awards Ballot and in the running for the singular honor of being named Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year.
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Be sure to check out the list of recipients that were honored at the 22nd annual Parnelli Awards that took place during NAMM 2024. There is also an array of photos of the winners and their trophies from the live event industry’s biggest night honoring the many people who work behind the scenes and companies that make entertainment happen.
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We spotlight the remarkable story of this year’s Parnelli Awards Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Jim Brammer.
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Meet this year’s six Hometown Hero Lighting Company Regional Winners
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Always full of unexpected moments, the 21st Annual Parnelli Awards on April 14, 2023, was no exception. NAMM’s Joe Lamond received the Parnelli Hall of Fame award, and a moving tribute to Nook Schoenfeld included naming the Lighting Designer of the Year award in his honor. We even saw Chris Lamb tip his hat in tribute to 2023 Lifetime Achievement award winner Roy Lamb.
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The annual Parnelli Awards ceremony is the one night a year we shine the spotlight on those who spend their careers away from it, toiling backstage. And the evening wouldn’t be possible without our forward-thinking, industry-supporting sponsors. Here’s a brief introduction to who they are and what they do for our industry.
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From his start as part of the trailblazing production company Extra Sensory Production to then cofounding Edwin Shirley Trucking to credits that include working with the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, R.E.M., the Cars, and over 30 years as Production Manager for The Who, Roy Lamb is well deserving of receiving our industry’s highest honor, the Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Keny Whitright, innovator and inventor, is being honored with the Parnelli Visionary Award this year. Whitright created the first color scroller using gel strings and never looked back. The innovative technology developed by his company, Wybron went on to be used in all segments of the live entertainment industry. His vision created many products that became standards in our industry over the course of his career.
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