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Trumpet Awards Shine with Bandit Lites

The 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards were held Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre with a lighting package supplied by Bandit Lites. The annual event honors African-American contributions and achievements and will air on television exclusively on Bounce, Sunday, February 11 at 9:00 p.m. ET.

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LIGHTFAIR® International 2019 Will Take Place in Philadelphia

LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®), the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, returns to Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center in 2019 for its 30th-annual staging May 19-23, according to Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., chairman, chief executive officer and president of LFI managing partner AmericasMart® Atlanta.

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Parnelli Awards Winners Announced at 17th Annual Gala

ANAHEIM, CA — The 17th annual Parnelli Awards gala, held Friday, Jan. 26 at the Anaheim Hilton during NAMM 2018, honored Bobby “Boomer” Thrasher, Jonathan Smeeton and John Stadius with the Lifetime Achievement Award, Visionary Award and Audio Innovator Award, respectively. One of Boomer’s clients, Billy Joel, sent in a video tribute to his longtime production manager. “There’s nothing he can’t do,” Joel said, noting how Thrasher had assisted with everything from fixing Joel’s bikes, boats and cars to handling the surgery for his hip replacements and delivering his baby daughter.

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MDG Dares with The Hunna

Formed only in 2015, The Hunna is 4-piece English rock band whose career is sky-rocketing. Their debut album, 100, was released in August 2016, and is soon to be followed by their second album, Dare, in May 2018.  The hard-working band kicked off 2018 by performing six back-to-back gigs in UK O2 academies in early January in support of the new album.

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