LAS VEGAS — The Parnelli Awards Board of Directors is pleased to announce additional sponsors stepping up and supporting the biggest night of the year for the live entertainment profession. Now in its 11th year, the Parnelli Awards will be held Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Peabody Orlando in Orlando, FL to once again to recognize pioneering, influential professionals and their contributions. But it wouldn’t be possible without the support that sponsor companies provide, as Gold, Silver and Production Partner sponsors.
“The Parnellis honor the wonderful people in our industry that we have the pleasure of working with everyday,” says Brittany Harvey, owner of JH Audio, a Gold sponsor this year. “We hope by being a sponsor that events like this will continue to recognize all the hard-working individuals behind the scenes — and good luck to everyone nominated!”
CT Touring has also signed on for the first time as a Parnelli Gold Sponsor. The high-end video services company has enhanced the concerts of some of the biggest acts in the business including Taylor Swift, Dave Mathews, Usher, Aerosmith and Elton John, among many others.
Recent returning Gold sponsors also include Tyler Truss, with their sister companies Reel Video and Dodd Technologies; Daktronics; Rock-It Cargo; Show Distribution; and Syncrolite. They join the roster of supporting companies that have previously been announced. (Scroll down to see the full list of sponsors.)
International staging, event engineering, and structures innovator Stageco Staging Group has signed on to sponsor the popular Parnelli Cocktail Hour that starts at 7pm, preceding the 8pm dinner and awards ceremony. They’ve been part of such tours as The Rolling Stones, U2, Bon Jovi, and Bruce Springsteen. More importantly, they are big fans of Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Honoree Ed Wannebo. “We like seeing the industry leaders receive acknowledgement for the hard work they do,” says Marylou Figley, vice president of U.S. operations. “But most of all, we did it to honor Ed!”
“It’s going to be a great show this year, and we’ll be making some big announcements about it shortly,” says PLSN/FOH publisher Terry Lowe, who is also executive producer of the Parnelli Awards. “But it wouldn’t be happening at all if it were for these industry leaders. We are excited to partner with them on what will be a very special evening.”
The list of sponsoring companies follows:
Gold:
- 4Wall
- All Access Staging & Productions
- Brown United
- CT Touring/Major Tom
- Daktronics
- EAW
- Harman (AKG, BSS, Crown, dbx, JBL, Soundcraft)
- JH Audio
- Leprecon
- Littlite
- Martin Audio
- Maryland Sound International
- Meyer Sound
- Precise Corporate Staging/Dedicated Staging
- Rock-It Cargo
- Sennheiser/K-array/Neumann
- Show Distribution
- Solotech
- Sound Image
- Strictly FX
- Syncrolite
- Tannoy/Lab.gruppen
- Tomcat/Litec/Brilliant Stages
- TourTec East
- Tyler Truss/Reel Video Systems/Dodd Technologies
- Ultratec Special Effects
Silver:
- Beachsound & Lighting
- Chauvet
- Powersoft
- Pyrotek Special Effects
- XL Video
Production Partners:
- Access Passes
- Aerial Rigging
- Paradise Sound & Lighting
- PRG
- SGA Production Services Scenic
- Techni-Lux
- TPI Production and Design
Cocktail Reception Sponsors:
- Chaos Visual Productions
- Elation Professional
- Stageco Staging Group
- Theatrical Lighting Systems, Inc./TLS
- The Messina Group/TMG
- Upstaging Inc.
For more information, please visit www.parnelliawards.com.
