LAS VEGAS — To date, more than 30 sponsoring companies have stepped up and announced their support for the 13th Annual Parnelli Awards, set for Nov. 23 at the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The event will honor longtime Bruce Springsteen tour manager George Travis (Lifetime Achievement) and Eric Pearce of SGPS (Visionary Award) along with Audio Innovator Mark Engebretson.
Brown United, now supporting the event in its 13th year, is the first company to be designated as a Platinum-level sponsor of the annual awards program. Terry Lowe, PLSN publisher and executive producer of the Parnelli Awards, noted that Brown United’s Platinum level of sponsorship reflects its early, ongoing and unequaled support for the Parnelli Awards.
“We are honored to be asked to be the first Platinum Sponsor of The 2013 Parnelli Awards,” said Brown United CEO John Brown. “Acknowledging the greatest contributors to excellence and innovation is important as we continue to be the custodians of our rich history,” Brown added. In addition to its support of the Parnelli Awards since the inaugural show in 2001, John’s father, Mike Brown, was the second to receive a Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lowe also lauded this year’s Gold and Silver level sponsors along with the event’s production partners and cocktail party sponsorship. “To see this kind of generosity from such a rich and varied collection of companies is a testimonial to the legacy we are building on,” he said. “We are excited that these companies are playing such an active role in what has become a rich tradition.”
“The Parnelli Awards program could not happen without them,” added Patrick Stansfield, executive director of the Parnelli Awards program. “This is about honoring our very best, and upholding our shared values. We thank all for their continued involvement.”
As of late October, Gold sponsors for the 2013 event included All Access Staging & Production, Bandit Lites, EFM Management Inc., Elation, Gallagher Staging, Harman International (AKG, BSS, Crown, dbx, JBL, Martin Professional, Soundcraft/Studer), James Thomas Engineering, JH Audio, Martin Audio, Meyer Sound, Morpheus Lights, Oracle LED Systems, Precise Corporate Staging (PCS), Rock-it-Cargo, SGPS/ShowRig, Show Distribution, Solotech, Sound Image, StageMaker, Strictly FX, TC Group, Tour Tech East, Ltd. and Ultratec Special Effects.
Silver sponsors included 4Wall, Chauvet, Hemphill Brothers, Littlite, Pete’s Big TVs, Pyrotek Special Effects, XL Video, Yamaha/NEXO and Zenith Pyrotechnology.
The Cocktail Reception sponsors this year are Beachsound & Lighting, Chaos Visual Productions, East Coast Lighting & Production Services (ECLPS) and Upstaging, Inc. The reception starts Nov. 23 at 7pm, followed by the Awards Gala and dinner at 8pm.
Parnelli Production Partners include Access Pass & Design, Atomic Design, Martin Audio, On Stage Audio, PRG, SGA, Stage Crew and TPI (Technical Productions Inc.).
For more information, and to reserve a spot or table, go to www.parnelliawards.com.
