Winners Announced at 18th Annual Parnelli Awards

Chris Adamson, Parnelli Lifetime Achievement honoree, with son Chris and wife Michelle. Photo by Todd Kaplan

The 18^th annual Parnelli Awards returned for a second show at Winter NAMM, taking place Jan. 25, 2019 at the Anaheim Hilton with special honors going to production manager Chris Adamson (Lifetime Achievement Award), Yvan Miron (Visionary Award) and Brock Adamson (Audio Innovator Award). It was a star-studded evening with video congrats for Chris Adamson coming in from Mick Fleetwood and Lenny Kravitz, and Alan Parsons stepping up to present some awards along with host Kenny Aronoff. Kiki Epsen also returned to the gala with her soulful piano playing and singing. But the real stars of the gala were the designers, production companies and backstage technologies being featured and applauded. They included…

2019 Parnelli Award Winners

Parnelli Awards

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Chris Adamson
• Visionary Award: Yvan Miron
• Audio Innovator Award: Brock Adamson
• Lighting Company of the Year: Bandit Lites
• Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year: RZI Lighting
• Lighting Designer of the Year: Bryan Hartley
• Lighting Director of the Year: Michelle Sarrat
• Set/Scenic Designer of the Year: Tamlyn Wright
• Sound Company of the Year: Clair Global
• Hometown Hero Sound Company of the Year: Brown Note Productions
• FOH Mixer of the Year: Kyle Hamilton
• Monitor Mixer of the Year: Tony Luna
• Audio System Tech of the Year: Taylor Nyquist
• Video Production Company of the Year: Solotech
• Video Director of the Year: Josh Adams
• Staging Company of the Year: All Access Staging
• Rigging Company of the Year: Atlanta Rigging Systems
• Set Construction Company of the Year: TAIT
• Pyro/Special Effects Company of the Year: Strictly FX
• The Patrick Stansfield Production Manager of the Year: Mikie Weiss
• The Patrick Stansfield Tour Manager of the Year: Marty Hom
• Coach Company of the Year: Hemphill Brothers
• Trucking Company of the Year: Upstaging
• Freight Forwarding Company of the Year: Rock-It Cargo

Indispensable Technology (IT) Awards

• Lighting: Chauvet Professional/Maverick MK Pyxis
• Audio: L-Acoustics/L-ISA Immersive Audio System
• Video: ROE Visual/Black Marble LED Floor Panels
• Staging: Tyler Truss Systems/Centerline Truss

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