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The Premier Awards Show for the Live Event Industry

JANUARY 24, 2025 • ANAHEIM, CA

2008 Parnelli Winners

October 25, 2008

Dennis Sheehan

Lifetime Achievement Award

Michael Tait

Visionary Award

John Meyer

Parnelli Audio Innovator

Lighting Designer of the Year
Bryan Hartley

Set/Scenic Designer of the Year
Seth Jackson

Set/Scenic Designer of the Year
Elizabeth O’Keefe

Video Director of the Year
Mark Haney

Sound Company of the Year
Sound Image

Hometown Hero Sound Company of the Year
Tour Tech East

FOH Mixer of the Year
Ken ‘Pooch’ Van Druten

Monitor Mixer of the Year
Kevin ‘Tater’ McCarthy

System Tech of the Year
Russell Fisher

Production Manager of the Year
Ed Wannebo

Tour Manager of the Year
Mike Amato

Lighting Company of the Year
Bandit Lites

Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year
Precise Corporate Staging (PCS)

Staging Company of the Year
All Access Staging Productions

Rigging Company of the Year
Atlanta Rigging

Set Construction Company of the Year
Tait Towers

Video Rental Company of the Year
Nocturne Productions

Pyro Company of the Year
Pyrotek

Coach Company of the Year
Diamond Coach

Trucking Company of the Year
Upstaging, Inc.

Freight Forewarding Company of the Year
Rock-It Cargo