The Premier Awards Show for the Live Event Industry

JANUARY 23, 2026 • ANAHEIM, CA

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2016 Parnelli Winners

October 23, 2016

Danny O’Bryen

Parnelli Visionary Award

Richard Fernandez

Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award

Greg Mackie

Parnelli Audio Innovator Award

Lighting Company of the Year
Bandit Lites | Garth Brooks at Yankee Stadium

Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year
TLS Productions (Ann Arbor, MI)

Lighting Designer of the Year
Phil Ealy | Guns N’ Roses

Lighting Director of the Year
Michael Keller | Black Sabbath

Set/Scenic Designer of the Year
Es Devlin | Adele

Sound Company of the Year
Sound Image | Brad Paisley

Hometown Hero Sound Company of the Year
Rainbow Production (Atkinson, NH)

FOH Mixer of the Year
Richard Sharratt/Howard Page | Peter Gabriel/Sting

Monitor Mixer of the Year
Stuart Delk | Rascal Flatts

Audio System Tech of the Year
Jeremy Overall | Rascal Flatts

Video Production Company of the Year
Screenworks | Guns N’ Roses

Video Director of the Year
Matt Askem | Adele

Staging Company of the Year
Mountain Productions | CMA Music Festival

Rigging Company of the Year
Stage Rigging | Neil Diamond

Set Construction Company of the Year
Tait Towers | Beyoncé

Pyro Company of the Year
Strictly FX | Justin Bieber

Patrick Stansfield Tour Manager of the Year
Angie Warner | Imagine Dragons

Patrick Stansfield Production Manager of the Year
Sara Full | The Lumineers

Coach Company of the Year
Hemphill Brothers

Trucking Company of the Year
Upstaging

Freight Forwarding Company of the Year
Rock-It Cargo

Indispensable Technology – Audio
Eastern Acoustic Works | Anna Line Array

Indispensable Technology – Video
ROE Creative Display | Vanish 25 LED tiles

Indispensable Technology – Lighting
Robe | BMFL WashBeam

Indispensable Technology – Staging
Stageline | Followspot and Delay Tower