LAS VEGAS — FRONT OF HOUSE readers have chosen the six regional winners of the 2014 Hometown Hero Award competition. These top vote getters from each of five U.S. regions plus all of Canada will be automatically entered on the Parnelli Awards ballot. FOH readers will then get a chance to vote on which regional company will be awarded the coveted honor of Parnelli Hometown Hero Sound Company of the Year.
2014 Hometown Hero Sound Company Finalists:
Northeast: RSA Audio Services (Edgewood, NY). Southeast: Palmetto Sound Works (Spartanburg, SC). Midwest: Audio Visions (Omaha, NE). Northwest: Sound Reinforcement Specialists (Fairbanks, AK). Southwest: Precise Corporate Staging (Tempe, AZ). Canada: KiAN Concert Sound Services (Richmond, BC). Congratulations!
Representatives from one of these six Hometown Hero regional winners will be stepping up to the podium at the 2014 Parnelli Awards on Nov. 22, 2014 to claim the 2014 Parnelli Hometown Hero Sound Company of the Year Award. They will be joined by other honorees at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for the 2014 event, including Parnelli Lifetime Achievement award winner Benny Collins, Parnelli Visionary Award Winner Howard Ungerleider and Audio Innovator Bob Goldstein.
Nearly two dozen other Parnelli Awards will be presented, honoring individuals (such as FOH mixer, Monitor Mixer, Sound Company, System Tech of the Year), companies (including Sound Company of the Year) and products (the Indispensable Technology “IT” Awards honoring innovation in audio, lighting, video and staging). The nominations process for these awards categories is still underway, and closes Sept. 30. To ensure that your voice is heard, go to
http://www.parnelliawards.com/nominate.php and http://parnelliawards.com/nominate_ITawards.php.
The final Parnelli Awards ballot will go online in early October and continue through Oct. 31. Top vote getters will be tallied in early November, and winners will be announced during the annual Parnelli Awards ceremony and gala dinner itself, which starts Nov. 22, 2014 at 8 p.m., following the 7 p.m. cocktail reception.
To see the list of sponsors for the 2014 event, go to: http://www.fohonline.com/news/10817
To reserve your spot or table at the 2014 event, go to: www.parnelliawards.com/reservations.
